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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT

SESSIONS PAPER.

COPELAND, MAYOR.

SIXTH SESSION, HELD APRIL 4, 1836.

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE,

Taken in Short-hand.

BY HENRY BUCKLER.

LONDON:

GEORGE HERBERT , CHEAPSIDE.

WILLIAM TYLER , PRINTER, BOLT-COURT, FLEET-STREET.

1836.

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, AND THE PARTS OF THE COUNTIES OF ESSEX, KENT, AND SURREY, WITHIN THE JURISDICTION

OF THE

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

Before the Right Honourable WILLIAM TAYLOR COPELAND , LORD MAYOR of the City of London; Sir Stephen Gazalee, Knt., one of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of Common Pleas; and Sir John Patteson, Knt., one of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench; William Venables , Esq.; Sir John Key, Bart.; Sir Peter Laurie, Knt.; and Henry Winchester, Esq.; Aldermen of the said City of London; the Honourable Charles Ewan Law, Recorder of the said City; Thomas Kelly , Esq.; John Cowan , Esq.; Samuel Wilson , Esq.; James Harmer , Esq.; Thomas Johnson , Esq.; John Pirie, Esq.; Thomas Wood , Esq.; and James White Esq ; Aldermen of the said City of London; John Mirechouse, Esq., Common Sergeant of the said City; and William St. Julien Arabin, Sergeant at Law; His Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City, and Judges of the Central Criminal Court.

LIST OF JURORS .

First Jury .

Frederick Monkfield

Hugh John Mather

James Millrose

John Thomas Markwell

George Thomas Major

John Wilks

Samuel Hardwick

Thomas Mulligan

Richard Walker

William Maynard

James Murrell

Thomas Baker Knott

Second Jury .

Uriah Macey

John Eland

Richard Nelms

Richard Mason

William Nichols

Joel Mann

James Nayfield

Henry William Miles

David Craig

Thomas Nurton

Joseph Marchant

Joseph James Assinger

Third Jury .

Thomas Callaway Kegelin

Thomas Matthews

Arthur Church

William Edward Greer

James Fagan

John Marley

William Crosby

James Moss

Thomas Monk

William Grant Miller

John M'llbraith

John Mortimer

Fourth Jury .

Thomas Nye

Richard Fuller

Joseph Marchant

Henry Messenger

John Fox

John Bargman

William Astell

John Main

Samuel Harris Jennins

Samuel Bugg

George Fielding

Farmer Floyd

Fifth Jury .

Richard Benns

George Wilson

Thomas Nicholls

W. Francis Mould

John Bilton

James King

Thomas Burles

James Holdsworth

William Jeeves

Thomas Fulcher

John Cox

Charles Sibley

Sixth Jury .

Richard Smith

Benjamin Newman

Charles Mann

Maurice Nathan

Robert Nicholson

Daniel Arnold

Henry James Dixon

Charles Nicholls

John Newman

Robert Wilson

John Singer

Peter Astley

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT .

COPELAND, MAYOR . SIXTH SESSION .

A star (*) denotes that the prisoner has been previously in custody—An obelisk (†), that the prisoner is known to be the associate of bed characters .

CAPITAL CONVICTIONS .

Fourth Jury, before Mr. Justice Patteson .

877. JAMES BARRETT , JAMES PARADISE , SAMUEL CAPEL , JOHN THOMAS , and THOMAS BELCHER were indicted for burgle riously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of John Charlton , about the hour of one in he night of the 17th of March , at Woolwich , with in tent to steal, and stealing therein, 1 watch-chain, value 5 l .; 1 guard-chain, value 5 s .; 6 brooches, value 2 l . 2 s .; 1 buckle, value 2 s .; seent-bottle, value 1 s . 6 d .; 1 cornelian heart, value 5 s .; and I head ornament, value 4 s .; the goods of the said John Charlton .

JOHN CHARLTON . I am a jeweller and watchmaker, and live at No. 3, Wellington-street, Woolwich. On the 17th of March, I went to bed about eleven o'clock at night, as night, as near as I can judge—I saw the last person up in the house—I examined the doors and windows that night—they were all safe—the fastenings were all on, and the bolts right—the shop window is a projecting square window, about six feet long, fastened with a bar and two bolts at the end; and the door was fastened with two bolts and a lock—I was awoke about half-past one o'clock in the morning by the cracking of glass—I immediately got out of bed, and an to the shop door—my bed-room is on the ground floor, about seven yards from the window—when I got to the shop door, I heard the glass tricking as if it was outside the window—I put off the top bolt of the door, and heard some persons running from the door, from the outside, very quickly—I could not tell whether it was more than one person—At that mo ment I gave an alarm, as loud as I possibly could, to the family up stairs—my father and mother, and brother-in-law—I then unbolted the lower bolt, and unlocked the door—I went outside, and by the light of the gas-lamp, which was about thirty yards distant, on the other side of the way, I distinctly saw a quantity of glass immediately under the bar of the shop-window—there was a piece of gold among the glass—I took that up, and came inside again, and got a light—I saw nobody—when I came inside, I found the second pane in the window from the door, broken—it appeared as if it had been forced by some power from the outside—there are five shutters outside the glass, and a bar—the bar was sprung in a semicircular form—that bar was outside the window, and a hard shell was placed inside the shutter, between that and the lower rail of the win dow—it was an ornamental shell for the mantel-piece—that kept the shut ters out at the spring that they were at—there was about an inch aper ture

between the outside sill of the window and the inside of the shutter from that it appeared they bad forced the glass by some instrument—I can scarcely think an arm could have been got in, unless it was forced by some other arm to keep it out, unless the bar was more sprung to admit an arm, as the further the bar came, the shutters kept tighter, as there was none of the shutters down—I found a gold watch-chain was gone, a silver guard, with a silver slide to it; several brooches, among which was a coral one; and a stone brooch without a stem: a gilt ornament for the hair; a cornelian heart, with a gold loop; and other things—the value of the different thing gone was about 8 l —I had seen these things the night before—they were quite safe in the window when I went to bed—in the inside, between the inside sash and the outside sash of the window—if they broke the window, and put any instrument in, they might reach them with the instrument—the chains laid on a piece of plate glass on two iron brackets, and above that the silver guard hung—it appeared as if an instrument had been put through and cut the silver guard in the centre, and pulled it out of the loops; and the piece of plate glass was split right in the centre for the chains to drop into the aperture; but two of the chains fortunately had dropped the other way, inside—there were several flint watch-glasses broken, and came down with the other things, falling into the aperture—I then went and dressed myself, and came out and gave information—I have seen some of the things since—I have got the two slides of the chain—I got them from Nathan Hart—they are mine—I know them—they are a particular manu facture—I have not the slightest doubt about them.

SARAH TYRRELL . I live at No. 10, Trafalgar-road, Greenwich. On Saturday, the 19th of March, two marines came into my shop, which is a working-jeweller's—they showed me a coral brooch, and wanted to know if it was gold—I tried it, and told them it was jeweller's gold—Paradise was one of the two marines—I did not take notice of the other—they were going to shew me something else, but I told them I should not buy it, and they did not shew it—they put it in their pocket, and went out of the shop.

EDWARD NOBE . I live at Mr. Tyrrell's, a working-jeweller, in Trafal gar-road, Greenwich. On the 19th of March, two marines came to our house—I only know one of them, which was Capel—I did not take par ticular notice of the other—when they came into the shop, they took a brooch out of their cap, and asked if it was gold—my mistress told them it was jeweller's gold—I did not notice the brooch—they went away—I am quite sure of Capel's person.

EDWARD CHARTER . I am a pawn-broker, and live at Greenwich. A marine came to my house on Saturday, the 19th of March, and offered me two brooches for sale—to the best of my belief, it was the furthest prisoner from me (Barrett), but I cannot positively swear it—he offered me two brooches—I asked him what he wanted for them, and if they were his own property—I gave him 2 s . for them—they are very common—they are not gold, in fact—I am not positive to his person.

WILLIAM WARD . I am a night-watchman, and live at Woolwich. On the night of the 17th of March, or the morning of the 18th, about twenty minutes after one o'clock, three marines passed me in Wellington-street—I proceeded round my heat, and about ten minutes before two o'clock, I re ceived information that a robbery had been committed on my beat—I went in search, but could find nobody about—I hunted with the rest of the watchmen, but apprehended nobody that night—I do not know the man I saw go down Wellington-street—I did not put my light on them and could

not tell who they were—I did not apprehend anybody till the night of the 21st, between twelve and one o'clock, when I took Barrett—I found him in a street in Woolwich, with another marine, near the Dock-yard gate—I placed them in the sentry-box, under the charge of the sentry, while I went for the sergeant of the guards to take them away—it was for an assault I took him—while they were there, Barrett said to me, "You have got three marines in the watch-house, have you not?"—I said, "Yes; what do you know about them?"—"Oh," said he, "I know more than they do, for Thomas knows nothing about it—I know a great deal more about it than what Thomas does;" and he said that with an oath—I had not told Barrett what I took him for—the sergeant of the guard came up, and I told him to detain him on account of the burglary, as he had expressed something about it—I said that in his presence—next morning he was taken to the barracks, and I went to Mr. Charlton and informed him of it—I did not search Barrett—he was searched in the morning, but not that night.

NATHAN HART . I am a jeweller, and live in Woolwich. On the 18th of March I was at Old Charlton, and two marines offered to sell me two slides of guards—I know Belcher was one of them, but I cannot swear to the other—one slide was silver, and the other gold—I gave them 1 s . for them—they did not offer me any thing else—they went away, and I went my way, and afterwards I heard what Mr. Charlton had lost—I went and showed them to him, and left them with him—( looking at them ) these are the same—I made a mark on them—I went in search of the men afterwards, but did not find them.

JOHN COLEMAN . I am a baker, and live at Woolwich. I was with Hart, on the 18th of March, near Charlton Church, and recollect two marines coming up to him—it was Belcher and Thomas; Belcher pulled two slides out of his pocket, and asked Hart if he would buy them—Hart said, "What do you want for them?"—the gave 1 s . for them—I lent him the money—I am quite sure of their persons—I had seen Thomas before, but not Belcher to my knowledge.

Thomas. Q. Did you see me take any part in taking the money? A. No; Belcher was the man who talked about them.

WILLIAM DAVIS . I am a constable. I apprehended Belcher on Satur day morning, the 19th of March, about half-past six o'clock, at the Royal Oak public-house, Woolwich, in Company with one Robinson—I told him it was on suspicion of breaking into Mr. Charlton's shop—I found a shil ling and two sixpences on Belcher—with assistance, I conveyed them done to the watch-house—I brought down Coleman and Hart to see them—I left them locked up in the watch-house—there were no other marines looked up there besides Belcher and Robinson—I went away, leaving them looked up.

JOHN NOYES . I am a watchman. I apprehended Thomas about two o'clock, on the morning of the 19th of March, in Artillery-place—he was in company with Robinson and Belcher, about a quarter of an hour before I took him—I followed them—they were all walking abreast, all in a row—Belcher is the only man I knew before—I followed them some distance; and in Artillery-place I got within twenty yards of them, and Belcher and Robinson ran away—I took Thomas into cus tody—I knew Belcher before, but not the others—I did not lose sight of Thomas, except when he turned the corner—I am quite sure he is one of the men who was walking with Belcher—when I took him,

I told him I took him to suspicion of breaking Mr. Charlton's shop open, and asked him where Belcher was—he said he had run away and that the other man' name was Robinson—I said, "What is you name?"he said, "Thomas"—I put him in the guard-room, while I went in search of the other two—this was on the Saturday morning, about two o'clock—I searched him, but found nothing on him.

Thomas. Q. What part of the town did you see me in with Robinson and Belcher a quarter of an hour before? A. In Coleman-street—I suppose I followed them nearly a mile—they went to the back of the Marine-barracks and then back again—you did not offer to run—I took hold of you by the collar—I was within twenty yards when Belcher and Robinson ran away—when I told you the charge, you said you knew nothing about it—you said you could bring a witness to prove where you slept the night before, when the robbery was done.

JOHN RUTLAND I am a waiter at the Salutation, at Woolwich. I know Betcher—he came into the public-house of Friday, the 18th of March, between seven and eight o'clock in the morning, he came out into the yard and washed his face and hand—he then came into the kitchen and wiped them—he put his hand into his pocket, and pulled out a scent-bottle with a silver top, and offered it to me for 8 d .—he then asked me if I would give him 6 d . for it—I did not buy it—I do not know whether I should know it again—I have not seen it since he went out of the kitchen.

JOHN ALSFORD . I am a watchman at Woolwich. On Friday morn ing, the 18th of March, at about half-past six o'clock, I was in the street—I had just left my beat—I was coming from the watch-house towards my house, and saw Belcher at the back of the new church in Beresford-street, seriously looking on the ground—I asked him what he was looking for—he said he had lost a shilling the night before—he had his cap in his hand—I saw there was something in it which glistened—I knew him before, I am quite sure it was him—he went away—I saw him about half-past seven o'clock, in company with Thomas, at the Salutation—when I went into the Salutation they went out.

JAMES IZATT . I am a sergeant of the Marines. I was ordered by Ser jeant-major Chapman to escort Capel before the Magistrate—I had to wait for paradise—I told Capel he was a great fool to run away—he said Ro binson was not concerned in it, there was only himself Paradise, and Bel cher—I then asked him how he broke the bolts, he said with his hands—I had him in custody at that time, but no others.

Capel He asked me how the bolts were broken, and I said I supposed with the hands. Witness He answered "With our hands."I think—I asked how he broke the bolts, and he answered with his hands.

COURT Q. Did you not say, "How did you break the bolts? A. I am not positive of that, but the purport of what he said was, he did it with his hands—that is as near as I can tell you.

GEORGE CHAPMAN . I am the sergeant-major. On the afternoon of the 2nd I received information, and gave Capel in charge while I went to the Royal Marine Infirmary for Paradise—I asked him(Paradise) where he was on the night of the 17th of March last—he said he was absent—I again asked him where he was, meaning what part of the town—he said the lower part of the town and I think the Marquis of Beresford public-house—I asked him if he was on the hill which is where this shop is situated—he said, "No"—I asked him if he was on the Plumpstead road or common—he said, "No"—afterwards I asked him if he was in company with Belcher

that night—he said, "Yes"—he also said he went to the barracks at twelve o'clock at night, on the 17th.

Barrett's Defence All I have to say is I am innocent of the crime laid to my charge.

Paradise's Defence I am innocent of the crime laid to my charge.

Capel's Defence . I am innocent of the crime.

Thomas's Defence . Belcher called on me the morning after the rob bery about a quarter past six o'clock—I sleep two doors from the Crown—I went with his to the Salutation to have some beer—we went and took a walk; and coming through Charlton met the Jew, and Belcher said, "I have got two pieces of things I found here; they will raise money for a pot of beer"—he went to the Jew, and asked him what he would give for it—he said, "What will you take for it?"—he said, "1 s ., "and he gave him 1 s .—we went to the public-house and had some beer, and at night Belcher came into the public-house where I was, and going up to the bar racks I was apprehended—I did not run away—I told the watchman I could bring witnesses to prove where I slept—my witnesses came up, and we were remanded till Monday, and last time they were not sent for—the policeman went to the house I slept at—they told him I was there till Belcher came for me—I know nothing at all about the robbery.

WILLIAM THOMAS CHITTENDEN . I am a constable of the parish of Woolwich. In searching after the property, from the information of the prisoner Thomas, I went to the place where he slept, and it was stated to me that he did sleep there—that is all I know—I was at the watch-house—Belcher, Thomas, and Robinson were locked up there—I left them there locked up—the keys were left in the poor-house—I afterwards went to the watch-house and found the door open and all the prisoners gone—that was on Thursday evening, the 24th.

PARADISE— GUILTY [Recommended to mercy by the Jury. See original trial image.] — DEATH . Aged 22.

CAPEL— GUILTY [Recommended to mercy by the Jury. See original trial image.] — DEATH . Aged 19.

BELCHER— GUILTY — DEATH . Aged 24.

( Paradise and Capel recommended to mercy by the Jury, there being no direct proof that the property they offered for sale was the prosecutor's .)

BARRETT and THOMAS— NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Justice Patteson .

878. JOHN YOUNG and EDWARD BROWN were indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of George Reed , about the hour of one in the night of the 19th of March , at West Ham, Essex , with intent to steal, and stealing therein 1 table-cloth, value 3 s .; 4 tea-spoons, value 12 s .; 3 dice, value 3 d .; 1/2 lb. of to bacco, value 2 s .; 1 sixpence; and the sum of 3 s . 7 d . in copper money; the goods and monies of the said George Reed .

GEORGE REED . I Keep the Jolly Brewers beer-house at Startford, in the parish of West Ham. On Saturday night, the 19th of March, I was the last person up, and saw every thing safe—I saw the flap of the cellar door at twelve o'clock at night, and I had knocked a nail into it about twelve o'clock that day to make it fast—that is at the back of the house—Mr. Carded alarmed me next morning about a quarter before six o'clock—I found the does then all locked and bolted—I unbolted the back door, and unlocked it, and went into the yard with Mr. Garde—I found the cellar flap taken from the hinges, and standing against the stable—a person could get down into the house in that way—I missed four tea-spoons and one table-cloth, and the till

was missing from its place—I cannot exactly say what amount was in it—I believe there was one sixpence, and some coppers, halfpence, and farthings—I cannot say how many farthings—I missed half a pound of tobacco in one parcel, and I believe that is all I missed—there were three dice in the box with the farthings; I missed them—there were fifteen packages of tobacco in the whole—mine is a very met cellar—there is a great deal of water in it and there was between five and six inches of water on that day—I have seen the things since.

JOHN BARTLETT I am a private watchman of Stratford, On Sunday, the 20th of March, I was out on my watch in the morning and about two o'clock I saw the two prisoners—I know them before—I saw them at two o'clock, as near as I can say, in Stratford going from London, between the Green Man and Mr. Reed's house, towards the Ilford road; they were going in a direction from his house—I saw Brown again that morning fur ther down past the turnpike—that was about four o'clock—he was alone then—he was coming up a lane at the back of some houses, going in a di rection for the Ilford road again.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Did you speak to him the last time you saw him? A. I did not—he was coming up a back lane—it was about four o'clock in the morning.

CHARLES COLYER I am a policeman I was on duty in High-street, Bow, on the night of the 19th up to the 20th—I appreheneded the prisoner Young about a quarter to five o'clock in the morning in High-street—I stop ped him on suspicion—I found this property on him—he had the spoons in his trowsers pockets and the money; and the other articles and tobacco in his jacket pocket; and the table-cloth wrapped round his body; under his clothes—here are four silver spoons, half a pound of tobacco, and, I be lieve, fifteen half-ounces; 1 s . 4 1/2 d . in copper money, nine farthings, the dice, and a table-cloth—I asked where he got them from—he said he bought them if a man at the Rising Sun, at Ilford.

WILLIAM LAPWORTH I am a policeman. I was on duty at Bow on the 20th of march—Grade brought the prisoner Brown to me—I searched him and found a box of phosphorus matches, 1 s . 4 1/2 d . in pence and halfpence, and eight farthings, and a tobacco-pouch—I assisted is taking off his shoes—I observed his stockings were very wet—I took the shoes to Mr. Reed's house, an the shoe of the right foot exactly corresponded with some foot-marks on some soft ground under the part where they first entered the premises—I places the shoes on the print—the ground was not grass; it was a little earth under the wall, soft—I put the shoe into the print—that is the only way I compared them—I placed the shoes in at once—I did not measure the extent of the print before I put the shoe on—there was only one print—that is the only way in which I compared it.

Cross-examined. Q. You found nothing on Brown which the prosecu tor claims? A. Nothing that he could swear to—I found 1 s . 4 1/2 d . and eight farthings on him.

WILLIAM ROBERT GARDE . I am an Inspector of the police. I appre hened Brown four or five minutes before five o'clock, just abreast of Bow church, coming from Stratford—he was by himself—I gave him in charge of Lapworth—I saw Colyer apprehend Young, and saw him take the spoons out of his pocket—I was five or six yards from him—that was ten or eleven minutes before I apprehend Brown—I walked back towards London, and went home to the station-house—I then walked back towards Stratford, and met Brown.

Cross-examined. Q. Was Brown in sigh at the time Young was ap prehened? A. I did not see him—I had a brown surtout coat on—my police dress was underneath—I walked a short distance towards London after Young was taken, and then returned and met Brown—I had not passed him, but Young being stopped with the spoons and things, I suspected there was another person behind—a child could carry what he had—I did not see Brown till I walked towards Sratford, and met him and apprehended him, Knowing him before—it was in the turnpike-round—I did not search him or see him searched.

GEORGE REED re-examined . These spoons and table-cloth are mine, and what I missed that night—the dice I cannot swear to.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you keep a beer-shop. A. . Yes—it is always well frequented—the tracks of many people's feet might be round there.

Young's Defence I know nothing of this young man further than friendship—he was not along with me at the time I bought the property, which I did at the Rising Sun at Ilford, not knowing they were stolen—the man asked me 10 s ., and I gave 10 s . for them.

YOUNG— GUILTY — DEATH . Aged 22.

BROWN— GUILTY — DEATH . Aged 22.

Third Jury before Mr. Justice Gaselee.

879. CHARLES KITLEY was indicted for that he, on the 20th of March , at Tottenham, feloniously, unlawfully, and maliciously did shoot a certain gun, loaded with gunpowder, and divers leaden shots, at and against Zachariah French , with intent feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, to kill and murder him—2nd COUNT , with intent to maim—3rd COUNT , to disfigure.—4th COUNT , to do some grievous bodily harm.—5th COUNT , stating the gun to be loaded with gunpowder, and other destructive materials, with intent to maim.—6th Count, to do some grievous bodily harm, and stating the gun to be loaded, as in the 5th Count.—7th Court, to disfigure, and stating the gun to be loaded, as in the 5th Count.—and GEORGE PAGE and BERRY CARTWRIGHT , that they feloniously were present, counselling, aiding, abetting, and assisting the said Charles Kitley to commit the felony aforesaid.

MESSRS. CLARKSON and DOANE conducted the Prosecution .

ZACHARIAH FRENCH . I am bailiff to Huntley Bacon, Esquire. of Bounds-green in the parish of Tottenham. I remember in March last, some sheep having been worried—James Scoot is a shepherd, in Mr. Bacon's employ—on Sunday morning, the 20th of March, I went out about eleven o'clock and went into a field called the Hilly Field—I observed five men at a short distance from Dampford Wood, as I stood in the Hilly Field—I did not know all the men at that time—I knew Page—I cannot say I knew any other exactly at that time, I did not see them distinctly enough—I made my way down to the wood, and saw two men run down the wood—as they were running away I said, "It is no use for you to attempt to run away, I am determined to have you"—I know Page was one of the two men—I could not see exactly who the other was, for the boughs, and one thing to the other—I had a gun with me—there are hares and rabbits is that wood, and I have seen them—it is a part of my employment to look after the preservation of those things—I noticed a dog running towards me, and I shot it directly after that I saw another dog, my gun was not loaded then, I could not shoot that—I said, "Look out, shepherd, and shoot that dog"—Scott

was in the same field with me—in consequence of what I said he shot the dog directly—the dogs were what are called lurchers , not grey-hounds exactly—the shepherd and I then went down the bottom of the field, over the hedge, towards Mr. Rhodes's ground, and there we saw the five men—I suppose they were all the same five men that I had first seen when I got into the field—Page was one of them, Charles Kitley was another—I cannot say exactly to be positive that I can swear to any other—when we saw these five men they began to let out in a most violent manner, saying, "Shoot the b—b—"—they were standing towards me as I got to the end of the wood—they were on Mr. Rhodes's land then)—they went before me, face to my face—they stood at the bottom of Mr. Bacon's land, in Mr. Rhodes's fields—I should think I was about sixty or eighty yards from them when they used those expressions—Scoot was with me at that time—they then followed us—we turned back—seeing five against two. I said, "We must go back", and I went back with Scott, in a direction for home—I ran up the field, and they followed us—they ran for the space of, I suppose, four-score yards—I had reloaded my gun then, and the shepherd as well—went hey had pursued us for the space of about eighty yards, Kitley got over Mr. Rhodes's hedge, and ran towards us—there is no gate in that field—there are some bars—it is not a proper stile—they are bars to keep the stock asunder, because the quick of the hedge is bad.

JURY . Q. Is that the place where the prisoner got over? A. I cannot say whether he got over the bars or the hedge—I was running away from fear, and my back was towards him—it was not a great distance from that place that he got over.

MR. DOANE . Q. You say he ran towards you? A. He did—he pointed a gun a time or two—it appeared to me to be more at the shep hered than me at that time—them, shortly after, he pointed it at me, and fired immediately—he fired at me—he had not pointed the gun at us more than two or three times—I thing not more that twice—I turned round to look at him at times—my face was towards this face when he fired—I did not see that Kitely had a gun when he first pursued us—I never pursued them—I think he was as near as fifty yards when he fired—I am quite certain that he gained upon me after he first ran after me, before he fired the gun, for I had to run up hill—when he fired, I heard the contents of the piece rattle over my head more like a hail storm than anything—the contents struck is the boughs at a considerable distance from where I stood at that time, being me.

JURY . Q. Did you afterwards see the makes where the contents struck? A. I never looked.

MR. DOANE . Q. You say you heard the contents pass over your head, about how near your head? A. It seemed a very short distance from my head, but how for I cannot possibly say—from my knowledge of guns, and what I heard of the report, I should naturally say, the gun was loaded with shots—I saw Page and Kitley in custody that night.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS Q. Were you Standing in the open ground, or among tress? A. I was standing in open ground between trees—the tress were from ten to twelve, or not above fifteen yards from me—from ten to fifteen yards—at that distance I could hear the shots striking the tress above my head—If I had looked at the tress, I might possibly have ascertained how high above my head the shots had struck—I think it might he ascertained if there had been marks suffi cient so that we could have seen them—there were no leaves on the

tress—a shot coming at the distance of fifteen yards with such force as to be heard, might possibly make a mark on the bark.

Q. Do not you know that shot scatters very considerably out of a gun at the distance of fifteen yards? A. It depends on the piece a great deal—the musket I had would lay marks into a tree above fifteen yards off—shot scatters more at a long distance than a short one—I am not a game keeper—I am connected with sporting—fifty or sixty. yards is a good dis tance for a gun to kill, but it will do it—shot keeps compact for some dis tance when discharged from a gun, and then it scatters—many shots are carried round a good distance before they scatter—it is a bad piece that will not carry forty yards, and then keep round—it is not for the advan tage of the sportsman to scatter the shot—a sportsman would have a much better chance of killing a bird by the shot scattering, but he would not kill a hare in that way.

Q. Now it the shot scatters at fifty or sixty yards, would not the boughs be struck as well as the trunk of the tree? A. It depends on the tallness of the tress—these were large elm tress—they have branches or boughs—I will swear the shot did not go twenty yards above my head—I never ex amined the tree—I was standing when the man fired.

Q. If he had the least notion of striking you, would he not have a much better chance of doing so by running up closer to you and then firing than at a distance of fifty or sixty yards, if he intended to hit you instead of frightening you by firing over your head? A. The reason he ran was to get near—he ran the distance of about fifty yards—he would not have had a better chance of hitting me if he had come within twenty yards—I should not have stood still—I made no indication to prevent his coming near me—the five men had one gun among them—I and the shepherd had a gun each—the shepherd was within three or five yards of me when the shot was fired—I thing he went to examined the trees.

MR. CLARKSON Q. Are you sure you heard the shots rattle against the trees at your back, when the man fired at you? A. I am certain of it—a gun loaded with shot will wound seriously at fifty yards—many guns will kill at sixty, and some few at seventy yards—I heard the shots pass—if he was nearer to me he might have killed me—he gained on me by pursuing me through the field, before he level led the gun the third time, and shot at me—it was after the other man called out, "Shoot the man" that he shot—the shepherd did shoot directly after Kitley fired at me.

JURY Q. you cannot say how high the trees were? A. No, I can not—they were very large elms—bigger round than my body some of them—the boughs were above my head—I do not suppose they were two yards above my head—some were lower and some higher—I suppose some of them were but a short distance off my head—some of them were in less than my hand's reach—the prisoner were standing on Mr. Rhodes's land when I first saw them—they were coming towards the wood, which is Mr. Bacon's property.

Q. Why did not you seek among the boughs for marks? A. There were little boughs opposite the trees which were not upon the tress—hedge boughs—I thought it useless to look among those little boughs for such things as that.

JOHN SCOTT . I am shepherd to Mr. Bacon On Sunday, the 20th of March, early in the morning I was out looking after the sheep—I found that some dogs had been worrying them, and that one of them was dead—it was about six o'clock—I observed footsteps of two persons—at eleven

o'clock that morning I was out with French in the neighbourhood of Damp ford-wood—I was about two hundred yards from French—when I got to the wood I heard him call out to me, and I directly went in the direction in which he was—a lurcher passed me, and I shot him—I did not see any men at the time—I went to the corner of the wood directly, and saw five men in Mr. Rhodes's filed, adjoining the wood—I knew page at the time, I saw him among the five—Kitley is anther of them—Kitley had a gun with him—on observing that there were five, French and I turned round, and they all made directly towards us—Mr. Bacon's field joins Mr. Rhodes's—we were in Mr. Bacon's field—we had not been in Mr. Rhodes's field—we were in Mr. Bacon's field when we saw the men—we turned round to go towards home, and all the five men followed us—they got over the hedge into Mr. Bacon's field—we ran a little, and they ran a little—they gained upon us—when they got into Mr. Bacon's field, they all cried out, "Shoot the b—b—s," and various words of that de scription, and Kitley followed us up with the gun, running—he was nearer to us at last—he had run faster than his companions—he got within about fifty yards of us before he fired—I stopped to look round, and he pointed his piece at me twice—when he got within fifty yards of us he fired his piece at French by the sound of the shot—French was from three to five yards from me at the time—it was hilly ground—French had stopped be fore he was shot at—there were elm trees before us as we ran—French turned round, before he was shot at, towards the men who were pursuing us—I distinctly heard something strike the trees—that satisfied me that the gun was loaded with missiles of some description—after Kitley shot, he turned round and ran away; and the I discharged my gun at him—I was not particular about the direction I shot in—it was more merely to frighten them—he might have got about ten yards when I shot at him—when he level led his gun at meat first, I; levelled my gun at him—I did not do so before he levelled his gun at me—my object in doing it was merely to deter him from coming near—I saw Kitley and Page in custody that even ing—I do not know what Kitley is—I believe him to be a labourer—I know Benjamin Skinner.

Cross-examined. Q. I do not know whether you know one of these men was in the habit of killing little birds to stuff? A. I do not know—the men were on Mr. Rhodes's ground at first, and came on Mr. Bacon's field after us—it was within five minutes after we had shot their dogs that Kitley fired his gun—the gun I had was a common fowling-piece—the men had only one gun among them that I saw, and that gun was dis charged—they had no time to load their gun again before I fired at them—my gun was loaded with powder and shot, I believe No, 5, shot, which is very small—partridge shot—that would kill a partridge thirty or forty yards off—I cannot say whether my gun would kill a bird at fifty or sixty yards.

BENJAMIN SKINNER . I am groom to Mr. Williams., of Wood-green, Tottenham. On the Sunday morning in question I was in Bound's-green-lane, a bout eleven o'clock—that is close to Mr. Bacon's ground—I heard a gun fired towards the wood—it appeared to be close to the wood—I saw five men run out of Dampford wood at first—Cartwright and page are two of the men—I do not know the others—they ran down the field, to wards Mr. Rhodes's ground—they ran over Mr. Bacon's field into Mr. Rhodes's ground, adjoining it—they were followed by French and Scott—I went towards French and Scott—I saw them turn back, and these men

made a halt, and then went after them—they made some oath, and then ran after them—I then heard a gun fired again—they were out of my sight then—I saw the five men—I could not see French and Scott, when I got where the men were—they were going through the wood at the end of the gateway, at the end of the wood through the gateway—they were dragging the two dogs—two had got each a dog, dragging them as they were dead, and one had a gun—one of them said, when I got near them, "Shoot the b—if he comes near us"—that was after I heard the shot fired.

Cross-examined. Q. They said, "If he comes near us?" A. Yes; that was meant to me—I first heard a gun fire, and then saw the five men come out of the wood, followed by French and Scott—I cannot say whether French and Scott had guns at that time—I saw them as I was running towards them—I saw one gun—French and Scott came out at the gateway, at the end of the wood—they did not follow the five men on to Mr. Rhodes's ground—they appeared following them in that direction—the five men were running, and French and Scott were run ning after them, and French and Scott then turned back, seeing the five men—the five men stopped when they saw them turn back—the five men ran after them, making some oaths, and then I heard the gun fired—I cannot say from whom the shot was fired—it was after they run after French and Scott that I heard it fired—when I got up to them, they came dragging the two dogs—there might have been two guns fired—there might have been two reports—I heard one—there might have been another—they were pretty well both together, if there were two—there might be a minute between the two reports—I did not listen to it—I was running to get to their help, and did not listen to the gun—it might have gone off, and I not hear it.

JOSEPH FORESTER . I am a constable. In consequence of what I heard, I went to Mr. Bacon's house at three o'clock on Sunday, and from what I learnt from French there I went in pursuit of Charles Kitley, in company with Fowler and another constable—I went after the whole of them, in fact—I found Kitley at eleven o'clock at night near the Green Man public-house, at Muswell-hill, in the parish of Hornsey—he was in the road, coming from the Green Man, and Page was in the path—I took Kitley into custody—I did not know him at that time—I asked his name, and he gave me the name of King)—I heard Fowler ask Page his name, and he also gave the name of King—I afterwards knew where Page's father lived, but did not know at that time—I took Cartwright into custody about one o'clock in the morning of the following day, at page's house, in a shed adjoining the dwellling-house, sleeping with his clothes on.

JOHN FOWLER . I am a constable of Tottenham. I accompanied Forster, and have heard his evidence—it is correct.

( Kitley and Page made nio defence.)

Cartwright's Defence . I was crossing Mr. Rhodes's field on Sunday morning, about half-past eleven o'clock—I saw Page, and went up to him—he told me somebody had shot his dog, and he asked me if I would help him to take it away—while I was talking to him, I saw Skinner and two more come out of Dampford-wood, with two dogs and sticks—they came up to us and said, "What have they shot your dog?"—we an swered them, "Yes, "—then these three men returned towards Wood-green—that is all I know of it.

(Mary Morton, a single woman, deposed to the prisoner Kitley's good character; and Richard Gibbons, a gardener, of Muswell-hill, to that of Page.) KITLEY— GUILTY [Recommenced to mercy, on account of their feelings being irritated by their dogs having been previously shot. See original trial image.] — DEATH . Aged 26.

PAGE— GUILTY [Recommenced to mercy, on account of their feelings being irritated by their dogs having been previously shot. See original trial image.] — DEATH . Aged 28.

CARTWRIGHT— GUILTY [Recommenced to mercy, on account of their feelings being irritated by their dogs having been previously shot. See original trial image.] — DEATH Aged 24.

Recommenced to mercy, on account of their feelings being irritated by their dogs having been previously shot .

First Jury before Mr. Recorder .

880. RICHARD ABSOLAM , WILLIAM ABSOLAM , and WIL LIAM BISHOP were indicted for feloniously assaulting Joseph, Prior , on the 20th of March , At St. Luke, Middlesex , pouting him in fear, and taking from his person, and against his will, 1 bag, value 1 d . 4 half-crowns, 9 shillings, and 1 sixpence; the goods and monies of the said Joseph Prior.

JOSEPH PRIOR . I am a carman, and live at No. 21, Hatfield-street, Goswell-street. On the 20th of March, I was at the Benbow public-house, in Golden-lane—when went in, it was near upon twenty minutes after twelve o'clock at night—I called for a point of beerit waa served, and I paid for it—I drank it at the side of the counter, by the bar—the prisoners William and Richard Absolam stood at the side of the bar toge ther—they were drinking—William Absolam had a pint pot in his hand, and asked me to drink—I told him no, I had got beer of my own—he asked if I would let him drink out of my pot—I told him no, and told him to keep his own company and I would keep my own—he asked me if he might drink out of my pot—I did not choose to make acquaintance in that way—no sooner had I spoken, than William pushed me down, and fell on the top of me—he pout his knees into my belly, and the other, which was Richard, fell on the top of me as well—I had not spoken to him—one of them kicked me in the side, which it was I can't say—and then they ran one of their hands into my left-hand breeches pocket—cried, "Murder," and a police-officer came up and took them off me—he took William and Richard off me—I did not see Bishop while this was going on—as soon as I got up, I told them I was robbed of my money, 19 s . 6 d ., which was four half-crowns, nine shillings, and one sixpence—I missed my money—it had been in a little fustian purse, in my left-hand breeches pocket—no money was found there—there was the same pocket as the hand had been introduced into—I had my money in my hand. and my hand in my pocket, before I paid for the beer—I paid three-halfpence out of it for my beer—the Absolams saw me pay for the beer—they stood before me at the time—I had received 18 s . 10 d . that night from my master. Henry Dodd—I had 1 s . in silver before I received that—I had laid no more out—only three-halfpence—my master gives me a ticket every night for a pot of beer, and I only laid out the three-halfpence—I was quite sober—I had not done work till nearly half-past nine o'clock, and I went over opposite master's yard, and had the pot of beer, and stopped there till nearly ten minutes before twelve o'clock-two of us drank three pints of beer—that included the three-halfpenny-worth—I dare say I drank half the three pints, but I did not drink half the pint which I paid for before I was pushed down—when I paid for the three-halfpenny-worth of beer my money was safe—there was another person pressing upon me, when I was pushed down, but I can't swear to more than two—there was more than two or three persons had me down.

Cross-examined. Q. How many persons do you suppose were in the public-house at the time? A. I should think fifteen or sixteen—there was at least a dozen—after I was ill-treated, there was a scuffle among them)—I cannot say that I saw Bishop at all that night—I did not notice any body in company with these two young men.

ROBERT STREET . I live at the Benbow public-house, Golden-lane—I was barman there. On the 20th of March, the prosecutor came to the public-house from twenty minutes to half-past twelve o'clock—we shut up about half-past twelve o'clock on Saturday night—he asked for a pint of beer—I served him with the porter—I saw the prisoner, Wm. Absolam—he asked Prior whether he would drink—Prior said he had beer of his own—then William Absolam said, "Will you give us a drop of yours?'—it was not said jeeringly at all—Prior said, "No, keep your own company"—he did not say that very sharply—then William Absolam pushed him down with his two hands violently, as if in resentment, not in play at all, but angrily, and Richard rolled on the top of him—he had not spoken to him—he fell right down on the top of him with force, so as to keep him down—the hands of both were directed towards the prosecutor's pocket; and when he got up, he said, "I have lost my money"—that was when the police man had taken the prisoner off to the station-house&—; directly he rose from the ground he said, "I have lost my money."

JURY . Q. Did you see Bishop at all? A. Bishop was on the top of Richard Absolam—they were all three on him at one time—one knocked him down and the others fell on him afterwards.

COURT . Q. Was Bishop pulling Richard Absolam off? A. No.

Cross-examined. Q. Has the prosecutor said truly, that after he was ill-treated, there was a general scuffle among the company? A. did not notice much of that—there was a scuffle of the policeman pulling them off—most of the persons there were drinking together—there was a kind of scuffle—first, one Absolam fell, his brother on him, and Bishop on him—no more of them tumbled—they were not very sober—I do not know whether Bishop might have fallen by accident, but he was sober—I saw him roll down—he was on the top of the two Absolams, for five minutes I could not see his hand—I have no master, but a mistress—we only keep the house open so late on Saturday nights—I cannot swear it was not open as late the night before, because I go to bed usually at half-past eleven o'clock, and mistress sits up—I suppose there were a dozen persons in the room—none of them took notice of what was going on—they kept quite quiet—some of them were tipsy, and some not—I did not notice Bishop having any altercation with Absolam—he was drinking beer with two or three more—I did not see him with Absolam.

JURY . Q. If you are always, in bed at half-past eleven o'clock, how were you up that night? A. I said, except Saturday nights.

MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Was your mistress in the room? A. She was at the end of the bar—this happened within her sight—I do not know why she is not was here to-night—she is well, and attending to business.

JURY . Q. Do you imagine that Bishop fell by accident, or that he inten tionally threw himself on the other prisoners? A. I cannot tell.

COURT . Q. how near was he before he fell? A. About two yards—I did not see any thing to make him fall—I know he was larking after he got off them—he was on them about five minutes—he did not attempt to get up his weight made an additional weight on the prosecutor to keep him down when the officers came in, Bishop went out—Bishop was

sober—the other two prisoners were not very drunk—they were the worse for liquor—I do not know at what time we are required to close our house.

THOMAS ATKINS . I am a watch-motion-maker, and live at No. 15, Ca roline-street, Goswell-street. On the 20th of March, I was passing down Golden-lane, about half-past twelve o'clock—about twenty yards from this house I heard the cry of "Murder"—I went on, and found it proceeded from the public-house—the door was ajar—I pushed it open, and saw several persons scuffing, and down on the floor—I went in, and found the prosecutor down on the floor, and Richard and William Absolam down on him—I pulled Richard on one side, and said, "Don't smother the man"—about the same moment the policeman entered, and took charge of them before they were off the floor—I did not see any thing of Bishop, until William Abso lam called on him to fight—he said, "Bishop, why don't you fight? you b—, fight"—that was when the policeman was taking them away—I had got hold of William Absolam, assisting the policeman to get him out, at the time—Bishop made no reply.

Cross-examined. Q. Was the last witness in the house? A. Yes; he went out from the place—I dare say there were a dozen or four teen persons there—I saw nothing violent in Bishop's demeanour, not that I noticed—I took no part in the transaction in my presence.

WILLIAM GARROD ( police-constable G 169.) On the 20th of March I was opposite the Admiral Benbow public-house—I heard the cry of "Murder," and went over—I went in at what they call the Bottle Entrance—I looked over the bench, and saw Richard and William Absolam on the top of Prior—I had to come out at one door and go in at another, during that time Atkins had pulled Richard Absolam off Prior, and I took Wil liam off him, and took him into custody, and, before my brother officer came in Richard Absolam came and struck me violently eight or nine times, till my brother officer came in—I then gave William to him, and took Richard into custody—one of the party put his foot behind me while I had Richard, and tripped me up—I took them off to the station-house—I do not know who it was tripped me up—I heard somebody call out, "Bishop, Bishop, why don't you fight?"—that was before I was tripped up—I could not see who it was tripped me up.

JURY . Q. Then you did not see Bishop lying on the prosecutor? A. No—he was there—if he had been lying on him, he must have got up be fore I came in.

COURT . Q. Did the prosecutor come to the station-house? A. Yes, he did—I did not know he was robbed till he came to the station-house—he said he missed his money—he had not time to complain before I took them away—I went back to the house and looked for the money, but could not find any—the station-house is five or six minute's walk from the house. Cross-examined. Q. About how long were you going round from where you saw them lying on the prosecutor? A. Not above two minutes—I did not see Bishop doing any thing—I saw him when I went into the room—he was standing up against the counter, not above three feet from where Prior was lying down.

MR. PHILLIPS to THOMAS ATKINS . Q. I think you said you saw Bishop there? A. Yes—I did not see him commit any violence on any body after the policeman came in.

SAMUEL HAMAR ( police-constable G 129.) I was coming along, a per son said, "There is a row at the Benbow"—I entered the house, and found my brother officer pulling William Absolam off Prior—I saw Richard strike him—he gave William to me—I had great a difficulty to secure him—I was obliged to have assistance to get him out of the house—I saw Bishop in the house—I did not see him doing any thing—William Absolam called on him to fight.

JURY . Q. When was Bishop taken? A. On the 1st of April.

Cross-examined. Q. Did Bishop take any part in it, though he was called on to do so? A. He did not.

JOHN CLARK . I am foreman to Mr. Dodd. On the evening in ques tion the prosecutor received 18 s . 10 d . from Mr. Dodd, his master, about eight o'clock, as near as I can judge—it might be a few minutes after.

WILLIAM BARTLETT ( police-constable G 94.) I apprehended Bishop—I was on duty in Whitecross-street, and received information that he was wanted for being concerned in the robbery, and I took him—he asked me what I wanted of him—I told him I took him up on suspicion of being concerned in the robbery at the Admiral Benbow, on Saturday fortnight.

Richard Absolam's Defence . I was having a pot of beer with the young man—my brother was very much in liquor—I wanted to take him home—he got talking to the prosecutor, and they were larking together—my brother got wrestling with him, and they got down together, and I went to pick him up—they both had their hands on his collar.

JOSEPH PRIOR re-examined . I did not wrestle with either of the pri soners—I never had hold of William Absolam's collar.

ROBERT STREET re-examined . Prior did not wrestle with either of the Prisoners.

THOMAS ATKINS re-examined . I did not see Prior wrestling with either of the prisoners—I was not in the house till I heard the cry of "Murder"—I entered then, and they were on the floor—Prior did not wrestle—he could not get up.

Richard Absolam . I saw him on the ground, and went to take him up, and fell, and half-a-dozen more fell en the top of us—I only saw Street there—Mr. Garrod took me off to the station-house—I never lifted my hands to the officer at all—I am innocent of the robbery.

WILLIAM GARROD re-examined . He struck me eight or nine times very violently—I could hardly get my hat on the next day.

William Absolam's Defence . On the Saturday night I was very much intoxicated—I know nothing about the robbery—I am innocent of it—there was 4 1/2 d . found on me and my brother.

WILLIAM GARROD re-examined . I Found 2 1/2 d . on Richard.

SAMUEL HAMAR re-examined . I searched William, and found 2 d . on him and gave it him back.

JOSEPH PRIOR re-examined . I only lost silver.

RICHARD ABSOLAM— GUILTY — DEATH . Aged 17.

WILLIAM ABSOLAM*— GUILTY — DEATH . Aged 33.

BISHOP— NOT GUILTY .

Third Jury, before Mr. Recorder .

881. JOHN SMITH , DANIEL STONE , and JOHN HIGGINS were indicted for that they, about the hour of eight in the night of the 12th of March , at St. Dunstan, Stebonheath, alias Stepney , burgla riously did break and enter the dwelling-house of Robert Tunbridge , with intent to steal, and did steal therein, 2 shoes, value 8 s ., the goods of the said Robert Tunbridge.

ROBERT TUNBRIDGE . I am a shoe-maker, and live in Crown-row, Mile End-road, in the parish of St. Dunstan, Stepney, On Saturday night, the 12th of March, at half-past eight o'clock, I was sitting at work in my shop—the window was broken—I heard it broken—it was suddenly done—I observed a head in the broken pane of glass—I am quite certain the pris oner Smith is the person whose head came thought the pane—it was not large enough in admit the whole of his head through, but there was not a bit of glass as large as a shillings left in the square—my wife ran to the door first—I at first thought it was a person intoxicated, but Smith did not move, because he was well aware that we could not get out, for my wife first ran to the door, and found it fast—I went myself, and found it was fast ened from the outside—I immediately pulled away my wife, and with the assistance of my wife and daughter, forced the door open—I found it was tied with a cord, but I got my hand in, and three nails of the latch broke by my forcing it—the rest were drawn—I then got out, and saw three lads running—had it been daylight—I could have seen them further, but from the lamp of a butcher's shop I could see them running—a rope was tied on the latch, and then on the scraper of the door—when I got out, I found the three persons running—I had been very ill for several days, and for two days I was in bed, and I was sitting at work with my nightcap on—I had not been out of bed above three hours, and I dare say they thought I could not run—I did not know either of the prisoners before—I did not see Smith's face through the glass, it was his head&—; when I got round the counter, I heard two shoes drawn out of the window—I missed them from the window—there were three lads running together—I was confident it was not a boy who stood under the window, by the bulk of him, and his jacket, he had a cap on, and of the three lads Smith was the most bulky—I am con fident he is the person I saw through the glass—I only saw the top of his bead—I did not see either of them stopped—I called, "Stop thief"—I have no particular reason for saying Smith is the person whose head I saw through the window, only by his dress—I saw him brought in custody the same night, and he appeared to be dressed the same as the person whose head was through the window.

ELISHA SPENCER . I am a labourer, and live in Crown-court, Bow common-lane, Mile-end. I found some shoes in a gateway, near Mr. Tunbridge's shop, about a quarter-past seven o'clock on Sunday morning, the 13th of March—they were two odd shoes—they were afterwards claimed by the prosecutor's wife—the gateway is about two rods from the prose cutor's door, towards town.

Prisoner Smith . I was given to understand in the prison that the shoes were not found in the gateway, but a young woman found them, and that man took them from her. Witness. It is false—when I came up the gateway, there was a little girl—I said, "My little girl, what are you look ing at?"—she said, "why, here is a pair of shoes laying here—my brother went out last night to buy a pair"—I said, "if he has lost a pair, send him to me, he knows where I live"—directly I got home, the prosecutor's wife came and claimed them—I picked them up at the gateway in Crown-court.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. Then you did not find them? A. I picked them up—there was a little girl standing there—she said she

thought they belonged to her brother—I knew the girl, she was a neigh bour—I went to her father and brother, and they said they were not theirs; and then Mrs. Tunbridge came and claimed them.

ALFRED DANGERFIELD . I live with my father, at No. 22, Crown-row, near Mr. Tunbridge's shop. About half-past six o'clock on Saturday, the 12th of March, I saw all the three prisoners standing together, next door to the shop of Mr. Tunbridge—they walked about till about half-past eight, all three together—they passed backwards and for wards, and passed me several times—they went as far as Bencroft's three or four times—they were walking up and down for about two hours—Thomas Hughes was with me—we watched them together—I called the attention of a policeman to them, and they crossed over directly—I told the policeman, and he took no notice of them, and they came on to Mr. Tunbridge's side again—I heard a cry of "stop thief," and they all ran from Mr. Tunbridge's window up to Crown-place, and went down Crown-place—Smith had a little stick with him, which he threw away—I went as far as White-house-lane after them, and Stone and Higgins came back about halfway—that was about half-past eight o'clock—Stone was secured and put into Mr. Tunbridge's house—at the time I heard the alarm given, there was nobody but the prisoners running in a direction from Mr. Tunbridge's shop.

Cross-examined. Q. Were you watching them from your own house? A. Yes—I was first on the look out a little after six o'clock—I was standing at the door—I could command a view of Mr. Tunbridge's shop from where I stood—my attention was directed to the shop—my mother called me in to speak to me, and I saw the three pri soners run by, and I directly ran after them—I was at the door at the time this happened—my mother came to the door to speak to me—I turned my head round and did not see the window broken. but I saw the prisoners run by—there were not many persons walking in the street—there were some—I am quite certain Higgins was with them in the first instance—Stone and Higgins came back, and Smith afterwards came back, with a pipe of tobacco, and met Higgins on the other side of the way—Hughes went and watched them, and we gave them into custody.

BENJAMIN SAMBELL . I am a policeman. I live in Hannibal-row, Mile-end-road. On Saturday, the 12th of March I was going to Mr. Tunbridge's shop in consequence of information I had received, and saw Smith and Higgins on the other side of the way, abut 200 or 300 yards from the shop—they were pointed out by Dangerfield and Hughes—I took them into custody, and took them to Mr. Tunbridge's shop, and there found Stone—I asked them about it—they denied knowing any thing respecting it at all—Smith in particular, denied ever having seen Stone previous to that time, to that moment—I produce the shoes.

Jury. Q. Did you see the prisoners in company together? A. yes; not previous to the robbery—it was not me that was called on to watch them—I was at the station-house, and we sent by the inspector to get in formation about the robbery.

THOMAS HUGHES . I am fifteen years old, and live with my father, at the corner of Wade's-place. On Saturday evening, the 12th of March, I went to Mr. Jones's shop, at the corner of Swedes's-place—I observed se veral lads lurking round about there—I went into the shop, and heard a noise while I was in the shop, as if somebody was taking the pieces out of the

broken pane of glass—it shook the whole frame—I and Jones's brother went to the door, and saw several lads running—I should think seven or eight—I saw the prisoners among them when I went up to Bencroft--place—I and Jones's brother asked them what they had been doing—they were all together then, the seven or eight—the prisoner Smith said, if we followed him, or said any thing to him, he would "crack our sculls"—Higgins and Stone were with them—Smith was urged on by two or three of the others—they said, "Hit him, "or "Crack his skull"—I went back to Jones's, and staid there about five minutes—then I was going towards Dangerfield's shop, and met the three prisoners by the Coach and Horses—I told Dan gerfield what had happened—we crossed over the road and told Jones, and he went on the other side of the road and watched—the prisoner kept together for about two hours—the other boys were not with them at that time—I was in Jones's shop when I heard the noise like breaking a pane of glass—it was not at Tunbridge's—we watched the prisoners on the other side of the road, and saw them standing at the next house to Tun bridgs's which is a private house—they stand there for half an hour—we crossed over and passed them and the eldest prisoner, Smith, said, "We shall have a wet night to-night"—we passed them, and saw Higgins and Smith standing both together—Stone had something round his waist—I walked on to Dangerfield's, and stood there about five minutes, and then heard the alarm—there was nobody near Mr. Tunbridge's widow then, but the prisoners—Smith was the first that came away from Mr. Tun bridges's—I saw them all three run in a direction from Mr. Tun bridge's—they were not close to the window when the alarm was given, but very near us, which was about one hundred yards from it.

Q. If had door was fastened, and there was a delay in getting out, was there time for them to run from Mr. Tunbridge's to the distance you saw them? A. Yes—I heard the smash of the window, and then the prisoners ran by as—we heard somebody call "Stop thief," and we followed them—they ran down Crown-place—we ran down White Horse-lane to meet them—Hig gins and Stone came back; and Stone said to me that he saw several boys standing by Bencroft's-place; and he said; "Did not you come up to them and accuse them of stealing something out of the window?"—I said, "Yes"—he said he knew me by the leather hat I had on—I told him, he would do for one—Higgins then walked away—I took Stone into the shop, and told Mr. Tunbridge I was certain he was one of those who had been lurking about—Smith came by with a short pipe in his mouth—I saw Higgins cross to the other side of the road—they both met together by the Jew's Hospital, and they walked back again till they met the policeman—I am sure of that—Smith had a thin stick in his hand when he was ac cused of breaking the window—I did not see it when he was taken—he was then just by the King Harry's Head.

Cross-examined. Q. Were you watching with Dangerfield? A. Yes—the three prisoners were not near me before I heard the last alarm at Mr. Tunbridges's—I could see them at Mr. Tunbridges's window—I swear that distinctly—we do not know the other boys—they were all younger than these—we not a policeman and told him, after what had happened at Jones's.

ROBERT TUN BRIDGE . re-examined . These are the shoes which were drawn though the window that night—I have the fellows to match them—they are worth 8 s .,—they are both right shoes.

Smith's Defence . I do not know anything about the affair—at the time

the boy said he saw us coming by the place, I had been doing a job for 6 d . down at Mile-end Road—that was the time he saw me, and my parents can answer for it—my parents are here to testify it.

(Eliza Smith, the wife of a gun-maker in Baker-street, Bedford-square; and—Vining, rent collector, Brunswick-terrace, Commercial-road; deposed to the prisoner Higgins's good character; and Mary Ingle by of Fort-street, Spitalfields, to that of Stone.)

SMITH— GUILTY — DEATH . Aged 18.

STONE— GUILTY — DEATH . Aged 18.

HIGGINS— GUILTY — DEATH . Aged 15.

Fifth Jury, before Mr. Serjeant Arabin .

882. EDWARD FIFE was indicted for a robbery on James Toleman , on the 5th of April , at St. Mary, Newington, Surrey , putting him is fear, and talking from his person and against his will, 1 watch, value 6 l .; 1 watch-chain, value 6 l .; 3 seals, value 6 l .; 1 watch-key, value 1 l .; and 1 split ring. value 1 l .; his goods.

JAMES TOLEMAN . I am a tailor, and carry on business at No, 11, Taberna ele-walk. Finsbury, Last Tuesday night, the 5th of April, between the hours of ten and eleven o'clock, I had been at Green which on business, and was going home—I was sober—I was going through Kent-street in the Borough, and two men came and pinioned me, one on each side—my two hands were kept down so that I could not help myself—I had a person named England in my company, who had walked all the way from Green wich with me—I never saw her before—my arms were pinioned by two men—there were three altogether; and while the others pinioned me, the third man, who was the prisoner, drew my watch from my pocket—I saw him do it, and saw him with it in his hand afterwards—I had not power to resist at the moment—it was taken by force—as soon as the two that held me let me go, I jumped forward, and seized the chain of my watch—the watch was then in the prisoner's hand—I attempted, as far as I could, to get posses sion of the watch—when I was holding the chain in my hand, the prisoner struck me on the chest—I seized him with my left hand—he struggled to extricate himself, and get the watch; and he and I both fell in the kennel, and there we rolled both in the mud, before I could get at liberty, and get the watch from him—in the mean time the female called the police; but in the first instance when the prisoner drew the watch from my pocket. I cried out that I was robbed—while we were down rolling in the kennel, he stuck, me, and I struck him to extricate myself—I got up, and kept hold of the chain, and got the watch from him—the policeman came up—I told him I was robbed, and gave him the watch—the prisoner never got away—he was never out of my sight—the other two men ran away—I could not swear to them—they kept back, I could not see their faces.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Did you say the policeman saw you take the watch from his hand? A. No—I had got it out of his hand when the policeman came up—I had been to Green wich Fair on business, to persons who owed me money, and I wished to get it—I met Miss England that night, as I was coming out of the fair—I spoke to her, and she to me—I was not particularly struck with her appearance—not any thing criminal—I am a widower—she is rather an elderly lady—I could see that very well—I accommodated her up to town—I said I would see her safe to town—I had

been drinking, but I was quite sober—I had been drinking at the place where I went on business, which was at a booth that a man kept who owed me money—I and another gentleman had two glasses of gin-and-water—we had three glasses together—I then went to Mr. Roleby, of the Crown and Anchor—he owed me some money—I had one glass of gin-and-water in his booth—I did not drink another glass of gin-and-water all the evening—I had about half a glass of plain gin after that—that was all I took in Green wich—I had part of half a pint of beer on the road with England.—I stopped again at the king's Arms, opposite the Bricklayers Arms—I had part of a glass of gin there, and I put it down, and said, "I will drink no more, for I know it will make me ill if I do—I found I had taken sufficient to do me good—I did not see whether Miss England finished the remainder—I was sober—I do not know a public-house called the Castle—I do not know the houses that I called at.

Q. Did it happen that you met any musical relative of Miss England's in a public-house? A. No—I do not recollect that there was music in any public-house—there was noise enough—I did not go to any public-house with Miss England after this robbery—she went with us to the sta tion-house; and she had followed me on the road some distance, and said she was very sorry she had had so much trouble, and she should be very glad if I could accommodate her with some trifle—I gave her a few half-pence, but did not go to any public-house.

COURT . Q. You swear you were perfectly sober? A. Yes; I got to Greenwich a little before four o'clock—I was able to struggle with the person who took the watch.

HANNAH ENGLAND . I live at No, 15, Brunswick-street, Blackfriars I am an umbrella and persol coverer—I was at Green wich on the 5th of April—I met Mr. Toleman a little after nine o'clock—he was looking for the coach as well as I—they wanted to overcharge us, and that was the reason we walked home together—I was with him when he came to Kent-street—he had hold of my left arm—I was pulled away by three men, and forcibly thrown back into the road—they were all busting round him, and I immediately screamed out—the prisoner had the watch in his hand—Mr. Toleman said, "You villain, you have robbed me"—Mr. Toleman and the prisoner were on the ground—there were two men in dark great coats who held his arms, and they ran away—Mr. Toleman held the prisoner—the prisoner was in the middle, and he took the watch—we never lost sight of him—I called "Police," and the policeman came up.

Cross-examined. Q. You did not know Mr. Toleman before that night? A. No—I intended to go by the coach, but I walked along the road with him—we were on the pathway on the right-hand sight—we had half-a-pint of beer and a drop of gin, my shoes being very thin—we had the gin and beer in the first public-house,—I think they call it the Half-way house—it was on the right-hand side—Mr. Toleman had some porter—we went into another public-house, a mile or a mile and a-half further up, and we had some plain gin—I think a quarter—we both had share of it—we did not go into any other public-house, till we came to the house opposite the Bricklayer's Arms—we took plain gin there. but Mr. Toleman left part of it—I took plain gin in two public-houses—I met my brother at the second public-houses, I think—Mr. Toleman was with me—I knew my brother's voice—he was singing—I merely said, "Wil liam, you had better go home, what do you do there?"—Mr. Toleman heard me speak—he said, "Don't stop here, come on"—I told Mr. Tole man

that the person singing was my brother—Mr. Toleman saw him singing—I did not stop five minutes—we were drinking gin at the bar while my brother was singing in the parlour, and I said, "Mr. Toleman, that is my brother that is singing"—I called him Mr. Toleman—he had tole me his name, and said as I was a decent woman he would see me to town.

Q. How often have you been at Union-hall? A. Never on any oc casion that I am ashamed to mention—only once—it was a little jea lousy—that is a great while ago—I have only been there twice—I have been with friends on a little trouble—I Was once taken up on suspicion—I never visited any body in gaol.

Q. Had you a brother of the name of George? A. Yes—I went to gaol to see him, that is 21 years ago—I was there the day he got out of gaol, but I had nothing to do with it—I only brought him sometimes to eat, and a pint of porter—I have not heard of him for a great many years.

COURT . Q. Where this brother was singing, you just looked into the room and came away? A. Yes—I told him to go home—I had nothing whatever to do with my brother's getting out of gaol, on my honour and soul—I took him some meat and bread.

MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Did the prosecutor give you any money at all? A. No, Sir—he paid for the liquor—he gave me no money—I never re ceived a halfpenny from him—he did not give me a few halfpence, when I was quitting him—I did not ask him for some money for my trouble—he did not give me a few halfpence.

JOHN PLAZE ( police-constable M 145.) I was on duty in Kent-street, and heard the loud screams of a woman calling "Police"—I went up, and saw the prisoner at the bar and the prosecutor struggling—I saw them fall—they were up again before I got to them—I saw several blows pass—the moment I came up, the prosecutor said, "Take this man into custody, he has robbed me of my watch"—the prosecutor gave me the watch.

JAMES TOLEMAN . This is my watch.

Prisoner's Defence . I am not guilty—I was in company with no one. (William Webber, a fellmonger, of Effingham-street; Susan Allen, No. 1, Pitt-street; Charles Mills, a fellmonger, of St. John, Southwark; and Mrs. Green, of Heathan-place, Kent-road, gave the prisoner a good character.)

GUILTY — DEATH . Aged 22.

LONDON AND MIDDLESEX LARCHENIES .

OLD COURT .— Monday, April , 4 th .

First, Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant .

883. MARIA RUSHWORTH was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of March , 1 chamber-pot, value 9 d .; and 1 earthenware pan, value 3 d .; the goods of William Baker ; and that she had been before convicted of felony.

MARIA BAKER . I am the wife of William Baker, and live in New-way, Westminster. On the 18th of March, about two o'clock, I saw the pri soner coming out of the privy in our yard, with these things in her pos session—I went out at the back door, and caught hold of her—I said, "What are you going to do with these things? they are mine?—she said,

a lodger in my house named Lexman had a pawnbroker's ticket oft her's and she was determined to have something for it—I have a lodger of that name—I gave her in charge of a policeman—she knew they were not Lexam's things—the prisoner did not know me.

RICHARD HAYES I am a policeman I took the prisoner in charge.

JOHN EDWARDS I am a policeman I produce a certificate of the pri soner's former conviction, which I got from the Clerk of the Peace for Westminster ( read )—the prisoner is the woman who was convicted.

Prisoner Defence I went to her lodger, as she had duplicate of mine—she laid hold of me coming down stairs I went into this woman's yard—she laid hold of me, pulled me out of the place, and struck me two or three item—the policeman and he went into the yard to fetch the things—I did not take them and had no intention of taking them—I had not them at all.

MRS. BAKER re-examined She was about half way across the yard when I took her, but not off the premises—when I first saw her, I was at the window—she saw me, and went back to replace them; but I caught her with them in her hand.

GUILTY Aged 38—Recommended to mercy, — Confined Three Months .

884. WILLIAM MORGAN was indicted for stealing on the 19th of March , 1 handkerchief value 2 s . 6 d . the goods of Henry Peter James McDonald form his person.

HENRY PETER JAMES M'DONALD On the 19th of March about six of seven o'clock evening I was in the passage leading form the old Post-office into Lombard-street—I felt a twitch at my pocket—I put my hand to my pocket and found my handkerchief was gone—I turned round and Grayson gave me information—I seized the prisoner and took my hand kerchief from under his jacket—this is it.

Prisoner I was walking up Lombard-street along wit my father—the prosecutor said you picked pocket witness There was nobody old enough to be his father with him.

WILLIAM BAYLEY GRAYSON . On the night in question I was stand ing at the corner of Seething-lane—I saw the prisoner in conversation with two others in king Willlam-street—I saw something that around my suspicion, and watched them—I saw them walking behind the prosecutor—I saw the prisoner move and tuck something under his arm—I asked the prosecutor if he had lost any thing—he said, yes—I said, "This lad had go it and he took the handkerchief from under his arm—I had seen them try tow or three pockets.

Prisoner Defence I was holding a horse—the gentleman gave me 2 d .—I was coming away ay and the gentleman swore I had picked his picked—three boys before me chucked down the handkerchief and I picked it up—a woman coming by said it was a shame to take me for nothing all.

MR. GRAYSON I saw no horse near.

GUILTY Aged 15— Transported for seven years .

Before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

885. GEORGE JOHNSON and JOHN BIRD were indicted for stealing on the 14th of March 1 handkerchief value 5 s . the god sof Henry Fletcher form his person.

HENRY FLETCHER I am a bookseller and live in

Cornhill. On the 14th of march between nine and ten o'clock in the evening I was in Cornhill very near my own residence wallking home alone—I felt a pull at my pocket—I immediately turned round and seized both the prisoners—Johnson was withdrawing his hand from my pocket at the tie—they were not close to me—I have never recovered my handkerchief—I re member taking it out at the Mansion-house not a minute before, and I put it in the pocket where I felt the tug—it was a red silk handkerchief, with a yellow border—I could only hold Johnson—I gave him in to custody—Bird was stopped and taken by Collis almost immediately—I belive him to he the same person for in the struggle to get away he left part of his shirt in my had and when he was taken par of his shirt hir was found deficient and the piece corresponded.

Johnson. Q. Did you secure me directly you saw my hand in your pocket? A. Yes immediately.

JOSEPH COLLIS I am a glass cutter and live in Clerkenwell green. I first saw the prisoner in King William-street with a third Preston—I watched them for about twenty minutes attempting several gentlemen's pockets lifting them up and putting hands in, as sit seemed to em—this induced me to watch—I saw prosecutor in Cornhill—Johnson had hold of Mr. Fletcher pocket—I saw him take something form t(I cannot swear it was handkerchief and give to third one whom I pursued, but he got away a—I then heard a cry of "Stop thief "and Bird was run ning away—I caught hold of him—I am positive he is the one I never lost sight of him—Mr. Fletcher had part of his shirt in his hand.

Johnson. Q. What did you do when you saw me take the handker chief A. I crossed over and saw Mr. Fletcher secure you—I believe I did not hold you till the gentlemen came up and hallooed out "Here is one of them "—after the gentleman took you and Bird, I ran after the other, who escaped—and when Bird ran away I ran after him.

Bird Q. Was it not the watchman who caught hold of me and you said "It is no use your getting away for I am behind ehin you?"— A. No, I caught hold or you myself.

Bird. Q. You get your living by false swearing, and other things, with pickpockets—were you not at Guildhall the other day, for robbing your father? A. I was not, I was at Guildhall for being intoxicated, and was discharged—I was not charged with robbing my father of a sovereign.

Johnson's defence I was passing along caught hold of me—I was a great way behind Mr. Cooks came up and caught hold of me and said I was one of them—the persecutor came an caught hold me—Bird got away—collins is well known to get his living lven by it he is a galas blower—all the prisoner know him well—he associates with thieves—the watchman told the Alderman he known him to associate with thieves.

JOSEPH COLLIS re-examined , I have given evidence here about four 'time before incase felony—I am not in the police—it is not fancy of mine to watch the street—I ha been in to Bermondsey-street to Mrs. Easton's glass shop—I cut glasses sell them to cabinet maker and glass-shops.

JOHNSON— GUILTY Aged 20.

BIRD— GUILTY Aged 22.

Confined Six Months .

886. JOHN ALING was indicted for stealing the 18th of March , 1 handkerchief value 3 s . the goods of William Byers form his person.

WILLIAM BYERS I live with William Brunskill in paternoster-row. I was in Sun street Bishopsgate street a about half past eight o'clock, on

Friday night the 8th of March—I was coming home and had felt my hand kerchief within a minute of the time of minute—I tune round—little boy was le behind—I said, "Halloo there"—but seeing the prisoner run off I pursued him and cried, "Stop thief"—he was caught by the watchman, in an archway leading out of Sun-street—the watchman brought him out—I demanded my handkerchief and it was given to me—this is it had my initials on it.

ROBERT NEVILL I am a watchman of Bishopsgate ward. I heard a cry of"Stop-thief "—I saw several persons running, the prisoner was running—I pursued him, and caught him under a gateway—the prosecutor came up—the prisoner delivered the handkerchief into his hands—I took him to the watchhouse.

DANIEL PAMPLET I am a patrol. I searched the prisoner, and found these tow other handkerchiefs in his hat.

Prisoner Defence I am coming down Sun-street, and saw the hand kerchief lying on the ground—I picked it up and walked across the road with it—the gentleman came to me and asked for it—I gave it him.

GUILTY Aged 17— Transported for Seven Years .

887. JAMES NEWSON was indicted for stealing on the 30th of March 1 handkerchief value 3 s . the goods of john Marger Kings from his person.

THOMAS WOODROFF ( City police constable No . 51). I was in the Poultry last Wednesday evening about eight o'clock out of uniform—I saw the prisoner and another boy—I followed them down from Cheap side—they parted—the prisoner followed Mr. King and took this hand kerchief from his pocket—I took him with it—I took him to the Comp ter and found another handkerchief on his neck—I asked where he tot it—he said he had brought it form France—I asked him if it was marked he said "No"but it is marked.

JOHN MARGER KING I am a clerk to Messes De Vaux and Co. This is my handkerchief—I did not feel it taken but the officer caught me by arm and ade if it was mine aid it was—I felt no tug—the prisoner was a yard or tow form me when the officer ha him—I am sure this is my handkerchief.

Prisoner . I was five or six yards away from the gentleman when the officer took me—I know nothing about the handkerchief.

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Transported for Seven Years .

888. SAMUEL SINGER was indicated for an indecent assault.

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Recorder .

889. BENJAMIN CHALLISS was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of March . 1 handkerchief, value 2 s .; and 1 glove, value 6 d .; the goods of George Shoolbridge , from his person.

GEORGE SHOOLBRIDGE . I live at No. 2, Poultry. On the 21st of March, I was in Coleman-street, between seven and eight o'clock in the evening, and finding the prisoner putting his hand in my coat pocket, I turned round instantly—his hand was in my pocket—there was another man with him—I seized the prisoner, and he wrenched away from me—I followed him, crying, "Stop thief," on towards Moorfields—he was taken

in London wall—I afterwards went with the prisoner to the watch-house—I saw him searched a don of my gloves was form upon him—that glove was in the pocket where his hand was—he was glove in my pocket)—I lost my handkerchief also—it was silk of buff colour.

Prisoner I was not near that gentleman a tall—I picked the glove up in Coleman-street.

JOSEPH NICHOLLS I was coming of London wall into Coleman-street, I heard a cry of "Stop thief," and stopped the prisoner—when I took hold of him, he threw something from him, and some person picked up a handkerchief—a number of person came up and person then picked it up said d"Her is handkerchief—on my turning to look at him, the prisoner made his escape from me—about two minutes after ward I went to watchhouse—I did not see the glove found.

Prisoner he never had hold of me at all Witness Yes I did—you asked what you ha dot—I said I did not know—I saw you run ing and took you.

THOMAS PRINCE live in Bell-alley an an am officer of Broad-street I searched prisoner in the watch house—this go was found in his breeches pocket.

GUILTY Aged 18— Transported for Seven Years .

890. JOHN POOL was indicted ted for stealing on the 29th of February , 68lbs. of lead value 12 s . the goods of Richard Morris fixed to a building—2nd COUNT stating it to belong to Eliza Grimwood .

There being no proof to whom the good belonged the prisoner was

ACQUITTED .

OLD COURT Tuesday April 5, 1836.

Second Jury before Mr. Sergant Arabin .

891. EDWIN GROBETY was indicted for embezzling the sum of 20 l . which he had received on account of George Peachey , his master; 2nd COUNT for larceny.

MR. CLARKSON conducted the prosecution .

GEORGE PEACHEY . I am a music seller, and live in Bishopagate-street. The prisoner was in my service—on the 5th of February, I de livered him three Lewes Bank-notes, one of £10 and two of £5 payable at Esdailes—he was to get Bank notes of the same amount for them, and return to me with them—he went between two and five o'clock in the afternoon—he did not return—I went to Esdaile's to make inquiry, but did not find him till the 14th of February—on the 9th of February, I received this letter from him, which I know to be his handwriting—it came by the post, with the bill enclosed.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. how long had been in your service? A. About four months—I had very god character with him—I know he lived with respectable people before me—I belive the bill to be in his writing—he always bore a god character—( letter read .)

"Sir Deeply regretting what I have done and knowing no other way of repaying you, I have enclosed bill for the amount, which which is pay able at the regular time 1 candidly confess to you that I left England this morning, for New York, previous to which I wrote this letter. I shall, notwithstanding, cause the money, to be left at Curtis's for you at the right

time. Consider Sir, I have no intention of injuring you but had I not left you when did I should have been arrested the next day for a bill over due which I was oblige to draw; but in this Sir, you will not be deceived hope proceedings will be stayed by this bill as I hope that if I deceive you in the payment I may suffer for it—that you will pardon the wrong I have done; I hope you will trusting on your known kindness, I am now on my way to New York, having procured a situ ation thereby which mean I will pay you—if possible I will pay before the ten months are expired, if not then, punctually at the time. please receipt this bill in a letter to my father and for god sake dear Sir do not ex pose me as by means of our money I Shall and have bee able to pro cure a responsible situation, and by which I shall be able to pay you. If you take proceedings through my being abroad it wok only cause you ex pense, and debar you for ever from your right. I consider, now Sir, that I have but borrowed the money, believing that your kindness, though shamefully abused by me, will be repaid by this bill, and hoping for the frogiveness of God and man I regret deeply the shameful conduct I have taken—Yours sincerely.

"Feb 7, 1836. "E. GROBETY ."

"Being obliged to pas through Bristol whilst that I town wrote this letter being the last and first place I was in before I left England."

"Bill due, December 10th, 1836.

"London February 7th of 1836.—Ten months after date pay to my order twenty pounds value received—£20 00—Accepted payable at Curtis and Co bankers L London—E B GROBETY Mr. George Peachey music seller 734—Bis hopstgate within London."

CHARLES EVANS I am a clerk in Esdaile's house in Lombard-street, On the 5th of February change was given for a £10 and two £5 notes, of the Lewes bank one of the have now in my hand.

Cross-examined. Q. Whose writing is this on the note? A. One of our clerks—we do not know which of the clerks paid the notes.

MR. PEACHEY re-examined I know his note by the paper being pasted at the back.

Prisoner I plead GUILTY .

(Mr. Blundell, solicitor in the Temple, and John Matthews, of New Inn, Old Bailey, gave the prisoner a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 12— Recommended to mercy by the Jury and Prosecutor . Judgement Respited.

892. PRUDENCE HATTON was indicted of stealing on the 25th of February , 1 watch, value 5 l .; 1 guard chain, value 15 s .; 1 watch chain, value 3 l . 10 s . 1 seal, value 1 l . 5 s .; and 1 watch key value 1 l . the goods of John Leary .

JOHN LEARY I am a copper plate printer I lived at the time in question in Furnival's-inn-court the prisoner was lodger in the same house—he husband is toy maker—on the 20th of February, about seven or eight o'clock I went out and go a little merry and went home between one and two o'clock—I missed my watch next day—I saw the prisoner in the course of the morning—when I lost my watch, I men tioned it in the house and the woman living over my head told me some thing—I saw the prisoner soon after she told me she had found my clothes on the stairs and took them into my room and put them on a chair—I don't know whether I had left left clothes on the stairs—I did not undress

on the stairs—my chain seal and key were fond at a pawnbroker—I have never found the watch.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS Q. Were you alone all the even ing? A. No—I had a female with me—only one—I am pretty sure re of that—I cannot he certain—I did not have half dozen to my knowledge—I got intoxicated—I went into mg room with my clothes on and went to bed—I do not belive my clothes were on the stair—I cannot tell whether I did undress on the stairs or not—I had a woman was with taken into custody and she was remanded for a week—she was my employer's niece, to the girl I had been to with—I had been in her company that night—she is rather loose in her habits, and I suspected her—I did not suspect the prisoner at all—I did not search her apartment at that time—I had a search made after part of the property was found, and could not find anything—I searched the you woman's apartment three or four times a as the policeman was not satisfied.

WILLIAM HARVEY WARRE . I am a pawnbroker, and live in Skinner-street. The prisoner offered part of the chain and the seals in pledge—I stop ped them—I question he how he came possessed—she at first said they ere the property but on questioning further, she said she found them in the neighbourhood of Newgate-market—I said it was wrong to attempt to raise money on them—I took her address, and placed them in the hands of the police—in a week or ten days after, she again applied to me—I said they had been advertised, and referred her to the inspector—she gave her right name and address.

JOSEPH MARTIN I am an officer Mr. Warre sent for me—I had the things advertised—I took the prisoner into custody afterwards—she still persisted that he found them Newgate street.

Prisoner Defence I found it in Newgate street a and took it to the pawnbroker he asked where I got it—I told him I found it—he said, "I shall keep it and have it advertised—he neither asked my name nor address—he told me to look for the inspector of the police—I went out, but saw none—I had looked to see if there was any any advertisement, and saw none; and when callled about it he said was owned—I asked him who the owner was—he hold me to go the police station and I went there—they told me to stop till the inspector came in which Id did and in a few minutes the came tom house and said a man I my house had lost his watch—I did not know it—his clothes were nearly at the bottom of the stair and my girl went to pick them up—I said to the child, "Do not touch it, for I belive he has money—she said, "There is money in the pocket"—I said, "Do not touch it"—I took the clothes up-stairs, and put them in the room, and shut the door—I saw him about two o'clock—he said he had lost his watch—I said I had seen nothing of any watch—he said he was much obliged to me for paling his clothes in the room—he was no insensibly drunk when he came in he could not answer a question.

NOT GUILTY .

893. WILLIAM ROBERTS was indicted for stealing on the 25th of February 20lbs. of lead value 4 s . the goods of Samuel James Lloyd and others and fixed to a certain building.

ELIZABETH MASON I am married and live in Tokenhouse yard. The houses nos 1.2 and 3 are unoccupied and were so at the time in question—about three weeks ago—it might he the 25th of Fe brauay I cannot be certain of the date)but about half past eight

o'clock in the morning, I saw the prisoner with a ladder, which he raised against the house No. 2, and removed two pieces of lead off the top of the door—he pulled them off and rolled them up, each separately—he pulled them down, got off the ladder. and carried the lead away. leaving the ladder there—I did not see him again that day—he came again on the 30th of March, raised his ladder to some pipe, and removed a leaden trunk and trough—he dragged two pieces of lead along, and got to the window, but the shutters were fast and he could not get in—he went and tried another window, but could not get in—he came down his ladder. and seeing me at my window. he put his ladder under the house and left it—I saw Mr. Lloyd and some others take him into custody, with the ladder on his shoulder, when he came to fetch it—he had watched me, but I hid myself and saw him return for the ladder.

Prisoner. Q. On what day was the lead stolen? A. On the 25th of February, I believe—I did say I could not swear to you—I said I was positive you were the man, but should not like to take an oath as I had never done so.

MARY M'GREGOR . I live at No. 29, Tokenhouse-yard, opposite No. 2. I saw the prisoner take the lead off the top of the door—he was on a ladder—I thought he was a workman—I should not like to swear to him, because I only saw his back, but I believe him to be the man.

WILLIAM FAIRCLOTH . I am a wine merchant, and live at No. 29. Token-house-yard, M'Gregor is my servant—I heard of this, and acquainted Mr. Lloyd on the 30th of March, as I saw a man up the ladder—he came with me, but the man was gone, having left the ladder under the house—Mr. Lloyd waited in my house some time. and then left—I was at the window, and saw the prisoner come and take the ladder—Mr. Lloyd had just got to my door, and he went and collared him—I had seen the prisoner raise a ladder to the house, and raise the window, and at tempt to push the shutters open—he was taken into custody with the lad der on his shoulder.

SAMUEL JAMES LLOYD . I am a banker. These houses belong to the firm—they were unoccupied—out attention had been drawn to the lead having been taken, and I found it was ripped off—I know nothing of the prisoner—he had no authority to remove the lead—I took him into custody with the ladder on him.

Prisoner's Defence . I never took any lead in my live—I had been drinking that morning, and thought if I could get inside the house to lie down a little while it would sober me—it is very probable the witness may be mistaken in me in, looking through a window.

GUILTY . Aged 37— Transported for Seven Years .

894. RICHARD RAMSDEN alias Rainsden , was indicted for steal ing, on the 17th of March , 16 lbs . of lard, value 6 s ., the goods of Henry Montray Jones , and another.

THOMAS GOGGIN , I work for Messrs. Jones and Brothers. This lard was taken from Fishmongers's-hall wharf, under the hall—on the 17th of March, I saw the prisoner coming out of the side door of the wharf, be tween three and four o'clock—he appeared to have a great bulk in his pocket—one of the men who look after the butter was in she road with me—I stopped the prisoner, and brought him down on the wharf, where he was searched, and two bladders of lard, weighing, 16 lbs ., taken out of his pocket.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. Is Mr. Jones here? A. No—we

had some bacon to move that day—I did not go to the Swan public-house, where the prisoner was—I do not know that anybody went to him to cart away the hams—he had both the bladders in one pocket.

JAMES MAHONEY . I am foreman to Henry Montray Jones. and another, his partner, They are merchants—the prisoner is foreman to a master car man, who worked for us—he was working for that carman that day—I myself went and fetched him to know what he would go with the cart for, and we offered him a price—the lard was a place up-stairs, on the first floor, in a cask—he had no right to go up there at all—Goggin followed him out of the wharf, and brought him in as a prisoner—I took the lard from his pocket—I know he had nothing in his pocket when he first came on the wharf—I swear the bladders are master's property—a person had looked at them, and not cut them open in a tradesman—like manner—I am certain one of them is what a gentleman had that morning.

Cross-examined. Q. It made such a bulge, anybody would see it? A. Yes—there are many persons engaged on the wharf—he came out at the door that no strangers are allowed to come out a—we had no hams on the wharf; it was bacon—Goggin said his pocket looked as if he had a ham in it—the bacon was on the ground floor of the wharf—the prisoner had been frequently employed my us—he disagreed about the price of carting, and refused. but still he wanted it—he hung after it.

COURT . Q. The bladders were up-stairs, where he had no right to go? A. Yes.

JAMES TAIT KIRKWOOD . I am clerk to Jones and Co. I know the bladders to be their property—they were returned to the prisoner when I was fetched, and he shewed them to me.

Prisoner's Defence . One of the men overtook me and said, "You have got a ham with you"—I said, "I have not; I have two bladders of lard. which I bought at the Swan"—I asked him to go with me to find the man—he said, "No, you must come down the wharf"—I went with and produced the two bladders—I was not in the upper floor of the wharf at all, till I was ordered up there afterwards—master has worked two years for the prosecutor—I shewed the lard, and asked the policeman to go with me to the Swan; and I asked the landlord if I had not dined there that day—he said yes—the policeman asked him if I had made a purchase there—he said did not notice it—there was a man, at the Mansion-house to say I had paid 5 s . for the two bladders of lard. but his evidence was not taken.

THOMAS GOGGIN . They are worth 8 s .—we missed another bladder from the cask—nobody is allowed to go into out warehouse.

GUILTY .* Aged 46— Transported for Seven Years .

895. RICHARD HODGE was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of March , 2 spoons value 7 s ., the goods of Robert Fairland , his master.

MARY FAIRLAND , I am the wife of Robert Fairland, and live at Islington, the prisoner lived with twice as errand-boy; for about six months the first time—he came again on the 23rd of February, and I missed the spoons on the 24th, from the kitchen he had access to—these are them.

JAMES YOUNG . I am a silversmith and jeweller, and live in Bosoman-street. Clerkenwell, On the 2nd of March, between six and seven o'clock in the evening, a boy, named Davison, brought me one spoon to sell—I examined it, suspecting him—he said he had found it—it had been cut

by some sharp instrument, and then broken off—I told the boy to send his father, and I would buy it.

JOHN DAVISON . I live with my father, who is a shoemaker. The pri soner and I used to go to school together—I took a spoon to Mr. Young's—the prisoner gave it me, and said, "Will you go and sell this spoon for me?"—I asked where he got it—he said he picked it up in Red Lion-street, Clerkenwell—I asked why he did not sell it himself—he said. because he had sold one before—I took it to Young's and left it there.

WILLIAM EBBEN . I am a watch and clock maker, and live in High-street, Islington Two spoons were offered to me, one by the prisoner and the other by Davison—I will not he certain what I gave the prisoner for it, but he tells me 2 s 4 d .—it was worth 2 s . 6 d —I have weighted it and I think I must have given him 2 s . 6 d .—I asked where he came from—I think he said No. 1.

WILLIAM BAKER ASHTON . I am a police-sergeant I heard of this, and at last found the spoons—in going to the station-house next morning I asked the prisoner if he knew Mrs. Fairland, Of No, 17, Chapel-street—he said he did not.

GUILTY . Aged 14—Recommended to mercy. Confined Fourteen Days .

896. JOHN DOUST was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of March , 63 in plates, value 5 s .; the goods of James Corfield .

JAMES COREFIELD . I am tin-plate worker, and live in Silver-street, Golden-square. the Prisoner was occasionally in my employ as errand-boy—I had a box on the premises—it was not locked—it contained 226 tin plates—on the 8th of March I missed 63—a man who worked for me was on the watch, and stopped the prisoner in the street with some in his pessession—he was brought back to me—I did not make him any promise or threat—he said those found on him were all he had taken away—they were twenty-two.

JAMES HAWKER . I was watching for the prisoner, and saw him in Silver-street—he was me, and ran away—I pursued and took him, and found the tin plates on him.

AMOS MARRITT . I am a policeman, Mr. Cornfield said he had lost a great many more plates, and I asked the prisoner, if he had taken any more—he said he had not, but in a few minutes said he had taken some, and taken them to Mr. Aldous's, of Great Berwick-street, to pawn, and he stopped them.

JAMES ALDOUS . On the evening of the 8th of March the prisoner came to pawn some tin plates—I asked whose property they were—he said Mr. Anderson's. who was waiting at the public-house for the money—I sent my man with him to the public-house—no such person was there—I said he must give a better account and while I went for an officer he ran away.

GUILTY . Aged 16— Confined Three Months .

897. JOHN WILLIAMS was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of March , 1 handkerchief value 2 s ., the goods of James Redpath , from his person.

JAMES REDPATH . On Monday. the. 7th of March. I was in Fenchurch-street. at about half-pasty two o'clock I felt a tog at my pocket—I turned round and saw the Prisoner . who ran down Rood-lane—the witness Ro berts,

stopped him, with my handkerchief—this is it, it has my name no it.

THOMAS ROBERTS . I am a labourer On the 17th of March I was coming out of the white Horse, Rood-lane—I heard a call of"Stop him. stop him"—I caught hold of the prisoner, who was running, and he threw the handkerchief down.

JOSEPH WHATMORE . I am an officer I took him into custody.

Prisoner's Defence . I saw two boys going, On, they threw the handker cheif down—I went to pick it up, and saw people running, who stopped me, and said I stole it.

GUILTY Aged 14— Transported for Seven Years .

898. JOHN LLOYD was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of March , 1 handkerchief, value 2 s ., the goods of Charles Morton Ricketts Chamber lain , from his person.

CHARLES MORTON RICKETTS CHAMBERLAIN . I was going along Fen-church-street, about five o'clock, on the 23rd of March, and felt a twitch at my pocket—I turned and saw the prisoner behind me—I caught him, and seeing no policeman, I took him to the station-house—this hand kerchief was found on him—it is mine, and had been in my pocket.

WALTER BREWER . I am constable. I searched the prisoner, and took this handkerchief from his trowsers.

Prisoner I throw myself on the mercy of the Court.

GUILTY .* Aged 18.— Transported for Seven Years .

899. ROBERT HICKS was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of March , 72 amulets, value 5 s .; 24 studs. value 1 s .; 1 pair-of ear-rings value 4 s .; 18 pairs of spectacles, value 15 s .; and 2 opera-glasses. value 9 s .; the good of Alfred Davis and another, his masters.

ALFRED DAVIS . I live in Houndsditch The prisoner has been for about two years, a porter and packer, in the service of Myself and my brother—in consequence of suspicion, I went to his lodging, on the 19th of March, in Diamond-row Stepney. which was the address he gave me at first. as we enter the address of every servant in a book—he afterwards told me he lived in Pearl-place—but I went to Diamond-row—I found there 6 dozen of amulets, about 2 dozen of shirt-studs, which were our property. some duplicates of some ear-rings, and gold ring, which are here—they are my property—the spectacles and opera-glasses are not here—the pawnbroker who has them is absent.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. Is any one else engaged in you in business besides your brother? A. No—I know this pair of ear-rings—here is No. 100 on the piece of card to which they are attached in my brother's writing, and M, which signigies 4 s .—it is quite usual to sell these goods with the paper attached to them—I could not be certain that these have not been sold, but they were not sold to the prisoner—this ring is a sample. one, which one of out agents at Paris sent us—I never saw one similar to it—we had had in seven or eight months—our agent had them of the manufacture, who may make others like them—these studs are on paper, and it is usual to sell them in that manner—No, 154 is on the paper, but that would be on them if they has been sold—I know Cutler-street, but I do not know that such articles are sold there—Clothes are sold there—I have sold the prisoner trifling things—we have eight or nine per sons

in our employ—I did not know that the prisoner death in these ar ticles—if I had, I should not have kept him.

COURT . Q. Though you cannot positively swear to the ear-rings, do you believe them to be yours? A. Yes; and this ring too, which is a sample one—we do not book the articles we sell—I believe, from inquiries I have made, that these articles have not been sold—I am certain none of them were sold to the prisoner.

THOMAS WOLSTESHOLME . I am pawnbroker, and live in Hounds ditch, I produce four ounces and a half of coral, these ear-rings, some plated rings, and this gold ring, which I took in of the Prisoner .—on the 8th of March. he pledged four ounces and a half of coral similar to this—on the 10th of March he brought this coral—I said to him. "I think I took in some coral of you before?"—he said, "Yes; what of that? I am a dealer it"—I said, "I suppose you buy and self?"—he said, "Yes"—on the 12th of March. he came and redeemed the first parcel of coral. and brought these rings and car-rings—I observed that some of the rings were of an inferior description, and rejected them; but he said, "As I came to redeem the coral, perhaps you will take these, "which I did—this coral is worth about 12 s —it was pawned in the name Abraham.

WILLIAM MORRIS ( police-constable K 129). I went to the prisoner's lodging—the boxes in which this property was, were opened by some keys which the prisoner told Mr. Davis he would find in a table drawer.

ROBERT PATTERSON I am a city police-constable I was on duty in Houndsditch. and was called to take the Prisoner . who was running away.

Prisoner's Defence . Some of these things I bought of his brother, and some of a young man who serves behind the counter—both coral. and every description of things that he sells, his warehouse, are sold in Cutler-street, and I have frequently purchased there at a reduced price, cheaper than I could at his warehouse—it is a regular market for things of this sort—his brother said before the magistrate that he had sold me some of the things he produced, and then he said he had not sold them—the jewellery boxes I never had access to, and I never but three times served behind the counter—the coral and jewellery I had nothing to do with.

ALFRED DAVIS re-examined . He had access to every part of our ware-house—he was acquainted with every description of goods we sold—they were all exposed—any servant had access to them.

(William Godsworthy, a rope maker, at Stepney; William Gosling, a furnishing-ironmonger; Charles Wells, a clerk, of west-harbour-street, Stepney; Philip Baker, a shoe-maker, Orchard-street, Stepney; and Emily Well's, the prisoner's landlady; gave him a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 21— Recommended to mercy by the Jury . Confined Nine Months .

900. THOMAS CHARLES LAMB was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of March , 5 razors, value 15 s . the goods of John Verry .

MR. CRESSWELL conducted the Prosecution .

JOHN VERRY . I am a hair-dresser, and live in seething-lane. Tower-street, I know the prisoner and his father—on the 10th of March the prisoner came to my shop, accompanied by a young man—the prisoner called me out, and said, "I want three pairs of razors, two pairs to send to my grandfather, at Colchester; and one pair for my father"—I went and got eleven pairs, which I delivered to the Prisoner . with a bill of parcels, in his father's name—I sent a boy with the prisoner, and when he came back,

in consequence of what he said, I made enquiry. and found the razors in pawn.

Prisoner . I did not ask him for them in my father's name, Witness . I would not swear whether he did, but I said, "I will send a boy with you," and he said, "It is of no use, father won't be at home for half an hour."

MR. CRESWELL . Q. Did he say the razors were for himself, or his father? A. He said two pair for his grandfather, at Colchester, and one for his father—he said, "Father said he might as well give you a tura"—I said "Very well. I go and get them"—I should not have given the prisoner credit.

FRANCIS SOMES . I live in Brick-lane and am a pawnbroker. I took in these four razors of the prisoner on the 10th of March, in the name of John Williams—this is the duplicate which my young man gave him.

SEARLE WHITLOW . I am assistant to a pawnbroker, in Hereford-place, Commercial-road. The prisoner pawned two razors and two cases with me on the 10th of March—this is the duplicate I gave him.

JAMES MARTIN ( city police-constable No . 94) The prisoner was given into my custody—I searched him and found on him the duplicates which the pawnbrokers have identified.

JOHN VERRY . These are part of the razors he had of me.

Prisoner . I went for the razors, but deny having asked for them in my father's name.

ARTHUR LAMB . I am the prisoner's father—I am a smith and bell hanger, and live at No. 19. Houndsditch. I did not send my son to Mr. Verry for any razors on the 10th of March—I had not seen him for a fort night before—he is an apprentice to Mr. Clive, a printer. on Bread-street-hill.

GUILTY . Aged 20— Transported for Seven Years .

901. JAMES DALEY was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of March , 1 handkerchief, value 4 s ., the goods of Simon Jones , from his person.

SIMON JONES . I live in the Poultry On the 25th of March I was going from Smithfield down Holborn-hill—I had a handkerchief in my pocket—I received information from the officer—I examined my pocket, and my handkerchief was gone—the officer showed it to me—this is it.

CHARLES CHAMBERS ( City police-constable No . 42.) At half-past two o'clock I was on duty at the corner of Hosier-lane—I saw the prisoner and two other boys following the prosecutor; and just as they got to the corner of Hosier-lane. the prisoner took this handkerchief out of the gentle man's pocket. and put it into his side browsers—pocket—I took him with it.

Prisoner . I saw two boys dropt it, I took it up.

Witness . I am sure he took it from the pocket—I was not three yards from him.

GUILTY . Aged 15— Confined Three Months . and Whipped.

902. MARY WILSON and HARRIET LITTLE were indicted for stealing. on the 9th of March . 2 pairs of shoes, value 5 s ., the goods of Ed mund Lloyd .

MARY LLOYD . I am the wife of Edmund Lloyd, we keep a shop in Houndsditch. On the 9th of March the two prisoners. came, and Little asked for a pair of Double-soled cloth-boots—I reached them several pairs. none of then suited and they talked about giving my husband an order to

make them a pair—while I was getting some down, I looked round and saw Wilson with a pair of shoes, putting them under her shawl—I said, "You have not come to buy you have come to steal—she said she was looking at them—I then said to Little, "I hope you have not come to steal she said, "No indeed, I have not"—I lifted up her shawl, and took a pair of shoes from her—I sent for an officer, who took them.

Little's Defence Wilson gave me the shoes—I did not know they went stolen—I did not deny having them.

Wilson's Defence She did know they were stolen.

WILSON— GUILTY . Aged 27.

LITTLE— GUILTY . Aged 29

Confined Three Months .

903. CHARLES LUCAS was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of march , 1 handkerchief value 3 s ., the goods of George Marshall , from his person.

GEORGE MARSHALL . I live at Peckham Rye. On the 9th of March I was near St. Mary, Woolnooth—passing Messrs. Payne and Smith's the bankers, I felt a twitch at my pocket, and trued and saw the prisoner in the act of doubling up a handkerchief and putting it into his side pocket—I felt, and my handkerchief was gone—I ran after the prisoner—he threw the hand kerchief over the hoarding of Payne and Smith's—I overtook him in Swithin-lane—I brought him back, and gave him in charge at the Man sion house—a person picked up this handkerchief and gave it me.

Prisoner I did not offer move—I picked up the handkerchief at his feet, and he took me directly.

EDWIN BLUNDELL ( City police-constable No . 2.) I took the prisoner when he was brought to the Mansion-house—the prosecutor and the pri soner in one hand, and the handkerchief in the other.

GUILTY .* Aged 19— Transported for Seven Years .

OLD COURT , Wednesday, April , 13 th

Third Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

904. ELIZA SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of March , at St. George's Hanover-square , 1 £10 Bank-note and other goods the property of Charles Topliss , in the dwelling of Crispnanno Bur rows .

CHARLES TORLISS . I am out of business at present. I have been is the tobacco business. On the 1st of March I was residing in Hindon-street, Vauxhall-road, at the house of Crispnanno Burrows, in the parish of St. George, Hanover-square—I have resided there about two years—I occupied the first floor—Mr. Burrows and his family live there—he is the landlord—on the 1st of March 1 fell in with the prisoner—I had never seen her before—I had some conversation with her, which ended in her going home and sleeping with me—I got home about half-past two o'clock in the morning—I had a key which I let myself in with, and we went to bed together—I awoke about half-past eight o'clock in the morn ing, and the prisoner was gone without giving me any notice—she had un dressed herself, and gone to bed in the usual way—I looked under my pillow, and missed my watch—I was sober when I went to bed—I had been spending the evening with some friends in Grosvenor-place—I am a married man—my wife was out of town with some friends—I also missed four rings and a pin, and a 10 note—the rings and pin were taken out of

a looking-glass drawer on the table—I missed some silver from my pocket, and a £10 note also out of the purse in my pocket—I missed up wards of 24 l . in value—I immediately dressed myself went to the police-station, and gave information—I heard nothing more of it till the 9th of March, when I was at a friends's house at Pimlico, and an officer brought the pri soner to me, and I could swear to the and do so now positively—we pro ceeded to the station-house, and there she was searched—after that she wished to speak to me in private, which the inspector allowed her to do—I went, in and she asked me if I meant to say she was the person that robbed me—I said, I meant to swear so—she said, "Well, what are you going to do?"—I said, "I want my property back, and my property I will have"—she then said, if she was allowed to go with me, she would take me to where part of my property was—I consented to that—we went to Knightsbridge, to a public-house—she inquired for a person there who was gone, and the policeman accompained her over to Knightsbridge-barracks, and returned with her and a ring—we then went down to Wellington-barracks, where she told me there was solider who had another ring in his possession—the offer went to the solider, and returned and said, in her presence, that the solider said he knew nothing about it—we went from there to her lodging; and during that time the policemen said he though the man had not been thoroughly searched—on the way to her lodging, she told me my watch was pawned at a pawnbroker's in York-street, Westminster, and that one of my rings was pawned at another pawnbroker's in Tothill-street—her lodging was searched but nothing found—I them went with her to the station-house—I have never found my £10 note—it was a note of the Bank of England—she told me an had got tipsy, and changed it over the water, and got robbed of the greater part of it.

---- JONES . I am a pawnbroker, and live in Tothill-street, West minster. I produce a ring pawned on the 8th of March—the prisoner was present at the pledging of it—a woman accompanied her—the other person gave it to me.

FREDERICK NORMAN . I am a pawnbroker, and live with William Hard ing, in York-street, Westminster. I have a watch, pawned on the 2nd of March by the prisoner.

THOMAS WEBSTER JONES . I am a policeman. I had information on the 1st of March, at the station-home, that the watch was missed—the prosecutors described the prisoner to me—I searched for her until the 9th, when I found her in Kinghtsbridge—I took her to the prosecutor, who said he had not the least doubt about her—I have heard what he has said respecting what passed—it is all correct—I have one ring which was found on a Life Guardsman, who was in company with her at the time I took her—I did not get it from him until night, but he was with her when I took her—I did not take him—he produced the ring to me at the barracks, and was detained in the barracks till he went before the magistrate, who discharged him—I have a duplicate which was given to me by another Life Guardsman—the prisoner sand she had given a woman a ring, and the woman said in the prisoner presence, she had given it to private soldier.

( Property produced and sworn to .)

GUILTY . Aged 25— Transported for Life .

905. JAMES DAVID WHITE . was indicted for that he on the 14th of July , at St. Marylebone , feloniously did forge a certain order for the payment of money, the tenour of which is as follows, that is to say, "No. 29, Cornhill, London, July 14, 1835. Messrs. Currie and Co., pay stamp duty or beater, 212l"—"William Osbaldeston, "with intend to defraud Isaac Currie and others.—2nd COUNT . for feloniously offering, disposing of, and putting off the same, well knowing it to be forged with like intent—14 other COUNT , varying the manner of laying the charge, to which he pleaded.

GUILTY . Aged 21— Transported for Life .

William Osbaldeston, and John Sulley, bootmaker, Fenchurch-street. deposed to the prisoner previous good character.

Before Mr. Justice Patteson

906. ROBERT SALMON was indicted for feloniously killing and slaying John M'Kenzie ; he was charged with the like offence on the Co roner's inquestion.

MESSRS. CLARKSON and BODKIN conducted the prosecution .

ANN M'KENZIE . I am the window of John M' Kenzie upon whom as Inquest was held before Mr. Baker, the Corner, in February—he was 32 yards of age at the time of his death—he enjoyed goods health, and had a good constitution—I never heard him complain in my before this—a Miss Lane was doing needle work at my house at the latter end of De cember last, and she also sold Morison's pills—she told me she vended pills—my has hand spoke very much against them indeed, and she fetched a quantity of books—he first began to take the pills about the latter end of December—he had no complaint then—he said he would take them as an opening medicine—he did not exceed four—he expressed himself satisfied with them—he said they made him light—about the middle of January he was attacked with a rheumatic pain in his knee—on the 13th of December, the prisoner (Mr. Salmon) called at my house—I asked him what he wanted—I did not know—he said he wanted Cap tain M'Kenize—I said he was gone into the City—my husband was caption of a merchant vessel—the prisoner said he had come from Miss Lane—I asked him what he did—)I did not know what he meant he gave me a card—"Mr. Salmon, 6, Farringdon-street"—he asked me what was the matter with my husband—I told him there was no thing that I knew of—my husband was as stout hearty and able man as was ever seen in a day's walk—the prisoner called again the day fol lowing, or the day after—my husband was then in the back parlour sitting writing a letter to go to the West Indies—I desired Mr. Salmon to walk in to him—the folding door was half open—I was near enough to hear what passed—he told him he was not to take the No. 2 s . without taking the No. 1 s .—he said, "I have heard you were very much prejudiced against them at first, they cure all diseases, and do a great deal of good"—my husband said he had been up and bought a box, at what is called the College of Health an 11 s . packet, to take out with him to the West Indies—nothing else passed between them, and the prisoner went away in two or three minutes—he did not stop above ten minutes—I saw no more of him, till my husband had complained of pain in his knee—that was about the middle of January—he called, I do not remember the day of the month, but I asked him who sent him—he said Miss Lane had told him my husband had a pin in his knee—my little girl had seen Miss Lane—he did not see my husband then, as he was gone into the City—I told him so, and that Miss. Lane ought not to take on her self to gave him the trouble to come, as we did not want him—my husband felt the pain increase very much in his legs two or three days after this and he

said, "You had better, my dear, send for that gentleman, Mr. Salmon"—in consequence of that, he was sent for—Miss Lane sent for him, or went herself, by my husband's desire—he came on Wednesday, the 20th of Ja nuary, and saw husband—my husband said he would keep his bed and nurse his knee—he did not appear labouring under any complaint, ex cept the pain in the knee—he was down stairs soon after Mr. Salmon had been—he did not complain of any affection of the stomach at the time—he was in bed when Mr. Salomon called—the prisoner desired me to give him twenty of Morison's pills from the 11 s . packet, which we had in the house—they were all No. 2 s .—he desired me to get No.1 from Miss Lane—he was to take twenty of No. 1 that night, and twenty of No.2 in the morning to drive off the twenty of No.—1 gave my husband ten that night of No. 1 and ten of No. 2 in the morning—I gave him half the quantity ordered—Mr. Salmon used to call in the forenoon, I cannot say the hour—he called in the early part of the next day, and saw my husband—he saw him every day—he asked me if I had given him the number I said "Yes"—he told me to increase five every dose—he said one dose was to be taken at night and one in he morning—I did not tell him I had given my husband ten instead of twenty—he continued to attend every day, except the Sabbath, till Mr. Cumming came—I went on administering these pills during the whole of that time, by his orders—I never gave him what he told me—I always gave him a great deal less—Mr. Salmon told me he doubted me very much, that I was not giving the number sufficient, and he said, "Are you sure that you are doing it?"

Q. Before the Wednesday that Mr. Cumming came, what was largest number of pills you ever gave your husband at one time, or saw him take? A. I had given him fifteen and twenty at a time—I did not always give him them at night—sometimes I gave him none at all at night—I always gave them in the morning—they produced a very violent effect on my husband—he vomited up, and they also affected him as a strong purgative, very much in deed—on the Sabbath following the Wednesday when Mr. Salmon called, my husband complained of being very much irritated in his stomach—that was the Sabbath before the Wednesday that Mr. Cumming came, and the fifth day after he had taken the pills, and of Mr. Salmon's attendance—he complained of being very much irrigated in his inside—he said he was afarid there was something worse than his knee—I communicated to Mr. Salmon the complaints and pains my husband mentioned as soon as I saw him—he was latter than usual on the Monday, and told me he had fifty patients to attend to every day—he said I had not been giving my husband sufficient does. he was sure I had not; and he said, "I doubt you are giving him too much to cat"—I said, "My husband cannot take any thing; he vomits it all up"—he said I was to give him hot water and salt; it would make him vomit easy—he said the fever would feed my husband without any victuals—I said my husband had not any fever; he he was quite cool—I do not remember any thing else that passed on that Monday—at that time my husband was so very week, could hardly rise out of his bed—Mr. Sal mon left the direction what we were to get on the Tuesday morning: it was so many pills—I really do not recollect his many—he told me to add five every day—I do not know how many they would have been that day—he came on Tuesday, and stopped a long time with my husband, who told him he was very bad,—the prisoner said he was afraid I had not been doing my duty to him; not giving him sufficient doses; and I was alarming myself without the least occation: it I had given him the

quality he had ordered him, he would well in a day or two and up at the fire-side—I notice that the purgative effect produce increased ac cording to the increase number of pills I gave—my husband took a turn on the Tuesday night between twelve and one o'clock in the morning—he seemed to be quite delirious; and on Wednesday morning I sent for Mr. Gray, but my husband's order desiring me to see what that man was doing with him—in consequence of what I said to Mr. Gray, Mr. Cumming was sent for and came on Wednesday in the forenoon—he came in to the room along with Mr. Gray—they were with my husband about half a hour—after Mr. Cumming left, Mr. Salmon called, again and at night; he called twice that day—I saw him the first time he called—I did not tell him at that time of Mr. Cumming having been there—Mr. Cumming had not administered any medicine to my husband that day—my husband was quite delirious—I did not say any thing to Mr. Salmon when he called in the middle of the day—he told me to give my husband twenty-five at night—he said it would compose him to sleep, and he would be better in the morn ing—at ten o'clock that night my husband was very ill indeed—he was a great deal worse then than when Mr. Cumming saw him in the morning—he got worse and worse—Mr. Salmon knocked at the door very gently at ten o'clock that night—I was sitting at the bedside, crying—I let him in, and was very much surprised to see him—he told me I was alarming myself with out the least occasion; that my husband was doing well; but, of course, every thing must come to a height, before it would take the turn—I told him a gentleman had gone for a doctor, who said my husband was in a very dangerous state indeed; and I said to him, "Be on your guard, for my husband is in a dangerous state"—he said if he saw any medical gentleman at the bed-side, he would turn him out—he also said he would put him out of the house—he then administered twenty-five pills to my husband in a spoonful of jelly—he said he doubted me, and had come to do it—they were No. 1—he said he would call in the morning himself, but I was to give him the usual quantity—he did name the quantity, but I do not recollect it, and I gave them in the morning (Thursday)—I think it was about twenty of No.2—I did not give him the number ordered, for the prisoner told me to give him thrity-six, or somewhere thereabout—I gave him about twenty—they produced similar effects to those I have mentioned—they operated violently as a purgative, frequently, those he took in the morning—No. 1 did not operate—on Thursday Mr. Salmon came about two o'clock or a quarter-past—My husband appeared to be a great deal worse than the day before—I told Mr. Salmon the state I thought my husband was in all along—when I told him the state I thought him in that Thursday, he asked if I had any more pills, and desired to see the box—there was none in it, unless there was three or four—he said, "Your pills are done"—my husband had taken the 11 s . packet of No.2 and as many of No.1, which he purchased of Miss Lane—Mr. Salmon said he would call on Miss Lane, and order more pills—I then told him that my husband had been advised not to take any one more pills—he seemed to be in such a way, flurried, and said he would give him 100 if he thought he wanted them—I told him my husband was very ill, and was getting very thin and very weak—he said must take off the fish before he could raise him up—he said he would rise a new man—I said I wished he would rise the man he was before—he told me to give him thirty-five, exactly at three o'clock—I told him that my husband could not take pills, that he was vo miting them, up and vomiting blood like wise—he at the box of the small, pills, the remainder which were left—he said they small, and

said, "Have you been giving him that sort all along?"—I said "No, 12 have not, I have a giving the regular size"—he said they were small, and I should give him the regular quality, or he never could get him cut of that if I did not—he said he would call and ask Miss Lane to send the pills before three o'clock—Miss lane called about a quarter tor ten two send she before three o'clock and brought an 11 s . packet, and two boxes of powders ( looking at box ) if this is the box 1 gave Dr. Cobb, the physician, it is the 11 s . packet—it was a box that—I paid 13 s . 2 1/2 d . for them—nothing was given to my husband that day besides the pills, but the powders—I gave him twenty-five instead of thirty five which the prisoner had ordered, and one box powders, of the power—not pill powders, but the sort in that box—Mr. Salmon told me on Thursday night not to give him any more pills until he came, and he would contrive to come early—he came about ten o'clock or half-past ten on Friday—he asked me if I had given my husband any pills, and desired me to given him pocket two small plain papers, of could like powders, and desired me to give him a breakfast cup, and a jug of cold water, which I did—he first put one paper into the cup, and then the other—there was about a table-spoonful of powers in each paper—they were not both alike, one was darker than the other—I asked him what it—was—he it up finer and said it was pills posdered—Mr. Gray was then in the front parlour down stair—the pri soner desired me to rise up my husband—I did no—my husbands was very week at that time, he could hardly move—when I raised him up, the prisoner took the cup and poured it into mouth—it id not all go in, some remained round the edge of the cup—the prisoner put in some more water, and gave it to him—my husband swallowed it on—Mr. Salmon then went down stairs to Mr. Gray, in the parlour—the barber had come to shave my husband—I went down stairs too, but in a moment or two I came up again, and my husband vomited up in the basin apparently all the down for Mr. Salmon to come up to him, and he came up, and said, "There is always struggling blood in a person's inside, do not alarm your self"—he saw what my husband had vomited, and on that made the obser vation—my husband said, "My dear, he has poisoned me"—the prisoner then went down stairs to Mr. Gray, in the parlour—I was there also part of the time—Mr. Gray talked a good deal to him, and said, "Are you a medical gentlemen?—he said, "Yes"—Mr. Gary asked, him a show him his diploma—he said it was a not customary for medial gentleman to carry book their diploma with them—he asked him if he was enrolled in the books of surgeons—Mr. Salmon said he was—Mr. Gary said, "You are not treating Captain M' Kenzie properly." and he talked a great deal to him—(Mr. Gray then went directly for Dr. Cumming)—Mr. Gray asked the prisoner where he lived—he said. "In the City." and went out—he came again that night about eight o'clock—my husband was very bad then—he was getting worse and worse—Mr. Cumming had been there, and said something to me before Mr. Salmon came at night—my husband gave orders for him not to see him—he did see him, and asked me for a glass of brandy and milk to give him—I told him I had been bad in a doctor, and that a physician was coming to-morrow—I told him I would not give him the brandy and milk, my husband could not take it—Mr. Salmon said, the milk would kill the brandy—I was not to alarm myself—my husband shook his head, and said to Salmon, "Go out; you will be paid for your trouble you have poisoned me"—the brandy and milk was not given him—my

husband told him he had poisoned him right out—Mr. Salmon went down stairs—I went him—he said, if I did call in a doctor there was no need to alarm myself for my husband was doing well, and not to call in a doctor—I told him there had been one in already—he said, it was not my fault, it was my friend's who were alarming themselves: meaning that I was not so much to blame as my friends, who were alarm ing themselves about Mr. M'Kenzie—I told him there were no friends of mine alarming themselves, it was myself—I was afraid about my husband—I said I was the mother of four children and if any things happened, what could I do—he seemed to be very alarmed—I said, "Look at my babe at my breast, only five months old"Captain Allen and Mr. Gray, I think came in on Friday night while Mr. Salmon was there—I heard them ask him a great deal of question about what he had done—Mr. Sal mon said he would come back to-morrow, and bring a physician—they asked him question as to his being a medical man, and he always said he was—he said so on that occasion—Mr. Cumming saw mu husband the fol lowing day—he called with Dr. Cobb at one o'clock and Mr. Salmon came that day with Dr. Lynch—my husband was very bad then, worse, and worse—I told them I would not let them see my husband, and if I had not another gentleman there. they would have seen him; but I desired Captain Allen to protect me—they quitted the house without seeing my husband—on Saturday night, at twelve o'clock my husband changed cold all over—he continued to get worse till he died, which was bout three o'clock on Monday morning, or a quarter past—no medicine of any kind was administered to my husband from the time Mr. Salmon administered the last medicine, until his death except some broth.

Cross-examined. SIR FREDERICK POLLOCK . Q. You never had seen Mr. Salmon at all till he called on you? A. Never—he gave me a card at his first visit—I have not got it now—he called three times before he attended my husband as a professional; gentlemen—I do not know whether he had any thing to do with medicine. except as the agent for Morison's pills—my husband expressed a wish that he should be sent for about the 19th or 20th of January—in the mean time he had taken four of Morison's pills two or three times a-week—I cannot say whether it was No.1 or No. 2—when Mr. Salmon called, he desired me to give him twenty pills of No. 1 at night and twenty of No.2 in the morning—I gave him ten of No.1 and ten of No.2 in the morning—I gave him Morison's pills that were in the box—I never gave him any pills made of bread to imitate them—I told Mr. Salmon that I had given him twenty at night, and twenty in the morning—he said, he effect was not what what he expected from the pills—I continued giving the pills, but not so many as he desired.

Q. Did you not you sometimes leave out the No.1 altogether? A. When I did not given him them at night, he got none—that happened, perhaps, two or three nights, but not running—the pills, No.1 never operated on my husband—Mr. Salmon told me they would not, but always to given him No.2 to drive off No.1—I supposed No.1 was not to operate as medi cine—he said they were"searchers" and I was to give No. 2 in the morn ing, to drive off the effect No.1 would produce on the constitution—my husband said the No.1 pained him more then No.2 pained his knee, for they drawed his knee as if it was drawn by a hundred cords—his knee did not swell till about a week before his death—it did not swell much then twenty was the largest number of pills I gave him at a time—I once gave him twenty-five think that was of No.1 I think—it was in

the afternoon—I omitted to give him No.1 about three times, and not any more—I never on any occasion gave him the quality of medicine Mr. Salmon desired—I never gave him enough—he always wanted me to give him so much, but I had heard of many deaths from Morison's pills—Mr. Sal mon desired me to give him more and more—I always told him I had given him the quality he desired—he said he doubled me—I sometimes used to give him five less than he ordered, and I once did ten—I do not recollect giving him fifteen less than he desired—he once told to give him thrifty-six, and I gave him twenty-five—I described to him what effect took place, and he said he was dissatisfied, and through I bad not given him the proper quantity, but not ill after Dr. Cumming had come in—he had said he doubted me, before Mr. Cumming was called in, because the medicine did not produce the effect he expected—he said he expected to see him sitting at the fire-side in a day or two—I had known my husband all my life, we had been school-fellow—he was a captain in the West India service—he sometimes made one, and sometimes two voyages in a years for six years—he has been at sea since he was eight years of age—he took no medicine of any sort, except siedlitz powders and senna in the summer-time, when he was at home—two years ago he had a severe fever in the West Indies, at Jamaica—he had the fever that is generally—he told me that the doctors there had given him a good deal of mercury but he supposed proper means had been taken, for they were of the very first doctors there, one of whom had come home as a passenger with him—he came home on the 7th of July—it is two years ago last January that he had the fever—he went three voyages to the West Indies after that—he had never been attacked with rheumatism before in his life—the first time he complained of the pain in his knee was the first time he was attacked in that way—it was upon that he desired to see Mr. Salmon.

Q. I would ask you, whether, on any one occasion you gave to your husband the dose of medicine in the quantity that Mr. Salmon recom mended? A. It always used to be five under, and one sometimes No.1 was omitted altogether.

MR. BODKIN . Q. You been asked if you knew whether Mr. Sal mon had any thing to do with the medicine, except as agent for the sale of it; did he tell you he was a mere agent, and had nothing to do with ad ministering it? A. I understood from Miss Lane that he was doctor—he said always that he hoped I was getting the pills from Miss Lane—he did not represent himself to be a mere agent to sell the pills, and having nothing to do with administering them—I described to him from time to time the pains my husband was enduring and also him effect of the medicine—I told him all the particulars—I told him what was coming from him—when my husband returned from he West Indies he was stouter than when he went.

COURT Q. You say he vomited the pills up, did he vomit up No. 2? A. Yes, sometimes both Nos. 1 and 2.

HENRY TIMBREY GRAY . I am a ropemaker, and live in the Commercial-road. I had known the deceased more than two years—his general, state of health was very excellent indeed—the last time I saw him out was in the middle of January, in the Captains'-room, at Lloyds's—he then appeared rather pale, and different to what I had before seen him—I think it was about the 14th or 15th of January—On the 26th I was sent for to his house, but I had seen him after the 15th between that and the 26th—I had seen him on Wednesday the 20th of January—he was bad in bed—I was sent

for at his request—I am sure it was the 20th—he was then ill in bed—I was again sent for to his house, on Tuesday afternoon, the 26th of January—I went both on Tuesday and Wednesday—he was very bad indeed on Tuesday, and not in a sound state of mind, in my opinion—I mean deli rious—I inquired of him with attendance he ad; and in consequence of what I heard in answer to that inquiry, I recommended a certain course to be taken—I saw him again on the Wednesday morning about nine o'clock, in consequence of a message—in consequence of a request made to me I went for Mr. Cumming and we went together to Captain M'Ken zie's house, and we both saw him—I had given an explanation to Mr. Cumming of the treatment he had been undergoing, and Mr. Cum ming recommended that course to be discontinued—I do not person ally know whether it was or was not continued—I went again on Friday, the 29th, in the morning—the prisoner was then present—I was at the house before he arrived—the prisoner, on arriving asked how Cap tain M'Kenzie was—the reply was, "Very bad"—he went up stairs—I went into the room with him—the prisoner did not say a word in my presence, but looked a at me and then at Mr. Kenzie, evidently conveying a meaning—after a lapse of one minute, M'Kenzie told me to leave the room, and said his wife must be mad to think of having me in the room, and I also to stop with the medical man—in consequence of those expressions, I left the room—the prisoner afterwards came down stairs to the parlour where I was—I asked him his opinion of Mr. M'Kenzie—he said he was decid edly better—I told him I differed with him—I thought him as bad as a man could be to be alive—I told him I understood he had been taking Morison's pills—e bowed assent and said he had—I asked him for what disease or disorder he was doctoring him for or treating him for he—he replied he was eradicating his former disorders or diseases, and he would be a better man than ever—I then asked him if there was any occasion to administer such enormous does—he replied there was, and asked me if I had ever partaken of them—I told him I had not, and God keep me from ever doing so, I had seen sufficient of their effects; alluding to M'Kenzie—he then said he had treated him the same as he had treated his wife and family—he told me I was one of old school, and fond of the faculty'; but if I knew the numbers they destroyed yearly I should not be surprised to see how the bills of mortality were swollen out—about that time the hair dresser left the room to shave Captain M'Kenzie and returning a minute, saying that vomiting had taken place—the prisoner wet up stairs to see him—I did not go up-stairs myself—the prisoner returned in a minute or two down stairs, and said it was very trifling, that the hair-dresser had disturbed him after he had recently taken medicine—he asked me if I had any fur ther questions to put to him—I observed, "Are you aware you have been administering medicine to man in an unsound state of mind?"he said he had not referred to Mrs. M'Kenzie, who was then in the front parlour—she corroborated my statement and said her husband was out of his mind, or had been out of his mind—he the admitted that he might have been a little light headed, but it was to of any consequence—at this all, I belive that passed that morning—the prisoner then left the house, and I went into the be room—I found M'Kenzie much worse and in great pain—after leaving the house at the request of thedecesed, at eleven o'clock, I went to Mr. Cumming, an the said he would attend—after that I met Captain Allen about one o'clcok in the day and we met about eight o'clock in the evening at Mr. Kenzie hose—when I got there the prisoner was in

the front parlour—I asked him if he was a surgeon, he replied that he was—I had put that question to him before in the morning and he then said he was a suregeon—that was whole that passed in the morning—in the evening I asked him again, and he said he was—I then asked him if he had his diploma—he said he ha—I asked him if he had any document he could show to convince me he had a diploma, about his person l—he replied he had not, and said it was into customary for medical gentlemen to carry their diploma with them—I told him I was fully aware often, and asked him if his name was enrolled—he the book of surgeons—the replied it was—I then asked him his address—he replied "the City"—that, was all the conversation I had with him myself that evening—Captain Allen and another witness were there—I saw the deceased before I left—he appeared sinking very fast—it was between nine and ten o'clock when I left—he was then perfectly sensible—I called on Saturday, but did not see him.

Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS . Q. Who was present at the conver sation in the evening—you said before you belive there was one person? A. Captain Allen an Mrs. Mr. Kenzie were present in the evening but in the morning Masters the hair dresser, was present—I had been given to understand the prisoner was a surgeon—I could not tell what grade he might style himself, of the faculty—he did not meant tell me that he had destroyed people—I put the question in the morning wheter he was a sur geon and he said he was—it was the the commencement of the conversation—I cannot say whether I mentioned that before the Coroner, but I belive I did—I had not hear from Mrs. M'Kenzie where the prisoner lived—I had heard from the deceased that he was attended by a surgeon—I never saw a card of his—I asked him who he was and he said a surgeon, living in London—I did not know he lived kin Farringdon-street till the inquest was going on—I did not go to Farringdon street to inquire after him.

THOMAS DANIEL ALLEN . I am a captain in the merchant service. I was acquainted with the deceased of eight or nine years—he was always a man of temperate habit since I have known him—I saw him at half past one o'clock on the 29th of January—I had seen him before at Lloyd's, and he appeared in perfect health h—in consequence of a communication made to me I went to his house on Friday the 29th of January—I got here at half past one o'clock in the ay—he was in bed, a din a very low state of health—his hands were very cold and clammy—his feet were cold to his knees—I did not speak to hi for some moments after going up stairs—Mrs. Salmon was not there time—I went again to him in the evening and saw the prisoner there, sitting in the parlour—I asked him if he had been attending Captain M'Kenzie—he stated that he had been doing so—I then asked him if he was a professional man—his reply was, "I am"—I then asked him if he could produce his diploma; he said it was not usual to carry it with him—the then stated that it appeared to him that Mrs. M'Kenzie's friends were crossing him, because I would not let him go up stairs by the request of Mrs. M'Kenzie—he had applied to go up-stairs, and I refused him—he said nothing further tome, but I told him Dr. Cumming and Dr. Cobb would be there at one o'clock the fol lowing day—he had a great wish to go and see the captain—I do not recollect that he said any thing more about going up—I did not notice whether he had anything with him—I said Dr.Cumming and Dr.Cobb were coming at one o'clock next day and no did they would very happy to meet him there—when the prisoner found he was crossed in going up the said, another dose would do him—that is all I recollect

passing before he left the house—I was there the next day when the pri soner and Dr. Lynch came—it was between two and three o'clock to the best of my recollection—Dr.Cobb and Mr. Cumming had been there be fore that time, and had left—neither the prisoner nor Dr. Lynch were permitted to go up stairs to see the deceased.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Did not Mr. Salmon tell you, the day before Mr. Cumming and Dr. Cobb came, that he would call next day and bring a physician with him? A. He did—I mentioned one o'clock to him as the time Dr. Cobb and Mr. Cumming would come—they came—it might be a few minutes before or after one o'clock—it was very near one o'clock—I did not say the appointment was two o'clock—I never said so to my recollection—I recollect saying one o'clock—I did not say two o'clock—I swear one o'clock was the time—I do not recollect having said that two o'clock was the hour appointed by the gen tlemen—I do not recollect that I swore it was two o'clock—what I said before the coroner was read over to me—Dr. Lynch was named by Mr. Salmon as the medical gentleman he would bring—he pressed most anx iously that Dr. Lynch should he allowed to go up stairs and see the patient, and they were prevented—they both gave their addresses on that occasion—I did not know that the deceased was confined in a hospital is Jamaica with fever—I never knew a master of a ship go into a hospital in Jamaica—he was not ill there while—I was in the island—I did not hear the prisoner say that the treatment of medical men called in after he had began his treatment would be likely to kill the deceased and that he ought to be left to work his cure out.

COURT . Q. Have you ever said you told the prisoner that Dr. Cobb and Mr. Cumming would come at two o'clock? A. I told him they would be there about one o'clock—I never said to any body that I told the pri soner they would come at two o'clock not to my recollection—( looking at his depositions ) this is my signature—it was read over to me before I put the signature to it—I attended to it before I put my signature to it—if I did say two o'clock I am confident one o'clock was the appointed time—I do not recollect saying on that occasion that Dr. Cobb and Mr. Cum ming came before their time.

WILLIAM SPINK CUMMING . I am a surgeon and apothecary, and live in the parish of Limehouse. I was applied to by Mr. Gray to go the house of the deceased on the 27th of January—I went accordingly, and saw him—I was informed what has been done for him before I went into the room—when I went the bed room I perceived he was extremely ill, and in a very critical state—the moment saw him. I believed him is a most hazardous state, form the expression of his countenance and him appearance—I believed him in the most imminent danger from the moment I saw him—he was extremely weak his eyes very mach sunk—he breathed with great difficulty; and altogether his appearance was that of a man in a very hazardous state—I conversed with himhe was not able to converse with me easily—he could not—he attempted to answer a question I put but was too exahusted—the first would he said was, "Allow me a mo ment to breathe, and I will endeavour to tell you"—I then questioned him as to the remedies he had taken—he told me the purpose ha had in view in taking the medicine; next he gave me an account of the medicine itself—I examined his knee-joint—I found his knee affected with acute rheumatic inflammation—it was swollen, hot and painful—the swelling extended half way up the thighit was the right knee—he complained of

no other pain till I put the question to him—he made no complaint but of his knee—but I put other questions, and he told me he had other pains—the chief pain was at the put of the stomach—the disorder in the knee was not at all connected with the disorder in the stomach—I examined one of his motions—it was what is generally termed a watery motion, and float ing in the water, were long thick ropes of mucus six or eight inches long—it was the mucus form the bowels—I believe it was such a motion as is produced by irrelative purgative medicines—if he had said nothing, I should say it was such a motion as is produced by strong purgatives—I explained to him, that the disorder in the knee had no connexion with the disorder in the stomach—after hearing what medicine he had taken, and for what purpose, I did not think fit to have it continued, but I had no charge, and could not direct it to be discontinued—I merely given my option, that the consequences would be fatal if they did continue—I said, he might recover if he took about a little sip of barley water, or chicken broth, and took no more medicine—he had complained of thirst, and I though it she only proper nourishment; it might have partly supplied the lost of the mucus which had been carried of f—from the first I thought him in a highly eritical state, and told his friends so—I called on Thursday the day fol lowing to inquire how he did, and I was sent for on the Friday, and saw him—he was decidedly worse that when I left him on Wednesday he was in a state of looking abut him last he had dose on Wednesday, though very exhausted then; he lay now with the eyelids half covering his eyes, and the eye still more sunk—the breathing was preformed with great distress—his voice was merely a whisper-when he was spoken to, he raised his eyelids; but the moment the excitement of speaking to him was over, the eyelids dropped again—it was about eleven o'clock in Friday that I saw him—I felt his arm and found the pulse eat very nearly 130—it was just countable—his akin was very cold and clammy—the arm above the elbows, was blueish or purple it was my opinion at that time he would he—no person of competent skill could fail to see that he was in danger on the Wednesday and on the Friday I found him nine worse—I declined to act as a medical man for him without assistance—in consequence of hen Dr. Cobb was called in to assist me—I told the deceased I would not attend other wise—he was not in a condition to take medicine after I saw him on Fri day—I directed, on the Friday fourteen leeches to be applied to the knee—I saw him again about eight o'clock the following morning—he had passed a very restless night and was still worse than on the previous even ing—Dr. Cobb was not with me at eight o'clock on Saturday—he was about one o'clock in the day—the deceased was still worse—I thought he was rather better when Dr. Cobb saw him with me in the middle of the day but do not now think he was better—he was sensible)—I though the case not hopeless on Saturday—I still thought there was a hope of his getting better—Dr. Cobb did not thing it proper to administer any thing by the stomach and I agreed in that—not above five grains of gum arabic was administered—I administered enema to him by the direction Dr. Cobb, and again a second time—I saw him again on the Saturday night latehe was the very much worse—I did not think any thing in the shape of medicine would be of the least use to him—I saw him on Sun day night—he was in dying state—I and Dr. Cobb saw him on Sunday morning and night—I left him at ten o'clock at night in a dying state—I have not the slightest hesitation in saying, he died from ulceration in the stomach—the destruction of the cubstances in the stomach—I know the

medicines gamboge and sloes—gameboge is an irritating purgative—I have not myself analyzed any of Morison's pills.

Q. On the supposition that they are composed of gamboge, aloes, cream of tarter, and asafoetida, in your judgement would the exhibition of medi cine of that king in large quantities, produce the effects the stomach which you found I the deceased? A. I have not the slightest doubt of it—there was a post mortem examination, which I attended—it was my opi nion that the treatment I bad heard of was the cause of death, and my opi nion was confirmed on the post mortem examination—I have not the slightest hestiation about it—If more pills were administered the irritation would increase in proportion to the quantity—if a greater portion of this sort of medicine had been given to the deceased, there would, in my judg ment, have appeared a greater degree of irritation and ulceration that I found, and death would have occured sooner, in proportion the quan tity administered—I saw the stomach examined, it was very highly in flamed along ht bottom of it—near the lower opening there was a patch of ulceration larger than a shilling, that was on the curved arch at the bot tom of the stomach—it was all in an inflamed state—I do not think it was of long standing but that I only know from a history of the case—the ul teration was the result of inflammation.

COURT . Q. You could not, on the mere looking at the patch, tell whether it was long standing or not? A. If lit had continued long the person could not have lived—in my opinion it was not of long standing.

MR. CLARKSON . Q. Within what time, according to your judgement, must that ulceration have commenced? A. My decided opinion is it, was running into that state of ulceration on Wednesday just verging on it—I have not the slightest doubt it had not commenced on the Tuesday, but was verging towards it on the Wednesday—it just could not have com menced two or three months before, for the party could not have lived—I firmly believe it took place on the Friday—there was no connection cause at all between the knee and the state of the stomach—they were quite dis tinct—the appearances I found in the stomach, and what I have described, would decidedly account for his death—I saw an evacuation on the Friday with Dr. Cobb—the medicines mentioned wold produce such an evacua tion and I believe they did—the nature of the at evacuation was confirma tory of my opinion of the cause of death—it was a watery motion with mucus ropes—it would not pass in the quantity and substance without some forcing cause e—strong drastic purgative medicines, repeated over and over again, would be sure to produce it—the lungs of the deceased were healthy, and all the vital organs except the stomach—there was nothing in compatible with health—it was the opinion of one of he gentlemen that the liver was rather congested—that would not account for the death at all.

Cross-examined by SIR FREDERICK POLLOCK . Q. Are you a member of the Royal college of Surgeons? A. Yes, I am, and of the Apothecary's Com pany—I live a little more than a quarter of a mile from Captain M'Kenzie's—not half a mile—I saw whim first on Wednesday—I did nothing to him then—I did not see him on Thursday—on Saturday I saw him with Dr. Cobb—I saw him two or three times on Friday—I would not attend without their agreeing to a physician being called in—the deceased wished me to attend him on the Friday morning—I did not see him with Dr. Cobb till Saturday at one o'clock—Dr. Cobb was not asked to at ten till six o'clock in the evening—I was asked on Friday morning about eleven o'clock to attend him.

Q. How came you to do nothing till Friday night? A. I thought

every thing to be done was to do nothing to omit he exciting cause of his complaint—I had mustard poultices applied to his stomach on Friday but medicine would be injurious, and I advised them not to give any me dicine—I advised a little sip of barley-water and chicken broth as a remedy, as well as nourishment—I took on myself the cure of the case on Friday at eleven o'clok—from that time I consider myself responsible for what was done—I called on Dr. Cobb myself at six o'clock in the evening—the rheumatism had nothing at all to do with he stomach—he died of ulceration ha inflammation of the stomach—I am acquainted with the medicine that was administered, because my patients have taken it in al quan tities—I have examined the pills externally merely—I have had them in my possession—I do not administer therm myself—I administer aloes—I do not think I ever gave more than ten grains at once—I have never had occa sion to give more than three grains of gamboge e—I have found that as much as a person could bear, and never gave more.

Q. Suppose these pills are made up chiefly of aloes an gamboge, can you state what would be the effect of them? A. Yes—the effect would be ac cording to the dose tat is give—the effect of ten or twenty is to produce generally vomiting and violent purging—four of them are abut a moderate dose—I do not say a person might not take more without danger—it is dan geruous to take them at any point—I have been called to persons who have taken, ten and have sent for me on that account—I considered that too many in that case—I never administered the pills myself—I have administered the medicines of which they are mad, according to what 1 understand)—one person can tae more that another—we are guided by the effect—there is a medium quantity given as to the dose of every medicine-ten grains is the medium quantity of aloes, and two or three grains of gam boge, according to our custom, that would be fur pills—that would be six of Morison's pills l—eight of Morison's pills would about four of ours, and six would be three. I should suppose about ten of Morison's pills would be a strong dose, an being repeated they would be injurious—I consider that the repetition of twenty night and morning be highly injurious.

Q. You would not expect any body to be alive after going through that process, taking that quantity for several days together? A. It depends on whether they are continued—the repeated use of them once, twice, or thrice, would not kill a peso, though it might produce paid, but the re petition of them would bring on inflammation and gangrene—the repeated use of strong purgative medicine would bring hat on—an overdose of the medicines I have named would—an overdose of aloes frequently repeated would kill a person—I have heard of the composition of these pills—I have heard that they contain a very small quantity of asafoetida and that the sub stance of the pill is aloes—I did not hear the quantity of gamboge—the danger of the dose wold depend on the preponderance of he gamboge—I do not know which is the stronger, No.1 or No.2—that would be the strongest that had the largest, quantity of gamboge—if each pill contained half a grain of gamboge ten would be a very powerful dose of purgative medicine—that alone would be so—ten pills would be a strong dose of that alone—the gamboge and aloes together would been over dose—a very strong dose in most cases—in by far most cases it would be an over dose—I do not say it would be extremely dangerous s—I think twenty pills would amount to be dangerous—a person might survive fifty as most limey it ex cites vomiting in that quantity—a person might survive if it did not.

Q. What do you say of taking thirty, night and morning for two or three days together do you think any body could survive that? A. I think it

would he very improper—I think a person might survive—it would depend upon how soon they applied for medical aid—it is a matter of opinion-the medicines must produce these effects in excessive quantities, always—I do not think that any body could take twenty at night and twenty in the mornings, of two or three days together, with safety; at least, it would be extremely blamable to do so—the case in question is the largest quantity I ever knew taken—in my opinion, these does would produce the same effect in most persons—I do not know whether that would be the case in mine persons out of ten—they would all be rendered ill, and I think, very likely two or three of them would die out of the ten; but it is entirely a matter of conjuncture because we medical men go by the effect of the medicine, especially when we come to give large quantities—the person must be watched, and we go by the effect.

Q. What would be the effect of an ordinary person taking twenty or thirty pills night and morning for days and night together? A. The effect would be, that at the first dose the bowels would be cleared out—by a repeated done they would be irritated, and the mucus secretion, the lining of the bowels, brought away—by repeated doses the bowels would be irritated, and, by con tinued irritation and action, inflammation would be brought on—it depends on the state and strength of the stomach—an over dose of gamboge would kill anybody—gamboge is ranked by Dr. Paris and others as poisonous—above twenty grains it is a direct poison and would act as such on the stomach of most persons—it is my opinion that if there was half a grain in each pill, forty pills would be a direct poison—I do not think anyone could live taking thirty or forty gains daily not taking them at one time and re peating the dose for two or three days the effect would be death, I belive—it would produce a mortal disease, a disease that could terminate in death.

Q. If it should happen that many person have taken much larger doses as I have describe to you, either they are wrong in the facts, or you are wrong in your theory—is that so? A. Yes that must be—I have said, that the irritation would be in proportion to the quantity administered—the effect is in proportion to the quantity, just the same as the proportion of ardent spirits has its effect in proportion to it quantity—the effect of laudanum is in proportion to the quantity—one drop of laudanum would have no effect at all—five drops would begin to have some effect—it would raise the spirits, and rouse to action a larger, quantity would put an end to all action.

Q. If ten drops would stimulate 100 drops would act altogether in a different way? A. It would—a small dose of calomel will produce a great deal of testing and uneasiness to he intestines, and a larger dose would produce a comfortable evacuation—I have administered aloes for twenty twenty years—I never found it do so—I have tried it and taken it for years.

COURT Q. I suppose you never gave aloes such a quantity as you thought would tease, and not produce a proper effect? A. Never—I have administered it one grain, three, four, five and six.

SIR FREDERICK POLLOCK ? Q. You mean to say aloes in proportion to its quantity? A. Yes and in my judgement very regularly—I have four years used the gamboge pill, which is gamboge and aloes—I never gave more than three at once—I have repeated them, but never ordered more than three at one time—I was asked before the Coroner, my opinion of the cause of the decease's death—the difference between the pills No. 2 was told me in the room, but at this moment I do not remember it—the gamboge pills

that I have administered, contain one grain or gamboge each—I have for gotten the difference between No.1 and No.2 of Morison's pills—I may happen to hit on the proper description but I do not know which are the stronger—I do not remember haring before the Corner, that Captain M'Kenzie had always a less dose administered to him than was recom mended—I have heard Mrs. M'Kenzie say to day that she omitted to give No.1 at night three times and gave No.2 in the morning without giving no.1a tall—and I hard her say that Mr. Salmon said No.2 ought not to be given without No.1.

Q. Now I ask you, as a medical man whether it is quite fair to judge of the effect to medicine, when it is told you are not to give No.2 without No.1, and do so—is it fair to judge to that? A. No; if a me dical man sends two medicines, with a particular object in view, under standing the complaint he wishes both to be given—generally speaking, it is not fair to give a less quantity than a medical man orders and judge of its effect—if the medicine is gamboge and aloes we know what it is.

Q. If a patient id told, "Don't take No.2 Without No.1, "is it fair to judge of he effect of No.2 if No.1 is left out? A. I do not think it is—I heard Mrs. M'Kenzie say to day that No. I never operated on the bowels—I judge of the effect of the medicine administered not of the quantity—the directions of the prescribing medicine ought to be atten ed to.

MR. CLARKSON . Q. Suppose No.1 is omitted would a person of com petent skill be able to detect it, from appearances on seeing patient? A. If I send a dose of purgative medicine at night, and it has no effect in the morning it is very natural to inquire if the medicine has been taken—I do not know what complaint the deceased made to the prisoner—from what I saw of him on Wednesday I should say, it would be highly dan gerous to give even a small quantity of this medicine on Thursday in the state his stomach was in—it would not be consistent to administer two spoonful of powdered pills of Thursday or Friday—I do not thing a man at all acquainted with the us of medicine could have failed to know that, if he was acquainted with disease—the exhibiting of two table spoonsful of these pills powdered on the Thursday or Friday was very likely to pro duce death—it is very difficult to enter in to the varieties of cases—medi cine may be throw off the stomach very quickly—very great quantities of quicksilver have passed through without injury at all—I consider it was not consistent with safety to administer any medicine to him a tall in the state he was in.

Q. In your judgement regard being had to the appearances you saw on Wednesday would a person of competent skill have repeated the medicine we have heard described, in any form under such circumstances? A. Respecting competent skill, it is very difficult question—it required a person acquired with disease—Captain M'Kenzie did not complain of disease, but the pain in his knee—it required a medical man to know he was affected with inflammation of the stomach—nether the gentleman who attended nor the patient himself knew he was affected with irritation of the stomach—there is often a high degree of inflammation of the stomach. with very little pain—I have heard Mrs. M'Kenzie state that she repeated to Mr. Salmon the complaints made by her husband, of the pain in his stomach and below it—that would certainly call the attention of person of competent skill to the state of the stomach—he would not be justified in administering the medicine again, from the state in which the deceased was

on the Wednesday—the effect of two table spoonsful of pills would be to in crease the inflammation, and hurry it into a state of gangrene; and it is my opinion that would account for the appearances I found on examining the body after death.

FREDERICK COBB , M.D I am a physician and have been practising as such for fourteen years in London. I am physician to the London Hospital I was called in to see Captain M'Kenzie on Friday night, to make an ap pointment to see him on Saturday morning the 30th of January and in consequence of the at appointment, I met Mr. Cumming there about one o'clock—I found Captain M'kenzie in a state of extreme depression and exhaustion; and in my opinion labouring under a fatal disease—I was informed by Mr. Cumming, on Friday evening, of the particulars of his illness, and the mode in which he had been treated—the statement made was, that he had taken a large quantity of Morison's pills—an evacuation was show to me on the Saturday it contained mucus, mixed with a good deal of fluid, and slight spots of blood—I cannot swear to the fact of slight spots of blood being mixed with it at that moment—the mucus had issued from the intestines, because it was mixed with feculent matter and bile—the mucus was the secretion from the inner lining of the bowels—I ordered mustard poultices to be applied to the pit of his stomach, and the same diet as Mr. Cumming had ordered, with a small quantity of mucilage given to him from tie to time together with injection s—the object of my treat ment was merely to sustain life—I did not see him again that day—I saw him on the Sunday at noon and at night—I continued the same treatment with little variation, not administering to him any medicines, except broth and the mucilage; I think, just at last when the case became entirely hope less, he had something to moisten his mouth—I directed enemas to be admi nistered composed of strong beef soup, and a small quantity of brandy mixed with it—it was to sustain life—I afterwards attended at the examination of the body on Monday at two o'clock and took notes of it at the time ( reading them )—"Monday, February 1 three o'clock twelve hours after death—liver rather large and congested, but no active disease— peritonœus free from inflammation or other disease—stomach much contracted—along the middle of the egret curvature exceedingly inflamed, with tow spots of ulceration, and one about the size of a shilling, at the commencement of the duodenum the mucus membrane throughout the whole course, of the intestinal canal, inordinately injected with dark-closured blood—in many parts, more particularly the ilium and jejunum, the mucus membrane had the appearance of lymph effused within its substance and greatly softened—at other parts, the membrane was so thin as to give the appearance of ulcerated destruction—the coecum colon, especially the ascending and descending protions, was a mass of yellow pulpy matter, mixed with feca lent matter and mucus—this matter did not distend the intestine by its bulk, but coecum was extremely distended by air, and had numerous small black spots like commercing gangrene—on opening the knee-joint, a considerable effusion of lymph was seen, but no marks of common of long continued inflammation or ulceration—in the head the vessels were rather protruded but nothing denoting disease"—with the exception of the stomach, there was no appearance about the body sufficient to account for death—there was abundantly sufficient in the stomach and bowels to ac count for the cause of death—I should say, unhesitatingly that the irrita tion in the stomach and bowels cause those appearances—inflammation had cause the ulceration the the stomach and bowels—I cannot take on

myself to swear from were inspection what caused the inflammation—the appearances in the stomach and bowels had reference to taking drastic medicines k—gamboge and aloes I large quantities are calculate to pro duce those appearances—it is impossible to say how long the yellow pulpy matter had been it the colon—it might have been many ay, for it was in that portion of the intestines which it might have lodged in many days—I saw some pills in the room—I know now what they are composed of—they are aloes and gamboge—I did not chemically examine them, and do not know of any thing els except form hearsay—I have heard Mrs. M'Kenzie examined to-day, and have heard her describe the quantity of pills she ad ministered to her husband—a repetition of the quantity she states, I think, might cause those appearances, it would be very improper to administer on the Friday two table spoonsful of powdered pills, in the stale she has described him to her in—a person of competent skill would assuredly have seen, by the appearances that that was not the mode of treatment to be followed—inflammation of the stomach and bowels sometimes arises sud denly in the course of an illness—I am of opinion from the appearances after death, this could not have been what this teamed primary or idiopathic inflammation—it is impossible to form any judgement about how long before death the inflammation had originated—I cannot name anytime to be cer train that it might have been going on—it might have been a few days—it is impossible to say—perhaps from forty eighty hours up to four days ulceration—inflammation would necessarily precede ulceration—inflammation of the bowels varies very much in its character—ulceration supervenes inflamma tion in a very shot time—it requires nicety; of judgement to discover that the stomach and bowels are in a state of inflammation, as it does to dis cover all disease—if a person of competent skill had seen him on Friday for the first time, he would have seen he was labouring under destructive mischief of some vital organ—I should think a perosn of ordinary skill, attending him for days before would be able to detect inflammation of the stomach and bowels on the Friday and in my judgement it would be very improper to go of administering the same purgative medicines.

Cross-examined by SIR F. POLLOCK . Q. You did not see him before one o'clock on Saturday? A. No—I saw him twice on Sunday and on no other occasion—I saw him three times altogether during life—the disease of which he died had established itself unquestionably on the Saturday—I will not undertake to give an opinion how long—it must have been certainly more than twenty four hours—it might have proceeded from the medicine he took—as I have no proof that it was given I say, "might"—if I had proof of it being given, I should say it was cause enough to produce the disease by the administering of the medicines Mrs. M'Ken zie has described—I believe these medicines, administered in the manner she describe, would necessarily produce that effect.

Q. In your judgment no patient could escape dangerous and alarming illness by taking medicines in that way? A. I have not said that, and do not mean to say so—in his case it did so, I believe but others taking the same medicine might escape—I am aware of some of the ingredients of Morison's pills are gambage and aloes—those ingredients are poisonous in consequence, but not absolutely fatal, and it depends on the mode in which it is administered—I think five grains of the compound of aloes and gamboge administered twice a day for a week night produce fatal consequence if they produced inflammation at first and then were administer afterwards—if it was given to the times the amount in other cases I believe it might not produce those fatal consequences—I believe it might he administered

to ten times that amount without producing deleterious consequences—I speak of the compound of aloes and gamboge—but I will now speak of them separately—five grains of the compound, night and morning for a week, under some circumstances I believe, wold produce poisonous and destructive consequences, or it might not—it entirely depends on the con dition of the patient—a very large quantity might be taken without pro ducing any mischief—I presume a large quantity might be administered with benefit—it is a matter of very nice judgement to know when you may repeat large quantities.

Q. What is the largest dose you have been in the habit of administering of the compound? A. I should ay three grains of gamboge, with from seven to ten of aloes, is a full dose—I am aware that very much larger doses can be taken without producing deleterious effects because they produce a purgative effect and nature relives herself by those means.

Q. Perhaps you do not agree with the last witness, that if a particular quantity of medicine procures a certain effect double that quantity will produce double that effect? A. That depends on the medicine—that applies to some medicine—I belive opium, in a moderate dose, given to double the amount twit produce a certain the effect double certain circum stances—if the dose he very much increased, the effect is generally very different—most medicines have their effect according to the quantity administered.

Q. Can you name any medicine which throughout the whole quantity which could be given ha its effect in exact proportion to the quantity ad minstered A. As a mathematical question certainly not—most medi cines do—it would depend on what five grains of aloes were administered for, whether it would do good—ten times that quantity would not produce ten times that effect—I cannot name one medicine to enable me to give you a precise answer.

COURT Q. I presume there is no medicine of which you cannot give too much? A. None.

SIR F. POLLOCK Q. Sometimes it requires great nicety to tell when you have quite enough? A. Yes.

MR. BODKIN . Q. If I understand you, although you cannot mathe matically speaking say if five grains of medicine produce certain effects, ten will produce just double that effect; do you, in point of fact, find a more powerful effect produced by the grater quantity? A. Certainly; cumstances on the time constitutions—they are medicines which if given constantly, require the nicest watching—I gave heard Mrs. M'Kenzie say she gave a smaller number of pills that she was directed—in my judgement, those omissions would not tend at all to the injury of the patient but quite the contrary.

COURT . Q. Does that observation apply to the total omission at night, or to the reduction of the quantity? A. The reduction of the quantity.

MR. BODKIN . Q. Do you know whether the pills differ in the materials they are composed of or in their strength? A. I will not undertake to say, but I believe No. 1 contains no gamboge a tall—my opinion that by not giving No. 1 at night it would not produce so great an irritation as if both had been given—I mean at that period of the disease—supposing inflam mation to be begun the use of aloes and gamboge would be unquestion ably prejudicial to the patient.

Q. Can you form any judgment how much it would take of these pills powdered to fill two table spoons? A. It would be a mere guess and sup postion—they

weigh for grains each—it is a very rough guess, but I should say from twenty to fifty—I should say the two spoons would be filled with fifty—if that quantity were given on Friday mornings ininflammation having set in, it would be a further means of mischief of course—it would not account for the appearances I found after death—not so soon—if doses of the same medicine had been administered for days before, their combined effect would produce the appearances I found.

SIR F. POLLOCK . Q. Are you aware of the difference of No.2 and No.2? A. I am not, no exactly—as I a general al rule, 1 think it very unfair to judge of the result of a peon's directions whether he is a medical man or not, if they are not followed it is a very unfair thing to disobey the directions of a medical man at any time, if you trust in him—if he directed twenty to be give and only ten were given, land he was told twenty had been gives, that would unquestionably be calculated to mislead hi a to the effect of the dose—I cannot conceive it could lead him into a rash administration of the medicines in this instance—I should not conceive it possible any body could take thirty grains at night and thirty in the morning for weeks and days together—I believe it is so, because we have evidence, of it—if he found certain effects wee not produced by what he ordered, and thought was taken he would be likely to increase it—if he was told twenty had been taken he would unquestionably ascribe the effect to twenty and not to ten.

COURT ? Q. If he prescribe twenty and was told went were given, and judging of the effect of that, he would order a larger quantity? A. He would—I handed the pills I received to the Coroner, sealed.

RICHARD PHILLIPS I am Lecturer on Chemistry at St. Thomas's Hos pital—I believe these are a portion of the pills I analysed—there ap pear to be two descriptions of pills in the same box one larger than the other—they appear to have been mixed by accident—a spring in the box has broken down—they were of different colours internally—the smaller pill is the darer I colour—I an tell the principal ingredients of the smaller pill, which I understand to be No.1, but they ere not num bered to me—the principal ingredients are cream of tartar and aloes—there was a smaller quantity of another substance which I had not time to ex amine—I cannot tell what proportion of aloes there was to the cream of tarter for I had not time to ascertain—I cannot tell the wight of the smaller pill—the small ones do not run quite the same size—some of No.2 are very nearly as small as no.1—my assistant can speak to a small quan tity of asafœtida in bot pills—the larger pills are cream of tartar aloes and gamboge, with some of the same substance as in the other, which I did not make out—I cannot tell the proportion of gamboge in the larger pills.

SAMUEL AMES SANDELL . I am chemical assistant to Mr. Phillips—I assisted him in a analysing some of he pills and agree with his evidence—there was a little asafoetida in bot No. 1 and No.2.

Prisoner's Defence . It is with feelings of no ordinary kind I now appear before you; and was it no for the satisfaction arising from the consciousness that no moral guilt, whatever attaches itself tome I should be weighed down from being placed in his situation; but being sa tisfied of at feel no dismay knowing that as the determined advocate of unpopular, (because unknown an uninvestigated medical truths,) I must suffer from that prejudice which very naturally exists against is new dis covery, however useful; and especially when that discovery is opposed to the apparent interest of others and the spread of intelligence en a subject which mystery has hitherto enveloped, namely, the preservation of

health and the cure of disease—I would first wish to draw your attention to the position in which I stand as a non medical man—the law, I freely allow is against my attending in a medical capa city provided I received dandy fee for so ding; but in he absence of that, I believe the law is clear on the point that it does not signify whether a man be a licensed or an unlicensed practitioner.; but it re quires, and justly so, that a man bring to the work he undertakes to per form, a sufficient degree of intelligence experience and ability I trust, therefore, gentlemen, you will not allow your minds to be swayed against me because I am not a licensed practitioner, but rather let he evidence of those persons whom I have attended, and who will prove the benefit they have derived from my advice determine the point whether I have acted either with gross ignorance or negligence e—it will be necessary for me, as an Hygeist to account you with what are the fundamental principles of Hygeism ; which is a peculiar characteristic appellation and which is nothing more than a revival or he ancient system of human pathology and is therefore opposed to what the majority of the medical men of the present day advocate, which is technically called organic pathology or solidism—the former doctrine tracing all diseases to the fluids, and the latter as origionat ing in the solids; that the blood, if not life itself is the great agent of life, and possess a prominent influence over every part of the body to which it conveys and in which it preserves vitality; and that is the existence of disease must originate injury to a geater or less degree to that vitality, so it must of necessity originate in the corruption or alteration from a healthy state of that blood which is the grand substantiation of he vital principle; the corruption, or disease of the blood, is produced by certain humour which hums are either or both matermine, contagious and person, a that is to say hereditary acquired and original—these humours, which are sometimes more or less local are always when in existence so intimately combined with the blood, as to require the most powerful and searching purgatives in order to effect their expulsion from the blood; but purgative is may be transcendently powerful an yet be composed of such ingredients is to be transcendently pernicious the employment of them with a view to the eradication of one disease, may afford them an opportunity for the creation of another—composed frequently of con flicting materials, these materials may, separating in the body, lose those qualities which they possessed in combination, and retain and expert those evil influences which they individually possess; but purgatives, composed of innocuous or nourishing constituents, are capable of producing (and alone are capable of producing,) those beneficial effects on the blood and consequently on the health, which only purgatives can produce on the former, and therefore on the latter—it is by the use of such purgatives, formed only of vegetable compounds possessing within themselves no deleterious agencies, which decomposition, combination, or alteration, can develop or bring into action (and therefore capable of producing no effect, save that which is desired, and for the production of which they are in tended—(that those who practice the healing art accord to the doctrines of Hygienism, successfully endeavour to relive the suffering of their fel low-cretaures—is there anything in these doctrines, or assertions incom patible with reason or propriety?—is there anything incomprehensible to the meanest capacity?—is there any argument or deduction that does not bear on its every feature the impress of truth implicitly and certainly?—I feel that to these important interrogatives every unprejudiced, disinte rested mind must respond in the negative—I will now compare the con sistent

practice and sound principles of Hygeanism with the practice pur sued by medical men in general—the Hygerists acting on conviction derived from experience apply one remedy composed of innoeuous ingredients for the removal of all diseases, which, as arising in one body, they consider must originally arise from one cause existing in that body—those opposed to the practice of the Hygeist apply innumerable remedies many of them containing poison in a state of temporary naturalization to the cure of all diseases and of one and the same disease—they also treat local diseases by local remidies, either by internal medicines, which they suppose and are taught to belive, will act particularly on the part effected; or, by external remedies drawing to the surface of the skin by blisters, or diverting the humours from their only, natural course through the bowels by local bleeding—the Hygeists, therefore, practising I unison with their doctrine apply one remedy and believe but one cause to exit; because they find by experience observation and inquiry, that all natural effects flow from some natural cause; and that the removal of that cause it the destruction of those effects which remedy is a harm les vegetable compound la as a purgative to he utter expulsion of all mi eals of sufficient strength and searching properties to penetrate and draw out, from the various localities of the human system, all the acrid and corrupt humours which the Hygeists and which their practice abundantly confirms is the only cause of the multifarious forms of disease which afflict humanity-the practice of medical men in applying innumerable and opposing remedies to various diseases afflicting one body, and to one and the same diseases can only be defended on the supposition that the human body unlike all natural productions is no governed by one grand and general agent tor principle; but that although intimately and inseparably connected in al its parts and organs it is wholly distinct, different and unconnected with regard to the pains and infirmities afflict ing and impairing the various parts an organs—comparing the principles and practice of both doctrines, it is scarcely necessary to remark that the Hygeists proceed on positive reasoning funded on natural deductions, while those opposed to hem can only account to their practice by nega tive hypotheses all and totally opposed equally to nature and to reason—thus by a plan of treatment so opposite in its nature, so uncertain in its effects an so injurious in its tendency the lives of hall persons who are suddenly passe from the treatment of the Hygeists to that of the doctors are placed in the greatest jeopardy—and to this mode of treatment pur sued in this case, I do most solemnly attribute the melancholy death in this instance—in confirmation of this, look at the thousands and tens of thousands who employ the medicine recommended by the Hygeists in their various aliments; and in no case has an inquest been held, where medical men have not interfered with the beneficial administration of this medicine—in the case before you, I strongly protested, both to the deceased as well as to his friends against their Proceedings fearing at once the evil consequences before stated, an now so lamentably rue—in this no hing can show the absurdity of their practice more than the fact that a man under the influence of an active purgative and his bowel suddenly stopped; and that followed which all reflecting persons must naturally ex pect, namely infammation—on the contrary had his bowels been kept in a state of solution by the continued exhibiton of purgatives the cause of the inflammation which ensued would have been removed and a return to health he would have been the consequence—this is no chi mera—you will ave an opportunity of hearing positive testimony

in confirmation there f—I will now shorty state the particular of this case and my connexion with it—I visited Captain M'Kenzie on the 22nd of January by his express desire for the first time after he had the affection of his knee, which was an old complaint of his and which had existed in this instance about ten our twelve days pervious to his sending for, me and which he state had been brought on by a cold, through getting wet—it consisted of a contraction of the muscles of the knee joint with some degree of swelling and considerable paid—in fact an acute rheumatic affection—I found he had been taking Moraon's pills of his won accord; but now knowing how to proceed with them he sen for me, a and I advised him to the best of my ability and experience—by gradually increasing the doses he got up to twenty of No.1 at night, and thirty of No. 2 in the morning which were the largest doses I ever ordered and never in any shorter time than twelve hocus between, did I order them to be adminis tered the contraction of the knee joint soon gave way to this treatment, and he was sealed to put his leg straight in bed which before could only be in a bent position—so far the case was proceeding satisfactorily with the exception or and increase of pain, but confined wholly to knee—here it will be necessary to mention an important fact, elucidated from the widow, and which was wholly unknown to me before—she stated she did not give the doses I prescribed—so that while I was calculating upon the effect of thirty pills, and judged from the supposed operation of that number, she had only administered twenty and in like manner lessened the various does I have prescribed—hence my administering forty pills to the deceased which was the dose mixed by me illiquid was grounded on the supposed want of power of a much larger quantity than was actually given—therefore, the species of deception coupled with the application of of a blister to the knee unknown to me, all tended to thwart my proceed ings—what would he said in the case of a regular medical man sending his mixture or draught labelled to be give to his patient in a certain way, if the attendant chose to alter the quantity according to their whim and fancy?—would it not be monstrous to charge the doctor with the conse quences that minds rise in such a case?—in all probability such dose as forty pills would have been thought necessary had the patient had the number given to him that had been prescribed—Gentleman you must not let your minds be led astray but the apparent astounding number of pills given in this case e—calculating a number of small pills is very erroneous way of arriving at any just conclusion—suppose, for instance, it was worded in this way, "About a table spoonful of this moisture to be given, "would it in that case strike your mind as so preposterous?—and yet the same power of medicine would exist—I now beg leave to hand you a powder, which is forty of No. 2 pills pulverised; and I am sure, from the quantity there appears when in powder, and which ha been stated to be two table spoonsful (but I have no hesitation in saying it would take beyond six hundred or seven hundred pills to fill, when powdered,) it would have a different effect on your minds to forty pills in the whole state—therefore, the only way in which you can arrive at a proper conclusion on the subject, is by paying particular, attention to the evidence of the witnesses which will be examined in my defence—remember that experience is the only test of all knowledge—you will have it in evidence that persons have not only taken the number which was given to the deceased but three times, and even fur times that quantity in one day an the invariable result has been cure—how therefor can it he said that in this case I acted either

rashly or negligently, looking a the experience which I have had—it has been argued that if a beneficial effect can be produced by a small number such large doses must of course be injurious—this argument, although plausible, is fallacious for experience(our only safe guide in such matters) aburr dantly teaches us that very large dose of the same medicine does not always produce a more violent effect a smaller one; and that the operation of a drug depends not always on its own intrinsic properties but on the particular circumstances under which it is administered—it will be necessary he to mention the fact acknowledged to me by the deceased, that so far from his being that robust hearty man some of the witnesses would instate, he had repeatedly been laid up with serious illness when abroad—not a very long time back, he was in the hospital, in Jamaica, for three months, with fever and never was able to do without taking im mense doses of calomel, above 100 grains at a dose which he acknow ledged if he was obliged to continue, would undermine his constitution; in fact, he was a bloated and a very bilious subject—the apothecary states, that he ordered him chicken broth instead of medicine e—of what use could such things be to a man in he state he was while the inflammatory action was allowed to go on unchecked? and that which before was entirely local being only in the knee, gradually extended itself up to he stomach, which was aided by the application of leeches depriving the knee of a part of its resting—it cannot he pretended for a moment that I attended him for again having never received or expected to receive any fee whatever, it being contrary to the terms of publicly offer; nor was the medicine even purchased of me; therefore, nothing but a desire to do him good could in fluence me in attending him. I will now just draw you attention to what has been sworn against time as as to my representing myself as a regular medical man—when I was informed on the Friday evening that they had called in a doctor I expressed a wish at al events to se the deceased, which the wire refused to allow me to do; and on my still urging the mater she fetched from the next room a person whom I did not then know, but whom I have since learnt, was Captain Allen; he in a very abrupt and unceremonious manner se asked me who I was and by whose authority I had been attending his friend, and if I had my diploma in my pocket; all of which was aid I breath and with great has t—I looked at him with surprise and sarcastically said, "Do you expect media men are in the habit of carrying this diplomas in their pockets? and as to my authority, I have a grater than any diploma could give me"(meaning thereby, that I considered my experience in this medicine superior to a diploma and which I am sorry to see, they have misconstrued to my prejudice)—and then I said, "I have attended here by the express wish or Captain M'Ken zie "Gentlemen I have never held myself out to the world as a medical practitioner; and it must have been perfectly well known to the family and friends to the deceased, that I was only what I ave always represented myself to be an agent for Morison's pills—I then repeated my wish to see the deceased; but he in an authoritative tone, me I should not, unless I liked to wait the arrival of the physician whom he expected very shortly—I replied, I would wait and did a considerable time but no physician made his appearance; and at last, on my urging injustice of prevent ing my seeing he deceased, who I knew in the morning of that day had every confidence in me, they last consented, and the wife accompanied me to his room when I was informed by the deceased, that it was contrary to his his wish that medical man had been called i, that his friends had

insisted on it; and also observed that Mr. Cumming on hearing he had been taking Morison's pills, said he was a poisoned man—knowing the bad effects which usually result from the doctor's treatment following the Hygean, I pointed out to him the folly of allowing his friends to interfere in a matter which so much concerned himself and of their pretending to judge of medicine which they confessedly knew nothing about—his answer was he was obliged to yield there being so many against him; and after taking me by the hand, and expressing in the warmest terms his thanks for my attention, requested that I would see him the following day. You will bear in mind this all took place when, according to the evidence of Mr. Cumming, he was in a state of collapse—I afterwards shortly pro tested to his friends against the course they were pursuing, and warned them of the probable consequences; at the same time adding the was in perfect safety if left to my treatment, of which I felt full convection—on the following day I went accompanied by Dr. Lynch, but we were positively refused admittance to his room by Mr. Gray and Captain Allen—we then went to Mr. Cumming, and asked him several questions—in reply to which, he said he thought the deceased would do well; but in his opinion, he had been over-purged, and he was endeavouring to give tone to the stomach; and now after bent there days under the doctor's hands his death is attributed tome, gentlemen I have now ben practising with this medicine nearly seven days, and within the last two or three years, the number of persons seeking my advice have increased considerably owing to the success which has attended my labours and in every instance my advice an attendance ha been perfectly gratuitous, Gentlemen, I would ask you, as fathers of families, whether you would not consider it tyranny in the extreme, if the law prevented your giving to your wives or your children, when ill, that which you would have every confidence is, and which you think would restore them to health—and recollect, the same law that would operate to prevent my administering to my fellow-creatmen that which I know will do them good, would also prevent you. Gentlemen I am so thoroughly convinced to the utter harmlsesseness of this medicine, as well as of its power in subding disease in all its shades and bearings that had I a thousand lives wold trust them all to this medicine—and I have reason for such confidence, having received immense benefit from it in my own person; therefore, personal experience is the basis on which I have ventured to administer it to others—I have had occasion severe attack of influenza, to take eighty pills per day; namely forty at nigh, and forty in the morning, an with the happiest results—I have had four of my own children ill of the scarlet fever, al cured by this medicine as well as whooping cough and measles with a variety of there complaints and is no instance has any other medicine been administered; and the result has invariably been successes—this is unlike the medical me, who very spar ingly take themselves, or administer to their families, the drugs they send in such plenitude to their patients. Gentleman I call on you well to consider what may be the effect of your verdict in this case—you may, by a just verdict this day establish on a firm footing the medical liberty of the subject or by upholding prescriptive rights, for no other reason than because they have been hitherto upheld, support and perpetuate the most injurious domestic tyranny that can exist in society—give reason and free inquiry on this subject full scope an they will uphold the truth, by bring ng false opinions and all the offspring of ignorance, prejudice, and self interest before their severe tribunal and subjecting them to the test of

close investigation. Gentlemen I ask of you justice—strict an unbending justice—it is not my cause alone, it is as much your own cause—if a mono poly in medical practice be upheld, no improvement can tae place, except from one of their own body—the only verdict which the evidence brought before you will warrant that of " NOT GUILTY ." and which verdict, I am confident, will alone bear reflecting on by you—in fact any other verdict would be monstrous in the extreme, actuated as I have been by the very best feelings that ca possibly influence the human mid—that of doing my afflicted fellow creatures good—and the experience I have had, both on myself another, fully Justices me in advising the use of this medicine. Gentlemen, recollect that if medical gentlemen were successful in curing their patients there would be no room of the practice I am engaged in, as every on has a prejudice in favour of them, until they are taught by pain ful experience the truth, that their practices not based on those sound principles which insure success—this system of medicine is now become entirely a party afair—look a the immense power arrayed against it; namely, the entire medical body, which but few honourable exception—look at the influence this body of men have in society—the power the law has put into their hands)—a dangerous power, and one which however right items gone by is not fit to exist now—in many instances have I known in a country town a tradesman persecuted and deprived of his business, by the secret influence of the medical man of he place, merely because he was guilty of the crime to selling Morison's pills while his own medicines might sold with impunity—I merely rmention this to show that if it were not for the intrinsic worth of Morison's medicines in them selves. the opposition arrayed against them by the whole bodily of apothe caries and druggists would be more than sufficient to crush them; and should not the testimony of such men against this medicine of which they confessedly know nothing be at all events received with great caution? The doctors of the present day designate Harvey the great discoverer of of the circulation of the blood, immortal but they know that their medical forefathere considered him quack, and persecuted him because he had been hold enough to declare a great truth which truth was opposed to their preconceived notions—the public are now beginning to see that they are the greatest quacks who cannot cure heir patents; and they the best physicians who can cure them, whether licensed or un licensed. Gentlemen I leave my case in your hands trusting you with do your duty in the first place to your own consciences, by an unprejudiced review of all the evidence brought before you; by which alone you can do your to that society for which form a part and of which you are hare as delegates. It appears to me there are two points of importance for your consideration in this case; first, was it or was it not a proper medicine to administer in this case? an the next point is was it administered in proper quantities?—a satisfactory answer to this question can only he had from the testimony of of those who have had practical experi ence in the mater, an snot from he speculative opinions of medical men, who confess they know nothing whatever of this medicine, having never analyse the pills, no have they ever used them—and cannot therefore be acquainted with their effects whether taken in less or in greater quantities, or, indeed, in any quantity at all—and beer in mind, it is not the supposed component parts of this medicine, and which are stated to be different by different chemists but the compound, as a whole, that determines its cha racter.

JOHN BOOTH . I am a stone-mason and live in Rahere-street, Goswell-road. I am acquainted with Morison's pills—I was very unwell abut three or four years age, and began to take them—I bought them of Mrs. Poppen, in Wingrove place Goswell road—I began with about three, an increased the does up to about fifteen every night—I kept increasing and decreasing for ten months—the larges quantify I took was about fifteen—I have taken thirty at a dose—thirty at night and thirty in the mornings the alerts done I ever took—I have done that more than once for four days together, and then I diminished them down to twenty a twenty and twenty in the morning—in twenty days I took 1000 pills—that is at the rate of fifty a day—I derived great benefit from them—I know Mr. Salmon—he was not aware of my taking them at the commencement—but after taking them sometime, (seven or eight months ago,) before I commenced the large doses, I saw him—I found grater benefit from the large doses—I never found any benefit from the small doses until I went up by Mr. Salmon's directions to the large doses—I did not find my health improve under the small doses as I did under the large ones—Mr. Salmon directed me the at before I could reinstate my health, I must go up considerably higher form fifteen to twenty these to thirty night and morning and I did so—I was greatly relieve, and as a deal better now—I have not enjoyed such health for a along time.

MR. CLARKSON . Q. Does the prisoner keep a tobacconist's shop in Far rigdon street? A. Yes, I sent for him, and he came to me occasionally—my complaint was general debility.

SIR FREDERICK POLLOCK . Q. Did Mr. Salmon take my fee, or give his advice gratuitously?— A. Gratuitously.

RICHARD GRANT . I keep the Harp Tavern, in Harp lane. From my infancy I had a complaint called the scurvy, and I had a stoppage in the urethra, and a fistuloe —I consulted a surgeon and he gave me medicines—I did not recover, and consulted another surgeon after that—in 1832 I had another fistulae, and consulted tow surgeons and an apothercary—what they gave me afforded some relief, but the complaint still reminded d—during my illness I had a servant name Jane Peacock and in consequence of what she said I began to take Morsison' pills—I commenced by taking five e—I increased hem—the greatest quantity I took before I saw Mr. Salmon was twenty, night and morning—I found relief from them—after taking them some time I was able to pass my water—about eight months before that I had been obliged to use an instrument and could not be a fortnight with out the use of one—when I thought I was getting well I reduced the doses—after reducing them, I found myself sometime better, and sometime were—in consequence of that I consulted Mr. Salmon, and increased the doses under his advice—I have taken on hundred in a day and several times ninety—I only too on hundred; and at the present moment I am as well as I ever was in my life—the fastuleo I quite gone, and the stop page of the urethra , and my strength restored—I occasionally take the pills now to keep my in health—about a week ago I to ten for a pain in my side—I am married, and have three children—my wife and children take these pills—my eldest child is about ten, and the youngest about five years old, and they take them with good effect—Mr. Salmon attended me altogether nearly twelve months—he did no take a farthing fee, and never thought of such a thing.

JURY . Q. You took them under Mr. Salmon's direction when you in creased the dose? A. Yes—he described the different pills when I bought the box of him and advised me to take a few more of No.2 than No.1—I generally took ten more of one sort than another r—I took no. I at night.

and No.2 in the morning—f I took twenty, I might take two more of No. 1—that was by Mr. Salmon's directions.

JANE PEOCOCK . I am house keeper to Mr. Grant. About six years ago I was afflicted with a complaint in my breast, and all the way up my side, and in legs—I went into St. Bartholemew's Hospital, and came out again much better, but fell ill again gin about a month—I applied to several medical person—I began to take Morison's pill sin 1834—I took four of No.1 at nigh, an four of No. 2 in the morning after that, I went to Mr. Salmon get his advice e—I increased them before I went to him on my own judgement; and after going to him he told me to take thirty of No. 1 at night, and thirty of No.2 in the Martini—I found my self much better after—I then lived with Mr. Collins in Bartholomew-close, and was obliged to leave them off, a Mr. Collins wished me to go to the dispensary; but before that I wet to a physician—I went to live at Mr. Grant's in harp lane Las year—the swelling and pain in my legs had no come down the n—I ha do not come up to the proper quantity of pills—I then began with thirty nigh and morning under Mr. Salmon's direction and I increased them ten a time, and in five weeks I got up to one hundred and twelve of No. 2 at night when I went to bed—I took none in the morning—I have taken sixty at nigh, and sixty in the morn ing, an seventy—they ha a very good effect upon me—I got up in the morning and eat a hearty—I worked hard all day till half past twelve o'clock at night k—I had worked bandages on my legs for twelve years, and never had them on since—I never increased the pills without Mr. Sal mon's directions—he never received any fee.

MR. BODKIN . Q. Did he desire you to take pills at night, and not in the morning? A. Yes; the large doses—it was by his desire.

MARTHA GOLDSMITH . I live in East-street, Commercial-road. In May last I was affected with illness, and I took Morison pills—six at night on my own accord—I was affected again in December, and want to Mr. Salmon for advice—he advised me to begin a whole course of the pills—to take three at nigh of No.1 and three in the morning of No.2—I went on increasing me till I got up to ten at night, and ten in the morning—I did not get better—I got down as two as five—I afterwards increased them till I got up to fifteen a at night and fifteen in the morning—I got up as high as forty at night of my own accord but not in the morning—Mr. Salmon attended me—he advised me to keep to fifteen might and morning—I did so—O did dot get to any high number under his advice e—I found myself relived by those doses—he took no money for his attendance.

JOHN PHILLIPS BILTON . I was afflicted with a diseased liver—eight or nine years ago was the commencement of it—I suffered very much indeed from it—I began to take Morison's pills about four years ago after being ill three or four year and after having violent in the stomach and head—my head was so affected, I could not walk two or three hundred yards without almost fatting after the least exertion—I took three pills at a time a first for few days—No.1 a night, and No.2 kin the morning—I understood that if I took No.1 a night, t I ought to take No. 2 in the morning—than was part of the directions gave me—I increased the dose up to sixteen night and morning—I think I continued from twelve to six teen for three months—I got infinitely better—I began rapidly to get better—I began to get better in fourteen or fifteen day s—when I began to take twelve, I found a material improvement—the medicine operated pow erfully—I took them for three months constantly—I have enjoyed almost

perfect health sine that I occasionally take them now if I feel a little indisposed in the stomach I ascribe the cure of my complaint entirely to the pills—the prisoner never took any fee.

ABIAH PIPPIN . I was in an ill state of health from my children up to a particular period—I consulted various, medical, men—I began to take Mori son's pills about five years ago—I took four at first—I afterward in crease them to six, an eight, and ten till I to to twelve at night and twelve in the morning; and afterwards to a much greater number—I have taken twenty of No.1 at night, and twenty of No.2 in the morning; and thirty of No.1 in the morning, and fifty of No.2, and then I was obliged to repeat he dose, an take twenty more—I have taken a hundred in a day of the two sorts, within twenty-four hours—they did me good—I am relieved from my complaint—I found the most benefit under the strong doses—I have not taken any other medicine for the last five years, and attribute my good health to these pills—I ave become a distributor of them—I have consulted Mr. Salmon—it was under his directions that I took the strong dose—he always treated me with great kindness and attention he never charged me a single farthing for advice—I never paid him an thing.

JURY Q. Did you buy your pills of Mr. Salmon? A. Yes.

MARIA DODSON . I am single. I was afflicted with rheumatic gout for four yeas and consulted a surgeon living I Wilderness-row and got some little relief—in November 1831, I was attacked with again in my hands and body—I consulted another physician, who prescribed for me; and finding myself worse, I went to another physician living in Bucklers bury—he ordered me to the sea side, but I did to go—from advice I took Culverwell's medical and vapour baths—I found no relief from them or other remedies which were recommended—I at last began to take Morison's pills—I began with three at night—I afterwards consulted the prisoners and acted under his advice—I generally took them at night, from three to fifteen, and then up to thirty—the prisoner did not advice more than fifteen, but I increased them to thirty—finding and fifteen relieve me I doubled the dose—I have taken thirty since by his advice—I found them materially relive me, and told him so, and he advised me to continue thirty—thirty is the most I have taken at night—I have taken twenty at night and twenty in the morning for five days—Mr. Salmon never took any fee form me whatever—I found myself very much relived indeed by the pills—I take them occasionally now—I have taken sixty-five in one day by Mr. Salmon's advice and with good effect—when I got seven better he advise me to reduce them.

HENRY ROBSON KNIGHT . I am a grocer and live in Union street, Lambeth. About four years ago I was attacked with an ulcerated sore throat—I have taken Morisone's pills—I began to take them in April, three years ago—I had been before under the care of medical gentlemen, and did not derive benefit form them—I began by taking six pill at tonight—I continued to take that quantity for about six weeks—I did not take any in the morning—I increased the dose to ten and from that to fifteen—I consulted Mr. Salmon after taking me nearly two years—he advised me to take forty of No. 2 at night, and none in the morning—I continued to take forty for five nights running—I felt weak, but I felt the disorder bet ter—I gradually reduced them after that, and my health was restored—I had been labouring under this sore throat for three years and a half altoge ther—Mr.

Salmon never attended me—I bought the pills at his shop—he took no fee for his advice.

ROBINSON M'CLAREN . I am a lightermen, and live in Enoch court, Goodman's fields. In October last three of my children were very ill, and attended by a medical man—I ha the misfortune to lose tow of them—the third was apparently going just the same way an I gave it some of Morison's pills by the prisons's advice—the child was six years old—this is the little boy—I began with No.1 at nigh, giving him one pill night and morning and increase it till I got up to twelve night and morning—he took that medicine of three weeks and a the end of that tie he was as well a she is now—he is quite well now he is the only one saved to me out of the three—it was scalatima, which turned to dropsy and water on the chest—he appeared, I thought, as bad as his brothers—Mr. Salmon Charted nothing or his advice—he came to see the children as a friend.

PETER HENRY MOLEE . I am a watch maker, and live in Wilderness-row, Clerkenwell, In October last I had a child who was ill—it was twenty months old—I had before that taken Morison's pills myself with good effects—my child had an extreme inflammation of the chest, attended with great difficulty of breathing and loss of flesh, which had affected her for six months but she got worse—I gave her abut four of Morison's pills, not altogether, but in separate dose, on every day for abut four days—I found she got no better, and a friend advise me to us something else, which I did not like—I applied to Mr. Salmon at leas to his wife—she said he would call and see the child—he did call; and under his advice I gave her five of No.2 a tonight—it seemed to do her good—I increased it to six, by Mr. Salmon's advice at night, but no money—I only did that one night—I contained to give her five or six for about four days—they purged her, and produced sickness, and relieved her, and brought her completely round—she is now a fine healthy child—Mr. Salmon behaved with great kindness and he did not charge a a farthing of his attendance—I offered it to him and he would dot take it—I only wen to his house to buy pills.

HENRY SAUNDERS . I am a gentleman, living on my property. I was first attacked with the jaundice six or seven years ago—I consulted medical practitioners—I use to be seized all in a moment with violent pain under the first rib—so very violent thqt it was with difficulty I could get from the parlour to my bed-room—the attack was so violent that I could feel a little substance, about the size of a walnut, internally, in the place where I felt the pain—I then immediately use to send for my medical men—I found a partial relief from them, but did not recover—I began to take Morison's pills in February, 1839—I commenced with six of No.1—I was attacked with acute pain in the way I have described several times—I increased the pills up to twelve—after taking them some time a substance was ejected from my stomach—it appeared the half of kind of fleshy tube—I con tinued to take the pills for a considerable time—I increase the dose beyond the twelve—twenty two was the most I ever took at a time, and I repeated the same dose in three hours after—I did not consult the prisoner—he was unknown tome at that time—I have since known him but I have not taken pills under his direction—the pills I took have completely restored me to health—three days after I left off the heavy doses I was enabled to go to Liverpool outside a coach—I had great prejudice against these pills at first—my health his now better then it has been for years before—I was always very susceptible taking cold, an now that is not the case.

REV GEORGE GRIMSTEAD . I am a clergyman of the Established church, and officiate at Margaret street chapel Cavendish-square. I was labouring under great derangement of he lath for some years previous to the last eight or nine months—during that it me I consulted an eminent physician in Locater—I did not derive benefit from the prescriptions—a few months since I was indue to try Morsson's pills—I commenced with four in the margining of Nos.1 and No.2 alternately—I took them every morning—I took advice in the first instance from Mr. Twell—he is an agent for the sale of the pills in Red Lion square—from his advice I in cresed the dose gradually up to twenty—I took the twenty in the morning—I took none eat night at when I took twenty—I took twelve at night and fifteen in the morning at one period, but my usual number was about twelve—I took No. 1 at night and No.2 I the morning—the large doses acted more powerful as purgative—they gave me greater relief—I continued taking them for three months—my health has been improved by taking them.

JANE CROFT . I have take Morison's pills—I began to take three about two years ago I got them from Mr. Salmon—the complaint I took them for I had had from my childhood—I took them night and morning—I cannot tell the largest dose I ever took, for I took them in powders—I took them constantly for six months—my health is much better—I have continued well ever since—Mr. salmon charged me nothing for advice nor for medicine either.

WILLIAM WITT . I am a shoemaker. I have ben Morison's Pills myself, and give them to my wife and children—a great quantity—my wife has taken sixteen of a morning and sixteen at night—she had the in fluenza—she took the for three days and recovered—I gave my chil dren eight in the morning and eight at night—I have taken myself twelve at night but none in the morning—I found nothing but good to arise from them—it cured my wife and myself—one child of the small pox—there was no charge on me for attendance.

WILLIAM MORRIS . I am a type founder, and live in Roupel-street, Lambert. I took Morsion'; spills for five or six months constantly, both No.1 an No. 2—I began with five at night and five in the morning—I increased them it thirty six the highest—I recovered at the end of the time, and have continued well ever since, except now and then a cold—Mr. Salmon charged me nothing for attendance.

THOMAS SORREL . I am beaker, land live in Milton street Fore street. I laboured under a complication of disorders—one was inflammation of the lungs—I was attended by medical advisers, and at last began, about four years ago, to take Morison's pills No.1 and No.2 morning and night—I have taken various doses, from ten to twelve—I seldom took them in the morning—I have taken them up to fifty, and from that to one hundred—I never experienced any illness from taking them—I con sifer myself a perfectly cured man from that medicine alone—I did not see Mr. Salmon on the occasion.

RICHARD LINTON . I am carpenter and undertaker. In 1823 I was seized with debility and weakness—I continued unwell a long time—I consulted several persons, and among others the late Mr. Abernethy—they did not cure me—my wife had been in the habit of taking Morsion' pills to a very great extent and I began to take them myself—I at first took four nigh and fur in the morning—when the cholera was about I was attacked with it my—body was affected with sickness and extreme debi lity,

and pains in my bowels an cramps—I was severely ill—I took fifteen of No.2 abut this time in the afternoon, when I came home, and about ten o'clock in the evening, took twenty of no.1—I was not relieved to any great extent at first—when I awoke kin the morning the pains continued and more acutely that a first, with a complete prostration of strength and my wife gave me fifteen of O.2 k—I took my breakfast after that quest comfortably and between nine and ten o'clock I took, fifteen more—in the course or twenty fur hors I took sixty of No.2, and twenty of No. 1—they operated severely and next day I went about my usual business—I occasionally take them since, a tall time when I want medicine—my wife consulate Dr. Babington among other physicians—she ins much better than she was, by using the pills—she is decidedly much stronger than she has been for ten years.

WILLIAM AVEY . I am a silk weaver, and live in chapel yard, Spited fields, I was in a bad state of health from an obstruction in the bowels, rupture, and ulcers breaking out it my body—I began to taken Morison's pills in July 1832—I took twelve a day in one dose, is the morning of No.2—I did not take any at night—I afterwards increased the desest—one hundred in each dose was the greatest dose, and on one ocassion I took 160 in twenty-one hours—that was on the 1st of January, 1833—on January the 7th I took fifty, and on the 9th of February one hundred of No.2 all in one dose—on the 21st I took seventy, and construed taking twelve a day until he 12th of march—I then took fifty, and on the 13th fifty—I reduced them, sometimes higher and sometimes lower, as I felt myself—I continued taking them for nineteen months on that occasion—they have much improved my health, infarct entirely restored me so that I was able to go to my employment—the rupture is entries cured—on the 5th of November I had an attack of rheumatic fever and the first doses I took was one hundred—I repeated the dose of one hundred the two fol lowing days which was 300 in three days—I tock them installed doses afterwards—they perfectly cured me.

MR. BODKIN . Q. It cured your rupture? A. Yes.

JURY Q. How long were you ruptured? A. from 1829 to 1833.

JOSEPH HICKMAN . On the 26th of September, 1832, I was attacked with bilous fever—I was ill for a month and three days—I took Morison's pills by the advice of Mr. Salmon—I was living with him at the time—I used to take form ten twenty of Nos. 1 and 2—on the 26th, going on to bed, li took twenty of no.2 and in the mourning I took fifteen of no.1—I went on taking them for a fortnight, from twenty to thirty five a day—I was cured, and have been well ever since, with the exception of cold.

JURY Q. Are you correct in saying No.2 at nigh, and No. 1 in the morning? A. Yes—I took them alternately.

GEROGE PEARCE . I am a cheesemonger and grocer, and live on Cock-hill, Ratcliff, In 1831 I was attacked with a violent compaint—I had advice, but did not follow it: and in 1833 I took Morison's pills—I conmmended with taking five at night and five in the morning—No.1 at first at night, and afterwards I took No.1 and 2 altermatey—I increased the doses gradually up to twenty and thirty for eight of nine months daily and after that I took more e—I took 850 pills in fourteen successive day, sixty a day—I continue taking them up to he present day—I have taken 20, 000 in the curse of two years, two parts or the stronger power—my health is quite restored—I do not know the prisoner.

MR. BODKIN . Q. Perhaps you can tell me what the 20, 000 coat you? A. 22 l .

JOHN LINCOLN . I have been a surgeon for thirty five years, I have served in the East Indies and various parts—I live in Northalerton, in Yorkshire, which is 232 miles from here—I have come here voluntarily to give evidence to-day—in 1813, immediate on my arrival form India, I was seized with epileptic fits—I was also afflicted with rheumatic gout twenty three years, at different periods, and I had a disease of the liver and erysipelas—I had the first advice—the bled and blistered me, and mercurialised me, and they applied all the prescriptions within the knowledge of the faculty, as far as I know—it relived me for a time, and I relapsed afterwards about six months ago I was on crutches, and could not leave my bed without assistance—I gave the faculty up I had been twenty there years consult ing them—I had heard of the cure of a lady of tile, and began to take Morison's pills—I began to take in the first dose and ten the second—I took ten in twelve hours—I speak from memory—on the fourth dose I felt great relief—after the fourth dose my leg assumed a healthy appearance—I become relived and am well now ( striking his side )—I was not able to strike my side before, without giving myself great torture—I do not feel the least pain now—I have taken seventy pills a day, thirty-five night and morn ing every day for one month—one night in particular, I remember awaking in dreadful pain and torture I think it was the middle of last December—I felt violent pain at the lower part of the abdomen, and a cold chilly sensation from head to foot—I had some blankets and warm bricks applied and after that I took thirty-five pills—I had previously during the day, taken three doses twenty five each, of No. 1—I took thirty five of No. 2, dissolved—I was two hours in agonising pain, and after taking that, in an hour and a half I had several foetid black vacations and was relieved—I fell asleep, and slept till ten o'clock in the morning—I then awoke, and was very comfortable a able to eat my breakfast very well indeed, and had a fine glowing heat over my body—I am snow better than I have been for fifteen years.

STEPHEN PRESCOTT . I am a whitesmith, an dove in Worcester-place, Worcester street, Borough, In February, last year, I had an attack of rheumatism—I was very ill, an confined to my bed—I took Morison's' pills—I took at first twenty of No. 1 at night, and twenty of No. 2 in the morn ing—I increased the dose to thirty in the morning and thirty in the evening—I gradually then reduced them—I quite recovered, and am now in good health.

THOMAS TERRY . I am a cheesemonger, I have taken pills for five or six months—I took from five to eighteen twenty, generally at night—when I was going to market I took them in the morning, that it might not interfere with my pursuits—I took them for six months—I find myself recovered—I had tried a variety of medicine without effect—I find myself completely cured by the pills.

MARY WADMAN . I was very unwell some time ago—I was never well from my childhood. I had reason to belive my lungs were affected, and my live—I began to take Morison's pills four years ago, and occasionally ever since—the largest dose I took was twenty five of no.2—I commenced at No.1—I took four of No. 1 at night—the largest dose I ever took of No. 1 was twenty and twenty-five of No.2—I took them for three months—I was very much better—I am much better then I used to be—I took Morison's pills for three months when I first began and I took every strong

doses after that—I have taken thirty five twelve hours—I have some times taken them twice and three times a day—I cannot say how many at a dose.

THOMAS HUDSON . I formerly lived at Carlisle, I now live at Portsea. While I was at Carlisle the cholera came there—I was at the time a distri butor of Orison' spills—the chalets Was very bad there—I gave Morison's pills to from 150 to 200 patents—the cases were generally serious cases—they all recovered except three.

COURT Q. What all the people in Carlisle who had the colera? A. No, all that I attended.

MR. ADOLPHUS . Q. What sort of doses did you give them? A. From twenty to twenty five e; and I have given 120 between night and morning—I gave generally twenty five at a time—I sometime repeated it in three hours, sometimes in six an sometime sin twelve—I have had equal success with them where I now live—I remember a Mrs. Mullet her complaint was gall-stones I cured her—I did to give either above fifteen—that was the highest dose I gave her, and that once a day—it was a chronic disease—my wife was taken ill after her lying in—I gave hr some the thirst week of her lying in—I gave her about ten or eleven a day—it was for piles, produced by extreme labour—that cured her—I have administered the pills for nearly every disorder—its general result has been to the satisfaction and cure of the patent s—I continue to distribute them to this hour.

MR. BODKIN . Q. Are you what is called a practicing Hygeist? A. Yes, that is my profession—I was not brought up to the medical science—I was a teacher of the English language grammatically—I had a school of my own—I was living a North shields at he time—by a chronic disorder, I mean any disorder that is above ten days old.

MR. ADOLPHUS ? Q. Has success attended you practice? A. Yes, I have no hand in compounding the pills—I distribute them as I have them—is November 1834, I attended Mr. John Coburn, at Carlisle—he had a rheumatic fever—I gave him about fifty pills the first four days, and then he imprudently eat mutton contrary to my wish—it brought on inflammation of the chest, and I had to give him seventy pills a day—with the last dose I gave him he was very much pained in the lower part of his bowels, and I thought, from the quantity I had given, ten more would do—he said he would rather take twenty, which he did—and the result was it brought away the matter which was the cause of his complaint—if too am all a dose is given a large dos reworks it off—Coburn was quite recovered and well when I left Carlisle—I never knew a person poisoned by them.

MR. BODKIN . Q. How are you paid for distributing the pills—have you a commission on the quantity you get rid of? A. Yes.

GEORGE TUCKER . I am an accountant. I have six children—I have administered Morison's pills to the whole of them—a first from the advice of my friends—I afterwards saw Mr. Salmon about one of my children—the first child I gave them to was after he was given over by the doctors, for an affection of the mesentery glands—the child could not be worse, to be alive—I began with four pills, and went up to fourteen at night and fourteen in the morning of No.1 and No.2—the child was about eight years old—he took them for four months—ere he is—it is five years ago since he took them—he has has no ailment since, except cold—I had another child ill with fever—he began eight pills, and increased to twelve, night and morning—Mr. Salmon visited the child—he took the

pills for about a fortnight and is quite cured—Mr. Salmon took nothing for his attendance—he gave his advice quite gratuitously.

GUILTY . Aged 36.— Recommended to mercy, in consequence of his not being the compounder of the deleterious pills in question — Fined 200 l .

NEW COURT — Wednesday, April 4 th , 1836.

Fifth Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant .

907. RICHARD MORRIS was indicted for stealing on the 28th of March , 1 coat, value 2 l . the goods of William Perkins .

WILLIAM PERKINS . I am in the employ of Mr. Vigor a carpenter On the 28th of March, I left my coat in his stable, in Whitefriars—I returned in about three minutes and missed it—this is it—I don't know the prisoner.

JOSEPH FIELD . I am a carpenter and live at Newinton. On the 28th of March, I saw the prisoner go into the stable without this coat, and came out in less than a minute with it on his arm—I gave him into custody.

THOMAS FENN . ( City police constable, No . 16.) I took the prisoner with the coat on his arm.

Prisoner's Defence . My head was had, bad I had a piece of my skull taken off—I was going into the hospital—I had been days without food.

GUILTY Aged 40— Confined Two Days .

908. EDWIN DEBDIN was indicted for stealing on the 19th of Fe bruary 1 pair of trousers vale 5 s . and 2 coats value 5 l . 10 s . the goods of Caleb Robinson , his master.

CALEB ROBINSON . I reside in Holborn and am a tailor and draper. The prisoner was in my service from either to nine moths—he slept in our house—I occasionally gave him a few halfpence—I took him out of charity and kindness to his father who was in very distressed circumstances—he entreated me to take him, if I gave him only victuals—Mr. Boyce, a pawnbroker, lives near me—in consequence of what he said to me, I called in a policeman—the prisoner was in the shop—he searched him, and on his person were found these two duplicate—I asked him what made him do so to me, who had been his friend—he made no reply—these are my trousers and coats—they are new—I searched all the prisoner's old clothes, and in the fob pocket of a pair of old trousers, I found the duplicates of some other articles of mine.

HENRY NEWCOMB . I am shopman to Mr. Boyce, of Holborn. I produce one pair of trousers which I took in, I believe of the prisoner—this duplicate corresponds with what I have got.

HENRY RADDELL . I am an apprentice to Mr. Dry, a pawnbroker, who lives in St. Martin's lane—this coat was pledged but the person who took it in has left our service—his duplicate corresponds with the on that we have.

GUILTY . Aged 14— Transported for Seven Years .

909. CHARLES SELLICK was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of March , 1 shawl, value 4 s . 1 pair of snuffers value 6 d . and 1 tray, value 6 d . the good of Thomas Sellick ; and the the had been before convicted of felony.

THOMAS SELLICK I live in New North street, Red Loin square, and am a boot and shoemaker. The prisoner is my son—on the 7th of March I had a shawl an a pair of snuffers and a tray—my wife missed them on my return home about half past ten o'clock in the wife morning-these are my property.

WILLIAM DAWSON ( police sergeant E 5.) I apprehended the prisoner, and charged him with taking a shawl, a pair of suffers as try—he said he had sold the shawl at a house I St. Giles's—I went there and found this shawl—I found the snuffers and tray at a pawnbrokers's which he describer.

JAMES GILL . I live in Willmott street, Brunswick square. I took in this pair of snuffs and tray of the prisoner—I thought he was a cus tomer's son first of all, and said, "Is your name Franklin?"—he said, "Yes, it is "—I then asked him particularly, I he was sure his mother had sent him—he said, "Yes".

W. SULLIVAN ( police constable C 120) I produce certificate of the prisoner's former conviction which I got from the clerk of the Indictments office—( read )—he is the boy.

GUILTY . Aged 14— Transported for seven Years .

910. WILLIAM CLARK and JOHN JONES were indicted for stealing on the 20th of march , 1 handkerchief, value 4 s . the goods of Joseph Scarth Pollock , from his person.

JOSEPH SCARTH POLLOCK . I live in Prince's square, St. Geroge's in-the East. On the 20th of March I was at an office in Three King-court, Lombard street where my father carries on business—I went from there to Cheapside, about twenty minutes past seven o'clock in the even ing—I had a handkerchief in my pocket and near Bow Church, a person came behind me, and asked if I had lost any thing—I felt in my pocket, and missed my handkerchief,—I went a way book, and found the prisoner in custody of two witnesses—one of them had my handkerchief in his hand d—this is it.

JOHN SMITH . I am an officer of cheap Ward. I was son duty about twenty minutes past seven o'clock that evening, in the Poultry, and watched the two prisoners form the Poultry to Bow Church—they were conversing together—another was with them, who has escaped—I saw Clark go behind Mr. Pollock lift up his pocket and tae something from it with his left hand a pass it to Jones—I caught him and sent a person after Mr. Pollock—when I caught hold of him this handker chief was thrown down by one of hem—I could no say who.

Clark If he was swear enough to see what I did he must have seen what it was. Witness . I was not near enough to see what he took, nor what it was when he passed it.

Clark's Defence . I am entirely innocent. On this Sunday even ing I left my mother 'house din Globe lane to go and bid my uncle farewell, as I was going to New York—I was in company with no one—I saw two young men, but I could not say this young man was one—I remember following them as far as Bow Church—I saw them turn up turning—I wen ton, and proceeded about 100 yards, still following the prosecutor and the officer came and took the hand kerchief from me which my fellow prisoner has round his neck now—that was the one that I threw from me—I did not know this prisoner before—but I lent him the handkerchief when we were taken.

COURT to JOHN SMITH . Q. Are you able to swear that Clark is the person who put his hand into the prosecutor's pocket and took some thing from it? A. Costively—he took something and handed it to Jones.

Clark . I was above 100 yards foam this man—he brought me back—I pointed to the handkerchief which was lying in he road.

CLARK— GUILTY . Aged 20.

JONES— GUILTY . Aged 21.

Transported for Seven Years .

911. WILLIAM SANDERSON was indicted for feloniously receiving, on the 13th of February , 2 chaise saddles, value 20 s . 2 cruppers value 3 s .; 2 breaching, value 3 s .; 2 pair of reins, value 20 s .; 1 pair of hames value 20 s . and 1 pair of traces value 3 s . the goods of William Woods , well knowing them to have been stolen.

WILLIAM WOODS . I live at Coodham in Kent. I lost this harness in the night, between the 6th and 7th of January, 1835, from my stable—I heard that a neighbour lost a cart the same night.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. You lost it in January, 1835? A. Yes—I saw it again on the 6t of April 1835, in possession of Pye the constable.

ISAAC PYRE . I am constable of Barnett. I am was searching the prisoners premises in Spitalfields on the 13th of February, 1835, and found part of this harness and part of it in a stable in Red Lion street, Spitalfields—on the 6th of April following Mr. Woods came and owned the harness in my possession—it was part in the prisoner's house, and part in his stable—he said it was brought there by his son—I said I had found it in his possession, and took it.

GEOREGE WARDLE . I am constable of South Mims. I was present wen Pye found the harness—one part it hung in the stable—I took Straford into custody who keeps the stale and took this prisoner the same night on suspicion of horse stealing.

NOT GUILTY .

912. JOSEPH WIDDOWSON was indicted for stealing, on the 4t of March 1 coat, value 30 s . and 1 cloak, value 3 l . the goods of Thomas Parry .

THOMAS PARRY . I live at Barnsbury street Islington. I had a coat and cloak on the 6th of March—I saw them safe a little before nine o'clock in the morning. hanging on a rail lin the passage—I did not mils them till I was told of it by the officer who has possession of hem there of four days after—this is my property.

BENJAMIN WORRALL . I am servant to Mr. Holland, a butcher, who lives at, No.7, Lower road, Islington. At 10 clock on the morning of the 4th of march, I saw the prisoner and a companion I Barns bury street—the prisoner went up to the prosecutor's door—I do not know whether the servant came or not, but I came by directly—I saw him go, and I saw him in the passage there—he came out and ran by me with he thing sin his arms—the cloak appeared like this one—I could not see the coat—I followed them and the prisoner put the cloak into a bag in Barnsbury-place—the bag, after the things were put in it was given to the other man—I followed them till I saw a policeman and told him of it—the other man chaucked the

bag down and run away—the policeman took the prisoner, and then picked the bag up.

Prisoner . He stated before the Magistrate that at half past eleven o'clock he saw me knock or ring and during the time he was passing he saw me talking to a female and while se was gone I went in—and now he dose not say that. Witness . I saw him put his hand on the rails, where the bell is—I did not see him ring.

COURT . Q. You said, "I saw a servant woman come ah he must have said something, because she went in and left the door open." Do you mean to say you saw the servant-woman come? A. I thought I saw the woman a he door—I saw him go to a house opposite, and then a woman came and shut the door in his face an then he went to this door—I thought I saw a woman there.

Prisoner. Q. Did you see me talking to a female at Mr. Parry's door? A. No, I did not—I saw him with his hands of the railing and I thought he rang he bell, and somebody answered the doorhe turned his head, as if he was talking to somebody.

WILLIAM KER ( police constable, N 131.) I saw the prisoner on the 4th of March, a about half past eleven 'cloak—the witness came to me, and told me these two men were down River lane, with a bag—I went after them—the other man ha of hte bag—the prisoner was in company with him—they were walking—but when they saw me, one ran one way and one another—the prisoner ran a small distance and returned opposite to where the bag was—I secured him, and then took the bag with this property in it.

Prisoner. Q. You swear than I was sin company with the man that threw the bag away? A. Yes you were.

Prisoner's Defence . This lad ha sworn falsely—he said he saw me knock or ring at the door of Mr. Parry, and now he says he did not.

GUILTY . Aged 30— Transported for Seven Years .

913. ABRAHAM JENKISON was indicted for stealing on the 29th of March 1 handkerchief value 1 s . the goods of John Simpson from his person.

JOHN SIMPSON . I live at Newington butts, On the 28th of March I was coming from Shutwark, over London bridge, between seven and eights o'clock at night—in passing over he bridge, near fishmonger's hall, I saw three men near me—I walked on to the print shop, near the ham-and beef shop. and was completely pinned in by three men—I made a wrench to get out of their hands, and placed my hand on my book, as I had just came from the Borought bank—I felt a man's fingers under my book—I wrenched myself round, and seized the prisoner by the neck—I said, "You cannot get from me you have robbed me"—a man came up and said."He has picked your pocket of you handkerchief"—the pri soner then dropped it, and I put my foot on it—the person that pinned me were the same as I had seen before, and the prisoner was one of them—I saved my book—I had observed three very suspicious-looking men against Mr. Humphry's tavern but I could not say that the prisoner was one of them.

Prisoner . The handkerchief was put on my arm by a young man. Witness . No, you dropped it from your sleeve—the other man was much shooter he endeavouered to trip me up.

ALEXANDER DUNK . I was crossing over to King William street—just

as I got opposite Effingham and Wilson's I saw the prisoner take his hand from the gentleman's pocket as the handkerchief in it—I collarad him, and so did the prosecutor—there were two others who ran away.

Prisoner . I had nobody with me—a man took it and threw it on my arm—I told the gentleman that was the man, and he said he would not go after him.

GUILTY Aged 13— Transported for Fourteen Years .

914. RICHARD LAMB was indicted for embezzlement.

WILLIAM COOK . I am a glass grinder, The prisoners my service—it was his business to take out goods, and to receive money for them—he was my weekly servant—he had no profit on the goods he took out—I gave him 11 s . a week, and his tea night and morning—I deal with a person named Thomas Ayres—the prisoner never gave me 19 s . 10 d . or 7 s . 10 d ., which he received.

THOMAS AYRES . I live in Great Bath-street Clerkenwell. I deal with Mr. Cook—I received some goods on the 13th of February and gave the prisoner 19 s . 10 d —I gave him a soverign and he gave me 2 l . change.

WILLIAM PENTON . I am a glazier. I deal with Mr. Cook—I received some goods from Mr. Cook—I; paid the prisoner 7 s . 10 d . for his master.

Prisoner . I got behind a coach and the sovereign was lost—I spent the 7 s . 10 d .

GUILTY Aged 18— Confined One Month .

915. HENRY MOULD was indicted for embezzlement to which he pleaded

GUILTY Aged 29— Transported for Seven Years .

916. DAVID DONALDSON was indicted for stealing on the 28th of March , 2 half crowns 3 shillings and 2 six pences, the monies of Charles Barrington Jacobs his master; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 50— Confined six Months .

917. GEORGE CRUMPTON was indicted for stealing on the 12th of March 4 pairs of shoes, value 12 s . the goods of George Yapp .

GEORGE YAPP . I live in Sloane street Chaelsea, an dam a shoemaker—the prisoner was in my employ four years next July. On the 12th of March, I found four pair of women's shoes in copper hole, in a room where the prisoner cut leather—I left them there, and watched, and when the prisoner left me about eleven o'clock a tonight I went down, and the shoes were gone—I gave notice to the serjeant, who was waiting opposite my house, calling out to him that he prisoner had go them—y the time I got up, I further shoes in the serjeants' hands—these are them—they are all mine.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. Did you examine the shoes you found in the copper hole? A. Yes—I found them there in ht morning, between ten and eleven o'clock—there is a mark by which I know them—the prisoner has been in my service of four years next July—I had known him, I believe, twenty years before that—he has been in business, and been unfortunate e—he ha conducted himself honestly up to this this e—he has a wife and a very large family—I was not aware that he was distressed.

GEORGE THATCHER ( police serjeant B 17.). I was directed to watch this house—I saw the prisoner come out—I stopped him, and found these four pari of shoes in his cat pocket.

(Daniel Oberry, I his Edeware road; Henry Harrod, a shoe maker, gave the prisoner a good character.)

GUILTY Aged 45— Confined Three months .

918. CHARLOTTE WILLIAM was indicted for stealing on the 6th of march 3 rings value 12 s . 3 breast pins value 4 s . part of a brooch, value 1 s . 1 handkerchief value 9 d . 1 bonnet value 10 s . 1 tippet, value 1 l . 1 pair of stockings value 6 d . 1 shawl, value 1 s . the goods of James Watson Jewitt .

JAMES WATSON JEWITT . I live in Half moon creacent Islliton and am a clerk. The prisoner cam to live with me on the 23rd of February; and on Sunday evening the 6th of March I went out about five o'clock, leaving her in house alone—I came back at twenty minuets after seven o'clock—I found of the door open and no one at house—I and my wife looked about and missed the things stated in the indictment—these are them.

JAMES DELLINGHAM . I live in Eagle street, Red Lion square—these rings and silk handkerchiefs, and other things, were brought to my room at half pas seven o'clock in the evening on Sunday the 6th of march by the prisoner—I sad I would not let her have at them again—I thought she had not come honestly them—she said he was going back to her mas ters and she went sway—I took them to Mr. Jewitt.

MARY PERYOR . I live in Hyde street Bloomsbury—I met the pri soner with this tippet has bonnet on—I stopped her and told her she had stolen Mrs. jewitt's bonnet and tippet—she hesitated a minute, then pulled them off and gave hem to me.

GUILTY Aged 16— Recommended to mercy by the prosecute and Jury .

Confined Three Days .

919. ANN WOODWARD was indicted for stealing on he 16th of January from the person of Lucy Hannah Townshend 2 purses value 2 s . 2 sovereigns 1 crown-piece, 1 shilling 4 sixpencees and 4 d . in copper monies and 1 £10 Bank note; the goods and monies of John Townshend ; and GEORGE CAYLOCK for receiving the said Bank not e, well knowing it to have been stolen against he state &c.

MR. PAYNE conducted the Prosecution .

LUCY HANNAH TOWNSHEND . I am the wife of John Townshend and live at Mr. Sacheverell's Earl street Lisson grove, On the 19th of January receive two £10 and four £5 bank notes and four sovereigns and 3 s . 7 d . as a chancery dividend—on the 16th of January, one £10 note there seethings, and 1 s . were left—on that day I was in company with the prisoner Wood and Ann Thorup—he is sister to the young amn my daughter is married to—I exchanged one of the sovereigns that day a the Carpenter's Arms and among the change I re member particular that I received a crown piece—I do not at all recollect what the other money was—the £ 10 note was in a steel purse in my left hand pocket—the other money was in my right hand pocket in a green and brown net purse—I remember fainting at he Carpenter Arms—I had just recovered from a server fit of illness—no one Ann Woodward and Ann Thorp were in the room with me—I know I had the money safe early in the morning because I was constantly feeling to see if it was safe,

and being a steel purse, I could feel it—the prisoner wood went home with me—when I got home I saw my son—he said, "Mother, is your money right?I suspect from the company you have been in, wiht Ann Woodward; you had better see"—I cannot say whether the prisoner was there—she came afterwards because she was scarched in he room—I ac cused her of robbing me as found I had lost my money—she refused to be searched, but she was partially searched by my daughter—after she was searched, we fetched a policeman, and she was taken to the station-house, and then to Marylebone-office—two sovereigns and a five-shilling-piece were found upon he r—I had been drinking two or three glassed of brandy-and-water—it was between one and two o'clock—I had been very ill, and of course I was overcome with taking so small a quantity—I should think I did not take half a glass myself—my steel purse was brought to me by Edward Sacheverel, on the Sunday morning, the 16h—I kept it till Caylock was taken, and then I gave it to the police-serjeant—Woodward was discharge at the office—my daughter and my landlady were there.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. This poor woman was taken by you before the magistrate? A. Yes—that was before I got the steel purse—se was taken on Saturday evening—she was then at liberty till about the 12th or 13th of February—on the 11th of February the note was paid I—he must have been a full fortnight a liberty—I saw Wood ward first about nine o'clock clock in the morning—I called for her at her own house—I slept at home on the Friday night before the Saturday—I can swear that—I do not mean to swear it—I did not understand you—I did not swear that I slept at home on the Friday before the Saturday that I was robbed—I did not sleep at home—I do not wish to swear to any thing—I did not sleep at home e—I know Harry Bailey—I do not know whether I am bound to answer as to where I slept—I am not at all afraid if I do answer that the Jury will not belive me—I never swore that I slept at home on the Friday—I first saw Harry Bailey that morning just before I went to Woodward's—I me him in the street.

Q. Do you mean to swear that? A. No, Sir I do not swear that—I do not consider that I am bound to answer all these questions—I saw him in a room before I saw him in the street that morning—I did not say that I saw him in the street first—I had not drank any thing before I went to Woodward's house—I sent for something to drink when I got there—I do not recollect whether I told them where I had slept nor whether I men tioned the name of Harry Bialy—I do not think I said that I had slept with him—I have a doubt abut it—I do not know whether I did or not.

Q. Do you know No.30 Stafford street? A. I dare say there may be such a number—I will not swear that I told the prisoner or her mother whether I sleep there or not—we sent for some rum and gin in the pri soner's house—I paid for it—I ate say I partook of it—I cannot tell how much I had, nor how much was sent for, nor how much I paid—I think the prisoner the person we sent—I cannot tell whether it was one quarten of each or more—I do not think I took both—I dare say I partook of either the rum or gin at the prisoner's mothers, Mrs. Large's—I was quite sober when I left the hose—I then went to the Carpenter's Arms—I did not go home, because Ann Thorp, who was with me, asked me to go to see a friend—we had two or three gassers of brandy-and-water in the Carpenter Arms—I cannot say how much I drank—I fainted—on my return ho we went into Mr. Alimores's the Champion—the pri soner paid for what was had there—I had had about two glasses of sherry the

night before and nothing else—I will not swear whether I had any spirits—my daugher will tell you what I did—I saw a little Italian boy playing in Church-street—I did not dace, not I did not get into a row a tall at Mr. Dallimoe's—there was an altercation—a policeman did not persuade me to go to the Champion that I am aware of—I went in—I did not drink—I do not remember the landlady and Ann Thorp taking me up stairs—they took me up stirs to my apartment—when the policeman was set to search her, my daughter, Mrs. Sachervel and I belive, my son were present—she objected to be searched—I do not know that I was present when she objected—Ann Throp was with me a very considerable portion of the day—she did not sleep at home that Friday night—I do not know whether I am bound to answer whether she slept in the same house as I did that Friday—I do not know whether I said that I and Ann Thorp had been Sleeping out at No.30 Staford street—I did not say I had been sleeping at a hose of ill fame.

Q. Did you ever sleep at No. 30, Staffored street? A. I shall not answer—I shall not say whether I said Ann Thorp slept with Charles Butler at that house s—I shall no swear one way or the other—I might have said it and forgotten it—I might have said that I slept with Harry Bailey at No.30, Stafford street and that Ann Thorp slept at the same house with Charles Butler.

Q. Do you remember asking the prisoner after breakfast to watch while you got to the bottom of the street as you did not wish your daughter to see you? A. Yes I did—I wil not swear whether I re quested her to go and tell my daughter, as an excuse for sleeping out, that I and Ann Throp had been locked up in the station house and had to pay 12 s —I do not know whether he did or no.

Cross-examined by MR. JONES Q. Do you remember which way you went home from the Carpenter's Arms? A. I do not exactly recollect whether we went through Salisbury street—that would be in the road home—Car lisle-street would have nearer—I lost the note on the 16th of January. and Caylock was taken on the 13th of February.

MR. PAYNE . Q. Did you know about Caylock having any thing to do with the not till you traced it? A. Not a tall—I ave not a distant re collection of all the places I went to—I felt my purse after I left Wood ward's house, and when I got home I missed it.

ANN THORP . I live at No.30, Sandord street. I was in company with Mrs. Townshend and Woodward on the 18th of Febaruary—I remem ber Mrs. Townsend fainting—Ann Woodward and I were in the room at the time—she wanted some vinegar and I said, I would ring the bell; Woodward said, "No; you go fir it; I know how to manege her"—I went and was gone five minutes—when I returned, there was no one there but these two—I went away when she got better—I called at the Champion—we had something—Wood ward paid half a-crown for it—before Mrs. Twonshend fainted a the Carpenter's Arms she changed a sovereign—she took it out of a green and brown purse.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Did you go to the prisoner's house, with her mother and Mrs. Townshend, that Saturday morning? A. I did, about half past eight o'clock—I breakdfasted there, and afterwards I thinks there was some run sent for—Mrs. Townshend send for it—half a pint came—I think we all had it—I took a little, and the prisoner and Mrs. Townshend—there might have bee a little gin—I did not drink say—I

do not know whether Mrs. Towshend did—I do not remember gin at all.

Q. What hour did you get up that morning? A. That is my business, not yours—I think it was half past seven—I cannot say to a minute or two—no one was in the room when I was dressing—I did not sleep with Mrs. Townshend—I slept alone.

Q. You swear that? A. I shall not tell you—it is my own business—I went to the Champion public hose afterwards—that was on Saturday afternoon—I saw the Italian boy playing, and I saw Mrs. Townshend at the time—se was doiing nothing—I should think she knew herself better than to dance—I remember the policeman coming up—I do not know what she said—we went with the policeman into the Champion—there was some thing had there to drink—it was brandy I belive—the prisoner put down half-a-crown to change—I do not know who had the brandy—I had not a drop—I do not know whether the policeman and Mrs. Townshend did, became I stood at the door—no one sat down—Mrs. Townshend knew wheat she was doing when she got him—she had been ill—what we had to drink the night before is best known to ourselves—Mr. Townshend drank nothing at all the night before in the house where we slept—I do not mean to tell where I slept—I suppose we went to the house about one o'clock—where we had been till one is best known to ourselves—we had not been is our public-house.

Q. Will you swear that? A. I shall swear nothing abut it—we had some liquor on the Friday night, about eleven o'clock in the Exeter Arms, it was no other—we had gin and water—I don't like gin but if it was had I need not drink it)—we had one glass between us two—I and Mrs. Town shend do not live together—we left a at eleven—we were not there five minutes—I am not no obliged to say where we were till one o'clock—we were going home—we live about ten minutes walk from the Exeter Arms—we kept walking about till one o'clock—I did not go home with Mrs. Town shend on Saturday—I went to my own house—I know Charles Butler by sight.

Cross-examined by MR. JONES . Q. Did you go home from the Car penter's Arms with Mrs. Townshend to her own house? A. Yes we went through Salisbury street.

MR. PAYNE . Q. Whatever; you did on Friday night, were you suffi ciently in your senses to know what was going on Saturday morning? A. Yes, and Mrs. Townshed knew what was going on.

ELIABETH SACHEFERELL . I am the wife of Edward Sacheverell. I live at No.5, Earl street—Mrs. Towndshend lodges in my house—I re member her coming home on the 16th of January—Woodward and Ann Thorp were with er—she had bee drinking—she seemed to know what she was about—Mrs. Townshend accused Woodward of robbing her—they took he into my room to search her, and I said she should not be searched there; they might take her into her own room—they partly searched her—Woodward came down satirs again, and went into the back room first floor—I asked her what she was doing there—she said, "I am looking for my apron—they have been searching me, and I have lost my apron"—she re mained in the room about five or then minutes—when she came out, she sat to the bottom of the satirs of five or ten minutes.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. She was taken before the Ma gistrate? A. Yes and set at liberty—I canot say when she was takne up again—I cannot tell when Mrs. Townshend sleeps at home—she has a key.

JOHN WILLIAMS . I am pay clerk clerk in the bank of England—I have two 10 s . notes her: Nos. 19, 038 and 39. dated 26th November, 1835—I paid these notes to a Chancery ticket of 40 l —No 19, 038 was returned to the Bank on the 3d of February—I have not memorandum of the return of the other—the Chancery ticket was payable to L. Townshend—I have it here.

THOMAS ROWE . I keep the Godlen Key public house, in Bell-street. I know Caylock—the prisoner Woodward lives close by me—I have seen them together—they have come in to have something to drink—I cannot say that I have seen her with Caylock without her husband—I gave cash for this note, No.19039, to Caylock—it has his name on it, "Caylock, Benjami place"—it may be eight or ten weeks ago—I cannot shay when.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLILPS . Q. Do you know Mrs. Townshend? A. I have seen her at my pubic house taking a little refreshment—I have seen the man they said washer husband, but I believe they are not living together.

Cross-examined by MR. JONES . Q. How long have you nnown Cay-lock? A. I believe ten or twelve years—he has borne a good character—he made no secret of changing this not e—I am so much in he habit of changing notes foe him, that I made no difficulty of it.

EDWARD SACHEVERELL . I live at No.48, Brill-row Somers—Town, and am the son in law of Mrs. Sacheverell On Sunday, the 17th of January, I went into the back room on the first floor of may mother's house, to empty a basin of ow water, an picked up theis steel purse—I gave it to Mrs. Towns bend—I found it on the leads, about a yard an a half from the window.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Who lives in the house where you live? A. My grandmother, Mrs. Young—I don't know who lives in my mother house e—Mrs. Sachversheel in the owner of it.

MR. PHILLIPS to MRS. SACHERVERELL . Q. Who lives in your house? A. Mrs. Townshend and Mrs. Farmer—I was not in the room when Mrs. Townshend went up stairs.

MR. PAYNE . Q. Ate there any leads to the back room on the first floor? A. Yes, that is the room that the prisoner was sin for five on ten minutes.

MR. PHILLIPS to MRS. TOWNSHEND . Q. Was not the female prisoner occasionally in the habit of lending you money? A. Yes, I paid her back a sovereign that she had lent me on the evening of the 12th of January.

MR. PAYNE . Q. Was the sovereign lent before you received this money? A. Yes, this to e(No.19038) is the note the prisoner changed for me at Dallimore's—it is one I received at the Bank—it was changed to pay my landlady with—I had to this on the 16th of January—I changed it on the 12th.

MARY THORP . I am the wife of Thomas thorp. lived at No.9, Carlisle-street—I am Mrs. Townshend's daughter—I searched the prisoner in my mother's room l—she took off her stays, and then showed one what she gad got, which was two sovereigns a five shilling piece four six pences, a shilling and 4 1/2 d . she said it was her husband's earning—her husband is a bricklayer's foreman—she did not take of her stocking nor her cap—after I searched her she went into a room, and said he was looking for her apron—she went to the station house, and then to Marylebone-office—he was discharged—on leaving the office we met her husband and mother outside the of five—she told him what Mrs. trownshend accused her of—he said, "they could not accuse you, you, had no money about you"—I then told him what she had.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Were you no present when your mother paid her back the sovereign? A. Yes; on Tuesday.

THOMAS HENRY THOMSON ( police Sergeant D 4.) I saw this paper signed by Caylock—it was read to him land signed by the Magistrate—I took Caylock into custody—( read )—The prisoner Caylock says, "I picked the note up and am willing to refund the money—I know the pri soner Woodward by sight certainly—when her husband comes home we go to Mr. Rowe's sometime son a Sunday moaning, and drink a pint of porter together."

Cross-examined by MR. JONES . Q. Did you hear what the prisoner said at he office e, which has just been read? A. I did.

Woodward's Defence . I do not know any thing about taking her money—I never saw her with any notes at all.

Caylock's Defence . I picked up the not in Salisbury street a I told the policeman when he too me—if I had any guilty knowledge of it I should not have gone to Mr. Row's to change it.

NOT GUILTY .

Sixth Jury, before Mr. Recorder .

920. GEORGE LEWIS was indicted for stealing on the 10th of March , 1 dressing case, value 16 s . the goods of Thomas Benjamin Hassall .

ROBERT JOHN TAYLOR . I am a shopman to Thomas Benjamin Hassall, a comb and brush maker, of St. Paul's Church yard. On the 10th of March, I saw the prisoner in the shop about eight o'clock in the evening—he had a nest to chip boxes—he said he had got a very much set of chip-boxes, and told me to ask my master if he would have them—my master had a had foot at the time—he said he did not want to him—the prisoner opened the boxes and came to to the end of the counter when this dressing-case laid—there were a great many brusher on the counter—I felt rather confused—the prisoner laid the brown paper which his boxes were in, over the dressing case a the end of the counter—he wen out and I missed the dressing case before he passed the window—I called to my father and told him that he had stolen the dressing-case—I followed him, and took it out of his hand in the King's Head public house in Cannon alley—I followed him in there—he came back with me to the shop, and my master gave him into custody. Cross-examined by MR. JONES . Q. Had the prisoner been in the habit of calling at your master' s? A. Yes; and sold him boxes occasionally—I know him well—he appeared to have some drinking, but he knew what he was about—when I brought him back, he said he took it by mistake and that he had left a parcel of his own at Mrs. Smith's, about the size of a dress ing case—my master sent me there—the prisoner had been there, but had not left a parcel—my master did not say he did not wish to give him in charge, as it might have been a mistake—the policeman did not say he must give him in charge—his boxes were wrapped up in the same kind of paper; that his boxes were in was much larger than the case.

EDWARD SMITH . I am inspector of nightley watch. li produce a dressing case which Mr. Hassall gave me with the prisoner he said he was determined to give him in charge, he would not be robbed in this kind of way, as he had been frequently robed before.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you hear the prisoner day it was a mistake? A. Yes—Mr. Hassall did not say he thought it might be—Mr. Hassall first spoke about his being give it no custody—I not say I should in sist upon his being given in charge—he was give in charge before I had time to speak a word—some of the boxes are as small as the dressing case, but the smaller ones were ones were inside the others—the prisoners told me he was a hawker of them, and he referred me to several persons in the neighbour hood—I found he had dealt with those persons—he had been drinking, but was quite sensible.

( Property produced and sworn to .)

Prisoner's Defence . I was showing boxes, and said I had got a good set I did not want to take home with me—I was going to leave them for 6 d . less than I generally charge them, because I would not take them home—I put my par up, and put this little paper on than top of them—I did not know I had got it; and when I went back, I said I was very sorry I bad taken it—I did not know it contained—I could refer to Rundle and Bridge, on Ludgate hill, and all over town.

COURT to ROBERT JOHN TAYLOR . Q. How was the prisoner carrying the dressing case? A. He had it in his hand our dressing case was in brown paper under the boxes in his hand he only opened the two largest boxes.

Prisoner . He is quite in error—I opened one to show him, be cause they were larger than what he had before—when I went back, the master said he did not think I meant to steal it, but the policeman insisted upon taking me—he said it was no use my speaking to the prosecutor.

COURT to JOHN SMITH . Q. Did you say it was no use for the prisoner to speak to the prosecutor? A. No—Mr. Hassall said he insisted upon me taking the charge—he did not want to have any more talk with him—the prisoner kept saying it was a mistake.

Prisoner . When the policeman came in, he said there could be no more talk then.

ROBERT JOHN TAYLOR . No, there was not—when the officer came in, my master gave him he dressing case directly, and gave him in change—he kept talking, and my master said, "I don't wan to have any more talk with you, go on"—and the officer said, "Come o, you with keep us there all night."

(Sussannah cressy, of Richmond street, St. Luke's gave the prisoner a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 38— Recommended to mercy — Confined Three Months .

921. DANIEL DUNN was indicted for stealing on the 14h of march , 1 tobacco pipe, value 10 s . the goods of David Davis .

SAMUEL DAVIS . I am the son of David Davis. On the evening of the 14th of Marc, I was in my father's shop, is Green street, St. James's, between seven and eight o'clock—I was placing something in the window—I saw the prisoner on the outside, with his hand through a broken pane of glass—ter was another but behind him—I cannot say hoe long the glass had been broken but it was a very small piece—the aperture was made larger—the prisoner drew a tobacco pipe through—this is a part of it—one part is now gone, but is was perfect when it was drawn from the window—I went after the prisoner to Wind mill street, and took him—the policeman came up, and I gave him I charged—he dropped the pipe before I came up by which means the bowl was lost t—the selling price of it was

10 s —I am sure he is the boy who took it—there was a light from the gas in the street—I am sure I saw it drop.

Prisoner . I was not near window—another boy drew the pipe out of the window—he gave it me in the Haymarket.

THOMAS WELCH ( police constable E 23.) I received the present into my custody, with this pipe, a the corner of windmill street, in Coventry-street—that is some distance, from Jermyn street.

(Thomas Riley, of Bainbridge, street, Bloomsbury and Haugh Kerns, No.1, Golden Lion court, Aldersgate street gave the prisoner a good cha racter.)

GUILTY . Aged 11— Recommended to mercy by the Jury . Confined Sox Weeks , and Whipped.

921. JESSE JONES was indicted for bigamy.

GEORGE STANFORD . I live at Lewes, in Sussex. I know the prisoner—I was present when he was married to Mary Nye, at Linfield, in Sunset, at the parish church, on the 31st of July, 1835, by banns—she is not alive, and in Curt she was single when he married her.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. Did you know any thing of the prisoner and his first wife? A. Yes—I knew their courtship—it was a marriage entered into contrary to the wishes of Nye's parents—it was not against the consent of her friends—they were quite content that the mar riage should take place.

Q. How cam you to say it was contrary to their wisher? A. I thought you said according to the wishes of the parents—I was sin the habit of see ing them after they were married—they lived in the same house as I did, for a shot time—I did not see the parents after the marriage—I did not know the prisoner long after the marriage—I do not know that they got into difficulties.

JOHN YATES ( City police constable No . 99). apprehended the prisoner in Fetter lane, on the 24th of March, in the parish of St. Dunstan's-in-the-West—I took him to Guildhallhe was remanded till the 26th to the Computer and brought to newgate on monday last the 4th of April—I produce two certificates, which were handed to me by the solicitor.

Cross-examined. Q. Had he apartments at No.133, Fetter lane, in the name of Jesse Jones? A. Yes—I found him there when he came home to dinner.

ANN AUGUSTS . I live in Fulwood's rents Holborn. I was married to the prisoner on the 8th of last March in the Fields, in Middlesex—I have known him from the later end of last July—he repre sented himself to me as a bachelorhe never mentioned that he had been married before—I had a little property—that has been expended—I bought some furniture with it—a fortnight ago last Thursday, a friend of mine came and told me he was married—I then had him apprehended.

Cross-examined. Q. Your parents are alive? A. Yes—I did not communicate this to them—they are in the country, a long way off—but I mentioned it to some friends, when a friend told me he was married, and had go at wife and three children—I went within, and he was taken into custody—we were married by banns, in the names of Ann Augustus and Jesse Jones—what money I had was expended in furnishing the apartments that still exists and have it—Mr. Alderman Wood and I was to take what I liked.

COURT Q. Was you living with him a the time you received this

information? A. Yes—I was in Fetter-lane—I did not tell the prisoner, but I went with my friend and never saw the prisoner afterwards.

MR. DOANE to GEORGE STANFORD . Q. You say were present at the first marriage? A. Yes; and it was by banns—I knew that from what Mrs. Nye told me—I know noting of it myself—I saw the register in the church at the communion table—my wife was present—I do not know what the age of the lady was s—she was of—no she was not of age.

COURT . Q. Were any of her friends present at the marriage? A. No. my wife and myself and and from Brighton, of the name of George Sherwood, and his wife were present—I did not hear the banns read—I was living in Brighton at that time—this was a at Linfield—I know it was at the parish church—I do not know the clergyman—I came from Brighton—the prisoner lived at Brighton, and the young woman at Linfield—this marriage was on the 31st of July, 1825,—I knew she was sunder age by what she has told me—she the appearance of it—she had a father and mother living—they were not present—it was not against there wisher—I never heard them say that it was not—they lived together as mean an with afterwards in the house where I did a Brighten—I never saw their friends there—se left Linfield, and came home with us that night.

Prisoner . That man swears false—he nerve lived in the house with me in his life—there are two children who belong to me, she has had a child during my absence—I went away in May, 1830, and she as the child in July following, and she owned herself that she had it by it my first cousin, in East Smithfield.

GUILTY Aged 33— Confined One Year .

922. GEORGE HERDSFIELD was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of march , 1 handkerchief value 4 s . the goods of James Walker , from his person, and the he has been before convicted of felony.

JAMES WALKER . I live at the Harp, Harp alley, Farringdon-street, and am a smith and iron founder. On the 29th of March I was in Fleet-street at half past ten o'clock in the evening—I felt a hand behind me—I put my right hand behind and caught my handkerchief—I turned round quickly and the prisoner had hold of my handkerchief in his hand and drew it though my hand—he ran across Fleet street, and was folding up the handkerchief all the while—I followed him of there hundred yards and was not three yards form him—about a dozen men then got round us, and I lost sight of the handkerchief.

Prisoner . I was going through Fleet street—I was going after that gentleman-two boys followed him and took his handkerchief as he said, and then ran away—I ran after them, and then he followed me, and did not sight of me. Witness . he ran uncommonly well, and put the handkerchief into his bosom.

HENRY BOLTON . I am watchman of St. Bride's. I heard the cry Stop thief"—I saw the prisoner run up Shoe lane—I attempted to stop him, but the slipped through my fingers and ran away quickly—I followed him to the corner of Harp-alley, and there he was taken—he did not call "Stop thief"—I saw him stopped and took him to the watch-house—no one passed round him—I was in the middle of Shoe-lane—I did not see any thing thrown down—the person who were persuing him were very close behind him—the people did not get about him when he was stopped—he was running when I took him—there were persons round abut him.

Prisoner . He and three more watchmen took me—I don to see how I could throw anything down without their seeing me. Witness . There were three of us, and a great many people about him.

WILLIAM M'LENNAN ( City police constable No . 4) I produce a cetifi cate of the prisoner's former conviction, which I got from Mr. Clarks's office—the prisoner is the person—( read .)

GUILTY Aged 18— Transported for Seven Years .

923. PHILIP MOORE was indicted for stealing on the 19th of March , 1 handkerchief, value 5 s . the goods of George Singer from his person.

GEORGE SINGER . I live in Ingram court, Fenchruch street. Above eight o'clock on the evening of the 19t of march I was in Little Moor-fields; and form the light of a lamp on the opposite said, he saw the pri sonr's hand lift my coat tail, and draw my handkerchief—I saw it by the shadow, and I turned and saw him drag the handkerchief—he got it out, and dropped it on the pavement—when I attempted to collar him, he drew back and ran away—I ran after him, and caught him and in going to the station house he go away—this is the handkerchief.

JAMES MURRELL . I am a officer. I took charge of the prisoner—I produced the handkerchief which received from the prosecutor.

Prisoner . I went to get half a pint of beer—as I going up the public-house steps, the gentleman caught hold of me, and said, "Yes have robbed me"—I said I had not touched him. Witness . He was not going into a public house e—I had an idea that something was going on when I was in Coleman-street, and this being a large handkerchief I could feel it in my pocket and when I saw him take it, he and the corner of it in his hand, and dropped it—I took it up, and he ran off—I pursued, and took him—some person came up, and said, "Let him go, you have go turn handkerchief"—he said before the Magistrate that the was coming out of the public-house, and I sparred up to him and he to wanting to fight, ran away.

GUILTY . Aged 21— Confined Sox Months .

OLD COURT , Thursday April 4 th , 1836.

Fourth Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

924. ANN JONES was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwellling-house of Ann Mears , on the 15th of March , at St. Matthew, Bethnal green , and stealing 4 shirts, value 20 s . 10 table cloths value 20 s . her goods and that she had been before convicted of felony; to which she pleaded

GUILTY Transported for Seven Years .

925. EDWARD URLING was indicted for stealing on the the 5th of March at Arlington 1 sheep price 2 l . the property of Joseph Jessop .—2nd COUNT , for killing with intent to steal the carcase.

ROBERT BELFIT . I am bailiff to Mr. Joseph Jessp, who live at Ar lington On Saturday nigh, the 6th of March he had fifty three sheep—on Sunday morning I went to the field and missed one sheep, and found where it had ben killed—there was blood there in ditch and I after wards fund the skin under a wheat stack, and the entrails—master's sheep are marked with a round ring and two J's in the middle—I found that are marked the ship. I found footmark in the field, and trace them up the

field about ten yards, and afterwards out of the field, and saw a gap over into another field—I traced them at last in to a lane to another field—I know where the prisoner lived—I I raced them up to his has e—he is a brick-maker I belive, nad lives in a cottage—he denied living at the cottage, and said he lived down at Halton bridge—the constable was there, and said he did not think head left the cottage, nut he said he had for some time—a person in named Taplin brought the prisoner's wife in with a basket, with mutton in it—it contained seven joints of mutton—I compared the foot marks which I traced to the house, with the prisoners's shoe, and they tallied exactly.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. How far are he cottages from the field? A. About a mile and ha half—the footmark went about ten yards before I lost sight of them, then over a bank, and I saw them again and they were traced down to the cottage where the prisoner lives—a donkey's and a man's foot mark were traced—I an swear I traced footamarks from the field to the cottage—I will not swear there were not more than one man's foot marks but I saw no more—I live about a mile and a half from the field, I know the lane, and know about a cap of gipsies being there, but it had been removed a week before e—they didn't go away in the middle of that night, but a week before r—I saw the prisoner taken into custody—he did not attempt to runaway—Halton bridge is about 200 or 300 yards from the station—the mark on the skin was a round ring and two J's—I have no doubt about it being the skin.

CHARLES EDMONDS . I am a farmer of Arlington. I assisted in tracing the footworks—they appeared tome to correspond exactly—they went directly to the prisoner's cottage, and there were traces of a donkey's feet as well—here are the prisoner's shoes—they tallied and corresponded in all respects et the footmarks—here are two peculair nails out the usual place—I saw the prisoner's wife with asked it contained seven joints to mutton fresh killed, and not in a butcher-like way—I heard him deny living in the cottage—I do not think I saw any part of the mutton fitted into the skin—I want into the prisoner's house afterward and found a sheep head boiling in the pot—there was no head in he basket—there was a sack of fresh turnips beans, and brocoli.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you mean to say that you yourself took either of tees shoes and examined them with the marks? A. The constable did, I pointed out the mark to him—I did not myself fit these, but I saw it done—there are hundreds of such shoes in the country—the constable pressed down one by the side of the foot marks, to see if the mails would make the same impression—there has been good deal of rain that night.

JOSEPH TAPLIN . I am farmer, and live at Drayton. I trace some of the footsteeps from my farm which is about half a mile form the pri soner's house, to about one hundred yards from his house, but I did not got the whole ay—I stopped his wife with the mutton and I said to the prisoner, "Peggy, "that is the name he goes by, "Peppy"I thought you had known better than to do such a thing as this"—he said, "Oh, I did not do it, but I have a right to buy meat as cheap as I like"—I said, "Well, then, you are the receiver, you are worse than the thief"—I said the sheep was not cut up I butcher like manner but it was done pretty well considering it was done with a knife—he said, "I know nothing about that, I did not do it—I said, "Every honest man can tell where he gets his things."

WILLIAM THORNHILL . I assisted in tracing the footmark part of the way—they corespondent exactly with the prisoners' shoes—I went to his house and saw the sheep's head taken out of the pot—the re was a ask of brocoli and greens there—I have had the shoes ever since.

Cross-examined. Q. Who did you get the boots form? A. From the prisoner's feet—I took them of myself—I believe there are six cottages in the row I did not trace the arks to his cottage, but near it—I did not look for any mark before I took the and—I did not see any marks near the cottage—I looked at the marks—I saw the prints all round the cottage—there are five or six cottages—he has walking round the cottages when I saw him—I did not go into the field till the afternoon, the afternoon, and the foot marks were trodden out by the sheep then.

JAMES HUGHES . I am a butcher, and live at Arlington. I was shown the skin of a sheep—here it is—I compared it with some mutton—I fitted the joints of he sheep the was shown to me by the constable with the skin—they corresponded with the marks in the skin—it had certainly not been slaughter by a butcher—I could exactly ascertain that they had come from the skin—there were the knuckles left in the skin—I fitted them to the legs an shoulder—I have not the slightest doubt they formed originally part of the same carcase—neearly the whole carcase was there, but no head.

Cross-examined. Q. Were there marks inside the skin corresponding with places on the joint? A. Yes—the bark.

JOSEPH TAPLIN re-examined I was present when the butcher fitted the muttoon to the skin—they were the same joints as those taken out of the basket.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you see them then out? A. I saw them taken out of the Magistrates' room—I took the mutton away myself from the prisoner's wife.

Prisoner's Defence . I am not guilty of it—I bought it of a men on Sunday morning, in the lane—as I was moving my goods—he had large drab coat on—I never saw him before in my life—he asked me to give him 15 s . for it—he said he had an accident, and run over a sheep the dry before, had had I got a family—I said "Yes, five children"—I said I had not got 15 s —he wet to my cottage with me, and my wife was gone over the meadows—I give him 12 s . for it—Taplin was coming up the lane, and met my wife, and took her before the Magistrate.

(William Mathews, rick maker, of cowle, and William Newth, brick maker, Islington; gave the prisoner a good character.)

GUILTY Aged 39— Transported for Life .

Before Mr. Justice Gaselee .

926. MARY ANN FORESTER was indicted for feloniously assaulting Ann Robins , on the 16th of February at St. Luke, Middlesex putting her in fear, and taking from her person, and against, her will, 1 clock, value 2 s . the goods of Richard Robins .

ANN ROBBINS . I am the wife of Richard Robbins, and live at No.30, Ironmonger-row, St. Luke's On the 16th of February, ant eight o'clock in the evening I was going to a person of the name of Mrs. Jour dan, in Cherry tree alley—I did not know the house—I saw the prisoner, and asked her if she could tell me which house Mrs. Jourdan lived at—she said. "You do not mean Mrs. Jourdan, you mean Mrs. Bonnet"—I said it

did not matter which, for I knew them both—when I got to the door, Mrs. Jourdan was not at home—on returning from the door, I was taken very faint, and very bad, being near my confinement—the prisoner said, if had not far to go, she would see me home—I laid hold of her arm and I was much obliged to her—on coming up Mitchell street, at a turning in Mitchell-street, (I do not know who name of the place, but I know it)she gave me a blow across my mouth, and pushed me down; when I was down I was not capable of getting up for a minute or two—she put her hand behind me, by my neck, and laid hold of the collar of my clock, and said, "I will make sure of this"—she took the cloak, and ran away with it—I did not see her again till I saw her at Worship street the next day—when she ran away, I went home the best way I could—I had never seen her before to my knowledge—I saw my cloak a worship street on the 17th as I was confined on the 18th—the policeman produced it.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Had you been in company with any body that nigh, accept the person you call the prisoner? A. Not in par ticular—I had not long left my own home—I had not been in company with any one that night—I do not know a boy named William Manning, not a woman named Betsey Deadman—this was at eight o'clock in the evening—it was dark—I crossed from Golden land with the prisoner to Brick lane—I had not been drinking no more than I have at this moment—I had go to mars, Bonnet's door, and asked if she was at home—Mrs. Jourdan and Mrs. Bonnet live in the same house—I did not inquire for Mrs. Bonnet—the prisoner accompanied me till got to this place in Mitchell street, about 200 yards from Mrs. Jourdan's door—there was not a soul passing—Mitchaell streett is not a large street—it is a thorghfare—there was nobody passing a the time—I did not meet a soul as I went home—I live at no.30, ironmonger row—Mitchell street joins the church wall—I live about 100 yards form where the cloak was taken—I did not see any body in the street after I was insulted—I passed plenty of people, but there was nomebody by when she gave me the blow—there are very few shops in that street-there may be two or three—there was a mark on my mouth from the blow—it was seen a worship street—my husband saw it when I went home.

JOHN STRAABMAN . I am a policeman. On the 17th of February in the afternoon, I was going up Banner-street, with several other constables, and met the prosecutrix's husband, who said his wife had been robbed and I went to see hershe was up stairs with her handkerchief tied round her head and her upper much swollen—I afterwards he prosecu trix's husband at three o'clock by appointment—in consequence of what he stated I went with him to golden lane, accompanied by the witness Standard he waited at one end of the Cherry tree alley, and at the other, and the prosecutor want it no no.4, where Mrs. Bonnet livedhe came out in the house of a few minutes, and said the property was not there, but it would be prduced a five o'clock—I then told him I had better go and apprehend the party immediately-we went to No.1, Cherry-tree alley, were may Ann Foster lodged—the street door being one I went in and opened the parlour door—the first person I saw was Caroline Forester, the prisoner's who had been discharge from Wor ship street—I said "I want to speak to you Carry, —she said, "It is not me you it is my sister"—I looked round the room, and saw the pri soner—I took her into custody, and took her outside she bagan crying—I said, "I suppose you know what errand I am come upon"—she then

said something to the persecutor, which I did not hear—I took her up to her mothers's who resides a no. 5, Char tee alley—when I got her up stairs in the room where her mother was, she said to her mother, "Where is the cloak, do send for it?—the mother then sad he know nothing about it—she said there was a parcel sent, she would have nothing to do with it, and said, "Where is Caroline? she knows about it"—I went to see for Caroline. and met her at the door—she went up stairs and commenced brow beating the prisoner, by saying "Oh you house a pretty disgrace you have brought upon us—Caroline then said, if I would go with her she would take me where the cloak was—I then left the prisoner in cus tody of the prosecutrix's husband and the witness Stannard, and wen with Caroline to Rose-court, Golden-lane—she went into a house there, and brought me out the cloak, tied up in this apron ( producing them )—I took it form her—I went back to no.5 Cherry; tee alley and took the pri soner into custody, and the mother, and Caroline also, who were discharged at Worship street.

Cross-examined. Q. About what age is Caroline? A. About eighteen, I should suppose—h is a grownup young woman—there is a resem blance between her and the prisoner—I knew her very well before, by meeting her accidentally, and speaking to her.

FREDERICK STRANNARD . I am foreman of one of the warehouses in the Tower, and live at No.2 16, Redman's row. I accompanied Staalman to all the places he has named, with the exception of going to fetch the cloak—the account he has given in correct.

RICHARD ROBBINS . I am the prosecutrix's husband. I accompanied the officer—the account the has given is perfectly true—I dd not go with ca roline to find the cloak—the officer left the prisoner in my custody while he went; and she said she hoped I would not hurt her if the cloak was re turned—I made so answer at all—I had made her no threat or promise.

CAROLINE BROMWELL . I live in Rose-court, Golden lane. on Ash. Wednesday the 17th of February, Caroline Forster brought me a parcel—I was not aware of the contents of it—to the best of my knowledge this apron was the overing of the parcel—he appears like it—I gave it back to her about three o'clock in the afternoon of the same day—I had not opened it in the mean time—I did not see the policeman—I believe the apron to be the same that I receive from her.

CAROLINE FROSTER . I am the daughter of Mr. Forster and agent for shipping to the East Indies; I am the person who has been mentioned. On Tuesday night, the 16th of February, I was at home when my sister Eliza brought a parcel to my mother's—she brought it up stairs—it was in a light apron—it was on a chair in my mother's room—I did not look into it till next morning about ten o'clock—I saw it was cloak, and I rolled it up again on of my on my aprons—the apron was put on the bed in the other room—I took it to Bromwell's' in consequence of the what my mother said tome—I went with the police officer the same day to Bromwell's, and received it back—this I she same.

ELIZA FORSTER . I am eleven years old, On Tuesday the 16th of Fe bruary a little boy brought a parcel to my mothers's wrapped up in an apron—I laid it on a chair I my mother's room.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you know the littles boy? A. I had seen him before—he sad, "Here is a parcel for Mary" I asked him, "Mary who?" whether it was for Mary Ann Foster—he said, "For Mary Ann Forster, where she lodges"—she was not at home a the time I was about eight

o'clock k—I did not ask the boy where he got it from—he did not to tell me be got it from Betst Deadman.

MARY ROBHINS re-examined . this is my cloak—I know it by the buttons and button-holds, which I made in it myself—I have had it for about six years—I am sure the prisoner is the woman who took it had form em—I had never seen her before that night—I saw her next day at Worship-street—I did not see her again till three weeks afterwards, because I was confined on the next day—I never say her before that night—I an, with a clear conscience, say the she is the person who stole the cloak from me.

Cross-examined. Q. Her sister is very much like her; might you not have made a mistake, as it was dark, and you never saw he person before? A. No, I have not made any mistake she had no bonnet on, nor any cap—I had not been above then minutes in her company it was raining—I was ill and faint—she kept with me—I had no umbrella nor hood—when I saw her again she was in custodyshe was then pointed out as in custody, charge with having committed this offence.

Prisoner's Defence . Mr. Robbins, the prosecutor, saw me—he said, me—he said, "If you will own to it, I will no hurt you as I have children of my own;" and I said, "I will not, as I am innocent of what I am charged with"—I would not own that I did it—when the prosecutrix came up to me she was quite intoxicated, and asked me to have something to drink, which re fused as I said, "I I am no tin the habit of drinking."

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Justice Gaselee .

927. WILLIAM WALLIS DUNLOP was indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling house of Samuel Matthew , about the hour of one o'clock in the night of the 24th of march , at Saint Margaret, Westminster , with intent to steal, and stealing therein 1 necklace, value 10 s .; 1 knife value 6 d . and knife, value 6 d . the goods of Ann Standard ; 1 knife, value 1 s . 3 ounces of tea, value 1 s . 100 percnssion caps, value 1 s . knife value 22 cigars, value 2 s . 10z. of tobacco, value 2 s . 6 d .; 1 six pence; 52 halfpence; and 6 farthings; the goods and monies of the said Samuel Matthews .

JAMES STARK . I am servant to Samuel Matthews, of the North umber land Arms, in Charles-street, Westminster, in the parish of Saint Marga ret. On Tuesday night, the 23rd of March, I saw the prisoner in the tap-room about eleven o'clock—I asked him what he wanted there—he said he wanted his father—I asked him who his father was—he said his father was a carpenter. living at No. 23, Tufton-street, and I think he said his name was Mr. Brown—I told him to go out and he went out—next morning, when I came down, at ten minutes to six o'clock, I found him lying on one of the seats of the tap-room—I went to the door and found it was un bolted—I went back into the tap-room again, and the prisoner was gone down into the cellar—I rang the bell, and called my master—he sent the bar-maid down to see what was the matter—she came down stairs, then went up, and told master, and he came down himself—he went down into the cellar, and brought the prisoner up—I went for a policeman—the door I found unfastened my master had fastened the night before after the prisoner left—I found penknife, a necklace, and lancet, on the seat in the tap-room; also forty-two papers of tobacco—twenty-two cigars—some percussion-caps—3oz. of tea in a canister, and a kitchen knife—I looked about to see how he could have got into the house—he said that he came in the night before

about twelve o'clock, before the house was shut up, and concealed himself under one of the seats in the top-room, before the door of the house was shut—the shutter of the bar was removed—there is a partition goes up of four large shutters—his hand was small enough to pull a bolt up at the side of the shutter—the things—I found on the seat had been taken from the bar.

SAMUEL MATTHEWS . I keep the house. On the morning of the 24th of March I was called at six o'clock, or five minutes before—I found the prisoner in the cellar, concealed between tow barrels—I brought him up stairs, and gave him into the custody if Cooper—I said nothing to him till the officer arrived—I made him no promise or threat—then asked how he got in—he said he got in before the house was shut up—I then asked him where he concealed himself when I went into the tap-room to see whether the gas was safe, which was as half-past twelve o'clock, as near as possible—he said, "Under the settle." and he showed me where he was concealed—I asked if he saw me—he said he did—he showed me how he got into the bar—the bar was broken into, though no violence was used—the shut ters are very old, and one corner of a shutter was worn away a little, suffi ciently for a boy of that ago to get his hand in and unbolt it, and then take the shutter down—he told me that was how he got in, and he showed me how he did it—he opened the door to get it—it was day-light by the time I came down in the morning—it is impossible to ascertain at what time he let down the shutter to get into the bar—the value of the property is about 35 s .—the bar-maid's property is a necklace, a penknife, and a lancet—I had been my own things at twelve o'clock at night.

GEORGE COOPER . I am a policeman. On the 24th March I was called into the prosecutor's house, and took the prisoner in charge—I saw on the tap-room table one box and forty-two screws of tobacco, and twenty. two cigars—I took him to the watch-house, and found on him 2 s . 11 d . in copper money, and one counterfeit shilling—he showed me how he got into the bar, by shifting the shutter, and pulling the bolt.

GUILTY of stealing only. Aged 14.— Recommended to mercy on account of his youth . — Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Justice Patteson .

928. CHARLES BULL was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of Fe bruary , at Saint Andrew, Holborn , 25 yards of woollen cloth, value 15 l ., the goods of Jabez Bunting , John Beeham , and Robert Alder , in their dwelling house.—2nd COUNT , describing it as being the property of Robert Alder and others, in a certain dwelling-house.—3rd COUNT , describing it as being the property of Robert Alder and another.—4th COUNT , describing it as being the property of Robert Alder. 5th COUNT , describing, it as being 1 piece of wollen cloth, value 15 l ., the property of John Taylor , in his dwelling-house.

MR. BODKIN conducted the Prosecution .

JOHN STOKES . I am a policeman. I met the prisoner Clerkenwell, on the 8th March—he did not know me before, not I him—he came up, and told me he wished to give me some information about a robbery—I asked him, "What robbery?"—he said, "At No. 77, Hatton Garden, at the Missionary Office"—I asked him, "What robbery?"—he said he had been in service there, and left three weeks ago last Thursday, and had got into company with some other boys, who accompanied him to rob the

place, and they stole a piece of cloth—he said he made the communication to me because the other boys threatened to split upon him—he said part of the cloth was pledged at two different shops, one in Clare-street, Clare-market, and the other in Long Acre—he said where he lodged—I went to his lodging, and found the fag-end of a piece of black cloth—the whole of his statement was voluntary.

ROBERT ALDER . I transact business at No. 77, Hatton-garden. I do not reside there—Mrs. Taylor is the housekeeper—the premise are in her charge—she is the wife of John Taylor, who resides in the house—the pri soner was employed in the office—I discharged him on the 12th of Febru ary—we had some black cloth in a cupboard on the premises while he was there—the policeman made a communication to me—we had not then missed anything—I then went to the cupboard, and missed a piece of black cloth, probably about 22 yards—it was worth 15 l .—it was the property of the Wesleyan Missionary Society, and was under my charge as their secre tary—it was the property of the treasurer of the Society—the cloth was bought and paid for in my name, and under my charge—it was bought our of the fonds of the whole Society—I am one of the members.

JOHN WESLEY . I am a clerk in the employ of the Missionary Society of Hatton-garden. I know this cloth—here is a mark on it which coincides was the number of the invoice.

JOHN POOLE . I am shopman to a pawnbroker in Clare-street. I pro duce a remnant of cloth, parented at our house on the 26th of February—here are four yards of it—it was pawned by the prisoner—I never saw him before—I am positive of him.

GEORGE CASEY . I am servant to Mr. Ashley, a pawnbroker, in Long-acre, I produce four yards of black cloth, pawned by the prisoner in March, in the name of "Charles Norris, "for his father—I never saw him before—I am certain of him.

THOMAS MANNING . I live in Bailey's-court, Bell-yard. Temple-bar. The prisoner lodged there in February and March—I remember his coming to the house with a bundle under his arm on Thursday, the 25th of February—I saw it was dark cloth—it was a good sized bundle—on the Friday morning following I asked him about it—he said it would be called for on the Saturday, and that it was given to him by a young man to take care of—I saw it in his bed-room the same day, and on the Satur day afternoon he said there was a piece missing—I then looked at it, and saw three pieces, four or five yards each—it was taken away from my house on the Monday by the prisoner.

Prisoner. Q. Did any body sleep with us that night? Witness. A. The witness Cobb did—I am not positive whether he noticed the cloth—he slept with me, and that night said it was a good piece of cloth—he saw it on the Thursday evening and on Friday evening—he did not sleep with us after the Friday night—I persuaded you to go his master, because you said you suspected he had stolen one of the pieces of cloth—I do not know whether you rent—you did not come home on Saturday night—you said you would take the cloth, and find the person who gave it to you—my mother desired you to take it away.

JOHN TAYLOR re-examined . My wife is the housekeeper at the Mis sonary House. The prisoner was employed there—after his discharge he came there on the 25th of February—I saw him there—I did not see him come in or go out.

ALFRED HARDWICK . I am a cloth factor. I supplied some black cloth

to the Missionary Society, in Hatton-garden—this is one of the cloths I sent in to the Society—this other piece I have not a doubt formed part of the same piece.

Prisoner's Defence . I hope you will consider my case—I never did any thing of the kind before.

(Robert Sykes, hair-dresser, of Holywell-street, gave the prisoner a good character.)

GUILTY of stealing, but not in the dwelling-house. Aged 17.

Transported for seven Years .

First Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

928. JOHN MILES was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of March , 1 steel, value 2 s . 6 d ., the goods of Rebecca Blake .

MARIA BIRD . I am servant to Rebecca Blake, who keeps an eating-house in Whitecross-street. The prisoner used to frequent the house, in company with a man who went by the name of Big Bill—they used to annoy my mistress a good deal—they used to eat the soup sometimes, and not pay for it—on the day in question they came and asked for two basins of soup—my mistress refused to serve them—she told me not to serve them, as she knew they would not pay for it—I took one basin to them—they would not pay for it, and I brought it back again—they both came to the counter—mistress put the steel on the counter—the prisoner took it up and gave it to the other one—mistress asked him to give it up—he said he had not got it—she asked him several times for it—she sent me for the policeman, and when I came back Bill was gone—we have never got the steel back.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. You do not mean to say the pri soner gave you more trouble than was agreeable to you, do you? A. He frequently used to come to the shop—my mistress wished the money to be paid first when he was Bill—when I took the one basin of soup the prisoner put down some money, and Big Bill took his money and the steel too—the prisoner took the steel off the counter, put it behind him, and gave it to Bill—Bill took the money which the prisoner produced, and ran away with it and the steel—the prisoner lost his money, as well as my mistress lost her steel—the two men were dressed something alike—their backs were not to me—I was close to them—in front of them—what the prisoner did was done openly—he was very tipsy indeed.

REBECCA BLAKE . I keep the cook-shop. The prisoner and Big Bill were troublesome sometimes, when they were tipsy—I was in the bar at this time—I did not see the prisoner take the steel, because my back was to him—Bill is a very bad character, and this young man has kept his company a long time; but I do not believe the prisoner is a thief at all, but he has got into bad company—the thief got out of the door before we could get him—he ran away, and this man was taken—the wrong man was taken, and the thief ran away.

NOT GUILTY .

850. WILLIAM COOPER . was indicted of stealing, on the 29th of February , 24 printed books, value 3 l . 15 s ., 6 colour prints, value 3 s .; and 4 blotting-books, value 12 s .; the goods of George Ackerman and others; and JAMES CLARK and THOMAS GREEN for feloniously receiving the said goods, well knowing them to have been feloniously stolen, against the Statute. &c.

JOHN POINTING . I am in the service of Messrs. George Ackerman and others. printsellers, in the Strand. On the evening of the 29th of February I was returning from Windsor by Moody's coach, and on arriving at the White Horse-cellar, Piccadilly, the coach stopped—I got off and looked behind, and saw the parcel in question quite safe in the hind boot—I had brought it from Windsor—it contained the articles stated in the indict ment—several passengers left the coach there—I went on with the coach—it stopped again at the Ship, at Charing-cross, and afterwards set me down in the Strand; and on taking out my parcels I missed the one in question—on the Friday following a policeman came to ask if we missed any pro erty. and produced some—it was all tied up in a brown paper parcel—it was six o'clock in the evening when I got to Piccadilly.

THOMAS FARRANT . I am a policeman. On the evening of the 29th of February, between five and six o'clock, I was in company with another policeman by Charing-cross—I saw the prisoners in company together, and suspected them—we watched down them down as far as the Ship, when Cooper left the other two, and they walked up and down the Strand dearly an hour till six o'clock—they then came back to Charing-cross, and stood by Drummond's banking-house together for about five minutes, when Cooper came up to them with a brown paper parcel under his arm, and spoke to them—he walked along up Cockspur-street—the other two went along the dark side of the way into the Haymarket to him, Cooper still carrying the parcel—Cooper went up the Hatmarket, and put down the parcel under a shop window—he opened it, as if to examine the contents—the other two passed him, and stood about twenty yards away from him—Cooper then took the parcel under his arm, and turned back to Pall-mall, followed by the other two prisoners: and almost immediately after getting into Pall-mall, I saw Copper run away without the parcel, and jump be hind a stage-coach—I pursued him, and took him off from behind the coach, and asked him if he had given a parcel to a young man—he said, no, he could not: for he had not had one—I brought him back, and give him to the constable who had taken the parcel from Clark—this is it.

Cooper. Q. Do you say you know me? A. I have seen you in com pany with thieves—I cannot say I ever had you in custody—I took you from behind the coach.

JAMES FOWLER . I am a policeman. On Monday evening, the 29th of February, I was in company with two officers, and saw the three prisoners, and, suspecting them, we followed them—Cooper left the other two by the Ship—we followed Clark and Green for an hour, about the Strand—they came back, and stood by Drummond's and were joined shortly after by Cooper, having a brown paper parcel—they went across into the Haymar ket—Cooper went to a shop, put down the bundle, took out his knife, cut open the string, and looked at the parcel—they returned to Pall-mall, and I saw Cooper give the parcel to Clerk—Green was with Clark at the time—as soon as Cooper gave him the parcel, he ran away, and got behind a stage-coach—I told my brother officers, and the witness pursued Cooper, and took him from the coach—I and my brother officers secured Green and Clark—Clark was then carrying the bundle, and Green with him—they were both close together, going the same road.

JAMES KENNERLEY . I am an officer. I produce the parcel—I have heard the other officers state their evidence—it is correct—I have had the parcel ever since—I took it from Clark—I asked him what he had got there—he

said several times it was his own—I said, "Where did you get it from?"—he said, "I bought them—Green was present—Clark alter wards said, a person gave it to him to carry—he threatened to rip my guts open with a knife, and became very violent, and tried to escape.

Clark . I deny talking of ripping your guts open—you tied my hand kerchief round my hand so tight, I said, if you did not loosen it, I would cut it—you said, "Oh, you would cut my guts open, would you?" but I did not say so I said I would cut the handkerchief—I did not say the parcel was my own.

Cooper's Defence . I picked the parcel up at Charing-cross—I was not in company with clerk before—I preceded up the Haymarket to a light shop window, and looked on the back of it, to see if there was any direc tion on it—there was not; and I opened it to see if there was ant direc tion inside, but there was none, and I tied it up again.

Clerk's Defence . I was coming from Westminster with Green—after leaving Cooper, I met him again in Pall-mall—he said, "Just hold this parcel while I make water"—I took it from under his arm, and was in stantly taken by a policeman.

Green's Defence . I know nothing about the robbery at all.

JOHN POINTING re-examined . The parcel was locked inside the hind boot of the coach; and it was unlocked again, I believe, at the Ship, at Charing-cross.

COOPER— GUILTY .† Aged 20.

CLARKE— GUILTY .* Aged 20.

GREEN— GUILTY .* Aged 22.

Transported for Seven Years .

929. JAMES HERBERT was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of March , 1 fish, value 3 s ., the goods of Coles Tester .

COLES TESTER . I am a fishmonger, and live in St. John-street. On the 10th of March, about nine o'clock, I was in my back room, and saw the prisoner walk up and down by the shop window two or three times—at last I saw him take a cod fish. worth 3 s ., off my board, and walk away with it—he went one hundred or two hundred or two hundred yards with it—I walked after him, and said, "What did you take that fish for?"—he said, "I took it thought a lark"—he was quite a stranger to me—I said, "You must take it back to my door, "and I gave him in charge.

Prisoner's Defence . A little while before this, I was in the hospital with a broken leg—this was the first day I left off crutches—I happened to meet a few friends, and got intoxicated, and this occurred through playing and larking along the street—I had no idea of felony.

GUILTY . Aged 42.—Recommended to mercy. — Confined Eight Days .

930. FRANCES YATES and ROSINA HOLIDAY were indicted for stealing, on the 9th of March , 1 watch, value 38 s .; 1 watch-ribbon, value 4 d .; 1 seal, value 1 s .; 1 watch-key, value 6 s .; and 1 ring, value 6 d .; the goods of John Gaches , from his person.

JOHN GACHES . I am a steward of a vessel. On the evening of the 8th of March I met Yates in Holborn—she invited me to her home—I went home with her—I was not exactly drunk, but mellow—we went into Gray's Inn-lane—I cannot tell the name of the court—I was very unwell in the house in consequence of having a little too much, and I called for a little something to drink there—I was very unwell in the room—in a short time Holiday came in—I laid down on the bed—I was too unwell to

sleep—I got up again—I took my watch from my fob to see the time, and was ushered out of the house, and placed on a step opposite their door—after a short time I put my hand to my fob, and missed my watch and money—I called the policeman, and in a short time they were secured—I cannot say they were both there when I lost my watch—they were both there when I pulled my watch out, and I am confident I had it when I went out of the room—I lost it outside in the court, opposite their door—I cannot say whe ther they were both near me when I lost it—the two prisoners took me out of the house, and set me on the step.

Holiday . He gave me the watch. Witness . Nay, that cannot be—I had money in my pocket—I made no bargain with them.

JAMES WILLIAM CRAWFORD . I am a policeman. I saw the prosecutor come out of the court—he said he had been robbed of his watch, and de scribed the women—I informed several other men of it, and very shortly after I took Yates, and the prosecutor recognised her—another constable brought the other prisoner to the station-house, with the watch in her pos session.

LUKE EDWARDS . I am a policeman. I took Holiday about two hours after the information, and took her to the station-the watch was found on her by a female searcher.

SARAH STREET . I am a widow. I searched Holiday at the station-house I found the watch clenched in her hand, wrapped in a white pocket-handkerchief.

( Property produced and sworn to .)

Yates's Defence . When I met the gentleman, at half past eleven o'clock, he said he was looking for a female he had seen before—he said. "I have got what will treat you to a glass of something to drink, "and he said, at the station-house, that he had his property when he left me—I know no thing of the robbery whatever.

Holiday's Defence . He gave me the watch—I am not the only female he treated—if I had not known him before I should not have taken the watch, but I had seen him before—I left him about twelve o'clock, and was back about a quarter to four—I gave the woman the watch out of my hand—if I had committed a felony I should have did time to dispose of it.

JOHN GACHES re-examined . I had my watch when I went out of their house—they were both of them near me after that.

YATES— GUILTY . Aged 22.

HOLIDAY— GUILTY . Aged 22.

Transported for Seven Years .

931. LAURITZ HANSON was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of March , 1 sheet, value 5 s ., the goods of Thomas Cansdell .

THOMAS CANSDELL . I keep the Hoop and Horse-shoe, in Queen-street, Tower-hill. The prisoner came on a Sunday night, in March, and hired a bed, about half-past eleven o'clock—he was a stranger to me the house was shut up, and he knocked at the door—Mrs. Cansdell called me down to him—I said he could not sleep there—he said he wanted to go into the docks in the morning, and I let him have a bed—he said he wanted to go as soon as the dock opened, which was about seven o'clock; and in the morning, he went out—I opened the street-door—he partly opened it himself, and seemed in a hurry—I sent the servant up stairs, and in consequence of what she said, I pursued him—he went towards Whitechapel—I sent the boy after him, who brought him back he had a bundle under his arm—we opened that—he said that

was not the street—we took him up stairs—he unbuttoned his waistcoat, and the sheet was found bound round his person—he said, "This is your sheet—forgive me—I am very sorry for it—I wanted to get to Germany."

CATHERINE JEALOUS . I am servant of the house. I remember the prisoner going away in the morning—I missed a sheet—I cannot swear to this sheet; but when I turned the bed down there were two sheets on it, and in the morning one was gone—I believe this is master's sheet.

JAMES HAWARD . I am a policeman. I received the prisoner in charge—I saw him in the house with a bundle—I took him up stairs, and found the sheet wrapped round him—he went down on his knees, and said, "Don't put me to so much trouble—this is your sheet, Mr. Cansdell—I took it from the bed—I wanted to go to Germany—I have no money—I am very poor."

(The prisoner put in a written defence, pleading poverty.)

GUILTY . Aged 35.— Transported for Seven Years .

NEW COURT , Thursday, April 7, 1836.

Sixth Jury, before Mr. Recorder .

932. ELLEN DAWSON was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of March , 2 sheets, value 6 s .; 4 knives, value 2 s .; 4 forks, value 2 s .; 1 candlestick, value 1 s .; and 1 tumbler glass, value 6 d .; the goods of Mari Susanne Quantin , her mistress; and that the had before been convicted of felony.

MARI SUSANNE QUANTIN . I live in Lyon-terrace, Edgeware-road, and am a widow. The prisoner came into my service on a Thursday afternoon in March—I do not recollect the day of the month—I went into the kitchen on a Wednesday morning, and desired her to fetch a roll for break fast—I found a bunch of artificial flowers in the kitchen—I asked her where she got them—she said she found them among the saucepans—I know they had been kept in a box in the kitchen—when I ordered her to go for the roll, I went into the kitchen—I found she had taken her own basket to fetch the roll, instead of the common market-basket; and when she came back, I saw her take some knives from her basket—I then desired her to undress, and from her pocket she produced a candlestick and some other things—she was sitting near a coal-scuttle, and I saw there a parcel of knives, which I took up, in cloth, and some forks in a cloth—I asked her how she came by these things—she looked at me, but did not reply—she dressed again, and I was going to discharge her I said, "Let me see the remainder of your things"—she took them and spread them on the floor—I then went up stairs to tell a lady who was living there; and while I was talking to her, she cast her eye to the window, and said the servant was going out with a parcel—I sent after hr, and had her stopped; and she had got a sheet of mine, which had been kept in a store-room, and she acknowledged there was another sheet in the meat-screen—these are the articles.

Prisoner . My mistress did not give me clean sheets on my bed when I entered her service, and, at the first opportunity, I took a pair to air them, and put them on my bed—the knives and forks I was cleaning up that day, as she was going to part with her lodgers—the candlestick and bottle-stopper were in the coal-scuttle, not in my pocket.

JOHN PACKER . I am a labourer and live in Richmond-street, Marryle bone

I was going by Mrs. Quantin's house on the 18th of March, between nine and ten o'clock, and stopped the prisoner by Mrs. Quantin's desire—she had a bundle—she went back with me—the bundle was untied in my presence—there was one sheet in it, marked.

JOHN TAYLOR ( police-sergeant S 17.) On the morning of the 18th of March I went to Mrs. Quantin's house—the prisoner was given into my charge; and a young lady said, while the prisoner was in the kitchen, that there was another sheet in the meat-safe—the prisoner then said that her mistress gave her the keys to go to the wardrobe, and in an unguarded mo ment she took them; but if she had had an opportunity she should have put them back again—I told her to hold her tongue.

MARI SUSANNE QUANTIN re-examined . These are my property—it was not a bundle of her own things which she was taking away—she had only one gown—she put her things together after I went up stairs—I had not discharged her before—I was going to discharge her; but while I was gone up, she ran away—she says there were no clean sheets on her bed, but that is not the case—I sent her up stairs for a bottle of spirits from the store-room; and while I was occupied with a friend, she went up to the store-room; and waited ten minutes.

Prisoner . She gave me the key to go for a bottle of gin, and I took the sheets to put them on my bed—she so hurried me away that morning that I did not know what I did—I took one with me, and I left some of my own things behind. Witness. She left some of her own things on the kitchen table.

FRANCIS KEYS . I produce a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction of felony ( read )—the prisoner is the woman.

GUILTY .* Aged 25.— Transported for Seven Years .

933. MARY CATTLE was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of March , 1 piece of handkerchiefs, value 1 l . 4 s ., the goods of William Stratton and other.

FRANCIS STRATTON . I live at No. 430, West Stand, in the employ of Messrs. William Stratton and co., linen-drapers. On the morning of the 19th of March, the prisoner, in company with another girl, came to look at some silk handkerchiefs; and, from information I received from a young man, I watched, and saw the prisoner take this piece, of seven silk hand kerchiefs, from the counter, and conceal them under her shawl—they are worth 24 s .—they being to Mr. William Statton and two other persons, his partners—the prisoner was given into custody.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. Did not this woman bargain for some edging? A. I believe she did, but I did not hear the conversation, I was behind the counter—nothing was purchased by either of them, there were others in the shop—I did not call out, "You have got a piece of handkerchief"—I said nothing to the prisoner—nothing was said by any of the other shopmen—a policeman was sent for—I cannot say whether she was told she must not leave the shop—Mr. Stratton spoke to her and was detaining her—they were both desired to walk further up into the back shop by Mr. Edwards, and they did so—I had forgotten all this before—she went voluntarily into the back shop—nothing was found on them—I did not see them drop any thing, my attention was not particularly di rected to them when the handkerchief was dropped.

WILLIAM EDWARDS . I am a shopman in the same employ—there are no shop-woman—I went within a yard of where the prisoner and the

other woman were standing—I heard Mr. Stratton say to the prisoner, in the presence of her companion, that he had been told by one of the young men. that she had a piece of silk handkerchief about her person—the prisoner denied it—a policeman was sent for—in the mean time the pri soner got up from where she was sitting—there was nothing on the floor, nothing on either of the chairs, and nothing on the counter within a yard of her—in a few minutes they stood up again, and I saw the handkerchiefs in the act of dropping between the counter an the prisoner's person—they were desired to go into a back shop, where they staid till the policeman came—I will swear they fell from the prisoner's person.

Cross-examined. Q. Were you on the same side as she was? A. No, on the other side of the shop, behind the other counter.

THOMAS VIVAN ( police-constable C 58.) I received the prisoner in charge, and produce this piece of silk handkerchief?—I found 2 s . 6 d . on each of them.

Cross-examined. Q. what became of the other woman? A. She was committed, but the bill against her was thrown out.

Prisoner's Defence . I can assure you I never had the handkerchiefs in my hand—I was looking at some red ones, and the young woman bought one, which he said was half-a-crown—I then asked for a bit of edging—he pushed the handkerchiefs along, and they fell near the feet for another lady.

WILLIAM EDWARDS . I can undertake to say that they fell nearer the prisoner than any other person—it fell close to her—she had a shawl on, under which it must have been hidden under when she first got up.

JURY . Q. Were there any handkerchiefs on the counter at the time? A. There were not—as I stated before, the counter had been cleared of them, as soon as it was said the had got some—I did not have her shawl opened when she got up the first time.

FRANCIS STRATTON re-examined. Q. You have sworn that you actually saw the prisoner put this under her shawl? A. I did—it is true.

Prisoner . I did not, I can assure you—the handkerchief was full two yards from me, and was pushed along past Davies's elbow—the box the edging was in was pushed by—he would not show the edging to me—the gentleman said, "If you have got them give them up, I will let you go" I said, "I have not got them?"—he then said to the young gentleman, "Are you sure you saw her take them"—he said, "Yes"—I said, "Why did you not come and take them from me?" I held my shawl quite open, and said I had not got any thing of the kind-the handkerchief he cut off was half-a-crown, which she had in her hand, and the policeman would not let her pay for it.

GUILTY . Aged 19.— Transported for Seven Years .

934. EDWARD BALLARD and JOSEPH FENSON were indicted for stealing, on the 1th of March , 56lbs. weight of hay, value 2 s ., the goods of William Hobbs , their master.

JAMES GOOSETREE . I am servant to William Hobbs, farmar, of Green-street, Enfield. On the 19th of March, the prisoners were cutting chaff in the barn, they were his labourers—Fenson was going out with a waggon and three horses to London, to fetch a load of grains—the allowance is about thirty pounds of hay for three horses, and a bout three quarters of a pack of corn—just before he set off from the yard he took a bundle of hay, about fifty pounds, and put it on his wagon—he went into road—I

went and told him he was a pretty fellow to take the hay away—I took the hay back again into the barn—I gave Hallard the hay in the morning to cut into chaff, but it was Fensom that took it and put it on the shafts of the wagon—he was to take thirty pounds—but I gave him that and the corn before this.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. What time of the day was this? A. Between eleven and twelve o'clockhe could see me when he went out—he must have known that I could see him—I have never heard of wagoners taking an extra load in case they should run short.

HARRIET HOBBS . I am the wife of William Hobbs, of Green-street. Just before the wagon left the yard, I saw Ballard take the hay, and move it towards the door, for the convenience of Fensom to take it—I saw Fen som take it immediately after, and put it on the shafts of the wagon—I had seen the same thing done frequently before, but was not aware what the orders were—I saw the witness go after the wagon, which was drawn into the road, and take the hay—I am not sure whether the horses were moving at the time.

Cross-examined. Q. Were you in the barn? A. No, at the win dow—Fensom pursued his journey to London, and returned at the proper time and next morning they were taken.

WILLIAM HOBBS . I was going to Hartford fair to buy a few cattle at this time—it was Ballard's business to cut the chaff and hay—he had no authority to give out any hay—I always sent out quite sufficient.

Cross-examined. Q. Do not horses sometimes eat more than at others? A. Yes—I always know what if fit for them—I order all my things to be done before I go out.

Bellard . It is false about my laying the lay for him to take it—the other man could have said the same if he was here.

Fensom . He swears that there was a bundle of hay 56lbs. weight, but it did not weigh above 30lbs.—he never weighed it—I took it to give the horses.

HARRIET HOBBS re-examined . Ballard took the hay from the back part of the barn, where Goosetree had thrown it, over the board of the barn—Ballard put it forwards, and laid it close to the door—it was out of my sight when he brought it forwards towards the door—there could be no object in bringing it so near—Ballard was working in the same barn, a little distance from the door—it was not brought near the chaff-bin, where he was cutting, but nearer the door of the barn.

Cross-examined. Q. You say he brought it within your view? A. Yes—I could not see from the window that he was cutting chaff—I knew where he was working—the bin stood two yards from the door.

FENSOM— GUILTY . Aged 28.— Confined One Month .

BALLARD— NOT GUILTY .

935. ELLEN NORTON was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of March , 2 yards of calico, value 2 s . 6 d .; part of a sheet, value 6 d .; and part of a pillow-case, value 3 d .; the goods of Thomas Packard Clements , her master.

THOMAS PACKARD CLEMENTS . I live in Judd-street, and am a linen-draper. The Prisoner was in my service on the 9th of March—on the 11th my wife produced to me part of a sheet and part of a pillow-case—the prisoner was charged with taking them—she said she had done it, but would not do it again—I described her to pack up her boxes and go about

her business—I went up-stairs with my wife, and if her boxes found several lengths of longcloth, and one which had been cut into a proper length for a child's night-gown—it had a mark of mine on it—it was very peculiar longcloth—I know them to be mine—she said they were not ours at all—I repeated the accusation, and she admitted she took them, not out of the basket but out of the chair—I had a good character for honesty with her.

WILLIAM SHEEHY ( police-constable S 74.) I apprehended the prisoner, and took these things.

THOMAS PACKARD CLEMENTS re-examined . These are my property—I paid her her wages and suffered her to go away, but I took her again the following day.

GUILTY . Aged 15.— Confined Three Months .

936. ELLEN NORTON was again indicted for a misdemeanor.

ELIZABETH BRICKNELL . I am the wife of Jacob Thornby Bricknell, of a baker, who lives at No. 12, Judd-street. The prisoner came to my shop on the 12th of March—she asked me for tow quartern loaves for Mr. Cle ments—I said I had no state ones—she said new would do—she did not say she wanted state, but Mr. Clements generally had stale—he deals with us—I delivered them to her, believing her to be in his service—I did never seen her before—she first of all said the wanted two loaves for the linen-draper in Judd-street—I said, "Mr. Clements?"—she said "Yes."

THOMAS PARKER CLEMENTS . I had discharged the prisoner on the 11th in March—she was not out service on the 12th—I had not sent her for the bread.

Prisoner's Defence . I did not take the calico; but the other linen and the bread I did—the calico was on the kitchen table.

THOMAS PARKER CLEMENTS . It was locked in her box up-stairs.

GUILTY .—Aged 15.

937. JOHN CLARK was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of March , 11 b . 10ozs. of tea, value 6 s ., and 5 sheets of paper, value 2 d ., the goods of the West India Dock Company .

JAMES HAWES . I am a labourer, in the employ of the West India Dock Company. I have seen the prisoner employed there—I saw him coming from the place where the tea was, and I saw him take off his hat, and press something down into the crown of it, which rustled like tea—I followed him down into the yard, and gave information to a principal of my depart ment—I saw no more of him till he was stopped.

FRANCIS FAIRBAIRNS . I am a Thames police-constable, stationed at the West India Docks. In consequence of information from Mr. Trimmings, the principal of the warehouse, I stopped the prisoner going out of the gate—I asked what he got in his hat—he said, nothing but his pocket-handkerchief—I pulled off his hat, and in his handkerchief was 1 1/2lb. of tea, all of one kind—I have compared it with the tea at the warehouse—it corresponds exactly in quality and flavour—I found 6 oz. more in his coat pocket, and 5 sheets of paper in his browsers pocket—in another pocket was some tea-paper—he told me he took this tea form a chest that was turned out to dry—I saw the chest where the tea was—they were in the act or re pairing it—he said he hoped I would allow him to take it back, and he would give me a sovereign—I said I could not—he then said, "Allow me to take this dry part of it back"—I said I could not.

JOHN FOY . I am superintendent of the police at the West India Docks. I produce the Act of Parliament which constitutes them a company—the prisoner was a weigher of Customs at the docks—he was a revenue officer.

Prisoner . I took a little tea from a waste chest which was lying about—I did not think it was of any use or value. Witness. It was not damaged tea—the chest was broken—it is congou tea—it sells for about 8 s . a pound.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 25.— Recommended to mercy by the Jury .

Confined Six Months .

938. CHARLES SEALEY was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of March , 2 pairs of decanters, value 50 s ., the goods of William Vickery ; also, on the 27th of February , 1 pair of decanters, value 1 l ., and 6 wine-glasses, value 10 s ., the goods of Michael Coleman Solomons ; also, on the 25th of February , 1 saddle, value 1 l ., and 1 bridle, value 10 s ., the goods of William Phillips . To all of which the prisoner pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 49.— Transported for Seven Years .

939. CONNELL KINGSBY was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of March , 1 handkerchief, value 5 s ., the goods of George Allder , from his person.

GEORGE ALLDER . I live in Bethnal-green, and am a chair and couch maker. On Sunday morning, the 13th of March, about half-past ten o'clock, I was at the bottom of Church-street, on my way to Shoreditch—I perceived something at my something at my pocket—I turned round, and saw the prisoner with my handkerchief in his hand—he gave it to another man, who went down York-street—I turned back and followed the prisoner, and he bought a penny pie—I told two policeman, but he got away—I them saw two other policeman, and told them, and they took the prisoner.

Cross-examined. Q. Where was the prisoner taken? A. In a coffee-shop, sitting by the fire-place—there were other persons there—when I felt the tug, there were more than two persons near me, and my attention was more particularly directed to the one who had my handkerchief—I followed him a little way, but I saw he was gone to such a neighbourhood, that I turned back and saw the prisoner—this coffee-shop was not many yards from where I first saw him—I am quite positive, I am not mistaken in him—not ten minutes had elapsed from my first seeing him till I saw him again—he had not finished the pie.

JOSEPH WORMALD ( police-sergeant H 18.) On the 13th of March I was on duty in Church-street, and the prosecutor gave me a description of the prisoner—he was known by his description—we went down Church-street, and went into the coffee-shop—the prosecutor opened the door be fore me, and pointed out the prisoner to me, and gave him into custody—he said he did not know what he was taken for—I understood who the prosecutor meant before I saw the prisoner.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you say nothing to induce the prosecutor to give him in charge? A. No—he said, "That is the man"—the prisoner's mother mentioned about 10 s ., but nothing was said at the station-house about it.

Prisoner's Defence . I had been to take a pair of shoes home—as to going to any pie-shop, I did not I was in the coffee-shop—the policeman came, and said, "Is that him?"—he stood a moment, and said, "I don't

wish to give him in charge"—he said, "He took a handkerchief from me"—the officer said, "You must come to the station-house"—he took me; and in going along, the prosecutor kept feeling in his pocket—he said he was feeling for his other handkerchief.

GEROGE ALLDER re-examined. Q. Did you hesitate about giving him in charge? A. No, I gave him in charge directly—I generally take two handkerchiefs out with me, but I had but one that morning, which was a silk one—I took it out to use it, and the minute after I left tug at my pocket.

---- KINGSBY . I am the prisoner's mother. A young man came into the office to me, and said if I would give him 10 s . he would not hurt him—that was not the prosecutor, but a young man that he sent—I said I had not got 10 s .—he said, "Make haste home and get it, or you will be too late"—I went and asked a baker to lend me half-a-crown—I went back, and another young man called me back, and we went to a public-house, and he said, "Give me the 10 s ."—I said, "I don't know you"—that was not the prosecutor, but he came to them.

GEORGE ALDER re-examined . I happened to meet two of my shop-mates, who had been discharged from my employer, and they asked what I was about—I told them—they began first to talk to her, them to the prisoner, and they came to me, trying to persuade me to take this money, tail the officer turned them out.

Witness . He said he could not take less that 10 s .—I heard him say so.

GEORGE ALLDER . That is not true.

JOSEPH WORMALD re-examined . When the prisoner was put back, the mother stepped forward, and told Mr. Broughton that the prosecutor had proposed to take 10 s ., and she had the money in her hand—he called the prosecutor up, and he denied it—I turned two or three persons away from the prisoner, because they were about him all the time—I cautioned the prosecutor not to make any promises at all to her—I said, "If you do you will be going wrong."

Prisoner . He went and had a pint of ale with two young woman, and he said, if my mother could get 10 s ., he would not appear.

GEORGE ALLDER . I went over; two girls came over, and then my two shop-mates came over—they asked me to drink—I refused, and then one of my shopmates said, "They have done no harm to you, you drink with them"—and then I just took the glass, and drank—I am quite sure I never said I could not take less than 10 s .—I did not promise I would take 10 s .—I made no agreement—one of the young men said, "shall I take it?"—they were trying to make me make it up, but I would not.

GUILTY . Aged 20.— Transported for Seven Years .

940. JOHN BAKER was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of March , 1 sack, value 6 s .; and 2 bushes of onions, value 4 s . 6 d ., the goods of Thomas Ballard .

THOMAS BALLARD . I live in East-street, Spitalfields, and am a porter. I am in the habit of taking care of goods for market-gardeners—I had a sack of onions to take care, of for Joseph Jackson—I put them at the cor ner of East-street. under a penthouse—I left them at nine o'clock in the evening, on the 16th of March—I was called up a little before two o'clock the next morning, by Green, the officer, who told me one sack was gone—William Skilleter's name was on the sack—I found the sack of onions in a

dust-bin in a court—I stopped three of an hour and then left the officer to watch them.

SAMUEL GREEN ( police-constable H 61.) I was on duty in Spital-fields-market on the morning of the 17th of March—I observed the cover ing of these sacks had been disturbed—I missed a sack of onions—I gave Ballard notice—I found the sack in Lamb-court, in a dust-bin, and told Cottle of it.

DANIEL COTTLE ( police-constable H 121.) I went to Lamp-court—I waited in a privy to watch the dust-bin—at a quarter before six I heard the door of the dust-bin opened, and the ashes rustle—I waited there a minute or two—the prisoner took the sack out of the dust-bin, and took it in his arms—I took him to the station—I asked if it was his, and he said it was.

Prisoner . I was going to work, and he came out before I had the sack—I had not taken up at all. Witness. I am sure he had them in his arms—I remained in the privy till he had got them and was going away with them, that there should be no mistake.

JOSEPH JACKSON . I am servant to William Skilleter. I delivered to Ballard sixteen sacks of onions, fifteen were good onions, hand one was waste—this is sack that contained the waste onions—they were emptied out the same day.

Prisoner . I was going to the water-closet, and saw the sack of onions—I did not take them in my arms at all.

DANIEL CATTLE re-examined . There is a door to the dust-hole, and there is one to the privy—no one not acquainted with the place would know there was a dust-hole.

GUILTY .* Aged 18.— Confined Six Months .

943. THOMAS EAST and MARY EAST were indicted for stealing, on the 17th of February , 2 blankets, value 1 l .; 2 sheets, value 16 s .; 1 pillow, value 6 s .; 2 pillow-cases, value 2 s .; and 1 quilt, value 8 s .; the goods of Charles Burrows .

HENRIETTA GOULDING . I am wife of Joseph Goulding, of Finsbury-street, he is a lady's shoe-maker. On the 17th of March I was on a visit to Mrs. Burrows, the wife of Charles Burrows, No. 98. Bunhill-row—I was there in the absence to Mrs. Burrows—I saw the prisoner Thomas East—he came to look at a room, which he said was for his sister, who was cook in a family, and was going to leave her situation that day—he inquired if there was a furnished room to let—I told him there was—he said should see his sister shortly, and he would call again in an hour and a half—he called again, brought a small parcel, and said he had seen his sister, and she would come that evening, and he would leave the parcel, which he did—he came with the other prisoner in the evening—they were shown into a room on the second floor, and on going up-stairs he said to his sister, "You will not want a fire this evening"—I said there had been a fire for three hours in the room—when we got up, the female prisoner said how clean and comfortable it was, and she was much obliged to me—the man said, "I shall not be able to bring your boxes till ten o'clock to-morrow"—she said, "That will do"—I left them in the room, and went down stairs—in a quarter of an hour I heard a knock at the door, or the shop shutter, as if with a fist—I went to the door, and the female prisoner was two or three satires from the bottom, with a bundle—she said the would open the door—I thanked her, and said I would open it myself—I opened it, and saw

the make prisoner with a basket in his hand—he said he had been out to get some bread and cheese for her supper, and she said, "Will you lend me a jug to get some beer?" which I did—I stood talking with the female while the man went for some beer—he came back, and they went up-stairs—I then heard a noise at the door again, and went out and saw the woman on the stairs with a candle, blown out, partly concealed—she said it was very cold—I said. "I dare say you find it so"—she said "Yes, I have been standing over large fires, cooking three dinners a day"—the man was then outside—he said to her, "Come along"—she said, "I do not think I shall go out this evening"—he said, "Come along," and they went out, and at half past twelve o'clock we went up-stairs, found the door locked, and the key gone—we found the bed had been stripped of every thing—this is the quilt—blanket, and sheet, which came of the bed.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. Have you given evidence respect ing these articles before? A. Yes—the son of the female prisoner was taken for pledging them.

FREDERICK NEW ADAMS . I am shopman to Mr. Pige, pawnbroker, in Church-street. I produce this quilt and sheet, which were pledged on the 18th of February, about seven o'clock in the evening—the same person afterwards brought this blanket—he was then sopped with it.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you know who he was? A. I have heard that he was the son of the female prisoner.

WILLIAM BAKER ASHTON ( police-sergeant G 11.) I apprehended the male prisoner on the 12th of March, at Richmond-street, St. Luke's—as we went to the station-house, he said he knew he had done wrong by bringing his sister to Mrs. Betts, which was all he did—I said, "You had better hold your tongue, you will have some other charges brought against you, and particularly one of taking out a basket of goods from Mrs. Goulding's—he said. "Unfortunately I did, but it was by the advice of my sister."

GEORGE AVERY ( police-constable G 5.) I was present with Ashton—what he has stated is correct—I apprehended the female prisoner at Barossa-street, Commercial-road.

Prisoner Mary East . I was sent for to go to that house, to see some letters which had been received from my son. Witness. I had information that letter was to be sent to Barrossa-street, to the mother of the had who was transported last session—this is the letter I got from her, addressed to, "Mary East," and in the wrapper they desired that it should not be delivered to any person but his mother.

JOHN BACKWAY . I am in the service of Mr. Capel, a pawnbroker, of Old-street. This pillow was pledged by a woman in the name of Ann Cooper.

Thomas East . I came to town and met my sister, who asked me to look for a room for her, which I did, but I did not go into the room, nor did I speak to Mrs. Goulding—I went there in the evening—had some beer in the room, and then came down and left the house.

THOMAS EAST— GUILTY . Aged 40.

MARY EAST— GUILTY . Aged 46.

Transported for Seven Years .

942. THOMAS EAST and MARY EAST were again indicted for stealing, on the 12th of March , 2 blankets, value 6 s .; 1 bed rug, value 3 s .; 1 pillow and case, value 8 d .; 1 bolster, value 3 s . and 1 candle-stick, value 1 s .; the goods of John Favell Betts , to which.

Mary East pleaded Guilty .

ALICE BETTS . I live at No. 10 1/2, Richmond-street, Old-street, and am the wife of John Favell Betts. He is a clerk in an insurance office—Thomas East came on Saturday morning to ask for a room for himself and son, a little boy—I said he could not well have it that day—he said he must if he could, as he had just come from the country, and was at a public house, which was expensive—he said he was a cabinet-maker, but was not in employ at present—I said if he was sober, and a good work man, I thought I could get him work—I said, "I suppose you can give me some reference"—he looked at the room, and asked if there were good sheets—I said they were good common sheets—good enough for my chil dren, and good enough for me, when I had 200 l . a year—he said he could give me a reference to a person in Henry-street—he staid in the room I should think five or six weeks—he did not pay one farthing, and I lent him 1 s . 6 d .—he said he was a pensioner—he asked me to let my servant make a fire that night, and she did, and then he went up into the room, and after a while, he said, could I lend him a mug to get some porter in—while he was gone I went up-stairs, but the door was locked—I have since found that that night a blanket of mine was pawned—I did not see the woman, but I understood she had been harboured there all along—one day my servant asked if she should clean the room out, and he said, no, his sister was out of place, he had got her there, and she should do it—I lent him a pail and brush, and he came down with his sleeves tucked up, and said he had given it a good cleaning—he said he had been a sailor and could do it.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. You have understood that this woman had access to the house? A. He told me that she was in the room, but I did not see her.

COURT . Q. How soon did you get into the room? A. Never got a sight of the room, till the officers came to take the male prisoner—he had desired to be denied that night—he told my servant so—I then missed my blankets, bed-rugs, pillow, pillow-cases, bolster, and several other little things.

THOMAS WALKER . I am shopman to Mr. Birkett, of Brick-lane, Old-street. I have a blanket and two sheets—the sheets were pleaded on the 18th of March, and the blankets in March, in the name of Harrison, by a man—this is the duplicate of the blanket.

JOHN BACKWAY . I am apprentice to Mr. Capel, of Old-street. I pro duce a counterpane, pledged on the 13th of February, by a man, in the name of John Cooper—I do not know who he was—this is the duplicate that was given for it.

Cross-examined. Q. It was a man pawned it? A. Yes, or I should not have put John on the ticket—it might have been a boy.

ALICE BETTS . These are my counterpane and other articles, which I let with the room to the male prisoner—I saw this candlestick at the old iron shop, at the corner of the street.

WILLIAM BAKER ASHTON ( police-constable G 11.) I apprehended the male prisoner—he delivered up the duplicates of this property and other things at the station-house.

THOMAS HENRY HARRISON . I am shopman to Mr. Brooks, No. 10, White-cross-street,

I produce a sheet pawned by a woman, whom I believe to be the female prisoner.

ALICE BETTS . This was let with the room.

WILLIAM BAKER ASHTON . I found seven duplicates on the side-board, which he said were his sister's—I then went to the station-house, and asked if there were not any more duplicates relating to Mrs. Betts—he said if I would go to the room and look again, and come to him again, he would see—I could not go there again—he then said something to the boy, and then handed these duplicates to me.

Thomas East . Avery said that there was a light in the room, and when they were coming. I put the light out, and there was no light but the fire, nor had there been all the evening.

GEORGE AVERY . I stated that when we went to his house, he was denied—we were told there was no such person—then we went to another person and inquired, and he said he was there—we went back to the house again—I said, it is no use playing with us, the man is in the house, and we will have him—I went up-stairs and saw a light over a door, and I said, "He is here you may depend upon it"—we knocked, but there was no an swer. and there was an apron hung over the fan light—I broke the door open, and the male prisoner was there—I was surrounded by three or four woman—I called Ashton, who took the prisoner—I said to Mrs. Betts, "Now, for a thousand, you are robbed"—we took down the bedstead, and every thing was gone—the bed was rolled up ready to be taken away.

ALICE BETTS . He had come down that evening, and borrowed a bed winch, and that was found at a friend of his who recommended him to that lodging—I did not know I was robbed till the officers came there.

THOMAS EAST— GUILTY . Aged 40.— Both Transported Seven Years more .

943. MARY EAST was again indicted , for stealing on the 16th of December , 3 blankets, value 20 s .; 2 pillows, value 8 s .; 2 sheets, value 4 s .; 1 counterpane, value 3 s .; 2 knives, value 1 s . 6 d .; 2 forks, value 6 d .; 3 plates, value 6 d .; 1 dish, value 6 d .; 1 jug, value 1 s . 6 d .; 2 cups, 3 d .; 1 pair of snuffers, value 6 d .; and 1 frying pan, value 1 s . 6 d .; the goods of Thomas Sears .

SOPHIA SEARS . I live in West-row, St. James, Westminster, and am the wife of Thomas Scars. The prisoner's son took a loading there for her—she name to reside there on the 12th of December, send remained there till the 16th—I lost every article belonging to the place—she was to pay 5 s . a-week—the account given or her was, that she was a cook leaving her place, and must come there that night—my daughter took the sheets of me, and took them up-stairs with the prisoner, who told me she had just left her situation, and her boxes could not be brought there that night it was late on Saturday evening, but she would bring them on Monday—we suppose she went on the 16th—she borrowed a quart jug, and the key of the street door; and the key of the rook door she took away with her—the room was cleared of every thing but the chairs and table—her son occupied the room with her.

JAMES ALDOUS . I am son of Mr. Aldous, a pawnbroker, in Berwick-street, Soho. I have two blankets, and a pillow, pawned by a female in the name of Smith.

ALFRED BROUGH . I am apprentice to Mr. Harrison, pawnbroker,

Somer's-town. I have a blanket pawned by a female, whom I do not know, in the name of Ann Smith.

( Property produced and sworn to .)

Prisoner's Defence . I have lived twenty-six years in gentleman's fami lies, and never had anything against me before.

GUILTY Aged 46.

947. GEORGE LYONS and GEORGE WALLS were indicted for stealing, on the 11th of March , 1 handkerchief, value 4 s ., the goods of Samuel Potter , from his person.

THOMAS FARRANT ( police-constable C 159.) On the light of the 11th of March I was in Regent-street—I saw the two prisoners in company with another, walking arm in arm up Regent-street, behind a gentleman, some distance—they then returned to the Quadrant—Mr. Potter then passed, and they followed him—I saw the one, who is not in custody, put his hand into Mr. Potter's coat pocket, and take something out—he turned round Beak-street, and went towards Golden-square—the two prisoners followed him, and in John-street, by the square, they were all conversing together—Hobbs and I followed them—I took Wallis, and Hobbs secured Lyons and the other—the moment that Hobbs had hold of Lyons, I saw him throw form his right hand this handkerchief, which I picked up—a scuffle then ensued with Lyons and the other—they knocked Hobbs down, and kicked him when he was down.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. Your suit looks new to me? A. Yes, it has been new this year—I resigned in the police and went to work—that did not suit me, and I took to the police again—I was not in the police at the time I took the prisoner—I was wanting to go on the police on that day—I had come form the watch-house with Hobbs—I went there to see if there was a vacancy, as I was to have the next vacancy—I had been there with two pick-pockets the same night—I was acting then as an amateur—I have had only one situation since I left the police force—I then went to work for Mr. Smart a gold and silver refiner, and melter—I have seen Mr. Smart in the other court—I took a man from his shop, who was transported—I have not known Mr. Smart's house searched for property charged as stolen—Mr. Smart has only been once called to give an ac count of property—I went there on that occasion, and Mr. Smart was brought here as a witness—two years after that, we arranged that I should leave the police and enter his service—I had been to his house frequently before that—he used to tell the police to give him information if any thing was lost, and we left bills at Mr. Smart's and the pawnbrokers—I did not go to his house before I was his servant, and charge him with having stolen property—he gave it me without my demanding it—I had never been a melter of silver and gold before; but after he was in this Court, I went into his service—he keeps the shop now, for any thing I know—I do not know that it is shut up—I left him the latter end of February.

Q. How long was if after you left Mr. Smart, and before you got into the police, before you turned thief-catcher? A. Six or seven weeks—it was six weeks to the best of knowledge—I am sure it was more than a fortnight—I did not go out at night—if I saw any person taken by day I assisted—I went into the country as I was ill—I resigned, be cause I had not been treated just as I ought to have been—I did not ex pect to be discharged—there was a complaint made against me—I had seen

Lyons about a fortnight before—I do not know that I ever spoke to him, but he has shook his fist at me when he has been out shop-lifting.

THOMAS HOBBS ( police-constable C 83.) I was in company with Far rant on the 11th of March, and saw the two prisoners, in company with a third, go up the Quadrant, and follow a gentleman up Regent-street—they went some distance, and then turned back to the corner of Glasshouse-street—then Mr. Potter was going up—they all turned and followed him—I saw the one who has escaped go close to Mr. Potter—they then turned, and went down Beak-street—they got to Upper John-street, when I took Lyons with my right hand, and the one who made his escape with my left hand—I saw Lyons throw a handkerchief form him to the rails—I called to Farrant to take the handkerchief, and they knocked me down, and struck me, and kicked me—I afterwards searched Lyons at the sta tion-house—I found a watch, a seal, a purse with some money in it—(I be lieve seven foreign pieces,) and two or three sovereigns, which were given to him at the office—there was a breast-pin, with a chain and a ring, and another handkerchief in his pocket.

Wallis. Q. Was I company with Lyons? A. You were close by—they all three walked down Beak-street, close to one another.

Cross-examined. Q. Were they arm in arm? A. I cannot say, but they were close together—the one that escaped advanced about two yards before the others—it was between ten and eleven o'clock at night—I can not say how long Farrant had I had been out—we might have met in the morning, or it might be after dinner—I do not know where I met him—I might have rung his bell for him—I have done it on other days.

SAMUEL POTTER . I live Farringdon-street, and am a medical student. I was in Regent-street—the witness came and told me I had lost my handkerchief—I found it was gone—he told me to wait, and he would bring it to me—this is it—it had been lent me by a friend that even ing—I had used it.

Cross-examined. Q. You had it in your possession? A. Yes, two or three hours—I examined it at the office—there was no mark—I will not swear to it—I had a slight cold, and had used it—I had not taken any par ticular notice of the pattern—I know it had a red border, and white inside—I have not the slightest doubt that it is the one I had that evening.

Wallis . I am quite innocent of the crime.

Lyons . I went to the west end of the town, and, going up Regent-street, I turned down a street to take some refreshment in a public house—I had just come out, and was overtaken by two persons—as they passed me, one policeman seized me and another young man, and the other police man took this other man—I put up my arm to put the officer away, and it is not likely I could throw a handkerchief away—I stated at the station-house that I had just come from America—if I had not, he would most likely have said he had known me before.

NOT GUILTY .

948. JOHN POWELL was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of March , 3 pair of boots, value 15 s ., the goods of William Wright ; and that he had been before convicted of felony.

WILLIAM WRIGHT . I am superintendent of the Children's Friend Society, at Hackney Wick. The prisoner was one of the inmates,—he was three weeks or a month there the last time—he was there

twice—the first time he absconded—on the 5th of March I missed him form supper, and immediately after supper I missed three pairs of new boots—he was brought back by his father-in-law—I asked him what he had done with the three pairs of bootshe said he knew nothing of them—I told him I should send for an officer, and have him apprehended, and he must account for them in another place—I went out, leaving him and his father-in-law in a private room—in a short time I saw them again, and his father-in-law stated in his presence that he had pledged the boots, and that he would give the duplicates up to me—the prisoner said the duplicates were concealed near Haggerstone church—I went with him there immediately, and saw him draw the duplicates from a cervice in the wall of an unfinished house—he gave them to me—I requested him to return back to the asylum, but he refused—I took him to a member of the committee of management, who lived within a quarter of a mile—he advised me to give him in charge—I have seen the three pairs of boots at Worship-street.

JOHN LINDO . I am one of the boys in the asylum at Hackney Wick. I saw the prisoner on Saturday, the 5th of March, about the time the boys were going to supper, with a pair of boots under his jacket, in his hand, and he went out of the school.

WILLIAM PAYNE . I belong to the asylum. I saw the prisoner take up a pair of boots from beneath Mr. Wright's desk.

JOHN ALTON . I am foreman to Mr. Catton, Hackney-road, pawnbroker. I have a pair of boots pawned on Saturday night, the 5th of March, by the prisoner, for 2 s ., in the name of John Powell—I asked him whose they were—he said they were his own, that he bought them for his own wear—they are about his size—I had known him before—he was not in the school dress.

FREDERICK GILES . I am foreman to Mr. Harris, of Hackney-road, a pawnbroker. I have a pair of new boots, pledged on Saturday night, the 5th of March, for 2 s . 6 d ., by the prisoner—he gave the proper answers, and said they were his own—I had known him before.

JOSEPH MARSHALL . ( police-constable N 259). I took the prisoner—I produce another pair of boots, which I received from Mr. Capel, a pawn broker.

WILLIAM WRIGHT . These are the boots which were taken from the school—they were fitted for certain boys, and the names of the boys are written on them—these are the duplicates taken from the wall, the counterparts of what the pawnbrokers have here.

GEORGE KEMP ( police-constable N 82). I produce the certificate of the prisoner's former conviction, which I got from the clerk of the peace ( read )—the prisoner is the person.

GUILTY . Aged 14.— Confined Three Months .

949. ANN JOPLING was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of Novem ber , 1 pair of trowsers, value 7 s ., the goods of George Roxby ; and 1 breast-pin, value 3 s ., the goods of William Joseph Roxby .

MARY ROXBY . I live in Wellington-street, my husband's name is William Joseph Roxby. The prisoner took a room in my house—I lost the trowsers, which were my son George's, and the breast-pin was my hun band's's.

WILLIAM BIRD . I am a pawnbroker, in the service of Mr. Dexter, of Whitechapel-road—I have a pair of browsers and a breast-pin—cannot

swear that the prisoner pledged them—I have the counterpart of the duplicate.

MARY RYAN . I am the wife of Timothy Ryan, a policeman, G 153. I searched the prisoner at the station-house on the 12th of March—I found on her these duplicates of the trowsers and breast pin.

GUILTY .—Aged 25.

950. ANN JOPLING was again indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of March , 2 aprons. value 2 s .; 3 handkerchiefs, value 4 s .; 1 sheet, value 5 s .; and 1 waistcoat, value 3 s .; the goods of Ellen Welch .

ELLEN WELCH . I live in Long-alley, Worship street, and am a widow. The prisoner lodged with me—she is not single—I missed my things.

WILLIAM PARDO BIDDLE . I am a pawnbroker. I produce two aprons, one handkerchief, a waistcoat, and sheet, which were pledged (but I did not take them in) in the name of Ann and Mary Taylor, one on the 26th of February, the other one on the 2nd of March.

ELLEN WELCH . These are my property, which I lost from my own room—she did not pay all her rent.

MARY RYAN . I found two duplicates relating to this case on the prisoner, which correspond with this handkerchief, waistcoat, aprons, and sheet—I found fifty-four duplicates in all, but only nine applied to the property lost.

GUILTY . Aged 25.— Confined for Six Months .

Fifth Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant .

951. THOMAS MARK WILLIS was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of March , 1 handkerchief, value 3 s .; and 1 waistcoat, value 4 s .; the goods of Benjamin Fitzjohn ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY .— Confined for Five Days .

952. WILLIAM TIBBS was indicted for embezzlement; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 14.— Confined for Three Months and Whipped.

953. JOHN EDWARDS was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of March , 1 handkerchief, value 4 s ., the goods of John Moore Cookesley , from his person.

JOHN MOORE COOKESLEY . On the 11th of March, about eleven o'clock in the evening, I was in Beer-street—in consequence of what was said to me by Mr. Fiske, I turned and saw the prisoner—I saw this pocket hand kerchief, which I had in my possession before.

ZACHARIAS RICHARD FISKE . I was in company that evening with Mr. Cookesley—I saw the prisoner take this handkerchief from his pocket—I turned and took him, and he dropped it.

Prisoner's Defence . I was returning from Bond-street, and in Beer-street I passed the two gentlemen—I trod on something, which I saw was a handkerchief—I stooped and picked it up—the last gentleman took me, and accused me of picking his friend's pocket—I said I picked it up.

MR. FESKE . I turned my head and saw him take it out of the prosecu tor's pocket.

GUILTY . Aged 21.— Confined for Six Months .

954. WILLIAM PRICE was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of March , 1 kettle, value 4 s ., the property of Ely Brooke ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY .— Judgement Respited.

955. EVAN THOMAS was indicted of stealing, on the 14th of March , 1 cheese, value 9 s ., the goods of Thomas Kirby .

OWEN MURPHY . I am shopman to Mr. Thomas Kirby, of Tottenham-court-road. On the 14th of March we had some cheeses outside the shop—a woman came to the door, and told me something—I then ran out, and saw one cheese was gone—I ran to the corner of Percy-street, and saw the prisoner running down the street with the cheese under his arm—this is it—it is my master's—to the best of my belief it is his—there was a mark on it; but it was dropped in the mud, and I cannot trace the letters.

Prisoner . I saw persons running, and I ran myself, and this man came and took me—I asked not the cheese.

THOMAS JOHN CROOK . I was in Tottenham-court-road—I saw the pri soner and another standing by the prosecutor's shop—I saw another take the cheese from under the window, and give it to the prisoner, who ran down Percy-street with it.

ALFRED WILSON . I saw the prisoner running through Percy-street into Rathbone-place—he had this cheese under his arm—he is the person.

Prisoner. Q. Did you keep your eye on me all the time? Witness. I kept my eye on him till he got round the corner.

GUILTY . Confined Three Months .

956. THOMAS MARTIN was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of March , 1 pair of boots, value 2 s ., the goods of Richard Henry Ashford ; and that he had before been convicted of felony.

JAMES CHAMPTON . I am shopman to James Henry Ashford, of Bethnal-green-road. I received information, and missed a pair of boots—I saw the prisoner, and pointed him out to a policeman, who caught him.

PATRICK LARKIN ( police-constable H 152.) I was on duty, and heard a cry of "Stop thief"—I ran after the prisoner, and overtook him—I searched, but found nothing on him—a baker picked up a pair of boots about two yards from the prisoner, and about a quarter of a mile from the shop—I had run five or six hundred yardshe was taken by another man.

JAMES CHAMPTON re-examined. Q. Did you see the prisoner near your door? A. Yes—twenty or thirty yards off—it was between two and three o'clock in the day—a number of persons were about.

MARK MEADOWS ( police-constable H 93.) I produce the certificate of the prisoner's former conviction, which I got from the Clerk of the Ar raigns ( read )—the prisoner is the man.

PATRICK LARKIN re-examined . I saw the prisoner drop the boots—I quite forgot to state that before.

JURY . Q. Were there other persons near him? A. Yes—on my oath, I saw him drop them—I do not know whether there were any persons be tween him and the boots—I was about eight or ten yards from him.

GUILTY . Aged 20.—( Recommended to mercy by the Jury .) — Confined One Year .

957. MARY ANN BARRY was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of April , 3 shillings, 4 sixpences, and 5 s . in copper, the monies of Daniel Hayes .

JULIA HAYES . The prisoner is a relation of my husband, Daniel Hayes—she lodged at our house—on the 15th of April I folded up the money

stated, and handed it to her to put into a cupboard—I was in bed—she went out, and came back in about an hour and a half—she had been drink ing, and began to blow we up—I told her to go down; and, as she got drunk, to get sober; and my little girl saw her take the money—I ran down stairs after her; but I was in my shift, and could not follow her—I did not see her again for three weeks.

Prisoner . On the Sunday before, I had lent her 5 s . 2 d . in money—I said, "Give me my money, and I will go"—she got up, and threw me down stairs—I returned back, and said, "Give me my money and shawl;" and she said, "When it suits me I shall pay"—I went away, and went to a relation's in Rosemary-lane; and she came there on the Tuesday night—she said I had robbed her—I thought she was joking then—afterwards I was in the Borough, and she gave charge of me. Witness. I did not find the prisoner at the place where I went to—I did not see her for three weeks, when I gave her in charge.

Prisoner. Q. Did you not see me in O'Neil's? A. No; I did not.

COURT . Q. Have you a husband? A. Yes—he is a labouring man—he gets sometimes 3 s . a-day—he has but 12 s . a-week now.

JAMES WARE . ( police-sergant M 31.) I took the prisoner—she denied having taken any money—she did not then say that the lent the prose cutrix any money—she said so on the Monday—I heard the prosecutrix say she had called at O'Neil's to find her, but could not—when I met them, I was on duty in High-street, in the Borough—the prosecutrix had hold of the prisoner by the arm, and when I came up, she gave her in charge.

Prisoner . She came in the house, and spoke to me after dinner—she walked out, and bid the man of the house good evening—she spoke to him as good as a dozen words—she cannot deny that with a clear conscience.

JULIA HAYES re-examined . I did not see her—my little girl is ten years old—she would not swear to the woman.

JURY . Q. Did you see her take the money? A. Yes; I was in bed—the money was in the cupboard—there were no curtains round the bed—she took it with her right hand as she was sitting in the chair—the child called me, and said, "Mother, mother, has aunty and business talking the money?"

GUILTY . Aged 32.— Confined Six Months .

958. BENJAMIN BENYON was indicted for stealing, on the 3d of March , two candlesticks, value 5 s ., the goods of Ann Edwards , his mistress.

ANN EDWARDS . I live in Hornsby-street, Pearson-street, Kingsland. The prisoner worked for me—on the 3d of March I saw him in the kitchen—I asked him what he was going to do—he said he wanted some hay for the horses—he went into the stable, and came in again—I asked him what he had under his clothes—he said, "Nothing but old brass"—I said, "Let us look"—he ran out, and said, "Come out, and I will show you"—he ran into the stable, went out the other way, and ran off—I sent after him, and he was stopped—these two candlesticks are mine.

Prisoner . I found the candlesticks in the kitchen.

JAMES WELLS . I ran after the prisoner, and found this candlestick on his person—I gave it to Mrs. Edwards—she found the other candlestick.

(Benjamin Werly, the prisoners's grandfather, and Mr. Woolcombe, gave him a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 13.—Recommended to mercy. — Confined Four Days .

959. JAMES TIMMS was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of Febru ary , 1 cloak, value 8 s ., goods of William Wild , his master; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 29.— Confined one Month .

960. DAVID M'GRATH was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of March , 4 pewter pots, value 6 s ., the goods of Thomas Oliver .

THOMAS OLIVER . I keep the Hunter's Arms. Compton-street, St. Pancras. On the 16th of March I was in the bar—the prisoner came from the tap-room through the passage—I saw he had the pots in question in a black apron tied round him—my wife said, "There is a man going out of the door with some pots"—he went to the door, and was rather impeded by a chain, but he got out—I followed, and about a yard from the door I collared him—he had two quarts, and two pint pots.

Prisoner. Q. Did not the man at the bar lay hold of my shoulder and say, "This way?" A. No—he opened the door to let you out—you told me Gibbs had been fighting—I did not lend you any pots out the day before—I might have let you have one with beer in it when you lived in the court, but not at this time.

Prisoner . Gibbs wanted to take the pots, and I ran out to the bar with them—I took them up, and went down the court, which is not the way to my house—I took two with me first, and then these two pints were outside the door—the bar was full of people, and then Gibbs was coming after me.

EDWARD RAMSHIRE . I am a police-constable. I took the prisoner, and have got the pots—I found them on the prisoner, in his apron—he told me he got them from the tap-room—he was about three yards from the door.

GUILTY . Aged 20.— Confined Three Months .

961. THOMAS SHACKLEFORD was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of March , 1 copper, value 10 s ., the goods of James Greig , the same being fixed to a certain building.

JAMES GREIG . I live in Tonbridge-place, New-road. I saw this cop per safe one week before I missed it, which was on the 19th of March—this is it—I swear it is mine.

EDWARD RAMSHIRE ( police-constable E 58.) About eight o'clock on Saturday night, the 19th of March, I stopped the prisoner in the New-road, with the copper.

GUILTY . ( Recommended to mercy my Prosecutor .)

Confined Fourteen days .

962. THOMAS STACK was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of March , 1 coat, value 2 s . 6 d .; and 1 pair of trowsers, value 5 s .; the pro perty of our Lord the King ; and 1 purse, value 3 d .; and the sum of 3 d . in copper money; the goods and monies of William Cross .—2nd COUNT , stating it all to be the goods and property of William Cross .

WILLIAM CROSS . I am a private in the third battalion first regiment

of Grenadier Guards. On the night of the 26th of March, I went with Martha Willitt to No. 2, Church-street, St. Giles—I went to bed there, and left my jacket and browsers in the chair—on Sunday morning they were gone—Willitt was in bed with me when I missed them.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS Q. Had you only one pair of trowsers? A. Yes, I had two pair, but I had only one pair there—the door was shut when I went to bed—I was sober—I was never in the house before—I am sure Martha was in bed all night—I went to sleep part of the time—I had no suspicion of her—I had frequently seen her before—I told her I had lost my clothes—she went and got the policeman to search the house—I had given her some money before I went to bed.

MARTHA WILLITT . I remember the prosecutor coming to No. 2, Church-street, that night—he put the clothes on the chair—I did not take them away.

Cross-examined. Q. Who lived in that house? A. I only know one who lives in the front parlour—that is Caroline Jordan—she slept there that night—she was not in the habit of coming to my room—she outside passage door was always open—the door belonging to my room was bolted inside, but in the morning I found it wide open—any one outside could open it by a knife or any thing—Caroline was not acquainted with the way to open it—but I do not know what was to prevent her—she is not here.

WILLIAM DODD ( police-sergeant E 9.) At four o'clock in the morn ing, on the the of March, I met the prisoner in Fitzroy-court, nearly the distance of the length of Tottenham-court-road from where this robbery was committed—I saw he had something bulky under his clothes, and went to take him—he sprang away-and these trowsers fell from his coat—he paused a few yards off—I was then about to take him again, and he threw down this coat—he went into the house, No., Hambrook-court—I waited a few minutes—another officer came, and we went in and found him on the landing, shamming—every door was shut to the house but the outer one—I told him I wanted him for the soldier's clothes—he said he knew nothing about them.

Cross-examined. Q. Was the outer door open? A. Yes, any one could get it—I knew him before—I brought him down—I found in the jacket pocket some money, and in the trowsers pocket a purse.

Prisoner's Defence . At half-past twelve o'clock on Saturday night, I saw Tool, as I was going home—he said to me, "Tom, you are not in liquor to-night"—I said "Good night"—I went to my aunt's and they were gone to bed—I laid down and slept till half-past one o'clock—then this officer came and said, "Do you know anything about a soldier's clothes?"—I said I did not.

WILLIAM TOOLE . I am a policeman. I looked seen the prisoner that night in Fitzroy-court, about one o'clock—I was quite close to him—he was about 40 yards from his own house—he was going from the house—I did not speak to him nor he to me.

(Mr. Fletcher, 15, Bread-street, Blackfriars; James Fletcher, waterman, Bread-street, Blackfriars; Elizabeth Goodwin, Fitzroy-market; Esther Gilham; and Thomas Gray, a baker, Fitzroy-court; gave the prisoner a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 24.— Transported for Seven Years .

963. JOHN JONES was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of March , 1 glass basin, value 15 s ., the goods of James Thornton .

JAMES THORNTON . On Saturday, the 12th of March, between one and two o'clock, while I was in my shop, my eldest son cried out to me—I came out of my workshop, and pursued the prisoner—Mr. Hudson secured him in my presence—this sugar-basin was found on him—it is mine—I had seen it a little before in my shop.

JOHN HUDSON . I saw the prisoner running, and Mr. Thornton came very soon after—I stopped him, and he gave this basin up.

GUILTY . Aged 17.— Confined Three Months .

964. ELIZA CURTIS was indicted for stealing a dress and shawl, value 2 l ., the goods of Ann Archibald ; to which she pleaded

GUILTY .— Confined Four Days .

965. EMMA SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of March , 1 sheet, value 2 s . 6 d .; 1 table-cloth, value 7 s .; and 1 counterpane, value 2 s . 6 d .; the goods Hyam Abrahams .

ANN ABRAHAMS . I am the wife of Hyam Abrahams, and live in Craw ford-passage, Clerkenwell. The prisoner lodged there from the 22nd of February to the 4th of March, with a man who I thought was her hus band—I do not know that he is not—the counterpane and sheet were in their room, but the table-cloth and a shawl were in the kitchen—I missed them on the 3rd of March—she was still there.

JAMES GOLDEN . I am a pawnbroker, and live in Clerkenwell. I produce a counterpane and sheet—the prisoner pledged the sheet on the 27th of February, and the counterpane of the 3rd of March.

JOHN CLARIDGE . I am a pawnbroker, and live in High Holborn. I produce a table-cloth pawned by the prisoner.

( Property produced and sworn to .)

Prisoner . My husband deserted me, and I was very much distressed.

GUILTY . Aged 23.— Confined One Month .

966. ANN KING was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of March , 2 handkerchiefs, value 2 s .; and 1 skirt of a frock, value 4 s .; the goods of Frederick Edwards .

THOMAS CHARLES DURRANT . I am shop-boy to Frederick Edwards, of Hoxton, a pawnborker. I saw the prisoner come to the door on the 17th of March—she snatched these articles down—the skirt of the frock tore from the body—she ran out—I pursued, and caught her within about fifty yards—she said it was the first time she ever did any thing of the kind—these are the things—they are my master's.

WILLIAM ARNOLD . I am an officer. I took the prisoner, and have had the property ever since.

(Joseph Blanket, of Bethnal-green; and Jane Bishop, gave the pri soner a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 19.— Recommended to mercy to mercy by the Jury .

Confined One Month .

967. GEORGE CROSBY and THOMAS SWAIN were indicted for staling, on the 7th of March , 1 wheelbarrow, value 18 s .; the goods of James Cronk .

RICHARD MERONY ( police-constable H 197.) On the 8th of March, about one or two o'clock, I saw the two prisoners together in Dock-street, Rosemary-Jane—Swain had the barrow in his arms, and Crosby was standing

by with his hand on the barrow, bargaining with Swain to sell it to a woman—Crosby wanted 5 s . for it—I went up and asked if he wanted to sell it—Crosby said he wanted 7 s . for it—I said would not 6 s . do—he said, "No"—I took them in charge.

Crosby . He said, "What do you want for the barrow?"—Swain said, 7 s .—I was four yards from him. Witness. Swain never asked the money at all—Crosby did, not Crosby said he found it at the back of the King's Arms.

JAMES CRONK . I missed this barrow on Monday, the 27th of March—it is mine.

ELLEN HAWKINS . I saw the prisoners go by the door while I was standing at it—they had a barrow—Swain was driving it, and I believe the other was Crosby; but I am sure Swain was one.

Swain . There are more than one that wear things alike—she did not see my face.

Crosby . She said at the Office she could only tell me by my fustian trowsers.

CROSBY — GUILTY [Recommended to mercy by the Prosecutor, being in distress. See original trial image.] . Aged 18. SWAIN — GUILTY . Aged 21. Recommended to mercy by the Prosecutor, being in distress .

Confined Two Months .

OLD COURT ,— Friday, April 8, 1836.

Third Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

968. DAVID DALY was indicted for a rape.

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Justice Gaselee .

969. PHILIP PARR and JOSEPH SNELL were indicted for a robbery on William Clerk , on the 4th of March , putting him in fear and taking from his person, and against his will, 1 watch, value 2 l .; 4 seals, value 2 l .; and 1 watch-chain, value 6 d .; his property.

WILLIAM CLARK . I am a cooper's labourer, and live in Easton-street. On Friday evening, the 4th of March, about half-past eight o'clock, I was coming from home, and going to Laystall-street—coming up Mount Plea sant, I saw two young men scrummaging or fighting together; I could not well tell which—I went on one side—I passed them—Parr after me, and caught me round the waist, and threw me into the kennel—I did not know him before—he thew me down and doubled his knee into my belly—I lost my senses then for a bit, and laid flat on my back, with my heard be ing bruised against the paved stones—when I recovered, I got on my hands and knees—I found my watch lying on the pavement by the side of me—the buttons were all torn off my waistcoat, which was torn open; and I found my watch-fob pulled right out of my trowsers—I got up, and put my watch into my side-pocket, and buttoned my coat—I followed the pri soner Parr into Pool's-buildings—he returned from Pool's-buildings into Laystall-street, when I met a policeman, and gave him in charge—the policeman took him into a wine-vault to search him, and asked me for the watch—I delivered it to him—I lost the seals and things, besides the watch—they were all lying by my side—I picked them all off the pavement.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. Did Parr appear to be very drunk? A. He put his hands round me threw me down, doubled his

knee into me, and made me black all round—I did not know that the prisoners belonged to the parish workhouse—I cannot say whether my head was on the ground—I cannot say about what I was very queer in my head, and did not walk steady and comfortably, althouogh I would follow him—I been ill before—I do not think I laid on the ground more than five minutes—I had taken nothing to drink that day—I was under the doctor's hands—I did not see any body take my watch—it laid about a foot from me I was thrown down by main force—I cannot say whether Parr was drunk—I never saw him before, but the two men were struggling together as if drunk, or going to fight—did not lose ant thing—I do not think Parr and drunk—when the policeman took him he pretended to be drunk, but at the station-house he spoke as well as I could speak—he might have had a drop of drink, but he came to his recollection, talking to the gentleman there; but as for Snell, I could not swear he is the man who was with him—I saw two togeth—I had 3 d . in my hand, and that I kept in my hand—I never loosened my money—my hand was clenched—I was merely going out to get some saveloys for supper.

ROBERT MATTHEWS . I am a steel pen maker, and five in Baynes-row, Clerkenwell. On the 4th of March, I was coming down Baynes-row, towards Mount Pleasant, about nine o'clock—I saw the prisoner insulting every person they met—they stopped a seafaring man, and he pushed them away from him, and passed on—directly after that I met the prosecutor coming along Mount Pleasant—the two prisoners pushed him about ten yards—the prisoner Parr turned round, went up to the prosecutor, took him round the waist, threw him on the ground, and knelt on him, and drew his watch from his fob—when he saw me he let the watch fall on the pavement—he got up and staggered away, pretending to be intoxicated, and went round into Pool's-buildings—I brought him out of there, down to the prosecutor, who was standing in Mount Pleasant—there being no policeman present, we let him go, and followed him till was we went a police man in Laystall-street, and then gave him into custody—the prisoner Snell was ten yards off at the time Parr knocked the prosecutor down—Snell was staggering about at the time—he went to the workhouse, and we took him into custody at the workhouse, in bed, about an hour afterwards—when Parr was waiting with the prosecutor, after he had thrown him down, Snell called to him to come on.

Cross-examined. Q. Is Baynes's-row, the address you gave at the station-house? A. It is the same address—it was not Red Lion-street—is did not take a minute for Parr to throw the prosecutor down and draw his watch—it might be two minutes after that I took Parr—I fol lowed him round directly and took him—I should think in two minutes the outside of the time—it might be three or four minutes—when I came back I found the prosecutor standing up in Mount Pleasant—I consider Parr war sober—he had been drinking—Mount Pleasant is a good thoroughfare—there were they very few people going by at the time—I saw nobody but our two selves at the time it happened—there was no other person passing except the prosecutor, and he was knocked down—I was close to the prosecutor when Parr threw him down—I heard his head fall against my foot—I should think Parr might have seen me—we did not lose sight of him when we let him gohe walked up Laystall-street, round the corner—I ascertained that both the prisoners belonged to the work-house—Pool did not run away—the watch was not broken—the prosecutor took his watch up to

look if it was broken—Parr did not make off with the watch at all—he dropped it by the side of him.

Q. Do not you think it very difficult to distinguish whether this was a drunken attempt to molest the prosecutor or to rob him? A. I had seen them insult several people before—I said to Parr, "You call yourself drunk?"—he said, "No, I am sober"—I said, "You have been drinking."

FREDERICK NOYES . I live in Clerk's-place, Bagnigge-wells-road. I was with Matthews, and saw the prisoners insulting every person they met—I saw Parr throw the prosecutor down and draw his watch from his pocket—I and Matthews stepped up at the time, and he let go of the watch—I saw him drop it—we went up to the prosecutor, and saw him pick the watch up from the pavement—we followed Parr, and gave him in charge of a policeman—Snell was about ten yards distant at the time, staggering about.

Cross-examined. Q. This taking hold of the prosecutor, taking his watch, and throwing him down, must have taken a great while, I suppose? A. Not a great while—I suppose it took half an hour.

HENRY JOHNSON . I am a policeman. I was going home from this Court on the 4th of March—I saw Parr pass me, and the prosecutor, and two witnesses—about a minute afterwards they gave him in my charge—I took Snell at the work-house about an hour afterwards—the prisoners were in liquor, but not so drunk as not to know what they were doing.

Cross-examined. Q. When you found the prisoner had got nothing, but that the prosecutor had got the watch, you might have taken the man before a Magistrate, and had them committed as rogues and vagrants, might you not? A. Certainly—there was no bruise on the watch—Parr told me he belonged to the workhouse, and said where we could find Snell.

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Justice Patteson .

970. GEORGE WOOD was indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of David Wheway , about the hour of nine o'clock in the night of the 18th of February , at St. Matthew, Bethmal-green , with intent to steal, and stealing there in 1 watch, value 2 l . 10 s .; 1 watch-key, value 6 d .; 1 watch ribbon, value 2 d .; 1 purse, value 2 d .; and 20 shillings, his goods and monies.

DAVID WHEWAY . I am a silk-weaver, and live at No. 28, New Nicholl-street, St. Matthew, Bethnal-green. The prisoner was my apprentice—his time was up about twelve moths ago—he remained with me after that, till within the last month—about the 4th of February—he came back on the 18th of February, I believe—that is the day I missed my watch and silver—he was not in my employ at that time—he had got a fresh place a week previous to that—he remained at my house about half an hour in the kitchen—I have a workshop on the third floor—it is under the same roof as the rest of the house—he went away about eleven o'clock in the morn ing—I occupy the whole house—I work in the workshop myself—I came down between nine or ten o'clock at night, from the workshop—I left my purse, with about 20 s . in silver, in one of the drawers of a chest in the workshop, and my watch in one of the drawers—I am quite sure the work shop door was latched—I was the last person in it—I did not go out of

the house at all after that—I cannot tell whether the outer door was on the latch or not; but when I came down stairs, about half-past nine o'clock, it was on the latch, but very likely my wife or the boys may have gone out afterwards—I went to bed about ten o'clock—I and my wife sleep in the kitchen, and my two apprentices sleep in the workshop to protect it—they went to bed before me, and my wife also—I am certain the street door was shut when I went to bed—is was on the latch, and bolted inside, and the windows were fast—about half-past nine o'clock in the evening we were sitting by the fire—I had scarcely sat down before I heard the street door go-that was the moment I came down in the evening—and, it appears to me, that at that time the robbery was done—the boys and come down to have their supper—we were all down in the kitchen, and I heard the street-door alarm too—said, "The street-door is gone too, and I have heard nobody go up or down"—the boy opened the door, with a candle, and said, "Mas ter, here is nobody"—I said, "Very well, shut the door"—the street-door was latched at the time I came down form the workshop, but not bolted, and very probably my wife might have gone out on an errand, or the boys had gone out for beer, and left it unbolted—I cannot tell whether it was on the latch or not just before I heard it alarm too—the workshop-door was latched when I left it—I was the last per son who came out of it—I did not go up to it again that night—I went up next morning, and perceived my silver was gone—I opened the drawer, and the watch was gone—I came down, and told my wife—I then went to the prisoner's lodging, and said to him, "George, I was robbed last night of about 1 l . worth of silver and my watch, do you know any thing of it?"—he said, No, master, I do not"—he said, "It is very strange; you must know something about it, for no other person could have access to my shop, only you that were used to it"—he said, "I was going to come to your house this morning, about some work"—and he came in about an hour to my house—I said again, "You must know something of it, for nobody but you knew how to come to my house"—he then left—this was on Friday—on the Saturday it got reported in the neighbourhood, and a neighbour gave me information—I went to him again on the Monday morning, and charged him with it again—he denied it, and I took him to the station-house—when I got against the station-house, I said, "Don't left me go in here; it will be the worst day's work you ever had; give me the watch, and you may keep the silver, if you like"—he said he knew nothing about it—I said, "Well, if you have not got it in your possession, send it by dinner-time"—I did not like to take him inside the house—on the 10th, one of my workmen brought me a duplicate—he is not here—the watch was worth 50 s .—I lost about 20 s ., in money.

THOMAS LORD BEESTON . I am foreman to Mr. Whiskard, a pawn broker. I produce a watch which I took in pawn from the prisoner on the 22nd of February—I am certain of him—he gave his name "James Wood."

HENRY BARKER . I am a policeman. I apprehended the prisoner—I have a duplicate, which the prosecutor gave me—I told the prisoner what I took him for—he said he was very sorry for it—I cautioned him not to say any more.

NATHANIEL BENFIELD . I am an apprentice to the prosecutor. I only know that the prisoner was at the house on the day of the robbery.

DAVID WHEWAY re-examined . This is the duplicate I received from my workman, and this is my watch.

THOMAS LORD BEESTON re-examined . This is the duplicate I gave for

the watch—I have the fellow one—I gave it to the person who pawned it—I am certain that was prisoner.

Prisoner's Defence . I was in great distress—he promised me work, and did not perform his word, and I was out of work—I had nothing to apply to—I went two or three days to ask him to give me work, and he said "No."

DAVID WHEWAY re-examined . I did not promise him work—he did not leave me for any misconduct—I recommended him to another place—his character was very good with me—I believe he was in distress—I would take him into my employ again.

GUILTY . of stealing only.—Recommended to mercy by the Prosecutor and Jury . — Confined Six Months .

Before Mr. Justice Gaselee .

971. WILLIAM PRESCOTT was indicted , for that he, on the 31st day of March, in and upon Henry Ellerby Turner , unlawfully, maliciously, and feloniously, did make an assault, and then and there unlawfully, mali ciously, and feloniously did wound him in and upon the forehead, with intent feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, to kill and murder him.—2nd COUNT ; stating it to be to disfigure and disable him.—3rd COUNT . stating it to be to do him some grievous bodily harm.

HENRY ELLERBY TURNER . I am a paper-bag maker, and live in Sher wood-place, Bethnal-green. I have known the prisoner eighteen months—we have been very good friends—we have not fallen out till within the last four of five weeks, but for four or five months we have been at vari ance in his sort of way—I don't know why. On the 31st of March of came home from Clapton, between twelve and one o'clock at night—I was knocking at my door—the prisoner came out—he lives right opposite me, and he called me a hopping b—several times—I asked him why he did so—he struck me with some weapon—I thought it was a hammer, but I don't know—it took my senses away completely—he struck me in the forehead, over the left eye—I only just recollect those words as I fell—it took my senses away for a minute or two, I suppose—I lost them altogether—my forehead bled violently—I was covered with blood—my wife helped to dress my wound, as I have heard since—I went to the hospital, but I would not stop, as I wanted to get home to my wife and family—I went to bed directly after it was done—I found my self in bed—I don't recollect going to bed at all—I was called up by the police, when they took the prisoner which was almost directly, I believe, but I can't say—and I went to the station-house, and from thence to the hospital—they locked the prisoner up at the station-house—I was about half an hour in the hospital—they would not dress the wound, because it had swollen so—I went to the hospital next morn ing—they never saw the place at all, for the surgeon was not come when I went there, and I would not stop—I have been confined at home with it, until last Monday—from Thursday to Monday—I just took a walk out, but no distance—I don't know how the prisoner came to do this, but he has been at variance about six weeks—I cannot say what about, but I have asked him for a soldering-iron, or copper bit, which he has got of mine.

EDMUND M'CARTHY . I am a policeman. On the day in question I heard a scream and call for the police—I went towards Sherwood-place, where the prosecutor lives—I saw the prosecutor opposite his own door—he was all over blood—I knocked at the prisoner's door, but they would not open it—he lives opposite to the prosecutor—I do not know whether he was there when I knocked, for a few minutes after we went

into the house, and he was not in the house—I saw him about half an hour after—the sergeant and I (came round again and heard) the pri soner rushing out of the back door of his own house—he rushed into the door of the next house, and we took him up-stairs in the bed-room—we took him to the station-house—I told him he had nearly killed the man—he made me no answer—George Teakle was with me—I did not find any instrument with which the prosecutor had been struck.

GEORGE TEAKLE . I was with M'Carthy when I took the prisoner—he told him what he took him for—he made no answer—on the way to the station-house, the prosecutor said he had struck him with a hammer—the prisoner heard it—he made no answer—I returned back to the prisoner's house, and found this hammer in the cupboard by the side of the fire—the prisoner did not see it—he said nothing till he was before the magistrate.

Prisoner's Defence . This prosecutor came home about twelve o'clock—he came to my door, and knocked as if he was going to burst the door in, and kicked it, calling me and my wife all the gravy-eyed b—he could think of—for nearly half an hour that lasted; and at last I opened the door, and asked him what he meant by calling me and my wife such names—he came into my house when I opened the door, and attempted to strike me two or three times, but I escaped from him; and in the house he laid hold of me by the collar, and attempted to strike me on the back, just as I was by the fire-place—I stooped down by the fire-place, and got a little bit of a poker—I told him, if he did not let go of me, and get out of my house, that I should strike him—he would not leave go of me, but dragged me nearly to the door, and told me to come out—I said I would not and if he did not leave go of me I would hit him with the bit of poker I had in my hand—that is all.

SARAH RUTTER . I am a neighbour of the prisoner's, and live nearly opposite him. I heard the prosecutor come home, about twenty minutes before one o'clock in the morning—apparently by his voice he was tipsy—his next door neighbour was with him—he made a noise and awoke us—the next door neighbour's stairs join mine and I heard him go up-stairs—it was not a minute after that I heard the prosecutor cross the road to the prisoner's door—he commended knocking violently—he said, "Come out, you b—I have just come home in good trim for you"—I heard the prisoner's door open and shut quickly again—I heard the prosecutor say, "You cowardly b—, you have cut my head with a hammer"—the pro secutor's wife by that time came down, and said to the prisoner, "Come out, you coward, and stand before me"—she said she would have his life—the prosecutor and his wife then cried "Police," and an Irish policeman, (I know by his tongue,) came up—he asked the policeman to take charge of the prisoner, and he said he could not, as he did not see the blow—the prosecutor said, "What! can't you take charge of him? "then I am to be murdered because you did not see it done?"—he said, "Then I'm b—if you do your duty"—by that time the policeman and the prosecutor went away—the wife desired him to go to a doctor and get the wound dressed—I think it was about twenty minutes or a quarter to two o'clock when I heard them come back again—I heard nothing then till I saw the prisoner brought thought his next door neighbour's house—that is all know—I believe the prisoner struck the prosecutor, but in his own defence—he never went out of his own door by what I saw—I saw the light shine through my binds, and the door shut again directly.

JURY . Q. Could you see this clearly? A. I did not see—I only

heard—my husband would not allow me to get out of bed—he said we were so annoyed by the prosecutor—I knew the prosecutor's voice very well—we are very much annoyed by his coming home at night late.

EDWARD M'CARTHY re-examined . When I took the prisoner, he was up-stairs in a bed-room, along with a lot of children, in the adjoining house—I did not notice that he had received any blows at all.

GEORGE TEAKLE re-examined . The prisoner had no apprearance of any blows at all—there was never a word said about this before.

SARAH RUTTER re-examined . I do not think the prisoner got away blows; for, from what I could hear, he opened the door, gave the prosecutor a knock, and shut the door again immediately.

SAMUEL RUTTER . I am the last witness's husband, and am a painter and glazier. I was at home in bed and asleep, and heard my next door neighbour's wife, Mrs. Emmet, I believe—she awoke me—I then heard the prosecutor say, "I am come home in right trim; come out, you b—and I am ready for you"—then I heard a violent knocking at the door—then the door was shut and opened again—I think then the prosecutor said the prisoner had struck him with a hammer—he repeated that over and over twenty times at least—soon after I heard his wife come out—there was a violent knocking at the door, and then the police was called—the prosecutor's wife went and knocked at the prisoner's door, and told him to come out, that she would have his life, and a great deal of that—she was ready for him—they then broke the shutters open at the next door neigh bour's, and took the prisoner out of their house—when he came out he had no shoes on, and he asked the policeman to let him go in and put his shoes on, but they would not let him—then the policeman took him away—he said his shoes were under the children's bed—I believe this is one of the policemen—I was in bed all the time—I did not see any thing—I did not get out of bed, for there had been disturbance before—I said it was a shame we should be disturbed by these people—I think the prosecutor did very wrong—he had no business at the prisoner's door.

JURY . Q. Being in bed, could you tell whether it was the prisoner at the prosecutor's door, or the prosecutor at the prisoner's door? A. I could swear to that man's voice from a thousand—the prisoner lives nearly opposite, and the prosecutor lives next door to me—the street in seven or eight yards wide—I thought the prosecutor was in liquor by his tongue that night—the prisoner is not a quarrelsome character. I think, when sober.

NOT GUILTY .

Second Jury, before Mr. Recorder .

972. MARY DAVIES was indicted for feloniously braking and entering the dwelling-house of James Sweet , on the 28th of March , at St. Luke, Middlesex , and stealing there in 2 shawls, value 9 s .; 1 frock, value 2 s .; 2 aprons, value 1 s .; 4 petticoats, value 3 s .; 2 pinafores, value 6 d .; 12 caps, value 2 s .; and 2 shirts, value 2.; his property.—2nd COUNT . stating it to be the dwelling-house of Charlotte Sweet .

CHARLOTTE SWEET . I am the wife of James Sweet, a private in the 89th Regiment of Foot Guards, I live in Playhouse-yard, Whitecross-street, in the parish of St. Luke-the prisoner came there, about the 25th of March, and took a furnished room—it was on a Friday—she was to pay 3 s . 6 d . a week—I required a reference—She told me where I could get one, but I was confined at the time, and did not in quire after it—I saw her on the Tuesday in the house—she and Sarah

Smith came out at the street door, about the middle of the day—they had both something in their aprons—I went up to my bed-room, and found it in confusion—I missed from my drawers two shawls, two aprons, one frock, two pinafores, a bundle of caps two shirts, and four petticoat—I went to the station-house, got an officer, and gave the prisoner in charge—she had very little to say—she pretended to know nothing at all shout it—she was taken to the office, and there I found on her a flannel petticoat, which was taken from my room—I had locked the bed-room door in the morning, and had not opened it afterwards—it must have been opened by a key for I found it still locked, and I am confident the things were there in the morning—I told the prisoner the petticoat was mine, and insisted on her taking it off—she said Smith had given her the petticoat—Smith had no business in my house at all—the prisoner paid me 1 s . 6 d . when she came into the house—she was to pay 3 s . 6 d . a week.

JESSE TUSTIN ( police-constable G 41.) On Tuesday afternoon, the 29th of March, Mrs. Sweet came to the station-house—I accompanied her house, and after I was there some time the prisoner came in—I took her to the station-house—I tried the key of the prisoner's room door, and found it would open the door of Mrs. Sweet's room—at the office Mrs. Sweet claimed a petticoat which the prisoner had on-nothing else has been found.

CHARLOTTE SWEET re-examined . This is my petticoat—it is made of two different sorts of flannel—the salvages are at the bottom instead of being made up at the sleeves—it was in the box under my bedstead—I have found nothing else.

Q. How came you, seeing two persons coming down with an apron full of things, not to stop them?— A. I stood at my counter in the shop—I went up-stairs, unlocked my door, and found the things about—I had not been in my room since eight o'clock in the morning—they came down between one and two o'clock in the day—I did not know they had got my things then—I am confident nobody went up-stairs, or I must have seen them—I have two more lodgers—I missed nothing from the prisoner's room—she said her husband was a carman, but I find he is a cabman—my husband does not live in the house with me—I pay the rent, and I have occupied it six years.

Prisoner's Defence . I don't know any thing about it—Smith gave me the petticoat—I did not know but it was her own—she gave it to me, and told me to put it on, as it was cleaner than my own was, and I did so—we both went out to get some things for tea—I left her talking to some per sons in Whitecross-street—I came back after going for the things for tea, and I could not find Smith again—I went home and went up stairs, and asked if she had been—they said nobody had been at all—I sat down to my tea, and two policemen came in and said I had robbed Mrs. Sweet—Mrs. Sweet found the key of my door would open her's—she said she knew it would open her door, bur she had not time to get another—she keeps a house for girls like myself, and takes in things of all descriptions, and pledges—she has taken things from me—she charges 3 d ., for 1 s .—if I go the same day to get things she charges 15 d .—girls have pawned pattens and different things of hers—if you pawn any thing at her place for 1 d ., she charges you for it—if the house was searched, there are tickets and parcels folded up, and how much people have written on them—and when they fetch them away they have to pay so much interest.

CHARLOTTE SWEET re-examined . I did not know the key would fit my

door, or I should not have let her have it—I never took any thing from the prisoner—I never knew her before—I keep a broker's shop, and sell pails and things—I never advance money one things—my stock consists of tins, pails, brooms, clothes, beds, and wearing apparel—I write on things what I give for them, and put them at the door for sale—I don't keep any thing in my house that may be sold to the same people again—I do not let people have things back again.

JESSE TUSTIN re-examined . The prosecutor keeps a shop in the general line—she sells all kinds of apparel, shoes, clothes, tubs, and pails—things are not pawned there, to my knowledge—there was no duplicate found on the prisoner—inquiry has been made after Smith, but we cannot find her—Smith's mother said if her daughter was taken she would be sure to be transported this time—Smith is well known to us as a person of bad character.

GUILTY .* Aged 15.— Transported for Seven Years .

973. THOMAS GRANTHAM was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the warehouse of Kaufman Meyers, on the 26th of February , and stealing therein 6 life protectors, value 12 s .; 15 winches, value 1 l .; 12 s .; and 1 quire of paper, value 5 s .; his goods.

The same evidence was given in this case as on the prisoner's trial on the 7th day, when he was convicted of feloniously receiving the above articles.

NOT GUILTY .

974. GEORGE NOWLAN was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of March , 1 jacket value 2 s ., the goods of John Savage and that he had been before convicted of felony.

WILLIAM SAVAGE . I am nephew and assistant to John Savage, a pawnbroker, in Whitechapel-road. On the night of the 24th of March I saw the prisoner near the door of the shop, pulling at some jackets which hung at the door-post—I called my uncle out—I had seen him before that, kick some boots which were placed at the door—I have since seen a jacket which hung at the door in the prisoner's possession.

JOHN SAVAGE . I am the last witness's uncle. About seven o'clock at night he called my attention to the jackets—I missed one—a policeman came, and I told him what I had lost—I afterwards went to Aaron's a pawnbroker, in Whitechapel-road, and saw the prisoner there—a jacket was produce to me, which was the one I had lost—that was near eight o'clock—I gave the prisoner in charge, and the policeman kept the jacket.

JOHN AARON . I am a pawnbroker, and live in Whitechapel-road. On the 24th of March, about eight o'clock, the prisoner came to my shop and offered the jacket to pawn, which Mr. Savage afterwards claimed—I asked him where he got it—he sad a person outside had given it him to pledge—I asked him if he knew anything about the person—he said, "No."

Prisoner . He did not ask me where I got it—I put it on the counter, and asked 3 s . on it from the shopman—it was taken away from me, and I saw no more of it till it was brought to the station-house, and there he said I was in the shop—the inspector asked how I came by it, and I said a man outside asked me to pawn it, but he never asked me about it in the shop. Witness . I did ask him about it in Mr. Savage's presence, I believe—I am positive I put the question to him when he produced the jacket—I

was not at the station-house at all—I had been told something was wrong, and was on the look-out in case it should be offered to pawn.

Prisoner . I said nothing in the shop about a man sending me to pawn it. Witness . I am positive he did.

EDWIN HELL . I am a policeman. I received the prisoner in charge, and took him to the station-house—the prisoner said in the shop, "I know nothing about the jacket, only a man outside sent me to pawn it"—I know nothing of him, he is a stranger to me.

Prisoner . Nothing was said to me about it till I got to Lambeth-street. Witness . It passed in the shop.

JOHN SAVAGE re-examined . This is the jacket I lost that evening—it has a private mark on the sleeve, part of which is torn out—Aaron told me, in the prisoner's presence, that he had asked the prisoner where he got it, and he said of a man outside.

WILLIAM LOWE ( police-constable H 73.) I produce a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction, which I got from Mr. Clark's office—I was present at the prisoner's trial—he is the man mentioned in the certi ficate—( read .)

Prisoner's Defence . I was that evening passing by a public-house, the sign of the two Bells, by the church—a man came from towards Brick-lane, and said, "Young man, are you willing to take a jacket in to pawn, and I will give you the price of a pot of beer?"—he seemed in liquor—I said, "Can't you take it yourself?"—he said, "I have a person I do not wish to leave; will you take it to pawn, and ask 3 s . on it?"—the shopman took it to the gas-light, and I never saw it afterwards—is it likely, if I stole it, I should take it only forty doors off to pawn it?

GUILTY .* Aged 26.— Transported Seven Years .

975. ELIZABETH KITE was indicted for feloniously receiving, on the 15th of March , of a certain evil-disposed person, 1 shirt, value 2 s ., the goods of George Randall , well knowing it to have been stolen.

HARRIET RANDALL . I am the wife of George Randall, and live at Twickenham. On the 15th of March, a shirt and several articles were taken out of my garden in a wet state—the shirt was wet, just as I had wrong it out of the water—I went to a pawnbroker's at Isleworth, and found it there with the mark taken out, but I was satisfied it was the same, as I had made it myself—I received the dupliceates from Ann Taylor, to go to Isleworth to take it out—I met a man named William Ballard, when I went out on missing my property, and he asked me if I had lost any thing—he was about a quarter of a mile from my premises.

ANN TAYLOR . I keep a shop in Twickenham-common. The prisoner came to me on Thursday, the 17th of March, and said she had been deal ing with another person, and they would not let her have any more things on account of her not having quite enough money to pay the last week's bill, and she was so distressed that she was obliged to pawn her husband's shirt—if I would let her have some money on the duplicate, she would leave it till Saturday night, and then would come and pay me, as her husband had no other shirt to were on the Sunday—she left me the duplicate of the shirt, and I let her have some bread out butter on it—she called the man she lives with her husband—his name is Messenger—next day the called with another woman, and said, "Don't let any body see that duplicate; if you do, my husband will make a great piece of work about my pawning his shirt"—I said, "No, I will not"—next morning the woman

came for more things—I refused to let her have them, and I saw no more of the prisoner—Mrs. Randall came to me to demand some linen of me, as she had heard I had some, but I had more—I said I bad the duplicate of a shirt—she said she would take it, and if she shirt was not hers she would return it—( looking at the duplicate ) I cannot say whether that is it—I did not open it—I gave Mrs. Randall the some duplicate I received from the prisoner.

PHILIP HUMPHREYS . I am a pawnbroker, and live at Isleworth. I pro duce a shirt, pawned at my shop, on the 15th of March, by the prisoner, I am certain, in the name of Elizabeth Messenger, for 1 s . 6 d .—it was washed and ironed when I received it, about six o'clock in the evening—she said it was her husband's shirt—I live about a mile and a half from Mrs. Randall.

Prisoner . I never pawned any thing but my husband's clothes—I pawned every thing in my husband's name. Witness. She always pawned in Mes senger's name—she did not pawn with me very often—not for a long time before.

JAMES BROMAGE . I am a policeman. I apprehended the prisoner, and Ballard, whom I found at the prisoner's house, in her company—she door not go by the name of Messenger—I have known the prisoner some time—I told her I took her on a charge of felony; and when I was taking her into custody, Ballard came up, and stated that she should not go to the station-house, for he would take the charge on himself, for it was his property—that she had had the ticket from him—she did not say it was his property—he is no relation of her's—he is a bad character—the prisoner afterwards said, a young man, named Stuckey, offered it her for sale—she said she had no money, and he asked her to pawn it, which she did, for 1 s . 6 d ., at Isle worth—I know Messenger—he lived with the prisoner.

Prisoner . I borrowed the money of my brother for the duplicate of the shirt—I pawned it myself, but I bought the duplicate afterwards of him—I did it out of a friendly act—Ballard and Stuckey told me it was their own—they stopped at my house ten minutes—as I could not buy it, they asked me to pawn it for them, which I did, and gave the money to him, and the ticket; and two or three days afterwards, Ballard came and asked me to buy the ticket—he said, "Your husband wanted a shirt"—I went to my brother, and borrowed the money, and gave him 1 s . 6 d . for it.

JAMES BROMAGE re-examined . The boys she names are bad characters—they are about eighteen or twenty years old—the Magistrate discharged Ballard—he said he found it in a ditch—I never knew the prisoner in cus tody.

NOT GUILTY .

NEW COURT ,— Friday, April 8 th , 1836.

Fifth Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant .

976. JOHN TEMPLE was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of April , 1 handkerchief, value 2 s ., the goods of Frederick Bowman , from his person.

FREDERICK BOWMAN . I live in Great Alie-street, Goodman's-fields. I was in Leadenhall-street, on the 5th of April—I felt a had behind me—some one tapped me on the shoulder—my handkerchief was handed to me almost immediately, and Mr. Herbert had hold of the prisoner's collar—it was the handkerchief I had in my pocket just before—this is it.

THOMAS HERBERT . I was in Leadenhall-street, and saw the prisoner

put his hand to the prosecutor's pocket, take the handkerchief out, and put it into his coat—I seized him when he prosecutor seized him—he threw the handkerchief behind me.

Prisoner . It is false—my hand was down by my side. witness. I was in my employer's shop at the time they passed, and I saw him take it out of the gentleman's pocket—I seized him before he threw it from him—he then threw it down—my shopmate took it up, and gave it to the gen tlemen.

GUILTY . Aged 20.— Transported for Seven Years .

977. MARGARET HUMPHREYS was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of February , 1 locket, value 20 s .; 1 printed book, value 5 s .; 4 knives, value 5 s .; 4 forks, value 5 s .; 1 shift, value 5 s .; and 1 petticoat, value 5 s .; the goods of George Frederick Allcock , her master.

GEORGE FREDERICK ALLCOCK . I live in Park-terrace, Brixton. The prisoner lived with me, as cook, for eight days previous to the 12th of Fe bruary—we missed a shift the day after she came into the house—when she left, on the 12th, in the morning, we missed the other things stated in the indictment—it was last in a drawer, that was kept locked, in the bed-room—she had access to the bed-room, but the key of the drawer was in my wife's possession—the prisoner had keys in her possession which opened my drawers—these are all articles.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS Q. Do you know a woman of the name of Price? A. Yes, and another of the name of Shaw—they are not ac quaintances of mine—they live in the neighbourhood—I never spoke to them before the transaction—the prisoner came from Wales I believe—she sent a letter by me to town—I do not remember my having a dispute with my wife about it—I never told her that my wife was amazed at her send ing a letter by me, and making me a postman—I never heard my wife say so—she was not jealous about it—she was angry—I had never given a present to this girl—I swear that—not of any kind—I did not speak to her about my wife's anger till she left the house—I saw her at Mr. Shaw's house—I went to his after she had left my service.

Q. Did you tell her about your wife's anger? A. She did not tell me—she made a declaration in the presence of me and Mr. Shaw, but not to me.

Q. What brought you there at all? A. Within an hour after she left the house, she came to my counting-house, to stated that the party whom she had introduced into the house the day before, (who turned out to he Mr. Shaw,) that Mrs. Allcock, when Mr. Shaw went down there, had stated, that she was such an infamous bad character she could not keep her in the house, and she would give him anything to take her away—she came to say she should apply to the police-office for a warrant against my wife—I went round to Shaw immediately, to know what had been stated, and then this declaration was made—I afterwards went to Mr. Shaw, and saw him—he had not been in our service—he was sent for to our house by the prisoner, to see her—I heard that from Shaw, and the prisoner was present at the time—I stayed there about a quarter of an hour—I never saw the prisoner afterwards till she was in custody—I did not give her in charge—she was in charge on another felony—I swear that I missed the things three or four days after she left, and I found her in charge, between a fortnight and three weeks afterward—I did not give her in charge, because she was not to be found—I went to Mr. Shaw's for her—I did not got to her aunt's—I went to a Mr. Williams, in Hatton-garden—no flirtation

has taken place between us—I was married at St. Giles's, Camberwell, about fifteen years ago—I never taken any liberties with her—I have never sworn that my wife ever spoke to me about carrying that letter—it was given in the presence of my wife—she spoke to me about it—but did not remonstrate with me—she wanted to know who the letter was for, and in her presence, I said it was for her aunt—she begged the favour of me to give it to her aunt if she called at the counting-house—that was the whole of the conversation about the letter—she wanted to know who the letter was for—I said it was for this Mrs. Shaw, whom she represented to be her aunt—that was on the evening of the 17th, and she gave me the letter in the morning—I did not promise I would take this girl as cook in my town house, at sixteen guineas a-year—it is necessary for me to keep up an establishment in town—I had no communication with her—nobody was present when she was at my counting-house.

COURT . Q. Upon your solemn oath, did you ever, directly or indi rectly, allow her to take any of this property? A. Upon my solemn oath I never did.

CATHERINE PRICE . I live at Cross Keys-square, Little Britain, and am the wife of Thomas Price. On the 9th of January, the prisoner came to lodge with me—she had this box with her at that time.

Cross-examined. Q. Had you know Mr. Allcock before? A. Never, Sir, no more than his being overseer of the parish—I had seen him once, and spoken to him—the prisoner came from Wales—she stated so—she appeared a stranger.

THOMAS ELLIS ( police-sergeant C 7.) I took these things from that box, which I found at No. 5, Harbour-street, Red Lion-square, on the 1st of March.

Cross-examined. Q. So that if this girl had any consciousness that these things were stolen, she had from the 12th of February to the 1st of March to dispose of them? A. Certainly she had.

MARY SHAW . I am the wife of William Shaw, of No, 3, Cross Keys-square. The prisoner lodged with me on the 9th of January—she was with me in the day time.

THOMAS ELLIS re-examined. Q. What house did you find the box at? A. At Mrs. Smith's—we could not get her to come forward, but the pri soner said it was her box.

MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Was the box there the prisoner at the time? A. No; but she asked what I found in the box.

COURT . Q. Tell us that passed.? A. She said, "Are you the officer that searched my box?"—I said, "Yes asked me how much silver I found there—I told her 3 s .—she asked me to let her have 1 s . of it—I told her I could not do so at present—the parish constable was with me at the time—he said, "I will rend her a shilling—when you return that money stop that, and give it to me before the Magistrate"—I told that, and re turned the 2 s ., and gave him one.

JURY . Q. Where did you take her? A. In Leather-lane—on this charge—I believe this charge is in our police-sheet—Mrs. Price gave her in charge, on this charge; but she made another charge against her.

MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Was it not on the charge of stealing from Mr. All cock that she was given into your custody? A. Yes it was.

NOT GUILTY .

978. GEORGE BAKER was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of March , 1 iron gate, value 20 s ., the goods of Joseph Henry Roberts , and fixed to a building, &c., against the Statute.—2nd COUNT , stating it to be the property of Mary Ann Pierce Hamilton .

JOSEPH HENRY ROBERTS . I live up a passage, between Nos. 407 and 408, Oxford-street. This gate was at the entrance of that passage—I had seen if safe at twelve o'clock on Saturday night, the 12th of March—it was brought back to me on Wednesday, between eight and nine o'clock, within three quarters of an hour after the prisoner was taken in charge.

Cross-examined by MR. BALLANTINE . Q. Who was it brought back by? A. We cannot tell—it was brought after the prisoner was in cus tody, and put in the passage.

RICHARD MARKRAM ( police-constable C 129.) I was on duty on the Sunday night—I met the prisoner at twenty minutes before one o'clock", with this gate—I am sure he is the man I stopped—I can swear that is the gate that he had—I took him back to a light, and examined the gate—it has been mended at the bottom—I took notice of that at the time—the prisoner said he had bought it at a marine-store shop.

Cross-examined. Q. This occurred about one o'clock? A. Yes, be fore one o'clock—I did not take him into custody—he gave me the gate, and, through his appearance, I gave it him back again—I looked at it, and had it in my possession, perhaps a couple or three minutes—I could not recollect any thing about it, or he should not gave gone further with it—he was taken on Tuesday night—I took particular notice of him, in order that if he was taken I should know him again—I took him to a light at a tobacconist's—he went into the tobacconist's and bought a cigar, while I looked at the gate—that is about 150 yards from, where the gate was missed—I took him into custody in Regent-street, with a girl—about half a mile from where the gate was missed—I could swear to the prisoner among ten thousand—he has a very particular look in his eye and his features, that I know him again.

COURT . Q. It was on Sunday night you let him go? A. Yes; I saw him to Tuesday night, as I was going on duty, at twenty minutes before eight o'clock.

Q. Had he an opportunity of communicating with any body after you took him, till the gate came back? A. No; there was a girl with him—she went to the watch-house, and then I sent her away, after she had been there two or three minutes—he said, when she was going out, "Go and tell father and brother, you know."

Prisoner . I have got a witness to prove I was at home and in bed at the time they accuse me of the robbery.

EDWARD HUGHES . I keep a tobacconist's shop. I recollect the police man coming in with the gate, and a person who resembles the prisoner, but I cannot swear to him—I noticed the gate, and can swear to it.

CATHERINE BROWN . I have lodged with the prisoner's mother upwards of two years—he lodges there like wise—that is at No. 21, Vine-street, Inquorpond-street, but they do not go by that name—on Sunday, the 13th of March, I was at home, getting my supper, at half-past ten o'clock, and saw George and Henry Baker go past my room—I was at home at eight o'clock—I saw the prisoner, and his father and mother, sitting down to supper, about a quarter before ten o'clock—I saw the prisoner go past my room at half-past ten o'clock—he wished me good night, and went to their room, which adjoins mine—he had no gate with him—I have known

him six years—his father is a very severe kind of man, and never suffers his children out of his place—I am positive he would not have allowed him to go out after that.

COURT . Q. You saw him pass your door at half-past ten o'clock—that is all you know about it? A. Yes; I did not see him in bed.

JURY . Q. What was to prevent him going out? A. I did not say he did not go out, but his father would not allow him.

GEORGE BAKER . I am the prisoner's father. On Sunday, the 13th of March, I solemnly declare he was in bed at half-past ten o'clock—I went to bed at a quarter before eleven o'clock—I saw him in bed then.

COURT . Q. What are you? A. A linen-weaver by trade, but I do not work at it—I am a porter to an upholsterer now—I have worked for Edward Stolworthy twelve years, and I am in his employment now.

JURY . Q. Did you and your son sleep in the same bed? A. No—I was not asleep at twelve o'clock, nor half-past twelve—I must solemnly swear he did not get up, nor did any person in my house—I was awake till half-past twelve o'clock—I was not at one o'clock—my house is situated at No. 21, Lewes-buildings, Liquorpond-street—I have a clock close to my ear—I burn a rush-light, and at half-past twelve o'clock, I looked at clock.

COURT . Q. How do you happen to remember all this so particularly? A. In consequence of his being taken up the Tuesday night after.

JURY . Q. Are you certain you were in the room at half-past twelve o'clock? A. Yes; he could not have been out without my knowing it—I went to bed at a quarter before eleven o'clock, and about half-past twelve o'clock I dropped off to sleep—when the prisoner was brought up to Marlborough-street, the policeman brought a woman, who was in the tobacconist's shop, and she looked at him, and said that was not the man.

RICHARD MARKAM re-examined . It is false—there was a woman at the back of me when we stood in the tobacconist's, as I saw there was evidence enough—I did not wish her to speak—she said he was very much like the man, but she could not swear to him.

GEORGE BAKER . When the woman not swear according to his wishes, he would not let her in—I endeavoured to find where she lived—they could find her, but I could not, and they would not let her in.

NOT GUILTY .

979. ANN CLARK was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of March , 1 cloak, value 5 s .; 1 shawl, value 2 s .; the goods of Rebecca White ; 1 cloak, value 5 s .; the goods of Michael Shay ; 1 shawl, value 2 s . 6 d ., the goods of Ellen Mahoney ; 1 shawl, value 3 s ., the goods of William Brown ; and one shawl, value 3 s ., the goods of Caroline Pinkney .

PHILIPPA GRINDELL . I live in Great Portland-street, my husband is an upholsterer. The prisoner came to me to be employed as a needle-woman, on the 18th of March, about nine o'clock in the morning—I em ployed her till about half-past ten o'clock, when I missed her out of the room—when the work-people were going, we found she had taken every shawl and bonnet out of the place—I never saw her again till the Monday following, when I saw her in Regent-street, looking into a window—I fol lowed her till I sent for an officer, and had her taken.

REBECCA WHITE . This cloak belongs to me. I work at Mrs. Grindell's, and this shawl is mine—they were both gone.

ANN BROWN . This is my shawl, I lost it from there.

CAROLINE PINKEY . This shawl is mine, that was gone that day.

HENRY PINKNEY . I am a messenger at Marlborough-street-office I found the duplicates of these things on the prisoner, and I gave notice to the pawnbrokers, and the articles were all produced at the office—I bring them here—this shawl I found on the prisoner—they were pledged at dif erent times and different places.

Prisoner . I was very much distressed.

GUILTY . Aged 23.—Recommended to mercy. — Confined Six moths .

980. SAMUEL HOLDHAM was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of March , 2 pieces of board, value 1 s . 8 d .; and 1 piece of wood, value 4 d .; the goods of Robert Webb and others, his masters.

CHARLES EWE . I am foreman to Robert Webb and others, brick-makers and builders. The prisoner was in their employ—I missed two pieces if board and one piece of wood—they are here, and are my masters'.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. How do you know them? A. By matching them—the prisoner is a carman—there are a great many pieces of wood in the yard—there is a thoroughfare through the yard, but not public, it is for persons who come to the brick-fields, by day-time—I cannot say to a day when I saw this wood last—Mr. Webb would rather not pro secure him—he wishes to have him back in his employ—he has been about two years there, but still this is Mr. Webb's property—it was more than twelve months in the yard—I cannot say how long it had been out of the yard—I cannot speak to a week or months—it was taken away from a pig-stye, because I knew it so well.

( Property produced and sworn to .)

WILLIAM SMITH ( police-constable N 261.) On the night of the 16th of March I saw the prisoner in Coach and Horses-lane—he had two pieces of board—I asked how he came by them—he told me he purchased it at the stone-yard, Islington—I took him to the station-house, and then he said he had picked it up in the road—a quarter of an hour after, I went to the last witness, and told him—he came and said he was persuaded it was their property.

Cross-examined. Q. What did you find on him? A. These two pieces—this one was at the pig-stye, and I brought it away, with these other pieces—it was concealed.

GUILTY . Aged 24.—Recommended to mercy by the Jury. — Confined Five Days .

981. JANE SIMPSON was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of March , 1 cloak, value 2 l ., the goods of James Priddle .

JAMES PRIDDLE . I live in Wilson-street, Gray's-inn-lane. I am a tailor. A little before day-before day-break, on Sunday morning, the 27th of March, (I had been out all night to party of friends,) I met the prisoner in Gray's-inn-lane—she prevailed on me to go home with her to her lodging, in some court in Liquorpond-street—this was about a quarter past four o'clock—I went to a room in which Ellen Cavill was in bed—I took off my cloak, and sat upon the only seat what was in the room, and she directed my attention to Ellen Cavill—I rose from my seat, and the prisoner made

off with my cloak, while I was talking to Ellen Cavill—this is my cloak.

Prisoner . They gave me the cloak—he had been in another room with me for twenty minutes, and followed me into the room where the girl was in bed—he was intoxicated. Witness. I was perfectly sober—I never gave it to her—I was not in the room ten minutes.

MARY DAVIS . I lodge at the Half-moon public-house. About seven o'clock in the morning of Sunday, the 27th of March, I saw the prisoner with this cloak in her arms—she gave it me, and asked me if I would carry it up stairs for her, while she staid at the door, but I did not—I was walking with her with the cloak, and was stopped by the two policemen.

Prisoner . I asked her to take the cloak up stairs—he had no money about him—he made me a present of the cloak till he should call for it in morning, and said he would give me 10 s .

DANIEL HUMPHREYS ( police-constable G 74.) I look Davis with the cloak—I stopped the prisoner, and asked her where the gentleman's cloak was—she said, "What do you mean?"—I said, "No nonsense, where is the cloak?"—she said, "There is it—I was going to take it to the gentleman's lodgings."

Prisoner . He told me he lodged down Eyre-street-hill.

JAMES PRIDDLE . I never told her any thing of the kind.

JURY . Q. Did you give her any money? A. No—I only entered into one room, and five minutes did not elapse before I gave the two females in charge, because this woman lodged in the same room with them—I stopped till the cloak was found, and left the party at four o'clock in the morning, and left the place I was at with the prisoner, about half past four o'clock—the cloak was found, I believe, between six and seven o'clock—this policeman is not the one I had into the room—he found it on the prisoner going Eyre-street-hill.

GUILTY . Aged 30.— Confined Six Months .

982. RICHARD FORRESTER was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of March , 1 copper, value 16 s ., the goods of George Thomas Robert Reynal , and there fixed to a building, against the Statute, & c.

GEORGE THOMAS ROBERT REYNAL . I have a house at Hackney, in which was a copper—I cannot identify this copper, nor do I know the prisoner.

SAMUEL CROUCH . I keep the house for Mr. Reynal, at No. 10, Den mark-place, Hackney. In that was a copper—on the morning of the 31st of March, I saw the prisoner come out of the yard of that house, with the copper on his head—I seized him with it—the other ran away—I said to the prisoner, "Where are you going with that copper?" and gave him into custody.

Prisoner. A . young man asked me to carry it—I did not know him before.

GUILTY . Aged 16.— Confined Six Months .

983. THOMAS ELDRIDGE was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of March , 47lbs. weight of lead, value 7 s ., the goods of William Brass , and fixed to a building, against the Statute, & c.

HENRY BRASS . I am the son of William Brass, who lives in Wood-street, Cheapside, and is proprietor of a building in Essex-street, Hoxton.

There was some lead on that building—I have compared the lead found by the officer, with the lead remaining on that building—it exactly cor responds—I have no doubt it came from there.

WILLIAM HOLLAND ( police-constable N 146.) On Thursday morning, the 3rd of March, from information, I went at a quarter before six o'clock in the morning, to an unoccupied house in Essex-street—I went on the first floor, there was no one there—I went on the second floor, and found a piece of lead, and found the tiles were removed—had not been there more than a minute, when I heard some person coming up stairs—the prisoner came up first, and another was behind him—the prisoner advanced towards the lead, and said to the other one, "Come along, here it is"—he turned, and saw me and the other policeman—I caught the prisoner—the other got away—the officer pursued him, but did not take him—I took the prisoner and the lead to the station.

RICHARD HAWKES . I went on the roof of the house the lead was taken from, and saw some foot-marks—I went to the station, and took the prisoner's shoe—it fitted the marks exactly—I pursued the man who ran away—he ran through the prisoner's mother's house, which joins the premises.

GEORGE KEMP ( police-constable N 82.) I got this certificate of the pri soner's former conviction from the office of the Clerk of the Peace, at Clerkenwell ( read )—the prisoner is the person who was tried.

Prisoner's Defence . I went there to sleep, because I could not get into my mother's house.

GUILTY . Aged 16.— Transported for Seven Years .

984. SARAH FIELD was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of March , 1 spoon, value 1 s ., the goods of Edward Aviolet .

EDWARD AVIOLET . I am a cork-cutter, and live at Edmonton—the prisoner was in my employ occasionally as a char-woman—she was em ployed on the 19th of March, and on the 20th we missed a silver spoon—I sent for her and questioned her about it—she said she did not know where it was, unless she had thrown it with the dish-wates, down the drain—I said the thing was impossible and I should send for a con stable unless she acknowledge where it was—I found it at Mr. Hart's from what she told me.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS Q. You told her she might as well tell you where it was? A. I said if she told me where it was, I would not deal so harshly with her.

AARON HART . I live at Tottenham. The prisoner brought this spoon to me to know if I would buy it, on Saturday, the 19th of March—I detained it and gave it to the officer.

JOHN WALL GRIMLEY . I am an officer. I took the prisoner.

( Property produced and sworn to .)

GUILTY . Aged 17.— Recommended to mercy by the Jury and the Pro secutor, who promised to employ her again . — Confined Five Days .

985. SAMUEL WOOLAWAY was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of September , 1 blanket, value 5 s ., the goods of Benjamin Vialle , his master. BENJAMIN VIALLS . I live in Oxford-street. The prisoner had been employed by me, but he had left me before September—on the 21st of March, I went to his lodging, and found this blanket, which is mine.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS Q. Are you in the habit of scouring blankets for St. George's Hospital? A. Yes, this is one of their blankets—I was deficient of one blanket about September, but I cannot say that this might not have been stolen from the hospital.

NOT GUILTY .

986. SAMUEL WOOLAWAY was again indicted for stealing, on the 18th of March , 16 gallons of dye, value 20 s .; 18lbs. of logwood, value 2 s .; 16lbs. of fustic, value 2 s .; 12lbs. of peach wood, value 2 s .; 4lbs. of bark, value 4 d .; 2 stone bottles, value 1 s .; 3 iron doors and frames, value 6 s .; 1 gas pillar and burner, value 6 s .; 1 glass tumbler, value 4 d .; 2 yards of printed cotton, value 1 s .; and 10lbs. of iron, value 6 d .; the goods of John Jones , his master.

JOHN JONES . I live in Hanway-street, and am a dyer. The prisoner was in my service up to the 18th of March—having missed several articles, I went to his lodgings in Steven-streethe told me that was where he resided—I found there this gas pillar, a quantity of dye stuff, and the other articles stated—I have every reason to believe they are mine—I can swear to the gas pillar and this copper door, by this mark—it was too tight, and hod to be altered—this piece of furniture is a paticular pattern—I can swear it is mine, and these stone bottles also.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS Q. Has he ever done work for you at home? A. No—I did not particularly advise that he should plead guilty, or that he should employ nobody to defend him—his sister asked me to be lenient with him, and I said, "Perhaps it would be better for him to plead GUILTY ."

EDMUND DAVIS ( police-constable E 74.) I went to Steven-street, with Mr. Jones, and found this property.

Prisoner's Defence . The articles they found were my own—I have had that door in my possession for the last two years—there are many dresses of that pattern—I should him that glass tumbler on the floor—he then swore to it, and he swore to a picture that was found there on the first examina tion, and then denied it.

(Richard Ward, a gardener, of Stoke Newington; Reuben Herbert, a servant; and Elizabeth Ward, gave the prisoner a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 24.— Confined Six Months .

987. SAMUEL TITE and GEORGE FROST , alias Webber , were indicted for stealing, on the 6th of March , 96lbs. weight of lead, value 10 s ., the goods of Abraham Gole , fixed to a certain building of his, against the Statute, &c.; and SIM JEWELL for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing the same to have been stolen; against the Statute, &c.

THOMAS MATHER . I live in Shadwell High-street, and am agent to Mr. Abraham Gole, who is a leaseholder of the shed in question. It is only one room—I do not know where the lead was taken from.

CHARLES GROVE TAYLOR . I am servant to Mr. Thomas Grout, who keeps a lodging-house, at No. 5, Gower's Mill-yard. The prisoners Tite and Frost work there—they slept there on a Saturday night, about the 5th or 6th of March—I got up two o'clock in the morning, as I generally do—I found Frost asleep in a bed, and Tite, who was dressed, by the kitchen fire—I asked Tite if he was not going to bed—he said he did not know, as

they had to be out so early—I went by direction of the superintendent of the house to call Frost at five o'clock in the morning—he did not come down—I was sent again, but he did not come—I was told to go a third time—I said I had been often enough—Tithe then said, "If he does not come down before six o'clock, it will be 15 s . or 16 s . out of his pocket"—I then took Tite up with me to where Frost was asleep—I just touched Frost, and he said, "I will be down directly"—it was then between five and six o'clock—they came down, and as they were going out, Frost wanted to borrow 1 1/2 d . on a knife, to get some gin—he did say any thing about having no money.

Q. Recollect whether you did not tell the Magistrate that he said he had no money? A. I cannot say particular whether he did or not—I gave him one halfpenny, and a person in the room gave him a penny.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS Q. Who is the superintendent? A. Mr. Baylis—I go to bed at seven o'clock, and get up at two o'clock in the morning—when I came down, I found Tithe by the fire-side fast asleep—that is not an unusual thing in out house—I have known Frost by him coming backwards and forwards for two or three months.

HENRY THOMAS MALLEY ( police-sergeant K 23.) I was at the station-house on Sunday morning, the 6th of March, and about eleven o'clock, the prisoner Frost, who gave his name "Webber," came there in a state of in toxication—he said he had met with a man the day before who had robbed him of 2 l . 5 s —I asked him if he knew the man—he said, no he had never seen him till the day before—that he had promised to get him work, and he had employed him to carry some lead for him, and he was to give him 5 s . for carrying it—I asked him if he knew where-the lend came from—he said he could point out the place—I went with him to the place, in Shadwell-market—it is a sort of sentit is an unoccupied place—the door was standing open, and, on looking up to the ceiling, I saw some lead had been taken off.

THOMAS MATHER . That place is the property of Abraham Gole, Esq.—I have known it for twenty years.

Cross-examined. Q. Is Mr. Gole alive? A. Yes—it is in consequence of having seen some leases, and having the rent to receive, and the taxes and repairs to pay that—I know the premises well—they are in my pos session at this time.

Q. Was there any lead whatever, to your knowledge, on that building? A. Not to my knowledge—and in the course of twenty years it must want repairing—I never had to repair any lead—I never say any lead on that building in my life—I never knew what it was covered with—it is only one room—the roof may be ten or twelve feet high—it was hardly ever used—I could not let it at all—I have never had to repair it—I saw it covered—I saw the tiles put on—these was a gutter, but I do not know what it was made of—I never saw the gutter.

MR. PHILLIPS . Q. You know this is place was covered with tiles? A. Yes, that is true.

HENRY THOMAS MALLEY re-examined. Q. Have you been to a house of shed in Shadwell-market? A. Yes, it was formerly a market-house—it is a place without any first-floor, and there is a back-door blocked up—the house next to it is a corner house, and occupied by Irish people—I believe it is Cross-street, but is very little knownon the other side are two or three small houses, leading to Riley's beer-shop—there is only one room to this, and all the others in the street have two or three rooms—I

went with Frost inside the place, and saw the door standing open—I saw a hole in the roof through the ceiling—It seemed to have been recently made—I then went outside—I looked on the parapet, and saw the states, which were moved from the top, laid on the coping—there was a gutter there, and I subsequently found the remains of lead in that gutter which leads to the next house—I afterwards found some other lead, which I fitted to the lead in the gutter—It fitted exactly—I have not the slightest doubt that one was taken from the other.

THOMAS MATHER re-examined . to the best of my belief the building he describes is the house I have been receiving rent for, for the last twenty years, but there are a great many houses in the same square with only one room—whether the lead came from there I cannot say.

Cross-examined. Q. Are there in that street other places with only one room? A. Certainly—there is no back-door to this place, either blocked up or open—there never was a back-door to that house—never at all—I have known it ever since it was built, and saw it building—I swear it never had a back-door, or I must have seen it—this place is covered with tiles—there were no slates on it to my knowledge—if the policeman says that the house from which the lead was taken had a back-door blocked up, it certainly cannot be Mr. Goles's house.

COURT . Q. Have you been to this house since the charge has been made against the prisoner? A. Certainly—I went by myself—I found a hole in the roof.

HENRY THOMAS MALLEY re-examined. Q. Had the house the appear ance of having a door out behind? A. Yes the appearance of a way out, blocked up with boards—there are boards at the back more than twice my height, and all the way up is boards—I thought there was a door-way, and laid hold of a place—I could not get to the back, it was so blocked up—it is only one room—there are no windows in it, but I think four shutten at the front part—there is one door on the right-hand side as you go out of the alley—you go past the first shop at the corner—it is the second door from the alley, on the right hand.

MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Did you not say corner there was a back-door blocked up? A. Yes.

THOMAS MATHER . That is the house I receive the rent of; but there never was a back-door—the house is built with those boards at the back.

HENRY THOMAS MALLEY . There is a sort of post up, which made me take it for a door—I went there on Sunday morning, the 6th of March, at a quarter-past eleven o'clock, with the prisoner Frost—I asked if he wood point out where the lead was taken from—he pointed up to the hole in the roof, and said, "There is where it came from"—I did not go on the roof then; but there was an appearance of lead having been removed, from the slates being moved—I then went with Frost to a marine-store shop in Shadwell, kept by a brother of the prisoner Jewell—the name of Joel Jewell is over the door—I there saw the prisoner Sim Jewell, and his brother Sam Jewell—I asked them where the lead was that they had bought of the man Webber (Frost) and another man that morning—they both said they had bought no lead—I said I was quite certain that lead had been brought there, and I would not go away till I was satisfied—Webber said, "That won's do; this is the place where it was brought to"—Sim Jewell then took me up two pair of stairs to a back room, and there shewed me some lead which came from tea-chests—he said, "That is all the lead we have got"—Webber said, "That won't do; this is the place

we brought it to: I know the lead is about the place"—we then went down into the shop—Sam and Sim Jewell were both there, and I said, "If you have bought this lead, and deny it in this manner, it will go very much against you afterwards"—I found some lead in the back warehouse, between some bags of rags—I had it conveyed to the station-house, and then took Sim Jewell into custody—I went, in consequence of something which Samuel Jewell said, to a street in the New-road, where I found the prisoner Tite—I told him he was charged with stealing some lead the night before, and he must come with me to the station-house—he said he knew no thing about any lead—Webber was with me in Tite's room—there came a knock at the door, and I went down, leaving my brother constable in the room with them—when they were in the cells, I said to Tite, "You are charged with stealing some lead from the roof of a house"—he turned round, and, pointing to Webber, he said to Sim Jewell, "It was him that carried the land and sold it to your brother Sam, was not it?"—Jewell said, "Yes"—Jewell was then sent down to the other station-house, and the other two prisoner were locked in different cells; and in a short time I heard some talking between them—I went to the cell where Webber was, and said, "What are you talking about here?"—Webber said that Tithe had told him, if he would not swear to him, he would give him back the 2 l . 5 s . which his wife had got—Tite could hear any question, and could hear the answer—I shut the small door, and went in again—I then went to Jewell's house, and fetched some lead or pewter, I do not know which, which appeared recently melted down—one of the pieces was quite hot.

MR. PHILLIPS . Q. You any Webber was intoxicated? A. He was at eleven o'clock in the morning—Tite said he knew nothing about it in the first instance, and afterwards he acknowledged to being along with Webber when he carried it.

Q. Did you ever say here to-day that he was along with Webber when he carried it? A. I said that he said to Jewell. "It was him that carried the lead, and sold it to your brother Sam, was not it?"—I have told you his exact words—he did not say at that time that he was along with him.

JURY . Q. Was it from his words you drew the inference? A. Yes.

Frost. Q. When did you see me first? Witness A. About eleven o'clock that morning, at Shadwell—you were drunk—I did not drink with you to make you drunker, to my knowledge—I did not go into a public-house, and call for a not of beer—I did not know Tite till after I had been to Jewell's I took Webber with me—he had then got sober—he was with me from eleven o'clock in the morning till three in the afternoon—he had 9 1/2 d ., and I allowed him to have some beer—he begged very hard.

COURT . Q. When was the public-house he had it at? A. I rather think it was at the corner of Grove-street—upon my oath I did not drink with either of the prisoners after taking them into custody—they offered me the pot, but I did not drink.

MR. PHILLIPS . Q. What time did you go to the public-house? A. It was about three o'clock, after I had taken Tite—Webber was sober then; as far as a man could be that had been tipsy—I suppose 4 d . was paid for the liquor—I did not see it paid—9 1/2 d . was taken from him at the King David-land station—I cannot tell the sign of the public-house—it was the first time I ever was in it—I was not on duty at the time—the man begged hard to have a drop of beer, and I allowed him to have it—there were three of them—there was a friend of Tite's.

Frost . You paid for a pot of beer, and drank with me before you had Tite—you drank, and offered me the pot, and said, "Drink"—I said, "You have been a rascal, you have made me drunker"—I would not drink with you. Witness. I never saw you till you was drunk—I did not make him more drunk than he was—I did not allow him to drink till three o'clock in the afternoon.

HENRY PARKER ( police-constable K 156.) I went with Malley to ap prehend Tite—he said, "I should like to know what I am charged with before I go"—he had been previously charged with lead, but this was while Malley was down stairs—Tite was sitting on the side of the bed, dressing himself—I said it was for some lead taken from shadwell-market—he said, "As far as regards the robbery, I know nothing at all about it; but I met Frost in Ratcliff-highway."

JAMES FOGG . I am a Thames-police surveyor. I was passing Jewell's shop on Sunday morning, the 6th of March, at about eight o'clock—I saw Tite come from Jewell's, and go into a public-house, a few doors further down—there was another man with him, but not Webber.

Frost's Defence . I was employed as a porter, to carry it to Jewell's—I did not know what it was—I thought I was taken for being drunk.

TITE— GUILTY [Recommended to mercy. See original trial image.] . Aged 30.

FROST — GUILTY . Aged 21. Recommended to mercy .— Con fined One Year .

JEWELL— NOT GUILTY .

988. WILLIAM FRANKLIN was indicted for stealing. on the 1st of March , 1 wooden post, value 1 s . 6 d ., the goods of the Company of Pro prietors of the Grand Junction Canal .

THOMAS HARDING . I live at Appleton, in Middlesex, and am overseer of the Grand Junction Canal. I went to examine the bridges over the cannal, near the Wagon and Horses, and missed forty feet six inches, in one length of post—this is some of the property—we found fifteen feet six inches—it is the property of the Grand Junction Canal Company—it was fixed—I got our carpenter, and had every thing fitted, and this is part of it—it was fitted in before the prisoner—I have the Act of Parliament incorporating the Company.

WILLIAM FAIR . I am a horse-patrol of Bow-street. I was at Hayes on the 1st of March, at eight o'clock, and met the prisoner with a large rail on his shoulders, I asked where he brought it from—he said from a house close by—I asked him to point out the house, he then said, he found it in the road—I matched it the next morning with that on the canal, and found it tallied exactly—I then found another piece in a farm-yard.

ROBERT ROWLAND . I am a carpenter. I have fitted this rail to that by the side of the canal, I know it is the property of the Canal Company.

Prisoner . I am not guilty of stealing, if I am guilty of picking it up.

JURY to THOMAS HARDING . Q. When did you see the railling last? A. On the Saturday, and it was stolen on the Monday—it was all sound then—it had not been up above a year and a half—and it was sawed off in two places.

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Confined Two Months .

989. THOMAS LOVE and ELIZA HAVILL were indicted for felo niously receiving, on the 15th of March , 6 yards of woollen cloth, value 3 l ., the goods of Robert Morrison , well knowing them to have been stolen, against the Statute, &c.

ROBERT MORRISON . I keep a shop in High-street, Borough, and an other in St. Paul's Church-yard. I had nine yards of green cloth in my shop, in the Borough—I did not send it there—it was it in the Borough after it had been sent—we have it entered in the book there—this is part of the cloth—we took stock there in February, which was sinece the rob since—I am able to swear it was stolen from there—I have some portions of it still remaining at St. Paul's.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. How long before had you seen the entire piece of cloth safe? A. In the month of December, in St. Paul's Church-yard—I have seen that portion of it which was sent to the ware-house, in the Borough—it was there in December—I have here to-day all the persons in the warehouse, in the Borough, except Love, who has been accused, and has escaped—he had an opportunity of stealing it—was sus pect he stole it, but we cannot prove it—he had been in the habit of working for me, and coming on the premises to fetch work—I don't know that he had not the opportunity of stealing it—he worked for me for about a month.

JOHN DENYER . I work for Mr. Morrison. The prisoner Love was em ployed by him—he left about five months back—I cannot swear when this cloth was last seen, but I saw it in December last, while Love was working there, but not where the cloth was—he took his work out—Bells was a shopman, and there are two lads—I have seen this bag in our shop—it is the property of Mr. Morrison.

Cross-examined. Q. The person who had the opportunity of stealing the cloth could also have stolen the bag? A. He might have done so.

GEORGE HODGES . I am shopman to James Henry Ashton, of Long-acre, a pawnbroker. I have a coat pledged by the female prisoner.

NOT GUILTY .

990. ELIZA HAVILL was again indicted for feloniously receiving, on the 12th of March , of an evil-disposed person, 1 pair of trowsers, value 1 l .; and 2 coats, value 4 l .; the goods of Robert Morrison , well knowing them to have been stolen against the Statute, &c.; upon which no evi dence was offered.

NOT GUILTY .

991. MARGARET RYAN was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of March , 2 purses, value 16 d .; 4 sovereigns, 2 half-crowns, and 7 shillings.; the goods and monies of Charles Shepherd , from his person.

CHARLES SHEPHEARD . I live in Barbican. On Thursday last, the 31st of March, I had been dining with a few friends, and had taken a glass of wine too much—I met the prisoner close by my own door, and was allured away to a house of ill-fame—I forget the name of the court I went to, but the officer knows—she robbed me of this money, and two purses—four sovereigns, seven shillings, and two half-crowns, that was in a red and brown purse, and there was another purse in my other pocket, empty—she had an opportunity of taking it, for the officer found a portion of the money on her the following morning—I was not with her more than three minutes—I did not pay her—I was to have done so, but I

could not after she robbed me—there was not the least dispute about it—I am sure she is the person—I was not always so certain—I should be very sorry to be too positive against the prisoner; only from the officer find ing on her a part of my property, but I am sure I should have recollected her from her dialect alone—she is Irish.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. Had you occasion to use your purse before you left your friends? A. Yes—before I left the Col lege of physicians—I left there about eleven o'clock—I think I can be certain I spoke to no one before I spoke to her—I had spoken to some girls before I met her—I was to have given her 5 s .—I am certain I did not give her all I had in my pocket—she shut the door, and locked me in—I felt her take it—I felt her hand at my pocket, and she made an imme diate rush at the door.

COURT . Q. Did you say this before the Magistrate? A. I answered the questions that were put to me.

MR. CLARKSON . Q. Then to the Magistrate you never gave an account of this? A. No—it was at the time I was toying with her that I felt her take the money—I could not detain her—she shut the door very suddenly—I certainly took the purse to the house with me, and took it out, and paid 1 s . for the room.

Prisoner . He met me in Barbican, and forced me into a room, and then the landlady asked him to pay her, he said he would when he came down stairs, and she said he should find some other lodging—he paid her 1 s ., and the he was an hour and a half in the room with me.

EDWARD M'DONALD ( City police-constable No. 78.) I received informa tion, went to the prisoner's house, and found seven duplicates and a purse, which belongs to the prosecutor, I believe, and half-a-crown, and 1 1/2 d .

CHARLES SHEPHERD . This is my purse—these duplicates are mine, which I am in the habit of purchasing—I do not always get my livelihood so—I only buy them of persons I know.

Cross-examined. Q. How far is this house of ill-fame from your own house? A. Only a dew yards—I am certain I was not talking to a man at the time I saw this girl—I had been to the College of Physicians's Arms—I had not been drinking all day—I was quite capable to taking care of myself.

NOT GUILTY .

Sixth Jury, Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

992. ELIZABETH BROADHEAD was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of March , 2 blankets, value 7 s .; and 10 lbs . of feathers, value 1 l .; the goods of Thomas Sharman .

MARY SHARMAN . I am the wife of Thomas Sharman, of Wood-street, Cromer-street. I let a ready-furnished lodging to the prisoner on the 26th of February, at 2 s . 6 d . a week—she was with me five weeks, and only paid me two weeks—I had a suspicion of her proceedings, and on the 28th of March. when she came home between ten and eleven at night, my husband followed her into the room, and asked if she had any money—she said, "No"—he then demanded to see the bed, and we found the blankets were gone, and a great portion of the feathers.

Prisoner . You came into my place when I was not present—a person in the next room has a key that fifty my door. Witness. There is a person in the room on the same floor, but no one entered her room.

ARTHUR JOHN NORTH . I am in the service of Mr. Blackburn, a pawn broker, in Somers-town. These blankets were pawned at separate times.

in the name of Ann Broadhead, by the prisoner—I am sure is the per son.

JANE PAHUD . I live in the same house, and know the room the pri soner occupied—I had lived there before her—I know the bed was well feathered—I left it so when I went away—I went and saw the same bed, and consider that half the feathers were gone from it—she gave up the two duplicates when she was taken.

(The prisoner put in a written defence, stating that she had pledged the property to raise the money for her rent, intending to redeem it.)

GUILTY . Aged 45.— Confined Three Months .

993. ELLEN FORD was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of March , 7 stockings, value 3 s . 6 d ., the goods of James Child ; and Sarah Mil ler , for feloniously receiving 5 of the said stockings, well knowing them to have been stolen; against the Statute, &c.

ELIZABETH CHILD . I am the wife of James Child, of King's-place, Commercial-road. I know Miller by coming backwards and forwards to my husband's shop, he is a baker—on the 28th of March, I lost some stockings from the drying ground at the back of Mr. Salmon's, where we had apartments till we collide get a house—I saw the stocking I lost, at the Thames Police-office—both get a prisoners were then in custody.

MARY SALMON . These stockings were hanging at the back of my pre mises at twelve o'clock, and were missed between twelve and two o'clock—I knew Miller a long time.

JOHN MURRAY ( police-constable K 173.) On Tuesday, the 22nd, I re ceived information from Mrs. Salmon, that some stockings had been stolen—I made inquiries, and found Ford—she said her name was Shannon, and her father kept a tailor's shop in Cross-street, which I knew to be false—I then said I should take her for stealing some stocking—she said they were at an old woman's at the top of Bluegate-fields, where she had sold them for 4 d .—I asked if she would show me, and she said, "Yes"—I went to the house and saw Mrs. Miller—I asked her if she had bought any stockings of the girl—she said, "Yes, but I do not know where they are"—I asked the girl how many stockings there were—she said she did not know, but she had given her 4 d . for them—Miller then went into a little room, and stopped seven or eight minutes, she then came out, and I said if she did not produce the stockings. I should search the house—she went into the room the third time, and when she came out, she called Wilson, who was present, to give them to me—she gave me five stockings, which I pro duce—I then asked Ford what she had done with the other pair—she said she had pawned them at Mr. Hawes' for 3 d ., and a gown for 4 d .—I asked her again whether she knew any thing about Mrs. Dudley's table-cloth—she said she had pawned that for 1 s .

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. What time of the night was it you went to Mrs. Miller? A. I think about a quarter-past ten o'clock—I do not know whether she was partially undressed—she had her upper clothes on—the stockings were behind the counter, lying on the floor, and some bagging alongside—Miller went to the station-house, and was allowed to go back to come in the morning, through my saying, "Let her go till the morning, and come down to the office"—these stockings are darned at the toes and heels—Miller's husband works at the Docks, I believe, and is a respectable man, and she is a respectable woman.

ELIZA WILSON . I am the prisoner Miller's daughter. I recollect the

officer coming and asking if there were some stockings brought in there—I picked them off the floor—the dog was lying on them—she put them on the floor because she considered them of no value—I did not hear my mother say she had bought them, and paid for them—I do not know Ford.

WILLIAM CASON . I live with Mr. Harvey, a pawnbroker, in High-street, Shadwell. I produce this pair of stocking, pawned by Ford on Monday, the 21st of March—she said her mother sent her with them.

( Property produced and sworn to .)

FORD — GUILTY . Aged 12.— Judgment Respited.

MILLER— NOT GUILTY .

994. WILLIAM MEADOWS was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of February , 1 box of water-colours, value 35 s .; and 2 drawings and frames, value 5 l .; the goods of Rudolph Ackermann , his master.

RICHARD WOODROUFFE . I am foreman to Mr. Rudolph Ackermans, of Regent-street, a print-seller and water-colour-manufacturer. The prisoner has been two years or more a colour-grinder in his employ—he was an upholsterer before we took him—property has been missed at different times—this is Mr. Ackermann's box of colours—there is a label inside the box by which I know it—I suspected the prisoner, in consequence of which I got an officer—we went to the prisoner's lodgings on the 16th of March—I found him there in bed—I found some things there, but did not give him in charge, as they were too trifling—I immediately went to differ ent pawnbrokers, and found several boxes of water-colours, pawned by a person answering the description of the prisoner—in tracing them, I also found boxes belonging to Ackermann and Co., in the Strand—I told the prisoner I had found some boxes of water-colours at different pawnbroker's, but this box was found afterwards, at Mr. Richard's a pawnbroker, and these water-colour drawings and frames were pledged at the same pawn broker's on the same date, and in the same name—it is my employer's.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. When can you say you had seen these safe? A. I cannot say when I had seen the box—I had seen the pictures about six weeks before I went to the pawnbroker, in the window—my master employs fifteen men, three of them serve in the shop—I will swear these have not been sold—if they had, I should have noticed it at night, when I arranged the till book—I never gave the prisoner any prints.

COURT . Q. I believe, as foreman, it is your duty to be particular attentive to the stock in the shop? A. Yes; and to keep an account of the sales.

GEORGE STONE ( police-sergeant C 2.) I went with the witness to the prisoner's lodging—he told him there had been some property missed at his master's, and asked if he had any objection to his looking round the room—he said, "Not in the least"—we looked, and found seven small prints, but they are not in this indictment.

WILLIAM BAYMER PYATT . I am a pawnbroker, in the employ of Mr. Richards. I took in these two prints and this box of colours of the pri soner, in the name of John Morison.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you remember when? A. It was on Saturday night.

(Edward Haycock, a glover, in Cockspur-street, gave the prisoner a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 28.— Recommended to mercy by the Jury .

Transported for Seven Years .

995. JOSEPH MURRAY was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of April , 60 lbs . weight of bones, value 2 s . 6 d ., the goods of William Harley .

WILLIAM HARLEY . I contract to take away the dirt from the London Dock Company. I draw it to a yard in Pearl-street, St. George's—when there, the bones are picked out by woman and put into tubs to be sold—on the 3rd of April I found the prisoner concealed in a tub—he was taking bones out of another tub and putting them into two bags, one of which he had got full—I said, "You rascal, I have got you at last; I have been a long time looking for you"—he said, "Pray, Mr. Harley, forgive me, I will never do so again"—I have lost a great many bones and rage—I am sure the bones which the prisoner had were mine—they are worth half-a-crown.

Prisoner . I had been without victuals two days, and was in distress.

GUILTY . Aged 14.— Confined Three Months .

996. JOSEPH COLEMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of March , 34 lbs . of pork, value 1 l . 1 s .; and 3 yards of linen cloth, value 2 s .; the goods of William Worters .

GEORGE SEAMAN ( police-constable H 150.) On the 9th of March I was in Wentworth-street, about ten minutes after eleven o'clock, and saw the prisoner carrying a side of pork, in two cloths, on his shoulder—I crossed, and asked him what he had got—he paused some time, and I asked him again—he said he did not know—I took him to the station, and he told the inspector he picket it up in Whitechapel—the pork was quite clean, and it was a very wet night.

WILLIAM WORTHERS . I deal in pork and poultry. I saw the side of pork which the officer took—it was my property—I had lost it from my cart at the door of the White Swan, in Whitechapel—I was going to take it to Mr. Taylor, in Jewin-street—I had business in the White Swan, and left my cart there for an hour, in the care of my boy—I went out several times to see that he was giving a sharp look-out, and I thought he was doing so—I did not see the prisoner there—I knew the side of pork by comparing it with the other, which I had in the cart—it was my own killing, and I know my own cut—these cloths are mine.

Prisoner . He said the cloths were marked, and they are not. Witness. I have several other cloths exactly of the same kind—I have not the smallest doubt of these.

GUILTY . Aged 19.— Confined Six Months .

997. JOHN JOHNSON was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of April , 1 handkerchief, value 1 s . 6 d .; the goods of Anthony Barber , from his person.

ANTHONY BARBER . I was near the Mansion-house about two o'clock on the 5th of April—I felt a tug at my pocket, and missed my handker chief—I turned and called the police—the prisoner, who was near me, stood till the officer came—this is my handkerchief.

STEPHEN POWELL ( police-constable C 69.) I was on duty between two and three o'clock last Tuesday—I heard the call"Police—I went up

and took the prisoner, who was about a yard from the prosecutor—I saw this handkerchief fall from the prisoner.

GUILTY . Aged 27.— Transported for Seven Years .

998. JAMES HARRINGTON and THOMAS EDWARDS were indicted for stealing, on the 5th of April , 1 handkerchief, value 3 s ., the goods of Edward Berry , from his person.

EDWARD BERRY . I have been a footman. On the 5th of April, I was in St. Giles's about a quarter before eight o'clock—William Holland came and asked if I had not lost a handkerchief—upon my feeling my pocket, I found it was gone—I walked back and found the policeman leading Har rington, and upon examining his pocket, he took out my handkerchief—I know it to be mine—this is it—Edwards was brought up with him.

WILLIAM HOLLAND . I am a painter, I was walking down High-street by myself, on this occasion, going towards Drury-lane—I saw the two prisoners following the prosecutor—I saw Edwards go to his pocket and take the handkerchief out, and give it to the other one, who put it in his pocket—he ran off—I told the officer, who took them.

JOHN GIBLING ( police-constable C 125.) I was going down High-street—I saw the two prisoners following a gentleman and lady—Holland came to me and said that they had robbed the gentleman—I ran and took them both, and found the handkerchief in Harrington's pocket.

HARRINGTON— GUILTY . Aged 18.

EDWARDS— GUILTY . Aged 14.

Confined Three Months .

999. JOHN LUTMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of March , 1 umbrella, value 2 s . 6 d ., the goods of Kenneth Edward M'Kenzie .

THOMAS BAKER . I am servant at the British Museum Tavern, Great Russell-street. On the 8th of March, in the evening, between nine and ten o'clock, Mr. Kenzie had just left the tap-room, where he had been sitting—the prisoner was there also—the prosecutor had been there about two hours—they were strangers to each other, but were sitting alongside of each other—I did not know the prisoner before—I had known Mr. M'Kenzie—Mr. M'Kenzie had retired for a minute or two, and when he was away, I saw the prisoner take up the umbrella and walk away—he had paid of what he had—I went to ask Mr. M'Kenzie if he had brought an umbrella—he said, "Yes"—I then went and overtook him—I told him he had taken a gentleman's umbrella—he turned round, mumbled something, and was going on—I said, "Stop, give me this umbrella"—Mr. M'Kenzie then came up and gave him in charge—I am quite sure the prisoner did not bring an umbrella with him—I saw him come in.

Prisoner . Are you sure I did not bring an umbrella in? Witness .

Yes your friend came in first—neither of you brought an umbrella.

Prisoner . When you came to me, you said, "You have taken a gentleman's umbrella"—I said, "My God! have I? I beg your pardon."

Witness . I did not rightly understand it—it might have been that.

KENNETH EDWARD M'KEZNIE . I hold a situation under Government. I went to the tavern, and sat near the prisoner—I took an umbrella—I retired, and was told my umbrella was gone—I had entered into conversation with the prisoner—I saw my umbrella was gone—I went out in pursuit of the prisoner, and overtook him—the lad had stopped him—I asked him what business he had with my umbrella; what right he had to take it away—he said he did not take it with any felonious intent—he used those words—we

drank in the same room—I cannot say that we toasted reach other—we conversed together perhaps an hour and a half—I should say he was not at all intoxicated—I was perfectly sober—I was drinking beer, I had had perhaps two pints, but no more.

Prisoner . We drank together, and you solicited me to sing a song—you were drunk, decidedly drunk, and I accommodated you to the best of my power with two songs. Witness. He did sing—he said, "This is my umbrella."

Prisoner . I met a friend in the Haymarket—we walked together under an umbrella very much like this—I was going to Conduit-street—stopped at several places, and had a pint of ale probably in each place—I was not intoxicated, but might be perhaps a little elevated—wear called at this house, and I think we had only one pint of half-and-half—we stopped there perhaps an hour, certainly not an hour and a half—I stopped outside perhaps a minute after my friend left—as to whether I took my umbrella into the house, I cannot say—as to stealing a thing from any person, I never had such a thought in my head.

NOT GUILTY .

1000. JOHN KEEPER was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of Fe bruary , 1 shilling, 1 sixpence, and 6 halfpence, the monies of Ann Ed wards , his mistress; and that he had been before convicted of felony.

ANN EDWARDS . I am a widow. I keep a brick-cart, and am in the building line—the prisoner worked for the builders. On the 19th of Fe bruary I gave him the money to pay for three loads of chalk rubbish—he was to get it at the lime-kilns—he went with my horse and cart to get it—I told him where to get it—I gave him 5 s . 3 d . to pay for it—it is 1 s . 9 d . a load—he brought back no load—he drew two loads to Mr. Rhodes's brick-field, which was all he drew there, instead of the three which he ought to have drawn; so that I lost 1 s . 9 d . beside the cartage—he gave me the account that he had drawn the three loads to Rhoders's.

JOHN TAYLOR HENDERSON . I am clerk to Messrs. Thomas and Wil liam Rhodes. On the 19th of February there were two loads of chalk rubbish delivered by the prisoner—that was all he delivered on that day.

THOMAS BONFIELD . I am manager of the coal and coke wharf, Hack ney. The prisoner drew only two loads of chalk rubbish from that wharf on the 19th of February.

Prisoner . I had some chalk rubbish from the next wharf to his. Wit ness I know nothing about that.

JOHN JOHNSON . I am a police-constable. I took the prisoners—he said he was going to pay Mrs. Edwards on Saturday night for the money he had kept back.

CHARLES COOPER . I produce a certificate, from Mr. Clark's office, of the prisoner's former conviction for felony ( read )—he is the same man.

GUILTY . Aged 20.— Transported for Seven Years .

OLD COURT ,— Saturday, April 9 th , 1836.

Fourth Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1001. MARY ANN HALFPENNY , alias Parker , alias Keefe , was indicted for unlawfully uttering a counterfeit sixpence, she having been previously convicted of uttering counterfeit coin; to which she pleaded

GUILTY .— Transported for Fourteen Years .

1002. ELLEN MEARS was indicted for a like offience; to which she pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 56.— Transported for Fourteen Years .

1003. WILLIAM FENNER was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of March , 3 fowls, value 10 s ., the goods of William Varney .

WILLIAM VARNEY . I am a baker, and live in Gloucester-street, Clerken well. I keep fowls in the vault adjoining my bakehouse—I was disturbed at three o'clock in the morning of the 31st of March—I was up at the time—I had lost fowls before—I went and met the prisoner in the area, with two bens and a cock in his possession—he was not in my employ, and had no business there.

Prisoner . I did not have the fowls. Witness. I saw him with them in his arms—these are them.

WILLIAM GRAY . I am a policeman. I was sent for and took the pri soner.

Prisoner's Defence . A tipsy man came along, and said, "Will you lead me home?"—I said, "Yes"—he began to may at me—I said, "I will leave you, if you are not steady"—he knocked my hat off, and my handkerchief went down the area—I went to get it, and Mr. Varney caught hold of me at the bottom of the steps, without any thing in my hand at all—the police man asked him where the fowls were, and he said, "Down in the area, and I must go and get them"—he brought a cock to the station-house, and next morning brought two hens against me.

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Confined Six Months .

1004. JOSEPH LEA was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of March , 1 watch, value 19 s .; 1 knife, value 1 s .; 1 sovereign, 3 shillings, and 1 six pence; the goods and monies of William Steventon , his master; and 1 coat, value 15 s ., the goods of Charles Martin .

WILLIAM STEVENTON . I live in Little Warner-street. The prisoner was employed to clean my boots and clothes—he did not live in house—he occasionally came into my room in the morning to take my clothes to brush—on the 27th of March I do not know whether he came into my room, as I was asleep—I went to bed about twelve o'clock, on Saturday night, leaving my watch in my fob, some gold in my waistcoat-pocket, and some silver in the trowsers—when I got up I missed my watch and money a sovereign and three shillings—the prisoner did not come to me that morn ing—I suspected him, and gave information—this is my watch ( produced )—he had been nearly two months in my service.

WILLIAM BARTON . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner into cus tody about half-past six o'clock in the morning on the 28th, and charged him with this felony—I searched him, and found he was wearing the coat, and had the watch in his pocket—he had 13 s . in money.

CHARLES MARTIN . I live in the prosecutor's house—this coat is mine—it hung on a peg, in the passage.

GUILTY . Transported for Seven Years .

1005. WILLIAM JONES was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of March , 1 whip, value 4 s ., the goods of Edward Warner .

GEORGE SHEPHEARD . I am ostler at the Castle, at Brentford. Edward Warner is the post-boy. I saw the prisoner, on the 8th of March, come from the post-chaise, which stood at the Castle—he walked away—he was a stranger—I don't know whether there was a whip in the chaise.

EDWIN DESFORGES . I am servant at the Castle. I received informa tion about a whip being missed, and ran after the prisoner—I caught sight of him about two hundred yards from the Castle—he was walking slowly, and then he ran up Spring Gardens, and was getting over a wall to avoid me—I told him to stop—he said he had on whip—there is a privy by the wall—I went through a house after him, and he ran into a policeman's hands—he had still run away from me—I went into the privy, and there found the whip.

SARAH HASTED . I live in Spring Gardens, at Brentford—I saw the prisoner, and saw the thing of a whip hanging down from him—he was carrying it under his arm—part of the whip was under his coat.

WILLIAM SPIERS . I am a policeman. On the 8th of March I received information of a whip having been stolen—I found it in the privy.

JAMES CUISHEA . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner into custody—I was taking him to the office next day—he said he wished the whip was at the devil—he wished he had never seen it—he had been drinking, but was sober enough to know what he was about—he was not running when I took him—after he was committed from the magistrate's office, he said in the coach that he had been asleep in the post-chaise, and saw the whip there, and took it.

EDWARD WARNER . This is my whip—I had left it in the post-chaise.

Prisoner's Defence . I was a stranger about that part—I was looking for work—I met two or three of my trade, and they made me intoxicated at the Castle—I am a native of Gloucester.

GUILTY . Aged 36.— Confined Three Months .

Before Mr. Justice Gaselee .

1006. JAMES BARNES was indicted for embezzling and stealing the sums of 8 s . 10 d ., 7 s . 4 d ., and which he had received, by virtu of his employment in the General Post Office.—11 other COUNTS varying the manner of stating the charge.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL , with MESSRS. SHEPHERD, ADOLPHUS , and SCAR LETT , conducted the prosecution .

WILLIAM SPROULE YOUNG . I am a clerk in the Foreign Office in the General Post Office, and have been so about fifteen months—the different receiving-houses and branch post-offices in town send bags of letters to the General Post Office once a day—they also each send a letter-bag containing foreign letters—the inland bag should go straight to the Inland Office, and the foreign bag to the Foreign Office—Colonial letters, and letters to North America, go thought the Inland Office—foreign letters come into the Foreign Office—it some times happens that letters directed to the Colonies are for warded to the Foreign Office instead of the Inland Office—they come in the bags from the receiving-houses to the Foreign Office, by mistake, instead of the Inland Office—that is not the proper course—if a person at the receiv ing-house has a letter directed in North America or the Colonies, he might by mistake put it in the foreign bag—when what is discovered by the person who receives the bags at the Post-office, be gives the letter and the postage paid on it, to a messenger to send to the Inland Office—the postage

is paid on all foreign letters—I do not know Colonial letters—if a letter, by mistake, got into the foreign bag at the receiving-house, the postage would be paid—there is a tunnel which communicates from the Foreign Office to the Inland Office—if a letter which ought to be sent to the Inland Office comes to the Foreign Office, the letter and postage are con veyed through the tunnel—the prisoner was a President in the foreign office.

Q. Being President of the office, he have control of the money, so that if he directed a clerk in the office to give him money, or any thing, ought they to obey him? A. Yes, they ought to obey him. On Friday evening, the 4th of March, I was on duty at the Foreign Office—I was a window-clerk at that time—I stand at the window, and receive foreign let ters and the postage which is paid for them—on that afternoon the pri soner came to me with some letters, and wanted the postage for them—he was the President on duty that evening—he said he wanted the postage to send the letters with the money to the Inland Office—he said they were letters for the Inland Office—he asked me for foreign letters to the amount of the same postage, to send with them to the Inland Office—that was to discharge myself from the money which I gave him—I am charged with all the postage of the letters I receive at the window, by some one who looks over all those letters, and they know what money to charge me—if I had given the prisoner the money he asked for without giving him foreign letters to the same amount, I should have been charged with more money than I had in my possession—I took notice of the directions of some of the letters he brought to me, and afterwards saw them in the prisoner's hat—he went to the fire-place after he asked me for the money—that was before I gave him the money—he went and sat down by the fire-place—his hat was on the bench in a little place parted off from the rest of the office, where the presidents generally sit—there were letters and newspapers in his hat—he had newspapers, as well as letters, from me when he asked me for the money—I noticed that the letters in the hat had the same directions on them as those he brought to me—I took the letters out of the hat, and copied the addresses—the prisoner at that time was sitting by the fire a short distance of—this is my cop (looking at it)—this was not the first time the prisoner had asked me for money in the same way—8 s . 10 d ., was the amount of the postage I gave him—he mentioned the addresses of some of the letters for which he wanted the postage, and I saw them also—I gave him the money shorlty after I saw the letters in his hat—I recollect the addresses of the letters the prisoner mentioned to me—they were Halifax, Curacoa, and Madras—he did not tell me any other addresses—I saw Mau ritius on one—the one for Madras was a newspaper ( looking at several )—this is the one for Curacon—this is another—here is one with Mauritius on it—that is one I saw, which he did not mention—I was present when the prisoner was examined at Mr. Peacock's office on Saturday, the 5th of March—he was asked if he had any letters, and he said no—he was then asked if he had any in his drawer, and he said he had none—next day I cast up the amount of postage on the letters which I found in this hat—it was 8 s . 10 d .—that was the sum the prisoner had asked me for.

Cross-examined by MR. PRICE . Q. How many of these windows are there in the Foreign Office? A. Four—there is only one gentleman on duty at a time at those windows—there are not four to the four windows—four days in the week there is one there the whole day—on Tuesday and Friday the window man leaves the window at six o'clock—he is relieved—he is on duty from between sight eight nine o'clock till six o'clock—there is no exact

time for his coming on duty, it depends upon the Inland Office—there is a stated tome for leaving duty—I was there the whole day on Friday, the 4th of March, and was relieved by Mr. Arrowsmith—I came on duty between eight and nine o'clock in the morning—I was there till six o'clock alone, at the window, but not in the office alone—it is my duty to take the letters and money which are entrusted to me for the time I have stated—I believe the prisoner has formerly held my situation.

Q. Then supping he held that situation when he was on duty there, I take it for granted he had opportunities of defrauding the revenue? A. I don't know, I suppose he had—he had the care of the money in the same way—he could not have applied it to his own use long—he would have been obliged to have returned it—if he had the money as I have, I suppose he might use it—he might have destroyed a foreign letter, and pocketed the postage—there would have been an inquiry about the letter—persons inquire if a letter is missed—I do not receive letters for the colo nial department—it is the gentleman who does the hags—I have the oppor tunity of pocketing the money and destroying a letter—this paper is a list of the letter found in Mr. Barnes's hat—I merely took the places and stamps—I know nothing of the names—there might be more letters for Madras—the paper enables me to tell the places from which they come and to which they are destined—I have not the names—the postage of other letters in London to the same places would be the same on all letters—a private soldier's would go for one penny—Mr. Barnes ought to have asked the bagman for the money on these letters, and not me—Mr. James was the bagman on duty on Friday—he is here—the letters lay exposed in the prisoner's hat—any person in the room would have seen them—he was sitting by the fire at the time I took the account of them, apparently asleep—he did not appear unwell, or fatigued—he said he was sleepy.

Q. Is it usual to give him money and letter without making inquiry when he asks for them? A. We have no right to ask him, certainly—I should not have given him money without his producing letters—he has asked me for money with letters, but not without them—I do not require to see the letters—If he held them in his hand it would he quite sufficient—I had not time to take down the full addresses of the letters, and I did not think it necessary—I did not do it for both those reasons—the Foreign Office is a large room, much about the size of this court—there are two fire-places. One for the messengers, the other where the clerk generally sit—all the clerks in the Foreign Office are entitled to come into this room, messengers and all—the windows are opposite the fire-place and the door—(looking at a plan of the office)—there is a screen between the door and fire-place, and the window at which I was on duty—it is ten feet high, I should think—it goes nearly the whole length of the room—when the door of the screen is shut the persons at the fire-place cannot see the window where I am—that door is exactly opposite the window at which I was placed—the door in the screen shuts with a spring of its own accord—it must he held or fixed to be kept open—I often leave the window to go to the fire-place in the course of the day—I leave nobody at the window then—it is closed—it has a slide, which is fastened by a catch or spring—that spring is in bad condition—I had left the window when I looked into Mr. Barnes's hat, and nobody was behind the screen—there was a messen ger at the further end of the room, with whom I had no communication—I am a permanent clerk in the establishment—it is the course of the post

Office for the clerks to succeed each other according to seniority, as vacan cies occur.

Q. How long was it after Mr. Barnes said he had the letters that you gave him the money? A. About half an hour, to the best of my recollec tion—I gave him the money about twenty minutes after five o'clock, about forty minutes before I went away—I paid him the 8 s . 10 d . after I looked into his hat, directly after I copied the list—about ten minuted after I looked into his hat—I was ten minutes writing the paper—I believe I did not awake him to give him the money—I do not know—he was asleep while I wrote the list, and I instantly gave him the money—he was awake then.

MR. SHEPHEAD . Take these letters in your hand—look at the stamps on them—compare the stamps on the letter with the stamps on your list, and see if they are the same? A. Yes—each receiving-office in London has a different stamp.

MR. PRICE . Q. You personally expect hereafter to become a Presi dent? A. If I remain long enough in the office—the presidents have not been called deputies since I have been in the office.

MR. ADOLPHUS . Q. Whether the prisoner is convicted, or removed from his office by the post-master, without conviction, will that make any difference to you? A. Not in salary it will not—if he is removed, it will benefit me afterwards.

WASTELL ARROWSMITH . I am a clerk in the Foreign Office at the Post Office. On Friday, the 4th of March, I was on duty at the window in the Foreign Office—I came on duty there about five minutes after six—the prisoner came to me at seven o'clock, and demanded 7 s . 10 d . for some letters which he said were to go to the Inland Office—I gave him that sum—he came about five minutes afterwards, and desired to have 4 d . for two newspapers addressed to Mauritius and Madras—I paid particular attention to what he did and what he demanded that night—I was present at Mr. Peacock's office, on Saturday, the 5th of March, when the prisoner was pre sent—Mr. Peacock asked him whether he had any letters about him—he said, no, he had none—he asked if the letters for which Mr. Young had given him 8 s . 10 d . the night preceding were forwarded—he said, "Yes; undoubtedly"—he was asked if he had any letters in any part of the Post Office, or in any of his drawers—he said, "No."

Q. Suppose these letters to have arrived at the office under a mistaken impression that they should come to the Foreign Office, how should they be conveyed to the Inland Office? A. They would go through the tunnel, according to the usual course of business; but if, instead of sending then through the tunnel, the President comes and asks for money, I am bound to give it to him—it is not the proper practice orfont the President to come himself for the money—he ought to send the letters by a messenger—Mr. Barnes has done it—the messenger should take the letters to the bag clerk to receive the money, and the money and letters are forwarded immediately to the Inland Office by the tunnel.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS Q. Was not that Friday night a foreign post night? A. Yes. it was not a particularly busy night—I have quite a distinct recollection of it—there were no mails made up in addition to the ordinary mails that night, as far as I can recollect—I cannot swear it, but it can be proved I do not recollect any.

Q. Did not, on that night, the Malta, Indian, Brazil, and Buenos Ayres monthly mails require to be made up? A. No; I am certain of it—I am

as far as possible convinced of it—I cannot take on myself positively to say so—if they were made up that night, it would cause a great dead of additional business in the Foreign Office, and would require considerable attention on the part of the President—but there could not have been a great influx of business that night, because the mails for Malts and India were in time on the Wednesday—a foreign mail night does not require the attention of the President more than any other night—his attention is required every night—he is longer on duty, no doubt, but he should pay the same attention on another night as on a foreign post-night—there is a greater influx of letters in the Foreign Office on a post night than on another night—that would not require greater attention at the time—the office is longer open—the fatigue would not he greater in time—a man would he more fatigued at the close of a foreign-post night than on another night.

Q. In the great multiplicity of business a gentleman has in his office, might you not expect a mistake to be made to be made at times? Yes; he might make a mistake—my occupation in the office is more busy than his I have occasionally made mistakes myself in business, and have been re proved—not over and over again—it has occurred—I have been reproved several times for mistakes I have made—I am not aware of Mr. Barnes being compelled to assist at the sorting-table—I have known him to do it once—will swear I have not known him do it oftener—he may have done so on other occasions without my knowledge—the President is obliged to perform various duties in the office, and is referred to on all occasions of difficulty—questions of difficulty frequently arise—I cannot give any ides of the number of letters that come in on a foreign post-night—they are so numerous—there is an account kept.

Q. Have the kindness to look at this newspaper, directed to Granada—if a paper came directed to that place, would it not be referred to Mr. Barnes, to know whether it was to go to the West Indies, or to Spain? A. No—I should have known where to send it by the direction of Granada—when I first went into the office, I was frequently obliged to refer to Mr. Barnes in matters of difficulty, but not latterly—I have occa sionally—I should think there are thousands of letters come into the Foreign Office on the foreign post-night.

MR. ADOLPHUS . Q. Suppose there was a great press of business that night, and you wanted Mr. Barnes, where should you have looked for him? A. He had no particular place to be in—I should not have looked for him at the window.

Q. If you had seen an English newspaper directed to John Forrester, Esq., Bonian-estate, Granada, would it have entered into your mind to send it to Spain? A. No; certainly not—the press of business in the Foreign Office is generally about eleven o'clock at night—sometimes it may be at seven o'clock, when there are extra mails made up, and some times there may be no press at all during the evening—there was no press at all on this night—nothing more than the ordinary business—the first question about that money was on the following morning—I can remember what the business was that night.

RICHARD CRADDOCK . I am a messenger in the General Post Office. I was on duty at the tunnel of the Inland Office on Friday, the 4th of March. I came on duty at a quarter before five o'clock in the evening—if any letters with the postage had come from the Foreign Office through the tunnel to the Inland Office, I should have received them—I received

none that evening—I took particular notice that evening of what happened regarding the tunnel—I received no newspapers or postage—the tunnel is the channel of communication between the Foreign and Inland Office—I receive all the letters and postage that comes through the tunnel—all letters which go to the Foreign Office by mistake should come through there, with the postage—they come in a box which I work through myself by a machine.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN . Q. How long have you been there? A. Two years and a half on that particular duty—all letters from the Foreign Office to the Inland Officer should come through the tunnel—I have never known that rule to be departed from—if any letter from the Foreign Office go to the Inland Office, by any other means, I should have no opportunity of knowing it—my duty commences at a quarter before five o'clock in the evening—that is the time of the evening duty—the tunnel is used in day time, occasionally—when foreign mails arrive in the day time there would be letters for delivery in town—that would be a different transaction to this altogether—there is no time at which letters sent by mistake to the Foreign Office are sent along the tunnel except after a quarter to five o'clock—I deliver the let ters, which come through the tunnel, to their proper station—I deliver them to the officers that are then on duty to receive them—they come on duty at the same time as I do—there are some on duty all day—the tunnel is at work at six o'clock the morning for morning duty—the time it ends depends on the mail coming in—I do not keep an ac count of what comes through the tunnel—I take the letters and money, and deliver them as I receive them—I do not notice the stamps on them, and do not know how long they may have been in the Foreign Office.

Q. May it not occur that letters and newspapers may be forgotten to be put in the tunnel one day and be put in another day? A. Such a thing may occur—I have no opportunity of knowing.

MR. SCARLETT . Q. Is it your duty to receive the letters and postage, and take them to their proper places, and not to keep any account of them? A. I keep no account of them—the letters could not have passed through after I came on duty on Friday evening, 4th of March, without my know ledge—there was a reason for my attention being particularly drawn to the circumstance—I had received instructions to be particular.

COURT . Q. You say a letter might be omitted to be sent by the tunnel one day and sent the next, is it the usual course to send them at once? A. At once.

GEORGE LEADBITTER . I am a police-office. I was employed at the Post-office on the 5th of March last, at the solicitor's office—I took the prisoner into custody there—I did not hear anything said to him—I searched him, and found some letters and papers, and some keys—I marked them, and gave them to the solicitor—I went with the prisoner down to the Foreign Office—before we went there he said he had got some letters and papers in his drawer, which he would give me—he went with me to his drawer—it was a single key, and two bunches that I found on him—one of those keys opened his drawer—he said he would show me which key opened his drawer, and did so—I opened the drawer, and found a quantity of papers and letters, and wearing-apparel ( looking at some let ters and newspapers )—I found all these in the drawer—I found four letters and two papers, I think, on his person, which I marked, and gave to the soli citor of the Post-office( the directions of those found in the drawer being read,

were are follows :) ( Newspapers )—" Colonel Power, Royal Actillery, Mau nitius."—"Richard Copeland, Post-office, New York, United States."—"Mr. J. Burton, Baptist Missionary, New Province."—"A. M"Lean, Esq., Civil Service, Madras."—"John Forrester, Esq., Banian Estate, Granada." (Let ters)—" To the Clerk of the Foreign Post-office, London."—"William Clay ton, at Capper Passes, baker, Brickfield-hill, Sidney, New South Wales.:—"Mrs. Briscoe, St. Andrew's New Brunswick, North America."—"W. L. Mellish, Esq., Rifle Brigade, Halifax, Nova Scotia."—I had some conver sation with the prisoner on Monday—I do not recollect his saying any thing more on Saturday to the solicitor or myself—on Monday he asked me if I had ever known the post-office to allow a person to resign under such circumstances—I said, "No, not after they had charged them with an offence"—he then asked me what the punishment was for such an of fence as he was accused of.

Cross-examined by MR. PRICE . Q. Where did he come from when you took him into custody? A. I found him in the solicitor's office—he told me at once that he had letters in his drawer—two letters, of a private na ture, which were found on his person, were returned to him—I believe these were the only public official letters found on his person; they are di rected or "William Tickell, seaman on board His Majesty's Ship Canopus, Malta or elsewhere."—" Mr. John Leain, on board His Majesty's Ship Revenge, Malta or elsewhere"—both the letters are marked, "put in without postage"—it appears they are common ship-letters—I do not know whether there is any postage on them.

W. S. YOUNG re-examined . One penny should he paid with these two letters—there has been no postage whatever paid with them.

GEORGE LEADBITTER re-examined by MR. PRICE . I went to Mr. Barnes's house, and to his private apartments in the Post-office—he pointed them out to me himself—they consisted of a sleeping-room and sitting-room—I do not know, of my own knowledge, whether he sleeps in the Post-office when on duty—I searched his house at Peck ham diligently—I discovered no thing to further this prosecution that I am sware of—I believe, when he spoke about resigning, he said something about the disgrace which would fall on his family, by his being tried at the Old Bailey—I found offi cial stationary and tape in his drawers, with the letters—there was a par tition in the drawer—the drawer was locked—the partition merely divided the drawer—it had no cover to it—the contents of the drawer could be seen the moment it was opened—there were papers and other things in both parts of the drawer.

W. S. YOUNG re-examined . This is the memorandum I made when I looked into the hat ( looking at the letters and newspapers found is the prisoner's drawer )—these are the places to which the letters and news papers in the prisoner's hat were directed—the amount of postage on them is the same—8 s . 10 d .—and stamps are the same—I have not entred any place as stamped on the Curacoa letter, because there is no stamp on it—only two of the letters are stamped, and two newspapers—I believe they are the same letters and newspapers I saw in the hat—one of them is open—I am not positive, but I think it was open when I saw it in the hat.

Cross-examined by MR. PRICE . Q. You speak of the places they were addressed to? A. And the stamp—they are to the British colonies, where letters are constantly addressed—they ought not to be in the Fo rign Office—they are single letters—it was the custom of Mr. Barnes to

sleep at the Post Office on his night of duty—I believe he slept there that night.

WASTELL ARROWSMITH re-examined. Q. Are these two newspapers and letters part of those he brought to you for the postage? A. He ob served that one of the letters were going to Halifax, Nova Scotia—I can not identify the letter, except that it has Halifax on it—I believe the newspapers to be the same as far as I can tell—he produced two news papers about five minutes after, and said they were going to Mauritius and Madras—he held them in hand, and I saw them—I belive these two to be the newspapers.

JAMES HAYES . I am a messenger in the Post Office. I sometimes stamp letters in the Foreign Office—there is a different stamp for every day—I have the night number book—the letter addressed to Mellish, at Halifax, was stamped on the 2d of March—the number of the stamp is entered every morning in the book—this number of this is 166—I do not know whether that indicates that is came into the Foreign Office on the 2nd of March—I suppose it indicates that it should go forwards on that day—I cannot say that it indicates that it came into the office that day.

COURT . Q. Here is "F.M.A. 36—166.?" A. F. means foreign, 36 means 1836. and 166 the number we used on that morning.

MR. SHEPHERD . Q. If a letter is sent from the office on the 2nd of March, would it beat any other date on it than the number for the 2nd of March? A. No; it would bear no other number—after the stamps are used, they are given to the President—I cannot tell whether that letter must have been in the office on the 2nd of March.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS Q. Do you stamp the letters your self? A. not always—generally speaking I do—the 2nd of March was a busy day—I stamped some letters that day—I cannot speak to stamping any particular letter—there persons stamp letters besides me—the stamp is a moveable one, fixed into a handle to suit the purpose of the day—I always put the stamp into the handle—I put it in the morning except on busy days—then we may put it in of an afternoon, which is rarely—when I speak of the busy days, that happens on the 1st of the month, which is more busy than any other—it is very rarely indeed that it hap pens, except on the 1st of the month—I have done it in the afternoon on other days—the stamp is kept on the desk—it is a public room—messen gers, and clerks, and various persons, have access to the room in which the stamp is kept.

COURT . Q. How does it happen that this book does not proceed regu larly? A. We take the numbers irregularly out of the drawer—there are various number in the drawer—we pick out what is proper for that day—the 2nd of March comes in the book after the 5th of April—because we put any numbers we like in the stamp—we do not proceed regularly.

JAMES LOWTHER . I am the senior President of the Foreign Office. Mr. Barnes and I were alternately on duty, one in the morning, and the other in the evening—this book contains the dates of each day, with the figures belonging to the day—the stamp on this letter indicates that it was stamped at the Foreign Office on the 2nd of March—at the close of the business the messenger delivers the stamp to the president—he sees that the impression is correct in the book, and affixes his signature in proof of it, and then burns or destroys them—the stamp is never used a second time—this Curacoa letter was stamped at the Foreign Office on the 29th of February last—the number is 145—this letter to New South Wales was

stamped at the Foreign Office on the 20th of February, by finding the number 200 on it—the stamp on the New Brunswick letter is illegible—this newspaper to Madras was stamped at the Foreign Office on the 29th of February last—here are two more stamped the same day.

Cross-examined by MR. PRICE . Q. You have not been examined on this business before? A. No—I am the superintending president—we are never called deputies, nor ever were—Mr. Darlot was the late deputy comptroller—he was not a president—if letter of this description are de layed, they sometimes bear a double stamp of the day on which they are forwarded, as well as on the day the mistake might happen, but such oc currences are extremely rare—it never occurs except a letter is found on the floor, or any thing of that kind—I understand the practice of the junior clerks—I have been through every grade myself—that is the general course of proceeding at the office—it is uniformly the case for the juniors to succeed the seniors as they are removed—I never, to my knowledge, omitted to forward a letter—there is a junior clerk on duty every evening, for the purpose of examining newspapers—they draw them from their bands, when they appear suspicious, to examine the date, to see that there is no writing—sometimes there is invisible ink made use of.

Q. Do not the presidents, on busy days, occasionally assist the junior clerks? A. Never—they might put their hands to a trifle—I mean if the president finds the business flag, and thinks the juniors want looking after, he would go to them for that purpose, and perhaps show them how they should do it—the juniors do want considerable looking after—they are very young men, at first—it is occasionally necessary for the President to reprimand them—the habit of counting letters is a matter of consider able difficulty to acquire with facility and rapidity, but they come to that progressively—they are Iiable to make a great many mistakes at first—the duty given them at first is proportionably light, till they gain experience—I have never been present officially when Mr. Young and Mr. Barnes have been on duty together—I may have looked in at the office when I have been passing—I have done so in the qualified way I have mentioned—I have no doubt of it in the way I express, but Young may have been on duty or not—I do not remember—I do not go in once a month perhaps—it is impossible to notice who is on duty when I am not on duty, in reference to any given period—I have been on duty with Mr. young—he is a very good officer, and I never no doubt he is improving daily—he could not be a good officer without having improved, as they are quite novices at first, and know nothing of the duty—I never knew him make a large mistake—the mistake in counting up silver and copper is one they alone have to do with.

Q. When they send in a bundle of letters, has not the President to report on the accuracy of their statement? A. He has; but I said silver and copper—that is between the clerk and the person putting the letter in.

Prisoner's Defence . I trust, my Lord and Gentlemen, that any diffi dence I may feel in addressing a public court will be excused; and there fore, embarrassed as I am in this situation, as you will readily conceive I must be, I do take comfort at the kind and patient manner in which you have been pleased to conduct this inquiry—Gentlemen, were this an in vestigation before a Board of Commissioners, the usual and proper tribunal for such an inquiry, I should have felt no hesitation, but should have looked at it with perfect confidence as a prelude to my immediate exone ration; but summoned here before you, arraigned at the bar of a criminal.

court, to be called upon to explain acts of official negligence, or other official acts, whether of omission or commission, has excited very sensibly my feelings, and I hope to be pardoned if I say my indignation—Gentlemen, at the outset I must remind you, that I held the responsible situation of President of the Foreign Post-office, a situation which necessarily gave me the control of every act of duty on the part of the officers of that depart ment—in every case I was authorized to use discretionary power, and to de tain letters if there was any doubt as to the accuracy of their direction of the mode of forwarding them—I am accused of having embezzled small sums of money, and not forwarding the same to the Inland Office—all that I can say to this, is that if any such monies came into my hands for any such purpose, they were, with the letters, for warded to the Inland Office—I say, "If they ever came into my hands. "for the first charge bears the date of Wednesday, the 2nd of March, which you have not now before you—on that very evening the Malta, the Buenos Ayres, the Brazils, and the Indian Mails, in addition to the ordinary mails, were made up; and it was with considerable difficulty that they could be prepared for dispatch—I believe the amount of postage received that evening, between five and seven o'clock, equalled, if it did not exceed what is taken on grand post nights, which are Tuesdays and Fridays—but, gentlemen, I am unable to state the exact amount, as an extract from what we term the night charge-book, in which the sums the window-man receives are entered, has been denied me, although I applied by letter to the President for it—my exertions, in addition to the confusion of the evening, may be estimated; for though I was President, and had no obligation to stoop to so menial an officer, I delayed settling the window charges, that I might assist at the sorting table; in fact my presence was constantly required in every part of the office—if I had any letters or money for the Inland Office, I should have sent them there directly, just as I received them, to have kept my table clear—I say, that, not only on post nights, but on every evening, there is an immense pressure of business, and a variety and multiplicity of things to attend to, which it is next to an impossibility that I or any one else can remember, as it relates to every transaction—Gentlemen, it is notorious that Mr. Young, who has been before you, is a very had reckoner; and I, as President, have had very frequent occasions to reprimand him on that account—no account of the transactions of the kind of which I have been speaking are ever kept—many letters going from the Foreign Office to the Inland Office, are completed at the moment out of hand—there is no account kept or taken, likewise, I should mention to you, on the otherwise of the tunnel, the Inland side, of what monies or letters are received—therefore that sum for letters and newspapers, which Young says he believes he gave me (8 s . 10 d .) on' if you bear in mind, according to his deposition, he had not previously seen those letters—that some letters were found in my drawer is certain, but it is a circumstance that happens to every public officer, and has happened to myself after twenty-seven years of service—can an act; call it negligence if you will, or rather by its true term, call it accident—is it possible that these letters, from among hundreds, nay thousands, were mislaid, and I neglected them purposely?—is it to be concluded that I intended to steal them?—is it intended to say I intended to steal the postage on them?—as to receiving from Arrowsmith or Young the sums of 7 s . 8 d ., (or as I think in my agitation I may be incorrect as to the amount,) I can only say I have no recollection on the subject—Gentlemen, my house was searched, the peaceful abode of my

wife and family, and were letters and newspapers found? No—does it not rather prove as strong as proof can be, that the suspicion attached to me is false?—Mr. Young has said that I asked him for 3 s . 10 d . for letters from the Inland Office; and he stated that he did not give it to me at the time, but he did give it to me about a quarter of an hour afterwards, Now this is important, because there is no proof that he gave it to me at all; and this brings me from half past four o'clock to half past five o'clock, when he tells you I was asleep before the fire, and the letters were in my that—he has admitted to you, that he had not given me the 8 s . 10 d . before he saw the letters in my hat—has he satisfied you, Gentlemen, how it happened, that he, a public officer like myself, should see, what must have appeared to him a neglect of duty—should see me asleep before the fire with fatigue, (and those letters, which he must admit, if I had the money for them at that time, ought to have gone down the tunnel)—has he explained to you his neglect of duty, in not awakening me and reminding me of mine? But my Lord and Gentlemen, there is the messenger Craddock, a very respectable and steady officer, for what I know to the contrary, and he says he was on duty on Monday evening from five to eight o'clock, and no such letters came through the tunnel—suppose, as might be the case, that I overlooked them at the moment for the night, and that I put them into the tunnel next morning—I do not say that this was the case—I do not, I cannot, pretend to have any recollection of it; but can you believe me guilty of purloining such sums?—is not the smallness of their amount a proof of my innocence instead of my guilt? Gentlemen, need I further trespass on you concerning the present charge—I am convinced I need not—I almost think I hear you saying to each other, "Can it be possible that this man, who is in the receipt of £500 a year—can it be possible that such an indivi dual could have hazarded his situation for the paltry sum with which he is charged?" At all times, if I was in want of money, I could readily procure it from my friends—can you think that, I who have filled in society the station of a gentleman, a man of education; and estimating at no mean rate the blessings which attend those advantages, with a wife and five children—having the approbation of my constant friend, Mr. Henry Free ling, the assistant secretary to the Post-office—I ask of you—I request—I desire—I implore you, Gentlemen, to look at these facts, and then, can you conceive it possible?—can you conceive it credible, (even put it is a lower grade of words)—that such a man as I now stand before you, after twenty-seven years of service, during which I trust I have been an honest servant of his Majesty—that I could be mad enough—that I could be such a fool as to put my myself—my character—my family—my existence, all in stake for the value of 9 s . 4 d .?

(Charles Ebsworth, wool-broker; Henry Phillips, architect and sur veyor, Paragon, Kent-road; William Nill, fruit-broker, Pudding-lane; Frank Webb, wine-merchant, Kent-road; George Webb, accountants, Ken sington; John Nill, wharfinger, Camberwell; and Henry Freeling, Esq-as sistant secretary to the Post-office deposed to the prisoner's good character.

NOT GUILTY .

First Jury, before Mr. Recorder .

1007. JOHN DAVIS and GEORGE RAVENHILL were indicted for stealing, on the 7th of March , at St. Leonard, Shoreditch , 4 coats, value 7 l .;1 pairs of trousers, value 2 l .; 2 waistcoats, value 1 l . 5 s .; 5 handkerchief, value 6 s .; 1 brooch, value 7 s .; 2 pairs of stockings, value 3 s .; 1 scarf, value 1 s . 6 d .; 1 pair of braces, value 6 d .; 1 spoon, value 1 s . 6 d .; and 1 stiffener, value 4 d .; the goods of Robert Gunn , in his dwelling-house.

ROBERT GUNN . I live in Maidstone-street, Hackney-fields, in the parish of Shoreditch. I rent the house—the prisoner Davis's mother is my wife—On the 7th of March I left home about ten minutes to seven o'clock in the evening, leaving my wife at home—I had some boxes safely locked, in my bed-room—I returned at about a quarter-past seven o'clock in the morning—I am on night work at the gas-works—I missed all the articles stated in the indictment, worth about 7 l . together—two locks of the boxes were broken—Davis lodged in the house—the other prisoner did not—the things were all safe in the boxes before I left the house, and the boxes locked—Davis was not in the house when I left—I have not seen him since that night, till 13th—a twopenny-post letter came on the night of the 8th, with three duplicates in it—my wife gave it to me next morn ing, and I delivered it and the duplicates to Sergeant Glibbery.

ANN GUNN . I am the prosecutor's wife. Davis is my son by a for mer husband—on Monday, the 7th of March, he came home about nine o'clock, George Ravenhill came with him—he said, George was come for me to go to his mistress, because she was very had; and George said I was to go to his mistress directly—he lived where Davis worked—her name is Mrs. Standfast—Ravenhill said, I had better go directly, because him mistress was very bad—I said I did not like to go very well, but did not like to disoblige Mrs. Standfast—he said, she would not want me above a couple of hours—I left Davis at home taking tea—Ravenhill went with me as far as Birdcage-walk, in Hackney-road—Mrs. Standfast lives in Norton Falgate—he left me in Birdcage-walk, saying, he was going to fetch Mr. Standfast's brother's wife—I went to Mrs. Standfast, which is nearly a mile from Birdcage-walk, and found her very well—I returned home directly—my son was not there—I did not find any body—the house was empty—I found my husband's boxes broken, and his clothes taken—I missed a tea-spoon which my son had used at tea—he did not return that night—I told my husband of this in the morning—on Tuesday 1 received a letter by the post, with three duplicates in it—this is it—my son came home on Saturday night—I said, "Is it you, John?"—he said, "Yes"—that was all he said—I asked him how he came to do this, and he did not answer me—my husband told the policeman to take him when be saw him—and he was taken.

HUGH HENRY CAMPION . I am shopman to Mr. Fry, a pawnbroker, in High-street, Shadwell. I produce two coats and a black silk handkerchief, pawned on the 8th of March, in the name of John Jones—I think the prisoner Ravenhill was present at the time—I do not know him, but I have some recollection of seeing him, at the time the things were pawned, in the shop, and he offered me a white silk scarf to pledge—I did not take it in, because he wanted more on it than I considered it was worth—here is the counterpart of the duplicate for the coats and handkerchief—this one is what I gave the person who pawned the articles—I do not think Davis is the man.

EDWARD WILLIAM WIGGINS . I am shopman to Simon Latter, a pawn broker, in Broad-street, Ratcliff. I produce a coat, waistcoat, and trowsers, pawned on the 8th of March, wrapped in a blue cotton handkerchief, in the name of John—this is the counterpart of my duplicate—I wrote it myself—I am certain I never saw Ravenhill, and cannot swear as Davis—the person who pawned them I believe to be a stouter man than him—I live about three miles from the prosecutor.

JOHN STIMPSON . I am shopman to Mr. Hawkins, a pawnbroker, in Catherine-street, Limehouse-fields. I produce a coat, a pair of trowsers, and a waistcoat, pawned on the 8th of March, for 2 l ., in the name of George Wilson—one of the duplicates produced is what I gave for them—I have the counterpart—I cannot speak to either of the prisoners.

JAMES GLIBEERY ( police-sergeant N 21.) I apprehended Davis—I told him I took him into custody for stealing things from from his father—he made me no answer—I received the letter and duplicates from the father.

ROBERT GUNN re-examined . This is the letter and the duplicates—there is something written in it, but nobody can make it out—I do not know the character of the hand-writing—the direction is perfectly right—I cannot say whose hand-writing it is.

MARY RAVENHILL . The prisoner Ravenhill is my son—I do not know the hand-writing of the letter.

SAMUEL STANDFAST . I live at No. 31, Notron Falgate. The prisoners worked for me—my life was quite on the 7th of March, and had not sent for anybody at all—it was a false pretence—I gave four silver spoons to Spencer, with I received from my wife on the 8th—she is not here.

THOMAS SOLOMON SPENCER ( police-constable N 121.) From information I received I apprehended Ravenhill, and received from Mr. Standfast four silver spoons, one of which was claimed by Gunn.

ROBERT HOLDSWORTH . I am foreman to Mr. Standfast. Mrs. Raven hill gave me four spoons, and I gave the same spoons to Mrs. Standfast, in the presence of the servant-girl, Ann Swainsbury.

ANN SWAINSBURY . I know that spoon came with the others—it is the one Holdsworth brought up stairs with three others—I am quite sure.

MARY RAVENHILL re-examined . I got the four spoons from the prisoner Davis—I asked him if he was not going to return to his mother—he said, no, he was going into the country—he put the spoons into my hand after a little while—I did not know what they were—I never opened them—I was so flurried, I delivered them to Holdsworth—Davis had worked with my son at Mr. Standfast's—I went to my son's in Edward-street, and both the prisoners came there—it was there that this happened.

HUGH HENRY CAMPION re-examined . A lad offered me a white silk scarf at the time I was advancing the money on the coats to another, and I believe the prisoner Ravenhill to be that lad—it was a very narrow, old-fashioned silk scarf, not much worn—it had a border with red in it.

MRS. GUNN re-examined . I lost an old-fashioned white silk scarf, with a narrow red border—I had had it a great while—it was not much worn—I got home about ten o'clock at night—I left about half-past nine—it would take Ravenhill five to ten minutes to go back to the house from where he left me—he might have gone to the house and left it again before I got back—the house is in the parish of Shoreditch.

JAMES GLIBERY re-examined . The house is in the parish of St. Leo nard. Shoreditch.

Ravenhill to H. CAMPION . Q. Do you say I brought the silk scarf to the shop? A. I believe you are the lad—he asked 4 s . on the scarf—I offered 2 s . 6 d .—he said that would not do.

COURT . Q. Did you voice of the person appear to correspond with

his voice? A. I noticed his countenance—it appears the same, and I think he was dressed similar to what he is now—he was in the shop longer than the other man—they did not appear in company; but the clothes being rather of a peculiar cut, I thought he was trying to impose upon me, and I joked the lad with the scarf—I said, I thought he was trying to impose upon me—he laughed—I lent 10 s . on the coats—the man wanted 1 l .—I took notice of the lad—he is very much like the lad who offered me the scarf.

( Property produced and sworn to .)

DAVIS— GUILTY .* Aged 19.

RAVENHILL— GUILTY . Aged 15.

Transported for Life .

(There was another indictment against the prisoners.)

1008. JOHN SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of April , 2 pairs of shoes, value 11 s ., the goods of William Thomas ; and that he had been before convicted of felony; to which he pleaded

GUILTY .— Confined Six Months .

NEW COURT , Saturday, April 9, 1836.

Sixth Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant .

1009. THOMAS LAYTON , alias Richards , was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of March , 1 copper, value 9 s ., the goods of Nicholas Westlake , fixed to a building; to which the prisoner pleaded

GUILTY .— Transported for Seven Years .

1010. ALICE NEALE was indicted for embezzlement.

JOHN SKINNER . I am a cow-keeper and dairy-man. The prisoner was in my service—it was her duty to receive monies for me, and to pay then to me—she has never paid me 4 s . 4 1/2 d . received on the 21st of March, from Mr. Daly—nor 9 s . 1 1/2 d ., received from Mr. Garment.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. Had not she been in the service of your family for many years? A. Yes; she lived in my brother's service, and he gave up business in favour of his sister; and she married a Mr. Bradley—I do not know that the prisoner was in their service—when she had been with me three month months I reduced her wages, and stopped her breakfast—I know Mrs. Gooch, of Bruton-mews, a cow-keeper—the pri soner got a situation there after she left my service—I did not try to in duce her to stay, and say I would raise her wages—I was pleased at her going to Mrs. Gooch's—I was glad to get rid of her, but I did not give her warning, because she was cleanly in her business—I did not find she was dishonest till after she left me—I did not find out these bills—I found her dishonest before I discharged her—I could have given her in charge.

Q. When she was going to Mrs. Gooch's did you not tell her she was a great fool not to stop, as the season was coming on, and you could ad vance her a little more? A. No, I never said any thing of the kind—I went and told Mrs. Gooch of this after the prisoner was there—I did not prefer any charge against the prisoner till the Saturday following—I did not see her when I went to Mrs. Gooch's—I don't recollect saying to her on the way to the station-house that is was her own fault, and she had no busi ness to leave me—I will not swear I did not.

JURY . Q. Why did she leave you? A. I gave her a week's notice—I dis covered

she had robbed me—she went on her knees and begged I would forgive her, and I did not discharge her for that—I did not know of the sums charged in the indictment till the week after she left—I did not go to apprehend her as soon as I found this—I had no opportunity.

NOT GUILTY .

1011. HENRY BREWER . was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of March , 7 1/2 yards of lawn, value 1 l . 1 s ., the goods of John Lowdon , his master.

JOHN LOWDON . I live in Crawford-street, Marylebone, and am a linen draper. The prisoner was twice in my employ, for about fifteen months altogether—on Saturday morning, the 19th of March, Mr. Atten borough came and stated, in the presence of the prisoner, that he had been to his house the night before, offering this piece of lawn on pledge—I asked him how he came by it—he made no answer at first, but at last he said it was entered to him—he had no right to take any thing and have it entered to him, unless it was entered by me or the principal young man, Mr. Sharp—another piece was entered on the Saturday morning, but the piece he offered to pledge on Friday night is not entered at all—this is the piece which Mr. Attenborough was talking of—I asked him when it was entered, and he said, "Thomas entered it this morning"—this conversation was on Saturday morning—I said we ought to search his boxes, and he was quite agreeable to it—we searched, but found nothing—the prisoner then called me into an adjoining room, and said, I have lived with you a long while, Mr. Lowdon—this is the first offence—I never did any thing of the kind before."—and he wished me to let him off.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS Q. Did you say before the Justice that he said it was his first offence?— A. I am not sure—what I told him was the truth—what I said was read over to me, and I signed it—if. It did not tell the Justice that the prisoner said it was his first offence, it was because it slipped my memory at the moment—I measured this piece at the police-office—there is seven yards and a little hit of it, I rather think—I have not my books here—the measure of this piece in the book in seven yards and a quarter—I cannot say that this is not seven yards and a quarter, because I have not measured it.

Q. As you have found a piece of 7 1/2 yards of lawn entered in your books, how can you tell that that is not the piece? A. I can tell very well, because this piece was offered in pledge on the Friday night, and the other piece was not entered till the Saturday morning—it is entered in my bro ther's writing—( the witness here measured the lawn, which was 7 1/4 yards )—it was measured at the police office.

JURY . Q. Was it entered in the book before the pawnbroker came to your shop? A. No, it was not.

COURT . Q. You have two piece of lawn, and you have sworn that the piece you have now in your hand is what you indict him for? A. Yes—here is the piece Mr. Attenborough borough brought to me—this is the piece that the prisoner said was entered by Thomas—this other piece I found at Miss Dunham's, where the prisoner left it—it has a mark of 7 1/2 yards on it—it was marked at the police office—( here the witness measured the piece, and it was seven yards )—there was only one piece measured at the office—I did not state that is was marked at the police office.

Q. Do you mean to say that you did not tell the jury, as plain as

tongue could speak it, "Here is the mark of 7 1/2 yards, it was marked at the police office? A. No, Sir; it was marked at my shop—we have been taking stock—it perhaps is the prisoner's marking—he took one piece one night, and another piece the following morning—he was afraid it would be detected, and he had a piece left out—he had no authority to take my goods out of our house, without having them entered first.

THOMAS LOWDON . I am shopman and cashier to Mr. John Lowdon. I was in the shop on Saturday morning—the prisoner called me to him—he said, "Enter this lawn to me"—he was speaking of this lawn—that is not the piece Mr. Attenborough produced—he had not then arrived—there was no one to enter it but I and my brother—I have not entered it—when he told me to enter the second one, he said, "There is 7 1/4 of it, but I do not believe it measures that length"—I said, "To be certain, we will measure it"—but, at the same time, I put down 7 1/4 yards in my book, when he told me there was 7 1/4 yards of it, before we measured it—when he measured it, he said it measured not quite 6 1/2—then says he, "It is not for me, but it is entered to me"—I replied, "It is very strange I should ester it to you, if it is not for you"—he said, "Oh, never mind, just make a memorandum of it"—I did not any thing more to it after that—he said, when I questioned him again, that he was going to Spring-street, but he did not tell me where to.

Cross-examined. Q. Why did you not measure it yourself? A. Be cause he said there was no occasion—he said, "I will just, measure it" and told me to let it remain as it was—I asked him if I might make a 6 7/8, and he said, "No, let it remain as it is"—I saw it measure—it measured up to 6 yards, and not quite 7/8—it did not measure seven yard.

COURT . Q. It was he himself that measured it? A. Yes, I was look ing at him all the time—I have measured it since.

MR. PHILLIPS . Q. You have said nobody but you and your brother entered things on the books; is that so? A. Yes, but Mr. Sharp you down .

ROBERT ATTENBOROUGH . I am a pawnbroker, and live in Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square. The prisoner came on a Friday evening, about half-past seven o'clock—I do not know whether I took this lawn my self, or one of my young men; and I, seeing that he put one or two question, went up myself—he offered to pledge this seven yards and nearly one quarter of lawn—when I had taken it, I said to him, "What do you call this?"—says he "Linen"—I said, "No, it is not linen"—he said, "Cambric, aye, cambric"—he said, "No, it is not cambric, I think it is lawn—very fine Irish"—from his very confused manner I was doubtful, and asked where he got it; he said his sister bought it to make the fronts of a set of shirts—I asked the prisoner his address, he said, "No. 1, St. James-place, Hampstead-road"—I asked where he worked, he said, "That is no business of yours; if you do not like it, you may give it me back"—I said, "I cannot do that; if you will give me where you live, you many rely on my treating it with all the delicacy I can"—he then said, "I live at Bell and Bentley's, in Chespside"—I at last let him go—I went that night to Bell and Bentley's—I then went to St. James-place—I found he had lived there, but had left—I made some inquiries, and found the prosecutor—this is the piece he brought me, and which I took to his master's.

Cross-examined. Q. You knew what this was? A. Yes, he gave me

his card; with "Mr. Henry Brewer" on it, but not his address—it certainly lad me to find him out in this instance.

JURY Q. Did Mr. Lowdon own the lawn? A. Yes, he claimed it as his, and the prisoner called Mr. Lowdon on one side and spoke to him, and he came to me and asked me what he should do.

GUILTY . Aged 22.— Recommended to mercy by the prosecutor — Confined One Year .

1012. GEORGE WALLIS was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of March , 1 watch, value 2 l . 10 s .; 1 watch chain, value 1 s .; 1 seal, value 5 s .; 1 watch-key, value 4 s .; 1 pencil case, value 1 s .; and 1 knife, value 2 s . 6 d .; the goods of William Wallis .

The prosecutor did not appear.

NOT GUILTY .

1013. WILLIAM HEWLETT was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of March , 1 pair of half-boots, value 3 s ., the goods of Samuel Wool stone .

SAMUEL WOOLSTONE . I live in High-street, St. Giles's and am a cordwainer—I lost this pair of half-boots, on the 13th of March, about half-past seven o'clock, or between seven and wight o'clock—they were hanging just inside the door-post—I had not told them.

PETER YOUNGMAN . About five minutes before seven o'clock in the evening. 1 was in High-street, St. Giles's—I saw the prisoner steal from the shop of Mr. Woolstone a pair of half-boots—he ran from the shop—I directly pursued and caught him—he ran and tried to make his escape—I saw him drop one when the officer took him—I did not see him drop the other, but I heard it fall—the officer picked up one, and I believe some one else picked up one.

HENRY CURTIS ( police-constable F 156.) I saw the prisoner running, and just as the man caught him, I saw him drop one boot—I picked up this, and a person just by me gave me the other.

Prisoner . I took from distress—my father would not give me a farthing.

GUILTY . Aged 29.— Transported for Seven Years .

1014. MARGARET QUEENY was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of April , 1 pair of trowsers, value 2 s . 6 d .; 1 waistcoat, value 1 s . 6 d .; and 1 handkerchief. value 1 s .; the goods of Patrick M'Carthy .

CATHERINE M'CARTHY . I live in Prospect-place, Limehouse. I went to the Jolly Sailors public-house to sell oysters—the prisoner asked me, being a countrywoman, to drink with her, which I did—we came away about two o'clock in the day—she said, did I know where she could lodge—I said, no, I had no bed, but that on which my husband and me slept—she said she would make any shift—I said, if I could hear of any place, I would let her know—I went out and met her again about four o'clock, and the she asked me again—I had not the heart 10 refuse her, having a young baby in her arms—I took her in, and had a little soup for my husband's supper—I left her a little of it—I went out a little while, and while I was gone she went away with these things—the woman saw her going and followed her, and then fetched my husband and me—we followed her and husband sent for on officer.

WILLIAM CHARLES ELLIS . I live with Mr. Duker, a pawnbroker, of Limehouse. I produce a pair of trowsers, a waistcoat, and handkerchief, pledged by the prisoner.

CATHERINE M'CARTHY . These are my husband's—his name is Patrick.

Prisoner . I did not pawn these things.

WILLIAM CHARLES ELLIS . I am sure she is the person—she had the child in her arms, which she has now.

Prisoner . I did it out distress.

GUILTY . Aged 26.— Confined Three Months .

1015. WILLIAM FITT , the younger, was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of March , 4 half-crowns, 1 shilling, and 2 pence; the monies of William Fitt .

WILLIAM FITT, SEN . I am the father of this boy. On the 10th of March I was awoke about three o'clock in the morning by one of my daughters—I got out of bed to ask what she was crying for—she said the prisoner and another had gone and left her—I went down and found the street door open—I came up again, dressed myself, and missed from my breeches pocket four half-crowns and one shilling—I went out and found both my boys at the corner of Spital-square, in Bishopgate-street—I took the little one home, and gave the prisoner in charge, as he has robbed me so often—he has got a bad mother, who encourages him in it—she is in the hospital, and I will not let the children go near her—she has got property of mine, and will not give it up—she is his own mother—he had got the money in his pocket, in a tin box.

JURY . Q. Do you and your wife live together? A. Not for these last six months—he has taken money from me many times—he has taken things to his mother, an old watch I had, and a gold ring—I sent him to school, and he has left it—she is not a woman of bad habits otherwise—she has encouraged the boy to rob—we have been married fifteen years last No vember, and we separated six month ago—he robbed me before many times, and I have corrected him for it—his mother did not encourage him then, but she has since she left me.

GUILTY . Aged 12.— Judgment Respited.

1016. HUGH MORRIS was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of March , 120 lbs . of lead, value 25 s ., the goods of John Perkins .

GEORGE JAMES BRAM . I am a cabinet-maker, and live in James's-place, Lower-road, Islington; in consequence of what my apprentice told me, I went to a wall in my premises, and saw the prisoner in the act of stamping up three pieces of lead—he was then in the back kitchen of an uninhabited house, belonging to Mr. Perkins—I have always understood it was his—I saw the prisoner, after he stamped up two small pieces, put them up the chimney—I then went and fetched my lodger, and told him to watch while I went to give information to Mr. Wrigglesworth—but before I went I saw him stamp up another piece, and put it in the jambs of the chimney—I went and got Mr. Wrigglesworth, and brought him—the prisoner was in my house, in company with two others—I keep a beer shop there—Mr. Wrigglesworth came with a policeman, and while one was making his escape, the prisoner got from Mr. Wrigglesworth and ran away—I pursued him, and then returned and got the lead.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. After you saw this lead put up the chimney, the prisoner came into your house? A. Yes—there might be ten or a dozen persons drinking there—I will not swear whether the pri soner was sober—I saw no one with him in the uninhabited house—he had a white jacket on—there was no one else in the kitchen.

GEORGE BOLTON . I am apprentice to Mr. Bray. About half-past three o'clock in the afternoon, I saw another man give the prisoner the lead—he doubled it up, and put it up the chimney.

Cross-examined. Q. How far off were you? A. I was standing at the top of the door, perhaps six yards off—my master came about half-past three o'clock—the prisoner was then doubling up the lead—these two men and the prisoner remained in the place about a quarter of an hour—after master came—the other man went away just before master came—the beer-shop is on the same premises as the cabinet-making—I had seen the prisoner drinking there that morning a good while—I cannot say whether he was sober when I saw him with the lead—after that he came over the wall into the beer shop again—he turned round and saw me while he was doing it—he put it up the chimney five minutes after he saw me—he then came into our beer shop, and then went up to the gate with two more—he staid there about two minutes.

JOHN WRIGGLESWORTH . I am in the employ of Mr. John Perkins. I received information which induced me to go to this house in the Lower Road—I saw one piece of lead in the chimney-jamb, standing as Mr. Bray had given me information—I saw the prisoner coming out of the garden be longing to the premises—I got the officer—he followed, and took him as he was crossing the road—the house in Mr. Perkins's.

Cross-examined. Q. How do you know it is his? A. I have had the superintendance and building of it for Mr. Perkins—I have paid of for it as his agent.

GEORGE BROWN . I am a plumber. A piece of lead was left on the top of the roof of this house, and we missed it—I live at Ann's Place, Hoxton—I was employed to do his work for Mr. Pearson—it is Mr. Perkins's lead.

Cross-examined. Q. Are there any marks on it? A. Yes, it is lined with a tape-line, and cut with a knife.

JOHN KIDLEY . I work for Mr. Pearson—I know this other piece of lead—I left it on the house.

EDWARD FLAGG ( police-constable N 83.) I took the prisoner after he ran away another person.

WILLIAM EPPS ( police-constable N 168.) I found the lead up the chimney.

Prisoner . I am quite innocent—I had been drinking the whole of the morning in this witness's beer shop, with three or four more—the place was quite open for any body to go there.

GEORGE BOLTON re-examined . I am quite sure that these men were the persons I saw in the building with two others—I did not count how many persons were in the bar from three o'clock to half-past three—it was not full—there were not twenty persons—the other man that I saw giving him the lead had corderoy things on—there was another had a white flannel jacket, besides the prisoner—I cannot say what became of him—it was the prisoner took the lead—his back was turned towards me, but I saw him get over the wall—I saw his face for about two minutes.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 30.— Recommended to mercy by the Jury .

Confined One Month .

1017. THOMAS MASON . alias Hefferman , was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of April , 1 handkerchief, value 2 s . 6 d ., the goods of George Birdseye , from his person.

GEORGE BIRDSEYE . I was in Gracechurch-street—on the 6th of April, about a quarter-past nine o'clock, I observed three or four boys—I knew I was surrounded by thieves, and I rather encouraged the young one who was behind me to take my handkerchief—walking along, and finding I was followed, I thought by giving him in custody I might do good—I walked rather slowly—I felt my pocket, and my handkerchief was gone—I had not felt it taken—I turned and saw it in the prisoner's hand—he dropped it and ran away—I pursued him some distance, and called, "Stop thief!"—he ran up Corbett-court, which is no thoroughfare; and there I took him, and picked the handkerchief up.

Prisoner . My master was in the country—I was going to see if he was come home, and was running to make haste—there were three boys behind him; but I did not see the handkerchief, Witness. I did not see the handkerchief in his hand, but he dropped it behind him—I chose rather to take the actual thief, and not the others—they were two or three yards from him—I am able to swear that the prisoner dropped it, and no one else—the other boys were bigger—they were not near enough to take it.

GEORGE BRADDING . I am a watchman of Gracechurch-street—I took the prisoner into custody.

JOSEPH WALKER . I was constable of the night—the prisoner was brought to the watch-house.

GUILTY . Aged 16.— Confined Six Months .

1018. JOSIAH DOWLING was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of March , 1 shilling, the money of George Cutter .

GEORGE CUTLER . I live in Sidney-grove. Sidney-street. On Saturday evening, the 5th of March, I was in the City Arms, City-road—Richard Bunting and Josiah Dowling came and sat there; Bunting then brought in a petition to raise a subscription to bury Joseph Erby's child—I gave him two sixpences towards it—I put it down on the table, and Dowling took it up—while we stopped there Bunting's master sent for him—he asked not to go with Dowling, and try to get what I could for the child; which I did—the prisoner was to give that shilling to Erby for me.

JOSEPH ERBY . I had the misfortune to lose a child—I knew of Dow ling and Bunting going about to get money for me—I gave the petition into their hands—Dowling has not given me a shilling received from the last witness, for my child—I made no application to him for it—I went to the officer—if he has received any for me, he has not paid it.

NOT GUILTY .

1019. DEBORAH BIRMINGHAM was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of March , 1 watch value 2 l .; and 1 watch-key, value 1 l .; the goods of Thomas Henry Sheldon , from his person; and MARIA HOL LINSON for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen, &c., against the Statute.

THOMAS HENRY SHELDON . I live in Oxford-street. I was a publican, but am now out of business. At half-past twelve o'clock on the night of the 30th of March, the prisoner Birmingham ran after me in Ox ford-street, and asked me to treat her—the public-house were shut up—she asked me to go to a friend of her's which I did—that was at the corner of Crown-street, Soho—knowing her as an old customer, we went up-stairs—I was in the room about seven minutes—she was with me all the time—I was not quite sober—there was 1 s . given for some drink—that

was all I had—I had only that shilling, and it was given to get something to drink—I believe I gave it to the girl—I do not know whe ther the room was to be paid for—in a little time I found I had lost my watch—I accused Birmingham of stealing it—she declared she had not got it—she was in the room all the time—no one else was there—she said, after a little while, that if I would give her a sovereign she would find the watch; she dare say it was on the other side of the room—we looked about, and could not find it; we had been there ten minutes, waiting for the liquor to come—I had not got a sovereign—I sent for a policeman, and searched the place; and a person came and searched the prisoner—the property was not found—she then went away, and the next day I issued some bills; and on Saturday I found the watch pledged in Char lotte-street, New-cut; and from information, we traced Birmingham to live somewhere in Westminster—on the Monday morning I went down with a police officer, and met her—I gave her into custody—I had been spending the evening in Tottenham-court-road with a number of friends—I left them about twelve o'clock—no one could have had this watch from me before I got to Crown-street—a moment before I went into the house I looked at the watch, and it was twenty minutes past twelve o'clock.

Birmingham . He paid 6 d . for the room, and offered me 6 d .—I did not think it worth while to tale that—I was going away—he then accused me of stealing his watch; and on the Thursday a young girl he had been with before brought me this watch, which my aunt pledged for her—there was a stout girl walking with him in Soho-square. Witness. There was no other girl with me that evening.

ROBERT COCKS . I am shopman to Mr. Farrand, a pawnbroker. On the morning of the 31st of March, Hollinson brought this watch to me—she said it was her husband's, and her name was Jones—that she lived in Peb ber-street—I was not satisfied—I watched her, and when she got a short distance, the other prisoner crossed to her, and she gave something into Birmingham's hand—I asked her back—she came, and the other prisoner came back to my door—I said, "Where is the money?"—Birmingham then gave the money back—I found it was right—I then sent a young man with her, to see if she lived as the stated, at No. 23, Pebber-street—he gave her the money, and came back—it was in consequence of what I said they were given into custody.

WILLIAM HEAFORD . I met Mr. Sheldon on the 12th of April, and from information we went and found the watch in Charlotte-street, New-cut—we then went to Pebber-street, but could not find the parties; and then we went to where Hollinson said she lived—we went to No. 25, Pebber-street—I am sure of that—we got information there, and went to New Pye-street, with the woman belonging to No.25, Pebber-street—I went up-stairs, with the aunt of these two prisoners, and saw them sitting at tea—I had nobody there but myself—I said "I want you about the watch"—Birmingham said, What watch?—Is the watch found?"—I said, "Yes"—" Who does it belong to?" said she—I said, "Sheldon"—they began to cry, and said what could I do—I said I could do nothing—I would see Sheldon—Birmingham gave me twelve shillings and some duplicates—I said "I will mind these;" I look it to Mr. Sheldon, and he said I had done wrong—and on the Monday I went with him there, and took it back.

Birmingham . I gave you twenty-nine duplicates and twelve shillings—you then asked the landlady if she could let you have a sovereign—I took my things to pawn—I took even my stays, and he said that would do—you

said if I made you up 1 l . of the money, you would take the red on yourself—you even stood sixpennyworth of gin, and said you would see what you could do. Witness. She did send some things to pawn—I was in a very curious situtaion, in a house full of girls and thieves—I could not do as I liked there—Mr. Sheldon said he would not have any thing to do with it—I said I would see what I could do, when she gave me the money.

JURY Q. Did you tell her she had better make it up? A. No. she asked what I could do, and I said I would see.

GEORGE PALMER ( police-sergeant E 17.) on the 4th of March I apprehended the prisoner Birmingham—she said she sis not steal the watch—that she had it from Fat Ann .

Birmingham's Defence . Last Thursday week the girl came and asked if I would pawn the watch—I said I would not—my aunt said she would take it—I saw nothing more of her till Mr. Sheldon came to me—then this man said, could I make up 1 l .—I then took all my things to pawn—I made up 12 s ., and gave him twenty-mine duplicates.

JURY to T. H. SHELDON . Q. Was this friend of yours appointed to go about this business? A. I met him on Saturday morning, and stated my loss—I asked him to go to assist me in finding it—I did not allow, or hint to him, that if he could get it back, or get a small sum towards it, he was to take it—when he brought this money I said I would have nothing to do with it—I would punish her as far as the law would allow.

NOT GUILTY .

1019. HANNAH PAYNE was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of April , 1 writing-desk, value 10 s ., the goods of Richard Macdonald Shouls .

RICHARD MACDONALD SHOULS . I live in Cullum-street, Fenchurch-street. I had a desk there—I received information, and missed it on the 3rd of April—this is it.

SAMUEL MORTIMER . I am in the service of the landlord of the Brown Bear—on Sunday afternoon, the 3rd of April, I heard a noise in one of the boxes in the tap-room—I went and saw the prisoner with this desk, trying to open it with a nail—I took it from her, and gave her in charge.

WILLIAM DICKENSON . I was sent for to the public-house in Rosemary-lane last Sunday—I found the prisoner, and took her into custody, with this desk.

Prisoner's Defence . I was in distress—I saw the door open, and went in and took it.

GUILTY . Aged 40.— Recommended to mercy by the Prosecutor .

Confined Eight Days .

1020. GUSTAVUS HALLENBURGH was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of February , 1 watch, value 1 l . 5 s ., the goods of John Pritchard .

JOHN PRITCHARD . I had a slight knowledge of the prisoner's brother, who keeps a foreign bookseller's shop in King William-street. I saw the prisoner there, and conceiving him to be a fine buy, and speaking the French and German languages, 1 thought to do something for him—he came to my house on the 9th of February, and requested me to go to Southampton-row, which I did—he requested me to give him a sheet of paper, which I did, and left him in my room—my watch was on the mantel-piece—I returned in about ten minutes—he was gone, and the watch also—there was nobody in my apartment but him—the people who

keep the house are respectable—there is an old gentleman, his daughter and niece, and the servant.

Prisoner. Q. Did you I ask you for the paper? Witness. A. Yes; and I gave it you out of a drawer—I put it on the table—there might have been two or three things on the table—I am not aware that there was any thing else there.

CATHERINE CAME . I am servant to Mr. Beal, of Brunswick-row, Queen-square. The prosecutor lives there—I remember the prisoner coming there that day—I let him in when he knocked at the door—I came down stairs with a pail of water—in about five minutes after I came past Mr. pritchard's room, and the door was ajar—shortly after wards there came a knock at the street door, and it was Mr. pritchard—the prisoner was then gone.

Prisoner. Q. You heard me first knock at the door? Witness. A. Yes—I heard the door open afterwards and shut—I was in the room over where you were—if any one had gone out again I should have heard it—you did not go out at the time Mr. Pritchard did, because I looked out of the window.

Prisoner . I could not get a situation, as I could not get a character—I went to the prosecutor to ask him to go to my brother, to ask him to give me a character—he said he would, and we left the house together—I know nothing about the watch—the servant says, that after she had heard the door open and shut once she came down, and saw the door half open—the pro secutor says he did not return for ten minutes, and he cannot say that in that time some one had not been into the room and taken the watch.

JOHN PRITCHARD . He did not go out with me—his brother was not at the house he sent me to.

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Transported for Seven Years .

Fifth Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1021. MARY KENNEDY was indicted for stealing 2 spoons, value 6 s . the goods of Hannah Barbara Lange .

JOHN HENRY LANGE . I am the son of Hannah Barbara Large. She lives in Adam-street, Strand—the prisoner was employed there occasionally as a charwoman for about six months—these spoons are my mother's—we missed them, and found them at the pawnbroker's.

EDWARD GILL . I am shopman to Mr. Turner. a pawnbroker, in Brydge's-street, Covent-garden. These spoons were pawned by the pri soner on the 13th and 14th of January, in the name of Ryan.

Prisoner . I did through distress—I have three children.

GUILTY . Aged 35.— Recommended to mercy by the Jury and Prosecutor .

Confined One Month .

1022. JOHN PEARCE was indicted for feloniously receiving, on the 1st of March , 1 watch, value 3 l .; 1 watch chain, value 1 s .; and 2 watch keys, value 6 d .; the goods of Samuel Nicholls ' which had lately before been stolen by an evil-disposed person, he well knowing the same to have been stolen.

SAMUEL NICHOLAS . I am out of business. I was in Worship-square about half-past one o'clock in the day on the 1st of March, going home—I met a man who snatched out my watch, chain, and seals, and ran down Worship-street—I called "Stop thief," and some persons pursued, but I could not, as I am lame—I went to the pawnbrokers, and gave notice—I saw my watch the same evening.

JOHN BOARDS . I am a pawnbroker, and live at No. 42, Shoreditch—on the 1st of March, about ten minutes before four o'clock, the prisoner brought this watch to me to pledge—he asked 30 s . on it—I looked at it very hard, and said to my wife, "This is the watch I have received infor mation about"—the prisoner said, "You have had it before for 30 s .—you can lend 30 s . on it"—I said, "How came you by it?"—he said it was his own, and he had given 3 l . for it, that he had had it six months, and pawned it several times for 30 s .—I came to the front to look for an officer, and gave him in charge.

Prisoner . He asked me to tell him the truth, where the watch came from—I said, "A young man, a sailor, stands at the door, who asked me to pawn it, and he said, "If they ask any questions, tell them they have had it before.' "

Witness . I did not ask him to tell the truth.

WILLIAM WEBB ( police-constable H 42.) I took the prisoner, and produce this watch—Mr. Boards said, in the hearing of the prisoner, that he had offered it in pledge; and he had received information of one that was stolen, and thought that was it—the prisoner said a man at the door gave it him, and said he would give him 1 s . to pledge it for him—there was a young man stood at the door when we came out—the prisoner looked at him. and said that he was not the man.

Prisoner's Defence . I was drawn into the foolishly—the young man ap peared to me be a sailor—he was 16 or 17 years of age—I was on a sick bed for several days before—I have lived in that neighbourhood for twenty years.

( Property produced and sworn to .)

GUILTY . Aged 37.— Transported for Seven Years .

1023. WILLIAM PRESWICK was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of March , 1 looking glass and stand, value 6 s ., the goods of James Crisp ; and that he had been before convicted of felony.

CHARLES M'INTOSH ( police-sergeant E 53.) I was in Queen's-row, Pimlico, on the 19th of March, at half-past seven o'clock in the evening—and saw the prisoner with something under his apron—I stopped him, and asked him what he had got—he said, a looking-glass, and a gen tleman gave him a shilling to take it to the middle arch of Westmin ster-bridge—I asked him where the gentleman was—he said, "A little way back"—I asked him to go back—he went a little way, and then said he was gone—I took him to the station-house, and found Mr. Crisp, who lives about a mile and a-half from where I took the prisoner.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. Did you go with the prisoner to Westminster-bridge? A. No, Mr. Crisp lives in Lower Sloane-street—the prisoner said he had been paid for his trouble, and showed me the shilling.

JAMES CRISP . I am a broker, and live in Lower Sloane-street. This glass is mine—it was taken off a bedstead in my shop—it was there at four o'clock in the afternoon, when I went out—I returned late in the evening—it was then gone.

Cross-examined. Q. What time did you get home? A. About nine o'clock—I had not seen the glass for some hours.

WILLIAM DYKE ( police-constable R 193.) I produce a certificate of the prisoner's former indictment, which I got from the Clerk of the Peace

of Westminster—I was a witness on the trial—I know he is the man—( read .)

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Transported for Fourteen Years .

1024. JOHN HALL was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of March , 1 handkerchief, value 1 s ., the goods of Robert Selby , from his person.

ROBERT SELBY . On the afternoon of the 11th of March, I was passing the end of Bride-lane, Fleet-street—I felt an action at my pocket—I turned and saw my handkerchief in the prisoner's hand—I seized him, and gave him to the officer—this is it.

Prisoner's Defence . I picked it up as I was going along.

GUILTY . Aged 19.— Confined Six Months .

1025. MARY MURPHY was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of April , 1 coat, value 10 s ., the goods of Arthur James Lewis .

JOSEPH MILBANK . I live in Rawstorne-street, Clerkenwell, and am clerk to Arthur James Lewis—he has chambers there. On the 5th of April I heard a noise on the landing-place of the second floor, where I was sit ting—I ran out, and saw the prisoner going down stairs—I overtook her on the first floor, and she threw this coat from her—it is my master a, and was taken from the room adjoining, the room I sat in—I gave her into custody.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. Was that coat in your master's chambers? A. Yes—I saw it about ten minutes before—I did not see a boy on the staircase in a fustian jacket—the door was ajar—I cannot say whether the outer door was ajar—I did not hear any body else go down stairs—I saw the prisoner through the balustrades—she stopped on the first floor, and threw the coat from her—I suppose she saw me.

JURY Q. Did you lose sight of her? A. She got out and went to a public-house—she came out again, and was then taken, as the policeman was waiting for her at the door—I swear she is same woman.

Prisoner's Defence . I did not take the coat.

GUILTY . Aged 40.— Confined Six Months .

1026. RICHARD EWEN was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of March , 2 sacks, value 3 s ., the goods of George Schunter .

JAMES STACEY ( police-constable H 132.) On the evening of the 28th of March, I was in Webb-square, Shoreditch, about half-past seven o'clock, and saw the prisoner with these two sacks, one under each arm—I asked where he got them—he said they belonged to his father, and he was going to carry them to his uncle—I took him into custody—he then cried, and said he had stolen them from a house in Old-street.

GEORGE SCHUNTER . I live in Gibraltar-walk, Bethnal-green. These are my sacks—they were taken from Old-street-road, where I had sold some flour a short time before.

ANN WINBOLT . I purchased some flour of Mr. Schunter—I left these sacks at Mr. Pritchett's.

JOHN BAILEY . These sacks were stolen from a shed at Mr. Pritchett's, in Old-street.

GUILTY . Aged 12.—Recommended to mercy. — Whipped and Discharged .

1027. SOPHIA STUBBS was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of April , 1 handkerchief, value 1 s .; 1 bag, value 2 d .; 2 sovereigns, 3 half-crowns. 8 shillings, 7 sixpences, and 4 d . in copper money. the goods and monies of Benjamin Clark , from his person.

BENJAMIN CLARK . I am a green-grocer. On the 5th of April I met the prisoner as near two o'clock as I can recollect—I was the worse for liquor, and hardly recollect any thing about the matter, but I know I had the money in my pocket when I met the prisoner in Bow-street—I went with her to a house, No 8, Charles-street, Drury-lane—I had then three so vereigns, and a little other money, but I cannot recollect what—I laid down on the bed—I had not given the prisoner any money—I was awoke about four o'clock by the mater of the house—the prisoner was then gone, and my money also—the master of the house had given me change for a so vereign.

THOMAS KEENE . I am landlord of the house. I remember the pri soner coming there, with the witness, about two o'clock on Tuesday morning—the prisoner had lodged there about six months—she took the prosecutor to her room, and as they were passing the passage, the prosecu tor asked if I would give him change for a sovereign—I gave him three half-crowns, and the rest in small silver—I did not see that he had any other sovereigns—he then went up-stairs, and in the course of an hour after. wards (I had fastened the street door) I heard somebody coming down stairs—I opened my door, and saw the prisoner coming down, with her shoes in her hand—I asked where she was going—she said to get some gin—I said she should not go out till I saw that her friend was all right, knowing that he had had change of me—I then double-locked the door, went up-stairs, and tried to awake the prosecutor, but I could not—he was in bed, and I saw his clothes—he had no money left—I came down, and accused the prisoner, who was by the door, of robbing him of the change of a sovereign—she said he gave her 5 s ., which was all the money she had—I sent for an officer, but previous to the officer coming, she said she did not want to rob him, and sooner than I should give her in charge, she would give me a bag containing 19 s . 4 d ., and a silk handkerchief—the officer then came, and took hold of her throat, and two sovereigns came from her mouth into his hand.

PHILLIP COSTIN . I am a police-constable. On the morning of the 5th of April I was sent for between three and four o'clock—the prisoner was in the witness's room, and he gave me a bag containing 19 s . 4 d .—I saw there was something in the prisoner's throat—I seized her, and she gave me out two sovereigns.

BENJAMIN CLARK . This handkerchief if mine.

Prisoner's Defence . He gave me the money to take care off till the morning—it was not my intention to rob him, but so many persons coming in, I thought it was the best way to take it down with me—he had asked me to get something for supper, and to take the handkerchief to put it in—I delivered him (the landlord) all the silver and the handkerchief—I said, "I shall not let you have the two sovereigns"—I put them in my month.

GUILTY . of stealing, but not from the person. Aged 25.

Transported for Seven Years .

1028. WILLIAM LEDGER was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of March , 1 safety value, value 2 l ., the goods of Squire Night , and others.

The prosecutor did not appear.

NOT GUILTY .

1029. GEORGE CARTER was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of April , 3 saddles, value 40 s .; 1 pair of traces, value 5 s .; 1 pair of hames, value 5 s .; 1 breeching, value 10 s .; 1 bridle, value 10 s .; 1 pair of reins, value 4 s .; 1 martingale, value 1 s .; and 1 horse-cloth, value 4 s .; the goods of Louis Panormo .

LOUIS PANORMO . I am a musical-instrument maker, and live in High-street, St. Giles. I lost this property from a stable which I rent in Falcon bery-court—I had seen it safe in the morning of the 4th of April—I was sent for by Mr. Fox, at a quarter before nine o'clock in the evening—I found the padlock had been broken, and the stable was stripped—there were marks of an instrument by which it had been broken—this is my property.

WILLIAM FOX . I am a barman. At a quarter before nine o'clock last Monday evening I was in Falconberry-court, and saw a man coming out of the stable with a whip—the prisoner then came out with a bag of harness—I called to him and asked what he had got—he made no answer—I then collared him, and took him to the Three Tuns, where I reside—I sent for the prosecutor, who claimed the property.

SAMUEL GODDARD ( police-Sergeant F 13.) I took the prisoner and the property.

Prisoner's Defence . I was quite in distress—I really did not know what to do—I had been out of a situation for some time.

GUILTY . Aged 27.— Transported for Seven Years .

1030. MATILDA DE BOILET was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of March , 1 knife, value 2 s .; 1 fork, value 2 s .; 2 spoons, value 6 s .; 1 brooch, value 10 s .; 1 towel, value 6 d .; 1 petticoat, value 1 s .; 1 pair of trowsers, value 18 s .; and 5 yards of merino, value 10 s .; the goods of William Jenner .

WILLIAM JENNER . I live in Grove-street, Commercial-road. I have known the prisoner about two years—she lived in my house for six or seven weeks, like one of my family—on the 23rd of March, I and my wife went to a sale opposite Whitechapel church—I left the prisoner at home with a young man, who works in the room—I returned about five or six o'clock in the evening—the prisoner was then gone, and did not return at all—I missed a pair of trowsers from a box, and from the table drawer, which had been locked, and of which my wife had the key in her pocket, I missed the other articles.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. How often have you allowed her to pawn things for you? A. Never—not once—when she came to me, she came as a binder, I am a shoemaker—I got her work, but she was discharged, as she did not to work enough—I work for Mr. Kirby, opposite Whitechapel church—I have no houses—I sold them at Lady-day—I had some in King-street, Commercial-road—that street is full of "accomodation houses"—I kept the houses as such, but I did not know what they were when I paid the deposit-money—I went to the Pavilion one night with my wife and the prisoner—the prisoner pressed me to send my wife home, and as I was rather fresh, the prisoner took me unawares—I do not know of any other time that she pressed me to leave my wife and family—I never had much to do with her since—I never went with her to one of my own houses.

GEORGE WALKER JUDGE . I am a police surveyor. I took the pri soner at Newington, and asked he what she had done with the things she took from Mr. Jenner—she said she had pawned them, and burnt the duplicates—I asked her if she knew any thing of a child's petticoat and

towel, pledged at Mr. Latter's—she first denied it, and then said she did—Mrs. Jenner gave me the duplicates, which she said she found under the prisoner's bed.

GEORGE GILL . I am a pawnbroker. I have two remnants of merino, pawned by a female—I cannot say who.

SARLE WHITLOW . I have a child's petticoat and a napkin, pawned by Elizabeth Adams—not by the prisoner.

GEORGE WORLEY . I have a knife, fork, two tea-spoons, and a brooch, pawned by a female—I cannot say whether it was the prisoner.

MARYAN JENNER . I am the prosecutor's wife. I found this duplicate under the bolster of the prisoner's best—this property is mine, and there was a great deal more, which we cannot find—I never gave her leave to pawn any thing.

Cross-examined. Q. When you had any thing to pledge, you did it yourself? A. Yes, always—I have pawned when we wanted money—the prisoner was sometimes out till nine or ten, or sometimes twelve o'clock at night—she has brought home money to me—I never asked her where she got it—my husband had five houses in King-street.

COURT . Q. Do not you know that the prisoner went with men? A. Yes—she came to us, and said she would get binding or umbrella-making—we always kept her—sometimes she gave me a shilling—the largest sum was 6 s ., and part of that was my husband's money, that she had of him. NOT GUILTY .

OLD COURT , Monday, April 11, 1836.

Third Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1031. HENRY HOOPER was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of April , 1 handkerchief, value 1 s ., the goods of John Middleton Hare , from his person.

JOHN MIDDLETON HARE . I am an editor of a newspaper. On Good Friday evening, I was in Church-street, Bethnal-green—I felt something at my pocket—I turned round and saw the prisoner drop my handkerchief from his hand—I took it up, secured him, and gave him into custody di rectly.

( Property produced and sworn to .) Prisoner . Three or four boys ran across the road—the gentleman came and collared me directly. Witness. There was another boy, but the pri soner had the handkerchief.

GUILTY . Aged 14.— Confined Three Months .

1032. JAMES HUTCHINSON was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of April , 2 brushes, value 5 s .; and 2 razors, value 4 s .; the goods of Charles John Parke .

JAMES CHRISTOPHER EVANS . I am a Thames police-officer. On the 4th of April, I met the prisoner in Hermitage-street, St. George's and ap prehended him on another charge—I took him to the office, and between the waistband of his trowsers and his shirt, there were two hair brushes—I asked where he got them from—he said he bought them before he went to sea, and took them to Barbadoes for speculation—that he could not sell them, and was going to take them back—I asked where he bought them—he said of a Jew, but he could not find him—he said he belonged to the

Tropic —I went on board the vessel, and found the prosecutor—I searched the prisoner's chest, and found the razors in a pocket of a pair of trowsers in his box.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. I believe you took him for having tobacco which had not paid the duty? A. Yes; and he was fined 10 s .—the prosecutor said he did not wish to hurt him—he did not say they used to borrow each other's things.

CHARLES JOHN PARKE . I am a sailor on board the Tropic, which came from Barbadoes. The prisoner had belonged to that vessel—the had gone on shore on this day—these brushes and razors are mine, and were taken from my chest on board the ship—it was not locked.

Cross-examined. Q. How long had he sailed with you? A. This was the third voyage—we were good fiends—we did not borrow each other's things—he conducted himself well—I said I did not wish to hurt him, but I was obliged to prosecute him.

GUILTY . Aged 38.— Recommended to mercy . — Confined Eight Days .

1033. GEORGE HARRIS was indicted for stealing a quantity of indigo, the property of the London-dock Company ; to which he pleaded.

GUILTY .— Confined Six Months .

Before Mr. Justice Patteson .

1034. JAMES DUNCAN was indicted for feloniously breaking and en tering the dwelling-house of William Chaplin , on the 21st of March , at St. Andrew, Holborn , and stealing therein 16 half-crowns, 60 shilling, and 40 sixpences, the monies of James Maskell ; and 8 sovereigns, 1 half so vereign, and 15 shillings, the monies of the said William Chaplin; and JAMES FALLEN for feloniously and maliciously inciting and procuring the said James Duncan to commit the said felony.

JOHN FLETCHER . I was waiting about at the White Horse, in Fetter-lane, for jobs, about half-past four o'clock on Tuesday morning, the 22nd of March, and I caught hold of a chap's stick who was in a coach—I said to him, "Is your name Hoppe?"—he said, "Yes"—I said, "You have no business here at al"—I knew both the prisoners by sight before that morning—I saw Duncan in the York coach—he had no business there—he was not employed there—I shut the door, and shut him in—he was alone—he said his mother had locked him out.

JAMES MASKELL . I am book-keeper at the White Horse. I left on Monday evening, the 21st of March, about a quarter before ten o'clock—the office is up the yard, and is part of the house, but there is no inlet to the office but from the yard—there is no communication with the dwelling-house, except by going through the yard—you must come out into the yard to go the house—there is simply a covered way from the office to the tavern, so that you can pass along without going into the rain—it is part of the house—the rooms over the officer are bed-rooms for gentlemen stop ping at the tavern—when I went away at night, I left my desk double locked, and a bar of iron went inside the lid of the desk through the bottom of the desk, where there is a plate of iron which fastens with a padlock—I left the porter in the office when I left—his name is Greenland—he is not here—there was £6 silver, loose in the desk—there were two parcels also which seemed to contain money, which had come by the coach that evening, and which I placed in the desk.

for security—I do not know myself what they contained—there was also some silver in a bag which was not taken, as something last over it—I was sent for between six and seven o'clock next morning by the porter, and found the desk had evidently been forced open—the padlock had been forced, the tongue of it wrenched up so as to allow the how of the padlock to pass it, and the brass work of the desk-lock had been forced—I missed those parcels and the loose sil ver—I examined the office-door—that had not been forced—I made in quiry, and on questioning Fletcher, in consequence of what he said, I went in quest of Duncan, and gave him into custody—I found him in the passage of his mother's lodging—the officer searched him, in my presence, and in his boot found four shillings, two of them were new—he told me something at the station-house—I made him no threat or promise—it was entirely voluntary—the officer told me he was crying—when I entered the station-house he was crying, and as soon as he saw me, he said, "I did it, Mr. Maskell, and will tell you all about it"—he said he got into the York coach, which was brought from the coach-factory, and stood in the lane—that he got inside the coach, and remained there till it was drawn into the yard again, at the gates being closed, and at one o'clock he got out, and let himself into my office with a key that he had got—that he took a poker and forced the padlock, and then forced the desk and took the two parcels and the money—that he had been instigated to do it by another boy—he said that he had got a light with some matches and a candle, and that when he had done it, he got out and got into the York coach, where Fletcher saw him, and remained there till the gates were opened, and was drawn in the coach into Fetter-lane—that he then got out, and went to the house of another boy not in custody, and opened the parcel—took out the money and placed it in a cream-jug, to remain there till the matter had blown over—that he took five shillings and spent one, and the remaining four shillings, were in his boot—he said one parcel contained sovereigns, half-sovereigns, and five shillings, which he afterwards corrected, and side was seven shillings—and the other parcel contained a good deal of money—he did not know how much—that they placed all the money in a cream-jug, to save it till it had blown over—he formerly had something to do at our yard—the principal park of the loose silver in my desk was new money, and two of the four shilling found on him were new.

JOSEPH SHAW . I am a policeman. I received Duncan in charge from Maskell—I searched him, and found four shillings in the boot of his left leg—I was present when he mentioned the particulars to Maskell—I have heard what he has stated, it is correct—he told me the same thing before, but not exactly in the same words—I made him no promise or threat—I went to Plough-court, and, while I was watching, Fallen came down stairs—there was another officer there, and he gave him into custody—Fallen told me that he stole the key of the office and gave it to Duncan, on the Saturday morning—this was after his first examination, as I was taking him from the justice-room to the Compter—I had not promised or threatened him in any way.

CHARLES WALLER . I am a city policeman. I found a key at a house in Wych-street, Strand, behind a water-butt, where Hagger lived, who is not apprehended—I showed the key to Duncanhe said it was the key which he took to Hagger's house with the two parcels of the money—I took it to the office, and it fitted the door.

JAMES MASKELL re-examined . The covered passage leads from the of fice

door to the tavern door—it is brought forwards from the building to the coaches, that passengers may alight without being in the rain—the co vered way is not enclosed—one side is the wall of the house, and the other side is exposed to the yard—it is supported by posts, but not enclosed—there is no door communicating from the office into the house—you must go under the passage way, under cover.

Duncan . I broke the desk open—I was forced by Hagger, and brought into a bad line to do it.

Fallen . This boy asked me to get the key—I did not know what he was going to do.

Duncan . Yes he did.

DUNCAN — GUILTY of Larceny only. Aged 15.

Transported for Seven Years .

FALLEN— NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Justice Gaselee .

1035. JAMES BARNES was indicted for embezzling and stealing, on the 2nd of March , the sum of 6 s . 4 d ., 4 d ., and 2 s . 6 d ., which he had re ceived by virtue of his employment in his Majesty's Post Office.—11 other COUNTS , varying the manner of laying the charge.

MESSRS. SHEPHERD, ADOLPHUS , and SCARLETT conducted the prosecution .

WASTELL ARROWSMITH . I am a clerk in the Foreign Office of the Post Office; the prisoner was one of the Presidents of that office, and had the control over the inferior officers. I received instructions respecting the prisoner, which made my attention to him more exact, and my memory more accurate—letters received at the receiving-houses, in different parts of the town, for inland and foreign delivery, are made up in bags for the evening, to he delivered at the Post Office—it often happens that Colonial letters are put into the foreign instead of the inland bags—( the evi dence given by the witness in the former case, page 1016, as to the routine of business at the Post Office, was here read to him, which he confirmed .)—when letters come by mistake into the Foreign Office, they are sent to the Inland Office, by a tunnel, with the money—the money ought not to come into the hands of the President—he ought to send the letters by a messenger to the bag-clerk—that is the usual course of the office—the prisoner had been in the habit of coming himself, in stead of sending a messenger, to get the money—I had been spoken to to pay particular attention to Mr. Barnes—on Wednesday evening, the 2nd of March, I was on duty as window-clerk—I came on duty between eight and nine o'clock in the morning, and remained on duty all day till half-past seven—the prisoner came to me, about a quarter before five o'clock, with three letters, which he said were to go

into the Inland Office, and it required 6 s . 4 d . as the postage—he also read out the amounts of the postage of each letter—one amounted to 1 s . 2 d .—I cannot say where it was for, but it was very peculiarly marked—I am swear to the appear ance of the letter—the others were 2 s . 2 d . and 3 s . (looking at a letter)—I believe this is the 1 s . 2 d . letter, as far as I can state—it has a penny-post mark on it, which is another thing which made me notice it—it was a busy might at the office; but at the time he brought me the letters I was not doing any thing at all—I gave him 6 s . 4 d .—he came about five minutes after, and brought two newspapers, which he said were going to the Mauritius and Madras—he got 4 d . for them—he came again be-seven and eight o'clock, and asked me for 2 s . 2 d . for a letter which was to go into the Inland Office—I think he mentioned that it was to go to Nova Soctia✗—I told him, as I had not a letter agreeing with the amount 2 s . 2 d ., he must go to the examiner of the bags, Mr. James—a Nova Scotia letter would property go to the inland office—I was present on Saturday, the 5th of March, at Mr. Peacock's office, when the prisoner was examined—Mr. Peacock came down to the Foreign Office, and he went up with him—Mr. Peacock asked him whether he had forwarded letters which he had been in the habit of coming for the postage for to the Inland Office—he said, "Yes, of course"—he was asked if he had any letters in his drawer—he said, "No"—he was asked if he had any about his person—he said, "No"—when he was told he would be searched, he acknowledged that he had some in his drawer—he was told by the solicitor it would be necessary to hare his person and drawer searched; and he said, a short time afterwards, "Now you ask me particularly, I recollect I have four or five letters in my drawer'—he never said he had any about him that I recollect—two foreign letters were found on his person.

Cross-examined by MR. PRICE . Q. How long have you been a clerk in the Post Office? A. About three years and a half—I am very conver sant with the general routine of the Post Office duties—I expect to rise. as we are in the habit of doing, as vacancies occur—when a President is re moved, I come rather near the presidency—Mr. Barnes's situation pro duced him about 500 l . a year, I rather think—he has always been consi dered a very able, intelligent gentleman, and an excellent officer, knowing the duties of the Post Office very well—but not performing them.

Q. Do you mean to tell us this gentleman was not active, able offi cer who performed his duties well? A. Yes, I do—I have been frequently with him in the office—it was his business to superintend my conduct—it does not occur to me not to make mistakes—the duties are not extremely intricate—it requires no skill or experience at all to make up bun dles of letters—it requires to he done with great expedition on busy days—the business ought all to be completed by twelve o'clock—Mr. Barnes has assisted the junior clerks on busy nights—in doing so, he has undoubtedly done more than his own personal duty—it is the usual way to sent the money through the hands of a messenger with the letters to go to the Inland Office—it is the usual and proper way with a president—when Mr. Barnes did it, it would alleviate the duty of the messenger—Mr. Barnes would be entitled to transfer the money he receives for the postage through the tunnel by the hand of a messenger—he was not compelled to carry them to the tunnel himself—if I had been disengaged I would have done it, if he had asked me—we are all together in the office, but not pro miscously—the messengers are on one side, and the clerks on the other—there are fire places in the office, round one of which we(the clerks) gather, and the messengers round the other—the President and clerks mix round the fire—the messengers are in the habit of stirring our fire—the messen gers are not allowed to come and sit with us—they come when we send for them—I do not know whether the President gives security to the Crown for the situation he holds—I am in the habit of attending the window, but I am not called the window clerk—it I a term used among us—there are seven of us altogether—Mr. Barnes may have sent the money to the tun nel by any of the inferior clerks—probably if he had asked a President he would not have objected; hut there being only one President on duty, he could not ask him—there are two Presidents, and a superintending Presi dent in the office—there are sixteen clerks.

Q. Now you say Mr. Barnes was in the habit of coming to you for these letters, did you ever refuse him on any occasion? A. Never—the usual course is to send a messenger—I could not object to Mr. Barnes having the money and letters from me—he might think proper to send the messenger to the tunnel—my business finished about thirty five minutes after seven o'clock, on the 2nd of March—I think Mr. Barnes finished about eight o'clock—I can say it is before twelve o'clock—his duty would finish at eleven o'clock—that was the time of their leaving every night, except post nights—that is the time they are authorized to leave—on Tuesdays sad Fridays they are sometimes there till after twelve o'clock—he is not obliged to sleep at the Post Office on Tuesdays and Fridays—I cannot tell whether he slept there on the Wednesday night—there is a bed room and sitting room on purpose for the President—I believe Mr. Barnes has a wife and family, and a house in the country—I know he has been in the habit of sleeping at the Post Office on busy night.

COURT , Q. What time do you go away? A. On Tuesdays and Fri days at twelve o'clock—on other nights it varies—I always sleep there myself.

MR. PRICE . Q. When Mr. Barnes came to you for the letters, he came at a time when you were particularly at leisure? A. Yes, when I had no thing to do at all—I was not employed on any thing at the time—my at tention was not then drawn by any important office business—that did not give me an opportunity of examining the letters particularly—I could have done it—he came to me the second time about five minutes after—he might have come at a time when I was more fully employed; and he did so, between seven and eight o'clock—he was first asked in the So licitor's Office whether he had forwarded the letters he had been in the habit of receiving the postage on—I was asked at Bow street what he said at Mr. Peacock's office—I do not think I made the same statement on that occasion—I answered the questions that were asked me.

MR. ADOLPHUS . Q. You have been asked about the views you have in this prosecution; does it make any difference to you in your he pas or your situation, whether the prisoner is convicted or acquitted? A. None whatever—he is already removed from the office, and a successor appointed—whatever may happen to day, I shall be no more backward of forward in my appointment.

MR. PRICE . Q. Was Mr. Barnes asked about money?—have you told us all that was said to him in the solicitor's office—have you told us all that passed? A. He was asked if he forwarded the letters on Friday with the money—there are colonial letters almost daily—letters for Madras and Mauritius, and other colonial places, frequentle come to the Foreign Office.

MR. ADOLPHUS . Q. Have the mistakes, which you say have occurred, occurred when Mr. Barnes was President, or when any body else was Pre sident? A. Both—no mistake was ever made by me which subjected me to any police inquiry—there is no great nicety required in conducting let ters through the tunnel—there is a person appointed to do it—if any body else chose to do it, he has nothing to do but walk to the tunnel and put it in—the messenger merely comes to our fire place when called, and leaves again—the number of window clerks on duty at the same time varies—there was none besides myself on duty on the 2nd of March—I was the only window clerk that night—Mr. Barnes did not order me to take the letter and money to the tunnel—I did not hear anybody ordered to do so—the tunnel closed that evening at eight o'clock—he had from

five to eight o'clock to send the letters through the tunnel—i said nothing to him about receiving letters out of the usual course, because I had no bu siness to interfere with a superior officer.

COURT . Q. Suppose the President had sent the messenger to the bag-man, and the bagman had received the money and the letter, what would be the messenger's duty? A. He would take it, with the money, to the tunnel, and put it into the box to be conveyed over—that is the usual course—he would leave the foreign letter with Mr. Barnes, and take the money and inland letters to the tunnel—it would be the messenger's duty to take the money and the inland letter to the tunnel—he might or might not have to carry the foreign letter, it might be handed to him by the bagman himself—he might take the foreign letter to the President.

MR. SCARLETT . Q. When foreign letters are brought into the office, ought they not, in the common course of duty to be forwarded the same night? A. They ought to be forwarded the same night.

FREDERICK DIXON JAMES . I am a clerk in the Foreign Post Office. On the 2nd of March, between seven and half-past seven o'clock, the prisoner came to me to ask for the postage of one letter and two newspapers—the postage of the letter was 2 s .2 d .—I have a distinct recollection of that—the newspapers were 2 d . each—I delivered him the money—I cannot my whether it is the usual course of duty for the President or messenger to bring the letters to receive the postage for—the other President receives them by a messenger—the letters on which I paid the postage were intended for the Inland Office—I remember placing a letter on the table behind me for the messenger to take to the Inland Office—it was addressed to the name of Teasdale—I do not recollect whether it was Mr. or Mrs.—I sent 8 d ., the postage, with the letter—there is an officer of the name of Teasdale in the Foreign Office—I do not know whether the letter was written by him—it is usual for clerks in the Foreign Office to transmit their letters for the Inland Office through the tunnel (looking at a letter)—the postage on this letter is 2 d .,—it is addressed to "W. L. Mellish, Esq., Rifle Bri gade, Halifax, Nova Scotia"—it bears the Foreign Office stamp,—accor ding to the stamp, it came into the office on the 2nd of March—this news paper ( looking at one ) is addressed to "A. M'Lean, Esq., Civil Service Madras"—it bears the stamp of the Foreign Office, according to which, it came into the Foreign Office on the 29th of February—the postage of that is 2 d .—this letter addressed to "Hev. Ham, Curacoa, "bears the Foreign Office stamp—that came into the Foreign Office on the 29th of February—and this, addressed to "New South Wales," came on the 20th of February—letters coming to the Foreign Office ought to be forwarded the same night—I am acquainted with these stamps—I have examined the letters, with the marks and signs used by the Post Office, to ascertain that they came into the office on those dates.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. How long have you been a clerk in the Post Office? A. Four years—there are some nights in the Post Office much more busy than others—I do not recollect whether the 2nd of March was a heavy night or not—it might have been very heavy that night—( the night-charge book was here produced .)

Q. Look at this book, can you tell me whether there was not made up on that night the Malta, the Indian Brazil, and Buenos Ayres monthly mails, in addition to the other business? A. Some part of them were made up such letters as were not dispatched on the previous Saturday—I mean letters which came in after the Saturday, as the mails were detained—that

would render the Wednesday night rather more busy than ordinary—I did not consider I was doing wrong in leaving the letter and postage on the table for the messenger to take—the president might, in the dis charge of his duty, leave a letter and the postage on a table for the mes senger to take)—I cannot say how long my letter remained on the table be fore the messenger took it—I did not see it taken—I cannot tell what mes senger took it—it would have been the duty of any messenger, passing that way, to take it, and put it into the tunnel—if Mr. Barnes had asked any of the clerks to put it into the tunnel, they would of course done so—there are sixteen clerks in the office, including the Presidents, and four messengers—I did not have the letters in my hand to read when Mr. Barnes spoke to me—I have not the slightest idea whether these are the letters or newspapers.

MR. SCARLETT . Q. You have been asked about a press of busi ness on this particular night—if there was, would it not save the time of the President to employ a messenger, instead of going himself to demand the postage? A. Yes, if the messenger was not engaged at the time.

COURT . Q. You say it would be the duty of any messenger to take this letter—do you mean any messenger who happened to be going that way? A. The messengers are continually coming in to carry the empty bags, and we always send letters by them to the tunnel—if he sees a letter lying there, he might take it and the money, without being directed—I do not know that this is his duty—we usually direct them—I called for a messenger to take the letter which I put behind me, with the postage—we do not allow a messenger to take a letter from behind us without being directed to do so—it was Mr. Teasdale's letter that I put behind me—no letter coming to the Post Office in the usual way could arrive at the Inland Office through the Foreign Office, without the directions of the President or my self, as the opener of the bag—a letter written in the office would go by my directions, by putting the postage on the table—the President might have sent either of these letters in any way he thought fit.

MR. PRICE . Q. Does not the maker up of the bundle occasionally send a messenger for the money, without the knowledge of the President? A. I never heard of such a circumstance.

RICHARD CRADDOCK . On Wednesday evening, the 2nd of March, I was on duty at the tunnel, on the Inland Office—it is my duty to receive the letters and postage, which come from the Foreign Office to the Inland Office by the tunnel—I went on duty at a quarter before five o'clock, and left at eight o'clock—I was induced to pay particular attention that even ing to the letters and postage which came through—I received one private letter, belonging to a clerk in the office, with the postage of 8 d .—it was addressed to Teasdale, of Bognor, and I think Mrs. Teasdale—there is a clerk in the Foreign Post Office, of the name of Teasdale—it is the custom of the clerks to transmit their letters in that way—I receive them fre quently in that way—I received two newspapers on that evening for the Ship-letter Office—the postage was 2 d —I did not notice their address, more than that they were for the Ship-letter Office—I did not receive any postage of 6 s .4 s ., nor of 4 d . that evening—I received no other postage than what I have stated—the tunnel closes at eight o'clock—I remained there till the tunnel closed.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN . Q. At which end is the tunnel closed? A. The inland end—I work the boxes by machinery—there are two boxes—one goes to the Foreign Office, while the other box comes from it—when

I close my door there is still a box at the foreign end—I do not knows when I close my door whether the door at the foreign end is open on closed—if any thing was thrown into the box at the foreign end after I left, it must remain there till the following morning—they do not work the tunnel at the other end—I am in attendance every day—I was not on duty the following morning—mistakes do occur, which are rectified in the course of the evening—I never knew it happen that a letter was found in the box the next morning—the tunnel works from six to eight o'clock, which is the time when the Post Office is most engaged—there had been short postage sent with letters by mistake, and we have returned an answer to the Foreign Office, that they have sent the postage so much short, and they have sent the money to make it up—I do not know whether there is any officer superintending at the foreign end of the tunnel to take an account of what goes through—I believe the letter and money are put in by different officers at the other end, but at out end there is only one—I keep no account of what comes through the tunnel—I take the money and letter to that part of the office they are to go to—some to the paid window, others to the Ship-letter Office—there is no check kept on my accuracy to my knowledge—there is no ticket or note of the money or letters accompanying them—the Ship-letter Office is one one side of my room, and the paid window on the other—if a colonial letter comes through the tunnel from the Foreign Office, I take it to the window, and state, "This is from the Foreign Office, and there is the postage"—Bullbeck, the other messenger, was on duty following morning.

MR. SHEPHERD . Q. You receive the letters and money through the tunnel and them to their proper places, and account to the person you take them to, how you obtain them? A. Yes—the runnel is worked on my side—they can only work it on the foreign side by pulling a cord, which is not the usual way—we have a bell on each side—if they want to send any thing to me they ring the bell, and if I want to send to them I do the same.

CHARLES BULLBECK . I am a messenger in the Post Office. It is my duty at attend at the tunnel on alternate days—I was there on Thursday, the 3rd of March—I went at six o'clock in the morning—there was no letters or postage in the box that morning, I am quite certain.

Cross-examined by MR. PRICE . Q. How long do you remain on duty? A. Till about nine o'clock in the morning on the average—it depends on when the duty ceases—i am there about hours—when we leave the duty is over till evening entirely.

GEORGE LEADBITTER . I am a police-officer. I was present at the Post Office when the prisoner was examined by Mr. Peacock—Mr. Peacock asked him if he had any letters in his drawer—(that was the first question I heard; I was not present at first)—he said he would tell the truth—I had not gone into the room till some after the prisoner was there—I found these letter in his drawer—( producing the same letter as on the former trial .)

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. I believe these papers and letters you produced on Saturday also? A. I did—I found the keys of the drawer on his person—he pointed out key which would open his drawer—the first thing I heard him say was, "I will tell the truth"—I did not use the words on Saturday, but the meaning was the same.

Q. Did you use the words on Saturday, as coming from him, "I will tell the truth?" A. No—I said on Saturday, that the said he had

letters and papers in his drawer—it did not occur at me to mention that he said he would tell the truth—I was examine at Bow-street—I did not mention it there—it occurred to me after my examination on Saturday—I examined Mr. Barnes' house—he had not any opportunity of going to it, before searched it—I found an official book and some Post Office official papers—I searched his private apartments at the office, and found a quan tity of papers.

MR. ADOLPHUS . Q. Where is the house you searched? A. At Peck ham, Rye, about six miles from the Office.

WASTELL ARROWSMITH re-examined by MR. PRICE . Q. Is there not a certain sum of the public money which the official clerks in the office have access to and may use? A. For official purpose—I cannot tell whethers there is any authority for using it—it has been a practice ever since I was in the office—it is necessary—the money is entrusted to the junior—he is answerable for it to the post-master—it is allowed to him for official par poses, by the superintending President—it is 40 l ., I believe at present—it used to be 35 l . when I was junior—it is used for the purpose of returning over-charges on letter and other official purpose—there are letter charged to him, coming by the mails from France and other places—he is to pay the money with which he is changed on these mornings, on a certain day—three days in a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Q. Is any part of that money lent to the junior clerks? A. It has been, though that is at his own risk—he is answerable for it—I have myself bor rowed some of that money, for my own purpose—it is borrowed by the senior as well as by the junior—Mr. Barnes himself has borrowed it.

MR. ADOLPHUS . Q. How often does the junior clerk account for the money in his possession? A. How often does the junior clerk accounted for once a week—it is given by one junior to his successor—we get the return of the overcharges once a week, and always keep up the sum—that been no things at all to do with called upon through the tunnel.

(The prisoner being called upon for his defence, contended that by the 5th and 6th William IV, caput 25, sects. 8, 17, 28, and 24, he was authorised to exercise a discretionary power in the mode of transmitting letters—that on the night in question several addition mails required to be made up, which caused an immense pressure of business, and induced him to render his assistance in those inferior departments which his duty not require—that on retiring to bed, after every lock in the office was secured, he ob served that two single letters were left, out, which were of no consequences, there being no postage on them, they being directed for ordinary seaman—he placed them in his pocket, for security, till the morning—that if the money, stated by the witnesses as paid to him, ever came into his hands, he must have forwarded it with letters to the Inland-office—he further stated, that the junior clerks had an interest in his removal, as they would thereby be advanced—and contended that it must be evident he should never have had the folly or madness to risk his situation of 500 l . per annum, after twenty-seven years service, as well as his character and the interests of his wife and family, for so paltry a sum. The same witnesses deposed to his good character as on the former trial.)

NOT GUILTY .

Fourth Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1036. SARAH CLACKHORN was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of March , 2 shoes, value 6 d .; 1 petticoat, value 6 d ., 1 shift, value 1 s .; 1 cap, value 1 s .; 1 saucepan, value 1 s .; and 1 shawl, value 3 d .; the goods of Edward Dale ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY .*— Transported for Seven Years .

1037. WILLIAM JACKSON was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of April , 1 till, value 2 s .; 9 s ., 6 sixpence., and 12 half-pence; the goods and monies of Joseph Burton ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY .*— Transported for Seven Years .

1038. JOHN HUGHES was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of April , 3 knives, value 6 d .; and 3 forks, value 6 d .; the goods of John Cann ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY .— Confined Six Weeks .

1039. JOHN CREED was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of April , 4 pairs of sheets, value 1 s . 6 d ., the goods of Joseph Bark .

JOSEPH CORPSE . I am servant to Joseph Bark of Shadwell. On the 24th of April, between four and five o'clock in the afternoon, an opposite neighbour gave me information that a boy had taken four pairs of shoes—I has been absent about five minutes—he brought the prisoner to me with the shoes—these are them—they had hung at the door post.

ENNEIS M'ALLEN . I am a policeman. The prisoner was given into my charge with the shoes.

CHARLES CRAVENER . I live directly opposite the prosecutor—I looked out at my door, and saw the prisoner receive these shoes in his pinafore from another boy opposite the shop—they both ran off—I pursued, and brought the prisoner back with them—the other boy was rather less than him.

GUILTY . Aged 11— Whipped and Discharged .

1040. WILLIAM HIGGINSON was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of April , 1lb. of bacon, value 7 d ., the goods of Joseph Russell .

JOSEPH RUSSELL . I am a cheesemonger, and live in High-street, Shad well. On the 7th of April, about ten o'clock in the day, the prisoner passed my window, and put his hand on the shopboard with his apron own it—a person said he bad taken a bit of bacon—I ran after him, and caught him with it in his hand, four or five yards off—I gave him in charge.

Prisoner's Defence . A boy came running by me, and threw the bacon into the road, and ran off—Mr. Russell laid hold of me—a gentleman said, "It is not him, the boy is gone on"—he immediately said he would make me pay for it.

MR. RUSSELL . It is not tune—he had the bacon is his hand when I collared him, and he threw it the road.

GUILTY .* Aged 16— Transported for Seven Years .

1041. MARY ANN BROOKS was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of April , 1 shirt value 2 s .; 2 night caps, value 1 s .; 8 handkerchiefs, value 12 s .; 1 ring, value 2 s .; 27 plates, value 6 s .; 2 books value 1 s .; 1 brush, value 1 s .; 8 stocking, value 3 s .; 3 dishes, value 1 s .; 1 pin cushion, value 1 s .; 1 rule value 1 s .; 2 night gowns, value 6 s .; 1 towel, value 1 s .; and 1 pillow-case, value 2 s .; the goods of Elizabeth Richard son , her mistress.

ELIZABETH RICHARDSON . I live I Cochrane-tenace, St. John's-wood.

The prisoner has been in my service for twelve months as servant of all work—I intended to part with her—I received a letter which raised my sus picions—I missed articles, and found she was carrying things out of my house—I stopped her last Tuesday going out, as she said, to her sister's funeral—she had a cloak on—I saw it was very bulky—I said, "Come here, take off your cloak, and let me see what you have in your pocket"—she was then in the front parlour—she had her bonnet on going out—when I spoke to her, she ran into the bed-room, threw the cloak on the bed, and began taking things out of her pocket—she took three shirts out—she kicked two under the bed, and I took hold of the other, but I took out of her pocket some of the articles named in the indictment—I sent for a policeman, who took her to the station-house—she had put a small ear-ring in a pill box under a pillow at the time—she was let go for two days to go to her sister's funeral, and when she came back, the magistrate said I had better have her box searched—I found she had packed it full of china out of a crate—every thing in her box was mine—I was moving from a house I have, and had my china in a crate.

WILLIAM LLOYD . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner into cus tody—I never saw the shirts—I was sent to the prosecutrix's house—the prisoner had been stopped, and her mistress gave me a night-shirt and other articles, and a small ring, which I found on the table—I took her before the Magistrate, and from the prosecutrix's kindness she was allowed to go to her sister's funeral, and her mistress engaged to produce her on the Friday morning—when she came before the Magistrate, he asked if I had searched her boxes—I then went to the house, searched her boxes, and found a number of plates, clothes, brushes, and other articles—here are some plates and dishes—the things were in five boxes.

Prisoner. Q. Where did you find all these different things? A. In her different boxes—I found the apparel in a box by itself.

ELIZABETH RICHARDSON re-examined . This crockery and these other things are all mine.

Prisoner's Defence . Her son-in-law gave me the stockings when we lived in York-terrace—the prosecutrix removed three times—she always allowed me to put the things into my box when we moved, as she had not many boxes—when we moved once the plate was put into the plate-box, and the china was put into my box, as the crate would not hold it—she told me whatever I might not be able to put into the crate, to put into my box, as we could get them out when wanted—she left the care of the linen to me—on Saturday I had a letter from my brother, saying my sister was ill, and wanting me to leave—on Tuesday, master was shaving, and said, "Bring me a clean shirt before you go," and mistress said, "Put out a clean pair of sheets"—I took them out, ready for the bed—my mistress said, "Do not stop longer"—I put the clean shirt in my pocket, and forgot to give it to master, as his door was locked; and as I was going out, she said, "Let me see what you have in your pocket?"—I had swept the ring off the carpet just before we moved—she allowed me to go my sister's funeral—she was angry at my leaving, and said before my face that she would prosecute me, if possible, having told the Magistrate, on Tuesday, she would not.

MRS. RICHARDSON re-examined . I do not know whether she attended her sister's funeral after I found the things—every word she has said is false—I did not know she had robbed me till the Tuesday—she was taken up about four months ago—she had robbed me then to a very large amount—I

did not intend to keep her—I did not suspect her—she laid things about the garden, and said somebody had got into the house—she went and called three policemen in to search the house—she took such dreadful oaths of her innocence, that I thought she could not guilty, and yet I did not intend to keep her, as I thought she could not be trustworthy—when before the Magistrate she owned that she stole the things—I did not know that I could charge her with stealing the sheets, for I did not take them out of her pocket.

JURY . Q. In the course of moving from one house to the other, were you aware that the prisoner had part of the linen in her box? A. No—on my oath, she had not—she got a false key, and took them out while I was out.

WILLIAM LLOYD re-examined . The prisoner was liberated to attend her sister's funeral, for two days, and afterwards returned—the boxes were locked—I had to force them all—the prisoner was not present when I opened them—I never spoke to her about the dishes. NOT GUILTY .

1042. JOSEPH TIMBRELL , JOHN MALONEY , and JOHN MARTIN , were indicted for stealing, on the 4th of April , 1 pair of trow sers, value 4 s . 6 d ., the goods of Edward Medlicot Thomas .

THOMAS FARRANT . I am a policeman. Last Monday evening, about a quarter before eight o'clock, I was in Golden-square, and saw the these prisoners together—I saw Maloney hand a parcel over to Martin—they walked together to John-street, where Maloney gave it to Timbrell, who had an apron on—he was about to put it in his apron, when I went over, and took it from him—this was about 500 or 600 yards from the prose cutor's—the parcel contained a pair of trowsers.

JAMES THOMAS . I am brother to Edward Medlicot Thomas, a hosier and glover, at the corner of the Haymarket. These trousers belong to him—they hung inside the door on a nail—I saw them about seven o'clock—I did not see either of the prisoners about.

Timbrell . They hung outside the door.

Martin's Defence .—As I was going towards the square these boys had the trowsers—I asked what they had—they said a pair of trowsers which they had found in Golden-square—I was just going to look at them, when the officer came and took us all three into custody.

TIMBRELL— GUILTY . Aged 17.

MALONEY— GUILTY . Aged 14.

Confined Three Months .

MARTIN— NOT GUILTY .

1043. WILLIAM THOMAS was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of March , 1 pail, value 1 s . 2 d ., the goods of Charles Krotger .

HENRY SPEIGHT . I live at Mrs. Keene's near the prosecutor's. Last Monday, between eleven and twelve o'clock, I saw the prisoner go in at the prosecutor's private door, which was open, without any things I saw him come out with a pail—I went and told Charles Cook who lives there with the prosecutor—we went after him, and overtook him with the pail.

CHARLES COOK . I live with Mr. Krotger, a cheesemonger. Speight come and gave me information—I missed the pail from the end of the passage—I pursued the prisoner, and took him with it.

( Property produced and sworn to .)

(The prisoner pleaded distress.)

GUILTY . Aged 63.— Recommended to mercy by the Prosecutor .

Confined Eight Days .

1044. DAVID EVANS was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of April , 1 box, value 1 s ., 3 lbs. of copper tubing, value 2 s ., the goods of George Frederick Eckstein , another his masters.

GEORGE FREDERICK ECKSTEIN .—I am an ironmonger, and live in High Holborn. The prisoner has been about four years in my employ as bell-hanger—he was taken up on account of my property being found on him.

HENRY GILES . I am a policeman. I stopped the prisoner in Holborn, nearly opposite his master's shop. with this property in his tool-bag which I produce—his master desired me to stop him—he was going out with a job.

GEORGE THORNTON . I am a policeman. I searched the prisoner's lodging—he told me it was his lodging—I there found this tin box under the bed, which his master claims.

GEORGE FREDERICK ECKSTEIN re-examined I gave the prisoner in charge on Saturday, about quarter to one o'clock—i searched his lodging after wards—I got my brother to mark this copper on the premises, and about two hours after it was missing—i then ran after the prisoner and had him stopped, and it was found in his bag—it is our property—it is worth 2 s .—he bore a very good character, and has been with me seven or eight years.

Prisoner's Defence . I am in the habit of working in the shop, where there are seven or eight men—sometimes I am sent out without my bag, and sometimes with it—when I was stopped by the policeman, I was not aware there was any copper in the bag—I have no doubt some of the men put it there—I think some of them had some spite against me.

Jury to MR. ECKSTEIN . Q. Have all your men bags alike? A. No; some of them have—no man put the copper into the prisoner's bag—I had information, and sent him out on a job, and went with my brother and marked the copper in my box—he had his bag out with him then—when he returned he was sent out again, and then he put it into bag—there was no spite on the part of his shopmates.

GUILTY . Aged 34— Recommended to mercy — Confined There Months .

1045. JOHN REEVE was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of April , 1 decanter, value 5 s ., the goods of Frederick Hingston .

THOMAS BENTLEY . I was in the Wheatsheaf-yard, on Islington Green, on Saturday, and saw a person carrying a decanter—he delivered it to the prisoner, who ran off with it—I followed him about one hundred yards, and secured him—I saw a ticket on the decanter, and I had seen it in the prosecutors shop for some time—the person who delivered it to him made his escape—I did not see him take it from the shop—they were about two yards from the prosecutor's shop when it was delivered to the prisoner.

HENRY BENJAMIN SEYMOUR . I heard the cry of "Stop their" and saw the prisoner with the decanter in his hand, and Bentley pursuing him—I saw him deposit the decanter in Mr. Hingston's window—I took it up, and delivered it to Mrs. Hingston.

CHARLOTTE HINGSTON . I am the wife Frederick Hingston, who keeps, a saleshop. This is our decanter—it stood inside the shop on a side board—the prisoner is not the person who took it—I do not know any thing of him.

prisoner's Defence I was standing there, and a lad came and shoved the decanter down by the side of me—I stepped across the way with it, and put it in the window, and ran away—I do not know who the lad was—I saw a label on it, and put it down directly.

GUILTY . Aged 19— Confined Three Months .

1046. THOMAS BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of April , 2 shillings, 2 pennies, and 2 halfpence, the monies of David Genese , from his person.

DAVID GENESE . I am of the Jewish persuasion, and am a glass-cutter. Last Friday night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, I felt in with a girl, who accosted me just by Shire-lane—I took her to No. 7, Shire-lane up one pair of stairs—I was sober—I remained with her four or five minutes—I had agreed to give her any money—where I had been in the room four or five minutes somebody came to the door—I had taken no liberties with the girl—I wanted to leave the room—she would not let me, and put her back to the door—she wanted me to give here the money first—I tried to get away, and she called out some name—the prisoner and five or six woman came up and surrounded me—the prisoner stood in front of me, and said, "Why don't you pay the girl?"—and felt my waistcoat pocket—when he found which pocket the money was in be put his hand in—I caught hold of his hand, but he got my money out—and he and the women threw me out of the room directly, and nearly threw me down stairs—when I got to the bottom of the stairs I was thrown out of the door into the lane, and the shut—a policeman came, by, and I told him what had happened—I said I should stop, though the policeman went away—he came back in about twenty minutes, and at that moments the prisoner came out with a hot poker—i laid hold of it, but, feeling it warm, I let it go, and the policeman took him into custody—the prisoner struck me when he came out of the house—the women in the room were all pulling me, some one way and some another, while the prisoner took my money—he took two shilling and some half-pence—I had one shil ling left—I held the shilling in my hand, at the bottom of my pocket.

Prisoner Q. Am I the person who came into the room? A. Yes-you had no coat at the time—I said at the station-house that you might have had drawers on—I did not mention about a waistcoat.

WILLIAM SIMMONDS . I am a policeman. I was on duty, and saw the prosecutor—he appeared to be sober—he told me he been robbed of two shillings, and was turned out of the house; and in about ten minutes after I took the prisoner into custody—I never saw him before that night—he had his great coat on when I took him—it is a b—u-house—I found one shilling on him and thirteen duplicates.

Prisoner I have witness in my defence.

ELIZABETH WILLIAM . I am single, and live at no. 7, Shire-lane. It is a lodging-house for girls to live in—they out the rooms for girls—I live in the first floor, and have done so for the last three months—I met the prosecutor in Fleet-street, just by Temple-bar—he cam up and said "Where are you going?"—I said, "Home."—he said, "Have you got a room of your own?"—I said, "Yes"—and took him up-stairs—he said he would give me two or three shillings, instead of which he only gave me one shilling—he had satisfaction for it, and then tried to wrench the shilling out of my hand because I would not let him stop any longer—he caught me by the throat—I hallooed out "Murder"—and two or three young women came up stairs, and young man came up, but that was not the prisoner—the prosecutor could not get the shilling from me—he threw me down violently—I don't know the young man's name who came up—I never saw him before—he was in his drawers and shirt—he was quite a stranger—he came down and pulled the prosecutor away from me, and took his hands from my throat—the prosecutor tore my shawl all to pieces—the young man is here—i will swear the prisoner was not there—I did not see him—he was not there at all—he never came of the house—there was a violent knocking at the door, and he went to know what was wanted—he was stirring fire, and went to ask what was the matter—I did not run down stairs till he was taken in charge—I never saw the poker—no man went to the door with a poker, that I saw—there are poker in all the rooms—there was no fire in my room—only one of the girls are here, as I could not tell who they were hardly—the prisoner was not in the houses at all—I can swear he was not there—I can, indeed—I had my shilling after all—the man took no money from the prosecutor at all—he took my shawl and pulled him away from me—the prosecutor did not lose a half penny—nobody took hold of his waistcoat pocket—I never saw the man before.

GEORGE WEST . I am a coach-trimmer, and live in Great New-street, Fet ter-lane. I work there now—I was in this house, in Shire-lane, with a young woman who is behind—she was quite a stranger—I was at the top of the house, in bed and asleep—I went to bed about ten o'clock—(I was in the house once before—i do not know one of the girls)—I was asleep, and heard a tremendous noise, and call of "Murder"—the young woman said, "For God's sake go down, and see what is the hatter"—I put on my trowsers, and pushed the door open—I ran in, and he got this woman down, and nearly strangled her—I got between them and parted them—I said, "What is the matter?"—he said, "I gave her a shilling, and I will have it back again"—the girl said, "You shall not"—I said, "Do not have a piece of work here"—there were blows struck amongst them, but I kept the blows off him, and off the girl—another girl came in, and I kept the blows off for peace—they both fought like devils—I kept them off, and said, "You had better go away young man"—I said, "What have you got round your arm?"—he had the girls's shawl—I said, "Go away; I will see you shall not be hurt"—the shawl was given up, and I saw him safe out of the room—I was in my drawers—I never saw the prosecutor in my life before—as soon as I put him of the room, I went up-stairs again, and do not know what happened afterwards—I went to sleep, and heard no more of the case—I came down with nothing but shirt and drawers on, and had no waistcoat or night-cap on—the prisoner's hair is black—I have light hair—I was never in a row before in my life, but I do not like to hear a female call murder—I saw no poker—there was no fire in our room—I was never in the other rooms—there was no fire in the girls's room, nor any poker—there might be a poker and tongs, but the poker never stirred out of its place—i did not take the poker myself—that happened down stairs—the prisoner was in the house down stairs—I never saw him. but it appears he was in the house—it appears that he went out and struck the man—i will swear the prisoner was not in the room at all—I believe he was in the room down, stairs, in the parlour; because, when the prosecutor knocked at the door, he went out to know what was the matter I have been told so but I never saw—i have been to the house since I left my address there, in case I should be wanted on behalf of the innocent man—I left word where to come to me—the prosecutor was not robbed at all—he gave a shillings, and wanted to rob the girl of her shawl—I did not turn him out—I never went down stairs—I did not go to the street door.

---- ----. I am an unfortunate girl, and live in Shire-lane. I know the last witness, by his being with me Friday night—I met him in Fleet-street—I had seen him once or twice before, but not to know his name—he only slept with me one—Friday night was the first time I had any thing to say him—I have spoken to him in the street before, but nothing further—I was never with him in that house before—I am quite sure of that—except seeing him in the street, he was quite a stranger to me be fore I met him—about ten o'clock there was a great noise, and I directly said there is murder being called—he put on his drawers, and went down stairs—he was down stairs a quarter of an hour—when he came up he told me what bad passed down stairs—I kept in bed—I did not get out—I know the prisoner by this living down stairs with his wife in the parlour—I never knew anything further of him than peace and quietness—I never saw any harm of him—I do not know what age his wife is: she is older than I am—she is not the mistress of the house—I pay rent to the lady next door—she rents two houses—I cannot tell how his wife gets her living—they live in the parlour—I dare say they have a poker is their room—I have been there a month—he lived there before I went—I cannot say how many girls were in the house at the time, for I was not out of my bed—there are about seven rooms in the house, I think—I lodge up-stairs, at the top of the house—the door of the house is always open, for people to come in and out.

DAVID GENESE re-examined Q. Did you give the girl any money at all. A. No; I did not—it is all false about the shilling—the prisoner came out with the hot poker just as the policeman came up, and passed it across my face—I am sure he is the man who rifled my waistcoat pocket—he is the man who came in with the woman, and surrounded me—the man who had the poker is the man who had the money out of my pocket—it is im possible to mistake the witness for the prisoner—I saw no man in the house but the prisoner—I was perfectly sober.

WILLIAM SIMMONDS re-examined I saw the prisoner with the poker.

Prisoner I can account for having the poker in my hand—I was going to bed—there was a knocking and kicking at the street-door—I was stir ring the fire to go the bed, and went to the door, but not with the intent to do the man any mischief—I opened the door, and said, "What are you doing at the door"—he directly said to the policeman, "I have been robbed of 2 s "—I did not take the poker with a view of burning him—I was not up the stairs, nor near the stairs—I work for Mr. Mason, of Newgate-market.

GUILTY — Transported for Fourteen Years .

NEW COURT . Monday, April 11, 1836.

Fifth Jury, before Mr. Recorder .

1047. JOHN WARD was indicted for stealing on the 8th of March , 1 hearth-rug, value 5 s ., the goods of Henry Chappell .

HENRY CHAPPELL . I am a linen-draper. On Tuesday evening, the 8th of March, I lost a health-rug from my door at Brentford.

ANN HILL . I am a labouring man's wife, and live in the Ham, New Brentford. On the 8th or 9th of March I and Ann Wigmore were walking up the Ham together, and the prisoner was walking towards his own house—he beckoned to Wigmore, and we went to him—he asked if she wanted to buy a hearth-rug, and said, "Come down to my house, and look at it"—I went there—he took it up off the floor, and put it on the table—Wigmore asked him the price—he said 3 s .6 d ., which she paid him in my presence, and took the rug away—he does not keep any shop—this is the health rug.

JOSEPH DEAN . I am a pawnbroker. On the 8th of March, Mr. Chappell came to me, and said he had lost a rug, and described the private mark, and on Friday week this rug was brought to me by a little girl of the name of Page—the private mark is on it—I stopped it.

THOMAS BANKS ( police-constable F 23) On the 9th of March I went to the pawnbrokers—Mrs. Wigmore was there, and I took her to the station-house—in consequence of what she said, I took the prisoner at the corner of the Ham, about one hundred yards from where he lives—he said he bought the rug of a woman that travelled about, and sold it to Mrs. Wig more—he described the women he bought it of as a short stout woman, rather fresh coloured—he told he bought it at Mr. Piper's. the Six Bells public-house—the Ham is about five hundred yards from Mr. Chap pell's.

Prisoner's Defence . On the 9th of March, I went into Mr. Piper's at the Six Bells, to take a pint of beer with a man—a travelling woman, with brushes and lines, and other things, came in there—she offered this for sale for 5 s .—I at last gave her 3 s . 6 d .—I took it home, any my daughter acolded me for buying such a little thing—I said, "I will sell it again," and in going up the Ham, I saw Mrs. Wigmore, and she gave me 3 s . 6 d . for it.

STEPHEN PLAYFORD . I am a blacksmith, living at Brentford. I know the prisoner by sight—on the 9th March I was at the Six Bells public-house with him—a woman came in with some brushes and other things—she had a rug, something similar to this—the prisoner bought it for 3 s . 6 d —there were one or two other persons in the house—this was between ten and eleven o'clock as near as I can think.

COURT . Q. Did you know this woman? A. No—she was carrying these things—I did not see any cart, nor any one to help her—I don't know how far that is from Mr. Chappell's—the Six Bells up against Brentford Bridge.

JOHN SERGEANT . I am a coal-dealer, and live in Webb's-lane, Ham mersmith. I am not acquainted with the prisoner—I called in at the Six Bells about half-past ten o'clock in the morning—I saw the travelling wo man come in with wares to sell, and I saw the prisoner buy the rug.

COURT . Q. What passed? A. It was first offered to me—she asked 5 s ., I think—I said I did not want to purchase any thing of the sort—she then went to the prisoner, and offered it to him—I had notice to attend here on Monday last—the prisoner sent up me to attend—I call twice a-week at this public-house.

ELEANOR COX . I am the prisoner's daughter. I remember his bringing home this rug on the 9th of March, between ten eleven o'clock—it did not suit me—it was too samll—he said he would sell it to some one else.

NOT GUILTY .

1048. SUSAN PALMER was indicted for feloniously receiving of an evil-disposed person, 1 pair of half-boots, value 2 s . 6 d ., the goods of Lewis Stephens Lyne .

ANN HEARD . I am servant to Mr. Lewis Stephens Lyne, of Brick's-buildings, Hoxton. He is a silk-broker—the prisoner was occasionally. employed as char-woman—she had access to the room in which I slept—I missed from there a pair of child's shoes—these are them—the child has been dead five years, and these were put with some other shoes—they are worth 2 s . 6 d .—I missed them three weeks ago last shoes—they was charged with the offence last Thursday week—she had been to the house in the mean time.

GEORGE KEMP ( police-constable N 82) I apprehended the prisoner, and told her it was on suspicion of receiving some property which her daughter had stolen—she declared she was innocent, and knew nothing at all about it—I asked if she had bought any tickets—she said, no, she left them at home—I said she had not, as I had been and searched her house—I took her to the station-house—a purse and some duplicates were founds on her—one to these relates to the shoes—she told me they were her child's master's property; that her daughter stole the shoes, gave them to here, and she pawned them—I made her no promise or threat.

Prisoner . I had a very sick house—I took them myself, and pledged them myself, because I could not support my family.

WILLIAM ASTELL . I am apprentice to Mr. Essex, of Islington, a pawn broker. I produce a pair of child's shoes, pledged on the 12th of March by a female, in the name of "Mary Palmer"—this duplicate, found on the prisoner is the one given for them.

ANN HEARD . The prisoner daughter is nine years old—she is in ser vice at my master's—she was charged with stealing these things.

Prisoner They shut her in a room two policeman—she was so frightened, she confessed it, but it was me that took them. Witness . The prisoner worked four there, and bad four children, she had 3 s . a-day for washing; and half-a-crown for charring at our house, and her living.

GEORGE KEMP re-examined Her home is all in poverty, but t is all her own fault.

NOT GUILTY .

1049. THEODORE CHANNELL and PHILLIP CORK were in dicted for stealing, on the 11th of January , 90lbs. weight of pork value 2 l . the goods of James Morgan Strachan .

HENRY BEARE . I am servant to Mr. James Strachan, of Teddington. His dairy was broken into in the month of January, 1834, and some legs of pork and other pieces cut for salting, were stolen—I know nothing of the particulars.

WILLIAM ALLAWAY TEDDINGTON . I am a police-sergeant. I applied for a warrant for Phillip Cork and John Stuckey—I went to Cork's house, on Twickenham-common—I told him I wanted him on a charge of felony—I read my warrant to him—he said, "Why did you come at this late hour of the day—why did you not come in the morning?"—I was about to put the handcuffs on him—he said, "I will go without them"—I said, "You must have them on"—he then wanted to go into the next room for his jacket—I said his wife could get it—a constable who was with me gave it him—he seized this knife, and said the would not go, and he would stab the first man that come near him—I seized him by the collar and got him in the corner of the room—he kicked the other constable, and struck me—we got the handcuffs on one hand and took him—I went to get Stuckey—I could not find him—I returned to the lock-up place, and searched Cork—he said "You want another person, don't you?"—he said it was Channell—I looked him very bard in the face—he said, I am guilty—I mean to plead guilty before the magistrate'—I looked him up, and and left him.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. Had you set a man of the name of Seth upon making inquiries? A. I had not—I knew he had made in quiries—he is a police-constable, who apprehended Channell—the other person was taken on Channell's information—I believe Seth did not-under take that Channell should be admitted as a witness—this was two years ago last January—the prisoner have not been living in the neighbourhood, to my knowledge—I have been three weeks in the place—the man tried all in his power to use the knife—he kicked my brother-officer, and struck me—he said he was guilty, and meant to plead guilty before the magistrate—that was on Wednesday, and Thursday he was taken before the magis trate.

COURT . Q. Have you the warrant here that you read to him? A. No. 1 left it at the magistrate's office—I read the warrant naming Mr. Strachan—no mention was made of what had happened to Mr. Strachan—I cannot recollect the words I used.

GEORGE CLARK . I am clerk to the magistrate at Brentford. I know of no promises held out to prisoner Channell—I have no reason to believe there were any.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you not tell Mr. Harmer's clerk that this man would be received as witness against the other, this very morning? A. No, I told him I thought he was very likely to be a witness—it was not in tended from the beginning that he should be a witness.

JAMES MORGAN STRACHAN . I do not remember Channell coming to my house—I was absent from home during Easter week—on return the sergeant of the police called to say some information had come up which would lead to a discovery of the robbery on my premises—I felt great anxiety that it should be discovered, because of the number of depreda tions from the same quarter—the police-constable came before me the day after, and told me this information had come to Mr. May that would lead to discovery—I mentioned the name of Channell as the person from whom it could be obtained—I heard nothing more till I heard that Channell had gone with him to the magistrate, and made depositions upon which the warrant was grated for Cork, and he was taken into custody—I attended the next morning before the magistrate—I believe Channell was set at large.

NOT GUILTY .

1050. WILLIAM GRAY . was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering, on the 31st of March , the warehouse of Laurence Dorgan , at the Holy Trinity Minories , and stealing therein 16 decanters, value 4 l 16 s ., his goods.

JOHN HOLLINGSWORTH I am carman to Mr. Laurence Dorgan, a glass dealer, in Sheppy-yard, Little Trinity, Minories. I cannot say whether it is Holy or Little Trinity-parish—on the 31st of March I went there in the afternoon to look for the foreman—my master has a warehouse there, on the second floor—I found the prisoner on the top of the stairs, with a basket containing fourteen decanters, which had been taken from a shelf in an inner warehouse—there was another man with him, he was not secured he ran down stairs, and left a hat and decanter by the side of the basket—the prisoner lifted a basket from his shoulder and ran up two or three stairs—in two or three minutes he come down, went down on his knees, and begged pardon—he begged I would him go, and said he had been into it by the other—I left him in charge of a man on the first floor, and fetched Forrester—i found the warehouse door open—the lock was shot, as it would be when it caught and there were marks on the door, as if a small instrument had been applied to wrench it open—there was a hay fork near, and the marks are such as that would make.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. The prisoner said the others one had brought him? A. Yes—I had not been in the warehouse from nine o'clock in the morning—I found the prisoner there at two o'clock—the other person was a man dressed in black—this boy did not attempt to run away—he ran two or three stairs towards the third floor—he had a cap on—the other one ran down and left the hat behind him, which belonged to the prisoner who said the other man had lent him a cap to carry the basket with—the things were packed in the basket—the foreman had not been out half an hour—I saw only the back of the other man, he was not better dressed than this man—he was about the same age.

GEORGE CULLUM I am foreman to the prosecutor. I was there nearly the whole of that morning, till nearly two o'clock—I locked the warehouse door when I went—i took the key to the counting-house—I returned in about twenty minutes, from what I heard—the door had been wrenched open—I had seen the prisoner in Sheppy-yard is the morning, a little after ten o'clock, I think—i saw one or two others, but not in company with him—sixteen decanters were missing from the inner warehouse—they were safe when I left, at a quarter before two o'clock.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you know the name of the parish?— A. It's called the Holy Trinity but I don't know—the doors were forced by some pressure—there are bolts at the top bottom, and they are folding doors and one lock's into the other—it is not a very strong door—it is not likely that it had been opened by the lock being only on the spring, without being turned—I locked it full two or three inches—it is a single lock—I am quite sure both bolts were locked.

JOHN FORRESTER . I took the prisoner—i know the warehouse—they call it sheppy-yard in the Holy trinity Minories.

Cross-examined. Q. How do you know it is called the Holy Trinity? A. I have seen it on paper many times—i never saw it printed the Little Trinity—I have seen "The Holy Minories, in the Tower Liberty, in the country of Middlesex"—I have been constable there forty years—the City separates at the corner of Harris-yard—I am constable of Portsoken ward—this is the property.

GEORGE CULLUM These are Mr. Dorgan's property.

Prisoner I went to work for a man in Bristol-street at half-past nine o'clock—I received 1 s . 6 d —I was walking along the Minories, and a man asked me if I wanted a job—I said, "Yes"—he took me down a yard, and lifted these things a job—I said I had better take his cap, as I could carry them better—and in my agitation I might take these things and throw them off my shoulder, but I don's recollect it.

JOHN HOLLINGSWORTH re-examined The other man saw me—he put down a hat and the decanter and ran away—i came in at the top of the stairs and saw them.

GEORGE CULLUM , I am certain I saw the prisoner that morning between ten and eleven o'clock—I have ascertained that he had been employed between that time and time of the time of the robbery—I left the door locked, and I found the lock shot when I returned—it shot into an from fastening—the door was broken, but the lock was not pushed back.

COURT . Q. What sort marks were made on the door? A. There was only the wrench, with some small instrument, which might have pri✗d the doors open.

(Andrew Schwartz, a colour-maker, of White's-row; George Bicker steth, of St. Martin's-le-grand; George Beavan, and Ann Thompson, gave the prisoner a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 20— Recommended to mercy by the Jury, on account of his character — Confined Six Months .

1056. CATHARINE FITZGERALD was indicted for stealing on the 28th of March , 7 3/4 lbs. of value 4 s . 6 d ., the goods of Francis Hawksbee .

FRANCIS HAWKSBEE . I live in Whitecross-street, and am a cheese monger. On the evening of the 28th of March the prisoner came to my shop, about half-past eight o'clock and took half a ham from inside the window, she concealed it under her shawl, then walked up at the counter and was in the act of offering some brandy for sale—I ran took hold of her, and said, "Where is that half ham?"—she dropped it, and a bottle of brandy too—I sent for an officer—I had been her in the shop before—the bottle was not broken—she had been in my shop two or three times to sell brandy.

Prisoner I never touched the ham—it fell down, as it was placed in the window on the top of a heap. Witness I am sure she had it under her, shawl, and dropped it six yards from where I saw her take it—there was no heap—there was half a ham on the top of this, and a piece of bacon on the top of that.

GEORGE GLADWELL ( police-constable G 23) I took the prisoner—she said if she had stolen the ham, she had not taken it out of the shop.

Prisoner's Defence . I went into get a quarter of a pound of butter.

GUILTY .* Aged 20— Confined Three Months .

1057. SARAH CARTWRIGHT was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of April , 1 watch, value 10 s .; 1 seal, value 5 s .; 1 watch-key, value value 2 s .; 1 watch-chain, value 1 s .; and 2 half-crowns; the goods and monies of William Taylor , from his person.

WILLIAM TAYLOR . I am a shipwright, and live in Burr-street, Lime-house. On the the night of the 4th of April, I met the prisoner in Mile-end-road, from a quarter past nine to ten o'clock—she asked me to go home with her—we walked up and down Mile-end-road a long while—I found she had no place to take me to—we went into a public-house and had a pint of porter—she then came out—we walked about, and she took me into a bye-place and took the watch from my pocket, and my money, likewise—two half-crowns I can swear—I think there was other money—I cannot say when I had seen my watch—it was near twelve o'clock when I missed my property—we had been in the bye-place some time, and then I went after her—she was crossing the road, I asked her for my watch, and she gave it me immediately—I had given her nothing—she had asked for nothing—we only a pint of porter.

Prisoner Yes, we had three quarterns of rum—we went down this turning, and he gave me a half-crown piece. Witness I gave her no money at all—she extracted it from my pocket.

Prisoner The policeman knows that I was crossing the road, and he can prove I never saw the watch. Witness He was not there when I got er—on my oath I gave her no money at all—I did not allow her to take my watch—I never knew she had it.

JOHN WEST ( police-constable K 277) I was on duty in the Mile-End-road, between twelve and one o'clock—I heard a cry of "Police"—the prosecutor charged this woman with robbing him—he delivered the watch to me in going down to the station-house, stating that she had stolen it from him, and wished me to take possession of it—when I first took her, she had her hand in her pocket, or under her clock—the next witness took hold of her hand, and kept it in that position—the prosecutor was perfectly sober.

Prisoner This man said, "Come back"—I came back, and he said, "If you got the man's money, give it him back." Witness I did not—I called after her when she was running away, and desired her to come back.

ROBERT EDWARDS ( police-constable K 23) I went to the assistance of West—the prisoner's had was under her cloak—Taylor said he had been robbed of two half-crowns—i heard some money jink—I caught hold of her arm, and, in the struggle, she pulled her pocket her pocket outside her clothes—I held her hand in the pocket, and took her to the station-house, and found two half-crowns, two sixpences, and 4 3/4 d . in copper, in that pocket; and she afterwards delivered up 8 d . from her bosom—she said the two half-crowns belonged to herself, and she could prove it—she afterwards said, when the charge was being made, that one of the half-crowns was given to her by the prosecutor—the prosecutor was perfectly sober.

Prisoner I pulled out my pocket, and said, "You are quite welcome to see what I have got"—he said, "No; I don't want to see it here," and took me to the station-house—I went down the turning with this man for nearly half an hour—the policeman came past—i said, "I shall not say with you here any longer"—he said, "I shall have my money back," and I said, "No you will not"—I went away from him—was crossing the road, and he said, "Stop I shall give charge of you for robbing me"—his watch I never had at all.

WILLIAM TAYLOR re-examined It is not true that I gave her money, and demanded it back again—I took the watch from her hand—I was per fectly collected to know what I was about—I had been at work—I had had three pints of porter, but not more than that, I am sure—i had no ran—I had a glass of gin at eleven o'clock—that is all.

GUILTY . Aged 22— Transported for Seven Years .

1058. SAMUEL BARBER was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of March , 11 chisels, value 8 s .; one hammer, value 1 s .; 1 screw, value 6 d .; 1 saw, value 1 s .; and 1 drawer, value 1 s . 6 d ., the goods of Robert Row land Berkley .

ROBERT ROWLAND BERKLEY . I live in Gray's-Inn-lane, and am a car penter. On the 19th of March I met the prisoner coming out of my street-door, as I was going in—he had this drawer of tools under his arm, co vered with a handkerchief—they are mine—I had left them in the drawer in the front shop.

JAMES GARDNER ( police-constable E 84,) I took the prisoner—while he was in my custody, I asked him what he intended doing with these tools, provided he had escaped clear with them—he said, "To sell them."

?o sell them."

Prisoner I went for a person of the name of Church on the first floor—the tools on the counter—I never touched them.

ROBERT ROWLAND BERKLEY . I met him coming out of the door, with the drawer under his arm.

GUILTY .* Aged 14— Confined Six Weeks , and Whipped.

1059. THOMAS GRANTHAM was indicted for feloniously receiving, of a certain evil-disposed person, 15 winches, value 1 l . 12 s ., the goods of Kaufman Meyers , well knowing them to have been stolen against the Statue &c. See page 990.

MESSRS. CLARKSON and PAYNE conducted the prosecution

ALFRED BELL . I am foreman to Mr. Kaufman Meyers. He in a cane and walking-stick manufacturer, and has a warehouse at No.10, Osborne-street, Whitechapel—it was broken open at one o'clock on the night of the 26th of February—I had fastened it up myself, at a quarter before nine o'clock—before I fastened it up, I observed some reels there, and had them in my hand ten minutes before I left—I saw the place again about twenty minutes before nine o'clock the next morning (Saturday) the reels were not there—I think I should know them again.

Cross-examined by MR. DANE . Q. They are reels, are they? A. Some call, them reels, and some winches—I had them in my hand on Friday night—there were fifteen of them, of three different sorts.

WILLIAM NORMOYLE ( police-sergeant H 15) I was with another officer named Brooks, on the night of the 26th of February, in the neighbourhood of the prosecutor's warehouse—brooks tried the warehouse door a few minutes after twelve o'clock—when he put his hand to the door, it yielded to it—we went in, and not finding any body, we pulled the door too upon the spring-latch.

JOHN BROOKS ( police-constable H 64) I was with the witness, and saw the door open about twelve o'clock that night.

HENRY HITCHINGMAN . I am a fishing-tackle-maker. On the 25th of February, I sold these fifteen winches or reels to Mr. Meyers—I know my own work—here are three sorts.

Cross-examined. Q. How many do you make in the course of a year? A. Between 300 and 400 dozen of different sorts—i make many others of the same size and pattern but I had not supplied any other person with this sort this years this is a new article, made this year—the difference is the handle and the scoop being made our of flat brass, we used to hammer them up; now we make them out of round tube, which is about half the labour—other persons make reels, but we were the first that made them after this fashion—we sent some larger ones out.

JOHN BELL ( police-constable H 136) I was on duty on the 5th of March, at shoreditch. In consequence of information, I went into the shop of a pawnbroker named Boards, and found the prisoner—I asked him if he was the party who had been offering reels or wheels to different pawnbroker in the neighbourhood—he said no, he had offered one at Mr. Cassell's, in Church-street—I asked where he got that—he said he had bought it of a person he had known for twenty years—I took him into custody—when I got him to the station-house, 1 searched him, and found eight duplicates—they all referred to these reels or winches—I said, "I understood you only one reel in your possession, and now it appears you had fifteen"—he said he bought the seven duplicates at the same time he bought the reel, and of the same person—the prisoner is a weaver.

JAMES COCKSEDGE . I am in the service of Mr. Cassell. I received one of these winches in pledge, on the 29th of February, from the prisoner—they have been mixed, but I am sure it was one of these—they were pro duced in Court the night before last—I gave him a duplicate—this is it—it is in his own name—I think it was about three o'clock in the afternoon.

GEORGE ARNOLD . I carry on the business of a pawnbroker, in Shore ditch. On the 29th of February, I received three of these winches of the prisoner—I believe he gave his name, "Thomas Walker, No.2, Baker's-row"—I gave him this duplicates—the three I received in pledge were pro duced last Friday night—they were part of the fifteen.

Cross-examined. Q. I believe it is not unusual for persons who pawn to give other names? A. More often than they do their own—this was between three and four o'clock.

GEORGE MACKIE . I am in the service of Mr. Cotton, a pawnbroker in Shoreditch. I took in two reels on the 29th of February about two o'clock in the afternoon of the prisoner in the name of Thomas Moore, No. 2, Baker's Rents.

THOMAS LORD BEESTON . I am a pawnbroker, in the services of Whisk ard and Norton. I took in two reels on the 29th of February of the prisoner—I advanced 2 s . on them in the name of Thomas Moore, No.4, Baker's-row, Hackney-road.

HENRY COCKS . I am in the service of Mr. Hughes, a pawnbroker. On the 29th of February at about twelve o'clock, I took in one reel of the prisoner and advanced him 2 s . 6 d ., on it—in the name of Thomas Moore, No.7, Baker-street, Hackney—I gave him this duplicate.

WILLIAM SAMUEL CALVER . I live at Mr. Thimbelby's, in Old Street-road—he is a pawnbroker. I took in two reels, on the 29th of February, from the prisoner, for 3 s ., for 3 s ., in the mane of Thomas Moore, No.2, Baker's-rents, at about three o'clock.

HENRY LIEBRECHT . I live at Attenborough and Burgess's Shoreditch On the 29th of February I took in two reels of the prisoner for 3 s ., in the name of Thomas Moore, No. 2, Haker's-rents.

THOMAS DICKENSON . I am in the service of Mr. Miller, a pawnbroker of Kingsland-road—I took in two reels at about six o'clock in the evening on the 29th of February of the prisoner, for 3 s . in the name of Thomas Moore, No.2, Baker's-rents.

ALFRED BULL . Here are exactly the number of winches my master lost on the 28th of February—the different pawnbrokers brought them at the last trial and they have them since.

THOMAS DICKINSON . I received the fifteen winches, after the trial as Friday evening—I distributed among the pawn brokers their several por tions of these fifteen—I have produced two of them myself—they are the same I had that night.

Cross-examined. Q. Produce the two? A. I cannot say which they are now.

HENRY HITCHINGMAN . These are the same winches that were in Court the other day.

WILLIAM NORMOYLE re-examined ( police-constable H 15.)When the former trial took place last Friday. I heard the prisoner state his defence, that he would call witnesses to prove it—a man and his wife, his land lady, were called, and, in his presence and hearing they deposed, that he was at work the whole of the evening of the robbery, till half-past twelve o'clock at night.

COURT . Q. You were in Court when he made his deafened? A. Yes: it was stated by his witnesses that he was at work on the night in question till half-past twelve o'clock.

MR. CLARKSON . Q. Do you remember the prisoner making his de fence? A. Yes; to the best of my recollection he said he was at work on the night in question, and that he would produce witnesses.

Prisoner . All the duplicates, with the exception of one are in the name of Thomas Moore, 2, Baker's-rents—respecting what I said at the station—home to the policeman, I never was in custody before, and was irri tated, not knowing they were come by in a clandestine manner—I do not deny pledging the things, I had them of a person I have known some time—he is in the same branch of business as myself—he asked me to pledge them for him—I told him I would—he made that excess as his wife ill, or something—I first went to Mr. Cassell's, pawned one there, and gave him the money—he said, "You may as well pledge them in the name of Moore;" and knowing his father to be a respectable man, who lives independently I pledged them for him, and gave him the money; I afterwards purchased the duplicates of him, and gave him 4 s . 6 d . for them—I believe the amount I pledged the things for was 1 l .4 s .—I left the man after that, and went to Mr. Board's with one—I should say he refused it, saying it might lie by him for a length of time—I then took it to Mr. Cassell's, where I was first apprehended—the policeman asked how I came by those tickets—I told him I bought them—from there he took me to Mr. Boards, and from there to the station-house—I pulled them out of my pocket, though he says he took them from me—I have been in the habit of purchasing things which I have disposed of—I have bought cards of master weavers, and sold them down the lane—Jews only buy them to make caps of—i should never have purchased them if I had known they had come through a dishonest channel—I was taken to the office and locked up—neither my wife nor any one knew where I was—I had a slight hearing and was sent back to prison—I was then brought back again to Worship-street—while I was in the lock-up-house. I said to Mr. Brown, "You had better go and apprehend this man," giving a description of the man—I was then sent again to Clerkenwell—I was again examined at Worship-street—I asked Brown if he had apprehended the person—he said "No" and I was committed—I had a friend came to see me here—I said, "Have you heard about the apprehension of this man Elderfield"—he said, "No"—I told him to go to the office and inform the magistrate of the person, giving him a descrip tion of the man—Graves the officer from Worship-street, came down to me—I was called to Mr. Cope's office—he brought a little note with him with the name of the person on it—he said, "Is this the person you want?"—I said, "Yes, it is"—he said' "Perhaps I can find the man; I do not know whether I can or not"—he went away, and I never heard any thing more of him, till my wife came down and told me that the man had been apprehended and examined at Worship-street, and they let him go again—as to my knowing the things came through a dishonest channel—I knew it no more than an infant unborn—I understand the man has since absconded—he was apprehended and I could do not more than I did, as an individual locked up in jail.

JOHN BROOKS re-examined . I heard of Elderfield being taken.

ZACHARIAH PICKARD . I am an orris weaver, but follow the brokering business. I came to see the prisoner and went down to give information, and Elderfield was taken by the police—I went to Worship-street—I

was not required there; but I saw him taken into custody—the result was, he was not committed by the magistrates—I have been four times since to his residence—I was there this morning—he has since left the place.

MR. CLARKSON . Q. Are you brother-in-law of the prisoner? A. Yes, by marriage—I did not give him a character on the last trial—I was in court—when I left the court I stated to the prisoner's friends that I could communicate this about Elderfield—i went, to try to find, him, at No. 103, Hare-street, Bethnal Green—he is a weaver—I knew him by sight before—I knew him before I saw him in custody—I have not seen him at my brother-in-law's house—he worked for the same master as me—the prisoner did not work for the same master—the prisoner worked for Mr. Le Maire—I did not go to given evidence against Elderfield—i cannot tell whether I saw him in February last—I saw him in March—I have not seen him in April but in custody—I did not speak to him—I had bot spoken to him in March—I have never seen him at his house, but I knew it was his house because I saw him go in there nine months ago—I did not attend when my brother-in-law was first examined—I nothing about it—I never knew Elderfield living in Baker's Rents by the name of Thomas Moore—I never knew him deal in winches and reels—he is weaver, and I have been one.

MR. EDWARD JAMES JONAS ( clerk of the papers .) I remember Graves, the officer, coming to the jail, before the sessions, to ask leave to have as in terview with the prisoner—i think it was there weeks ago—it is a regula tion that persons under charge are not allowed to see persons without some body being present—Mr. Cope was there—I do not knew whether the name of Elderfield was mentioned—there was some mentioned.

COURT to JOHN BELL . Q. Did you ask the prisoner if he was the pri soner who offered winches in the neighbourhood? A. Yes—he said, he had offered one, and that was at Cassell's—he said he had bought that of a man he had known twenty years—I took him, and searched him—he had not made any communication that he had any duplicates and I said, "I though you said you had only one," and then he said he had bought the duplicates, as well as the reels, from the same person—he never said he had pawned the others—he said he did not know where the person lived, and had not a prospect of finding him—he did not mention his name—he did not communicate about this person of the Elderfield.

ISAAC LE MAIRE . I reside in Love-lane, and am a silk-manufactures. The prisoner has worked for me since December, 1833, nearly two years and a half—I always believed him a honest man, or 1 should not have continued him in my employ—he generally had 20 l . or 30 l . worth of my property in his possession—he had an order to finish for me, which he brought in on the 27th of February, about 10 o'clock in the morning.

MR. CLARKSON . Q. Had not you yourself charged him with having illegally pawned your property? A. No—on the morning of the 29th of February, information was received by my son that one of my workmen was in custody, and had offered some work of mine to pledge—I went to Worship-street, and found it was not so.

JOHN JONES . I live at No. 13, Hare-street, Bethnal-green, and am the prisoner's landlord. He lived with me for, two years and a half, with his family—he has always been an honest, industrious and hard-working man.

MR. CLARKSON . Q. Do you know Elderfield? A. No, 1 have not heard of the name—I will not say whether I here seen him in my house—I came to prove that the prisoner was at home form the 22nd till the 27th

early in the morning—I cannot say whether Elderfield had been in my house within three days.

Q. Will you swear that he was not at your house on the 26th of Fe bruary, in the afternoon? A. I cannot say whether he was on the 26th of February—he might pass me in the street, and I not take notice—I cannot say whether he was in my house on the 29th of February—I will not swear whether I saw him in my own house five or six times between the 26th of February and the 5th of March—my shop is at the back of my premises—we have fifty or one hundred person a day come in to our shop.

COURT . Q. Was Elderfield a man with whose person you were well acquainted? A. I do not mean to say I have not seen him, but I do not know anything particular of him—I might know him, if I was to see him, but I cannot say "That is Elderfield"—I never heard him callled by that name—I never heard him inquire for any body at my shop—I will not swear anything of the kind.

MR. CLARKSON . Q. Did you yourself call on Mr. Meyers, and tell him the prisoner would be sure to be transported, unless he interfered to save him? A. I and Mrs. Pickard called on him, and asked whether they had a person in custody—they said, no they had not.

THOMAS LARCHES . I am a ribbon-manufacturer, living in Spitalfilds. I have known the prisoner fourteen or fifteen years—he was always a hard-working, honest man.

MR. CLARKSON . Q. Do you know Elderfield? A. I have heard of him, but never saw him—I have not been in the habit of visiting the pri soner—I have never seen him and Elderfield together.

GUILTY . Aged 34— Transported for Seven Years .

1060. JAMES WILSON was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of April , 7 printed books, value 2 s .; the goods of John Young Mudie .

JOHN YOUNG MUDIE . I am a bookseller, and live in princess-street, Leicester-square. On the 7th of April I was inside my shop—say window is open in front—the books are about eighteen inches inside—I saw the prisoner take two books, and pursued him—he saw me, and ran—the po liceman took him—these are the books.

Prisoner He is swearing false, to say I took them—I they were handed to me by a person who stood by. Witness No; these was no person near him, but a little girl that I had attending outside.

WILLIAM EVANS ( police-constable C 8) I heard the cry of "Stop thief" and saw the prisoner running—I secured him; and under his jacket, under his arm, I saw the two books.

Prisoner I never was in any trouble before.

GUILTY , Aged 19— Confined Three Months .

Sixth Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant .

1061. WILLIAM BOLTON was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of April , I locking-glass and frame, value 1 l 2 s ., the good of Robert Walkington .

ROBERT WALKINGTON . I live in Charlotte-street. I had a looking-glass and stand in my shop on the 6th of April—I saw it safe at half-past five o'clock—it was afterwards brought to me with the prisoner—this is it

WILLIAM OSBORN . I am in the prosecutor's service. I saw the pri soner

come into his shop, on the 6th of April, and take this glass—he ran out—I followed, and caught him with the glass.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 16— Recommended to mercy — Confined One Month .

1062. BRIDGET M'DONALD was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of March , 2 pairs of stays, value 9 s ., the goods of George Muir ; and that she been before convicted of felony.

MARTHA HUBBARD . I was shop-woman to Mr. George Muir—he has a shop in Middle-row, Holborn. I was there on the 16th of March be tween one two o'clock, and the prisoner came in with another woman, who had a child—the other woman asked for a pair of stays to fit the child and five minutes after they were gone I missed a pair of stays, and these are them—they are my master's.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. Does any person assist in his business? A. There was no one but myself in that shop.

JOHN M'GRAW . I am a police-inspector. On the 27th of March I went to a house in Christopher-square, Long-alley—I found these stays in a box in the front parlour—i know the prisoner lived there.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you know her husband is a hawker? A. I have heard him represent himself as such—I found them eleven days after they were missed—the prisoner had an opportunity to get rid of them.

MARTHA HUBBARD . These are my master's stays.

Cross-examined. Q. Are you shop-woman there now? No—I let because I was not sufficiently experienced to stand an opposition—my master was not satisfied with my conduct—here is a mark on the led shoulder strap of these stays, No. 143—my master numbers all the pairs of stays regularly—no other pair had that number—I saw this pair safe the moment before the prisoner and the other woman came in the shop—they were on the counter.

JAMES PAINTER . I am a policeman. I produce a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction, which I got at the Sessions-house, Westmin ster ( read )—the prisoner is the woman who was tried.

Prisoner I am innocent—I have worn these stays several time—I cannot account for what my husband buys and sells.

GUILTY . Aged 20— Transported for Seven Years .

1063. WILLIAM WATSON was indicted for embezzlement.

JOHN HOWARD . I live at St. Mary's Newington, and am a cheese monger. The prisoner was in my service for about a year and a half—I supplied Mr.; Butler with articles—Ann Rouse is his servant—it was the prisoner's duty to pay me every night the money he had receipt—if she has paid him 8 s . 1 1/2. on the 21st of November, I have never received it—Mr. Butler owed me more than that in November—the prisoner made bills himself weekly, and destroyed mine—I supplied Mr. Butler with articles on the 6th and 12th of December—the prisoner did not pay me for these goods.

ANN ROUSE . I am servant to Mr. Butler, who lives in Clapton-road. The last witness supplied my master with articles—I paid the prisoner, on the 21st of November 8 s . 1 1/2 d . on the 6th December, 6 s . 7 1/2 d .; and on the 12th of December 2 s ., 6 d .

Prsioner It was my intention to have paid it all back.

(Ann Varley, of Islington, gave the prisoner a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 20— Confined One Year .

OLD COURT — Tuesday, April 12, 1836.

Second Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabis .

1064. ELIZABETH SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of April , 1 watch, value 2 l . 10 s .; 1 watch-chain, value 6 d .; and 1 seal, value 2 s .; the goods of James Kerr .

JAMES KERR , I am a maker of Rhenish colours, and work for Mr. Bransburgh, of Tower Royal. On Sunday evening, the 10th of April I was in Thames-street, about ten o'clock—I was sober—I might have had two glasses of liquor—i had with a friend—i fell in with the prisoner—we went into two houses and had two glasses of gin and noyean—the prisoner drank near gin—I went home with her to a house in a street leading out of Rosemary-lane—we went to bed in a room at the top of the houses—we both undressed—I put my clothes on the table—I had not been in bed above a minute before I asked her if she had fastened the door—she said, "No," and I got up and fastened it myself—she told me to lay down and go to sleep—I pretended to go to sleep, but did not, as I suspected her—in about quarter of an hour she got up and took my trowsers of the table—it was dark—I got up as she was going to unbolt the door—I seized, her, threw her on the bed, and took my watch one of her hand—she said something to me, and I did not know whether there were ruffians in the house—I prentended to be on good terms with her till I got into Rosemary-lane, I then gave her in charge—she was going out with my watch, she was at the door—I had given her 8 s ., at her first entering the room.

GEORGE JOHNSON . I am a policeman. About half-past eleven o'clock I took the prisoner into custody for robbing the prosecutor—he was sober.

Prisoner's Defence . He went home with me, and because I would not let him do as he liked with me he said he would go and get another bed—I never saw the watch till he gave me in charge of the policeman—I did not know what he gave me in charge for.

GUILTY . Aged 21— Transported Seven Years .

1065. JOHN NEVEN was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of March , at St. Mathew, Bethnal-green , 90 yards of silk, value 16 l ., the goods of Michael Foley ; and 1 wooden roller, value 3 s ., the goods of William Hagarty , in the dwelling-house of the said Michael Foley .

MICHAEL FOLEY . I am a silk-weaver, live at 23, West-street, North-street, in the parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal-green. It is my own house—the prisoner is my nephew—he is a sailor, and visited my family—on the afternoon of the 29th of March, he came with his mother—this silk was in

the loom up stairs on the first floor—I went out at seven o'clock, and came home at a quarter past eight o'clock, and then the silk was gone out of the loom—it was safe at seven o'clock—it had been out out in a clumsy way—it might have been cut with a razor—this is my silk I know it by the mark attached to it—two or three inches remained in the loom, and one cut fitted to the other—I am certain it is my property—it is worth 16 l . 10 s .

WILLIAM HAGARTY . I am a silk-weaver, and live with the prosecutor. On the Saturday night I left my work in the loom—I missed it on Sunday night—there was a bit left in the loom, which I have here—I can swear to the silk produced—there are about eighty yards deficient.

MICHAEL JOHN FOLEY . I am the prosecutor's son the prisoner is my cousin. On the Sunday night in question, he came to our house, and stopped about three quarters of an hour or an hour down stairs—he asked me for a razor—I told him where it was—he took a cord off the line, and put it into his pocket, and went up stairs—he told me not to come after him—he asked me if I knew where the lather box was, and I told him—he went away about eight o'clock—i did not see him go out.

JANE BRODERICK . I came into the prosecutor's house to play with the children and saw the prisoner there—I heard him ask where the razors were—the little boy said up stairs—he went up, and came down in about three quarters of an hour, and took a cord off the line—he sent me to my father's for the shaving-box—when I got two or three doors down, he sent a little boy after me—I came back, and looked through the keyhole and saw him come down with a light, and saw him put it on the table—we knocked at the door, and he said, "Who is there?"—we said, "It is an"—he was four or five minutes before he opened the street-door—I did not not see him go away—he did not shave himself—the little boy said to him, "I have mixed up the lather"—he said, "Never mind, I did not want it now."

GEORGE MASON . I am a policeman. I went to the prosecutor's house and examined the premises—I found he had lost the silk—I saw the win dow partly open where it might have been put out, and saw footmarks under the window—we went to look for the prisoner, and found him—he said he knew nothing about it—I took him to the station-house, and searched him,—I found 15 s . on him, which he said mother gave him—the prosecutor said his mother gave him but one sixpence, and he had given that to his uncle—he could not deny it—this was two hours after the robbery—after securing him, I went after a girl of the town whom he cohabits with, and asked her for a piece of silk which had been made a present to her for a dress—she denied it: but at last she told me where it was, and I found it at a coffee-shop in the road, and by her information I found fifty-six yards at a public house kept by one Reynolds.

MARY YOUNG . I keep a coffee-shop. A young woman came into my house between seven and eight o'clock in the evening—i bad never seen her in company with the prisoner—she left some silk at my place till she returned again—the policeman found it at my house.

SAMUEL RICE . I am a police-inspector. From information I received from the girl who has been mentioned, I ascertained that fifty-six yards of the silk were left at a house in Whitechapelshe took me on the Monday morning, and pointed out the Horns, in Whitechapel—i asked Mr. Rey nolds, the landlord, for the silk, and he produced it—I compared it with a pattern of what was found at the coffee-shop, and matched.

JAMES THOMAS REYNOLDS . On Sunday evening, the 20th of March. three young men came into my house—they had not been there long before one of them went out—the others inquired if they could have beds at the house—I said they were all engaged the prisoner is the one who went out—one of them had a bundle on the bar. I said, "Take your bundle

with you"—"they said, "It is all right; we are coming back in five minutes—i to bed at twelve o'clock—they never came for the bundle—I gave it to the policeman next morning—the prisoner was gone out when they left the bundle; but they all three came in together.

ADAM SANDERS . I am a policeman. On Monday morning, the 21st of March, 1 found the roller behind some unfinished houses about three hun dred yards from the prosecutor's, in Hare-street-fields.

JANE BRODEBICK re-examined The prisoner did not go out at the door that I know of—he was standing at the door—i went there about seven o'clock—I saw nobody there but the prisoner—we could not tell how he got out.

GUILTY . Aged 18— Recommended to mercy by the prosecutor . Transported for Life .

Before Mr. Justice Patteson .

1066. JAMES BARNES was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of March , 1 sovereign, the money of our Lord the King —2nd COUNT . call ing it the money of William Sproule Young See pages 1013 and 1043.

MESSRS. SHEPHERD and ADOLPHUS conducted the prosecution .

WILLIAM SPROULE YOUNG . I am a clerk in the Foreign Post Office. On the 4th of March I was on duty at the window—i came on duty between eight and nine o'clock in the morning, and remained till six o'clock in the evening—Mr. Arrowsmith was with me part of the time—we told up some money at three o'clock in the afternoon—that was part of the money we had received in the course of the day for forwarding letter—we separated the gold from the silver and copper—there was 5 l 10 s . in gold, 3 l . in silver, and 2 s ., in copper—when I had counted the money I placed it in a drawer by my side—the gold was on the lid of my charge box, by the window—a person could not reach it from without by putting his arm through the window—after counting up the money Mr. Barmen and Bailey the messenger were in the office besides us—Bailey was not near the box after I put the money there—the prisoner is a Presidents in the Foreign Office—he came to the office about half-past three o'clock in the afternoon—the money was then lying where it had been before—I was at the window, and Mr. Arrowsmith was at the fire-place—while I was there Mr. Campbell came to the window, outside—he belongs to the Post Office—he had something to say—after he said what he had to say to me, the prisoner came to the window and spoke to him—I went and stood behind the window and when Mr. Campbell went I closed the window—I left the alphabet which we call the window, and went to the fire-place, leaving the prisoner in the alphabet where the window is—(I bad counted the money twice before Mr. Campbell came up—Mr. Arrowsmith counted it with me—we had a reason for being particular in counting the money—the prisoner came to the window two or three minutes after we had last counted it, and it was not touched by any person from the time I counted it till he camel—the prisoner stood at the window two or three minutes—he then came and opened the door of the screen, and looked out, and then closed the door again—the screen is between the window and the fire-place—it would hide day body at the window from the sight of any one at the fire-place—he came out afterwards, to where we were standing, and we returned to the window—he staid in the office—we counted the money again, and found that one sovereign was missing.

Q. Had there any body been near the place who could have taken the mo ney form the time you put it in to missed it? A. Nobody

except myself—the prisoner was near enough to have taken it—I had some packet of letters counted and made up—they were counted by the amount of postage, in parcels of 2 l . each—shortly after I missed the money I found one of the packets was much smaller than I had left it—that was shortly five o'clock—I found 16 s . or 17 s . worth of letters wanting—the money I produce from the office must tally with the letters I produce—the prisoner knew that—shortly after seven o'clock, he came to me and told me the parcels after me)—he parcels of letters 4 s . short—(he counted the parcels after me)—he told me if I would write an allowance for that amount he would sign it—I did so, and he signed it—this is it; "Allow 4 s ., J. Barnes"—it is dated on the back—it is an old ticket of mine—that is the docket he singed—it makes even the 4 s . wanting—I am sure I had not miscounted the letters that day—the signing of this paper for the 4 s . would make up the 1 l . which would ac count for the sovereign—this "J. Barnes" is the prisoner's hand—writing—this making an allowance is a very unusual circumstance—i never knew it happen before—I have been in the office fifteen months—the proper course if a mistake is made is to re-tell the letters by a third person, and deduct the amount deficient from my charge ticket.

Cross-examined by MR. PRICE . Q. Was this affair on the same day and time when you said, on a former occasion, that you found Mr. Barnes asleep at the fire-place? A. It was the same day, but not at the same time—he came on duty about half-past three o'clock that day—I found him asleep at the fire-place about a quarter after o'clock—he slept about ten minutes, while I wrote the memorandum—I gave him 8 s . 10 d . a few minutes after that—he said he was sleepy—I counted the money in my charge-box, and there was 5 l . 10 s . in gold four sovereigns and three half-sovereigns—i once stated that it was 4 l . 10 s ., but I corrected myself—I do not know how many letter I lost—I do not know their addressed or their destination—I do not know exactly their amount—it was 16 s . or 17 s .

Q. Did such an abstraction of those letters much diminish the size of the parcel? A. Yes, a great deal—I noticed it myself, I cannot answer for other—if clerk had told them up he might have missed them at a glance—I missed nearly half a parcel—the 2 l . parcels are generally of the same bulk—when I missed the letters I made up the deficiency with other letter, which I took from some that had not been told up—I cannot tell the postage on any single-letters—I am the junior clerk in the Foreign Office—there is a sum of the King's money given to me by the Superin tending President—we do not appropriate it to out own uses—it is 45 l —it is sometimes less, but never more; at least, I do not have that money—Mr. Turnbull, the marker-up, is appointed to control it—there are two makers-up, I believe—the superintending President authorizes the maker-up to give me that money.

Q. I wish to know whether any of the Crown money is not appropriated by you occasionally among yourselves, or some of you, for your own par poses?

COURT . You are not bound to answer that question—if you use the money you are liable to be transported. Witness Then I will not answer it, but I am not afraid to answer—the prisoner gave me a docket for 4 s —if he had told me my box was 6 s . short I should have taken it—nobody can see over the screen by standing on the ground—the window was fas tened by a spring, which was out of order—the clerks in the office rise by rotation—I am a very fair counter of letter—it requires to be done with

quickness—Mr. Barnes is not a very quick counter—I do not know whether he is as quick as me, I never tried—I sometimes make mistakes, it is Mr. Barnes's duty to reprove me when he is on duty—he has done so rather frequently—there are sixteen clerks in the Foreign Office—there are servants, who clean out the rooms—this is a public room in the office, to which all have access, on business, but not otherwise—visitors are ex cluded—presidents, clerks or messengers not on duty are not excluded—persons that do not belong to the office, coming there to ask question are excluded—i believe that is a regulation of the office—I never saw stran gers there—a stranger calling on Mr. Barnes would be sent round to the waiting-room—i should say he would be refused admission into the office—I have seen him bring his son in—I know it was Mr. Campbell came it a the window—I opened it—that was my duty—Mr. Arrowsmith was as the fire-place all that time, leaving me and Mr. Barnes behind the screen, out of his sight—Mr. Campbell staid there two or three minutes—I heard the conversation.

MR. ADOLPHUS . Q. How many clerks are there between you and the situation of President to which you are supposed to aspire? A. Thirteen—they would all take it before me in regular rotation—I have heard of one appointed made by the Postmaster-general independent of that ro tation—the prisoner is already removed—the stolen sovereign has nothing to do with the 40 l . in my charge—that is given to me for incidental ex penses, and not at all connected with the money received for postage—the prisoner did not reprove me for any mistake that day—if any body took the letters away, they would know the amount of them—if any body outside had opened the window, the spring would have made a great noise—no such noise occurred while the prisoner was there—when I said the sum in the box was 4 l . 10 s ., I corrected myself immediately—i did not leave the al phabet, after counting the money the second time, till after the prisoner came, and then I went to the fire-place—the prisoner was asleep after the so vereign had been missed, and before I gave him the 8 s ., 10 d —there was no one but Mr. Arrowsmith, my self, a messenger, and the prisoner is the office till the sovereign was missing—if Mr. Barnes brought a friend with him, he would he admitted into the office.

COURT . Q. Was any search or inquiry made about the missing letters of which you speak? A. Not any about the 16 s . or 17 s . worth—there was no inquiry about the letter next morning, nor about the sovereign—there was at a subsequent time—there was not about the let ters—Bailey is the messenger—i knew the deficiency at the time I made it up, as I told up the letters which were left—they amounted to 23 s . or 24 s .—I must have known exactly at the time, but I did not put it down on paper, and have forgotten.

MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Was not your memory equally defective at Bow-street, six or seven weeks ago? A. I said at Bow-street it was 16 s . or 17 s .—that was on the 7th of March.

WASTELL ARROWSMITH . I am a clerk in the Foreign Office. I was on duty with Mr. Young on the 4th of March—I saw him count 3 l . worth of silver, which I counted after him—I counted 2 s . worth of copper after him—I then went up stairs into my own private room—that was between three and half-past three o'clock—I returned again at half-past four o'clock—the pri soner was then in the office—he was called out because somebody wanted to speak to him, and Mr. Young and I took the opportunity of changing the cash-boxes—we the counted money at the window, and put the un counted

counted money into the drawer—there was 5 l ., 10 s ., in gold among the counted money, on the lid of a charge-box—i counted it, it was all gold—four sovereigns and three three half sovereigns—this was in the window-room, which is parted off by a screen from the rest of the office—i should think the gold was three or four feet from the window—nobody could reach it from the outside—the prisoner joined us again about three minutes after we had counted the money—we had then returned to the fire-place, and were talking—there was a rap at the window, Mr. Young went to at tend to it—it was Mr. Campbell, from the Secretary's Office—Mr. Barnes and it was Mr. Campbell and he would go and speak to him him self—he went to the window—Mr. Campbell did not stop long—I heard the window close, on which I called Mr. Young to me—he immediately came—the prisoner remained in the window-room for about a minute—he then opened the door of the screen, observed us sitting down by the fire, and returned into the window-room, and the screen-door closed—it closes with a spring—he staid there about two minutes from the time of him open ing the door—he then came into about the middle of the office, between the screen and the fire, and joined us at the fire—Mr. Young and I immediately went to the window, in about a minute after his coming out—about four minutes elapsed between Mr. Young's coming out of the window-room and my going in with him—the prisoner was then in the office, near the fire—we counted the money—there were only three sovereigns and three half-sovereigns—nobody had been within the screen but the prisoner from the time we counted the money till we returned to the window—there was only one messenger in the office at the time, and he was sitting at the further end of the office—i must have seen if he went into the window-room, for I was sitting opposite the door—there is only one door to the screen—the screen completely closes the window in, but does not run from wall to wall—a person cannot get into the room in any other way but through the door, unless he climbed over it, and it is nine or ten feet high—or through a small window at the other end, and then I must have seen him pass that way—I could see the messenger from where I was standing—I must have seen him if he had gone into the screen—he had no business there that I was aware of—my attention was particularly called to the transaction—I had mentioned something to Mr. Wagstaff.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Did Mr. Barnes, after he had been in the window-room, fall asleep at the fire-place? A. I do not know that—I was not in the office at the time—i left the office almost immediately after he came out of the window-room (about five o'clock,) leaving Mr. Young in it, and Bailey, k the messenger—i should think Mr. Barnes remained in the window-room about two minutes after he opened the screen-door—the letter were in the window-room.

Q. So that a person intending to steal a sovereign, and supply a portion of the money in letters, must have counted the postage on them, to see how much they amounted to? A. There was no necessity for his counting them—he might have guessed at it, as they were parcels of 2 l . each—the manner in which we usually place them are in 2 l . parcels, and they appeared to be told up—I cannot myself tell whether they were told up, but they stood in a box in the manner we place them when they are told up—if he had taken half of one of the parcels, it is most probable he would have got 1 l . worth, or something very hear it—there is a great variety in the postage of foreign letters, but there was not much on that day—it was not an idle day, but there were only regular mails made up that day—there was not much to do

at that time of day—not till about five o'clock—less on that day them any other, because longer time was allowed to put the letters up.

Q. Mr. Barnes night have walked into his private room to secrete any thing he chose, as you were not busy? A. It is not allowed for the pre sidents to go out of the office—they have done it, but it is contrary to rules—he might have gone up to his private room—I missed a sovereign—I counted the money by design.

Q. Was there any thing whatever to prevent you, if you thought he had taken the sovereign, to have had him searched on the spot, and called in assistance? A. There was an objection—there was nothing to prevent my doing so if I chose—I was desired by Mr. Wagstaff not to mark the money—there was no search made—the sovereign was mentioned to Mr. Barnes himself by the solicitor next morning—i do not know whether Mr. Young was present—i think he was there was no search made for the letters that night.

Q. If Mr. Barnes had taken letters that must they not have been detected on his person, if he was searched? A. No, they might not, because he might have sorted them off to their different destination—there would not be say postage inquired for—Mr. Barnes charges the postage to the junior—he might have left them if he contermplated a fraud; but it could not have been discovered that the had taken them; he might have sorted them off without it being discovered that the had taken them—it would have concealed his part in the transaction—the sorting of the letters is done at the left-hand side of the of the room from the fire—they are sorted off in two boxes on the left-hand side from fire-place—they are two boxes, with the separate countries written on the different boxes—Mr. Barnes having got the letters, might have sorted them off in these boxes, without its ever being known that he had that them.

COURT . Q. If he had been followed at the moment he took them, they would have been found on his person? A. Yes, certainly.

MR. PHILLIPS . Q. In what room are the letters sorted? A. In the Foreign Office—not in the window-room—Mr. Barnes must have taken them out of the window-room—I was not a minute in the room—I do not know where Mr. Young was—if he had been by the fire, he must have been the prisoner sort them; but he is called frequently to the window—Bailey could have been him—he might not be paying attention—I called Mr. Young to me, leaving Mr. Barnes behind, because I wanted to speak to him, and with the intent also of leaving the prisoner behind, if possible—this was by desire, and by design—it was a plan—I did not know that Mr. Campbell would come to the window at that hour—I am not aware that Mr. Barnes knew of his coming to the window.

Q. Have there not been sometimes sovereigns found in the alphabet, in different places where they have been missed? A. Yes, and half-sove reigns, which were supposed to have been lost or taken away, and found on search being made from there—I did not search the different alphabets that day—it is impossible that sovereign could have been lost—I did not search any where about the room, nor the floor under the window—there is a table before the window—it is on a level with the window, I think—Mr. Campbell came to the ledge of the window—the screen was between me and the window—I think the table is not quite on a level with the ledge of the window, but very near—the gold was two or three feet from the opening of the window, and about a yard and a half from where Mr.

Campbell was—there is a board of considerable width outside the window, to prevent people coming hear it, on purpose that they may not take the money; and there is one inside also—it is placed so that a person outside should communicate with the person inside, to put in letters and pay postage—Mr. Campbell came between half-past four and five o'clock and I counted the money about that time—we could have taken the prisoner at the moment if we had an officer—we never desired by the superintending President not to do so—we could not do it without anthority—we had authority to devise the plan—Mr. Wagstaff is the superintending President of the Foreign Office—he was in the Post-office that day—I went out of the Foreign Office after having missed the sovereign.

Q. Was there any thing to prevent your going to Mr. Wagstaff and in forming him of the fact, and getting an offer? A. I did not know how to act exactly—there was nothing to prevent my reporting it to Mr. Wag staff and he might have done what he pleased—there is always an officer in attendance at the Post Office—I could have followed Mr. Barnes till six o'clock to see what he did with the letters; but Mr. Young's duty was at the window.

MR. SCARLETT . Q. Take this plan in your hand ( handing him one ) the window opens into a hall? A. Yes; Mr. Campbell came to that window—a person putting his hand in at the window would first come to a stone✗ ledge—he would have to reach his hand over a wall, which is three-quarters of a yard—there is then a wooden ledge, inside the room—a person's area must be about a yard and a half long to reach the box—the peculiar situa tion of the window would prevent a person reaching his body in—Mr. Wag staff had desired em to be very particular in observing the different thing I had accused Mr. Barnes of—Mr. Wagstaff was not on duty, I believe, at the time I made this discovery—i made a reported to him that night—then were two bundles of letters with the money—we do up a bundle, amount ing to 2 l —that is the usual amount of a bundle.

COURT . Q. Does it never vary? A. That is the usual mode—I never knew it very, but it might have been done so on this occasion—I cannot swear they were counted up—we never tell them up till they come to 2 l —the last bundle might be less then the others.

MR. SCARLETT . Q. Did you observe the size them? A. Yes; they were nearly of an equal size—they appeared 2 l . bundle—if the money had been taken away and the letters left, it would have excited suspicion—I did not look at the letter afterwards—the sorting begins at six o'clock—it would not be a remarkable circumstance to sort letters before that—if these letters had been taken, they might have been sorted out, and sent to their destination, so that they could be found.

JURY Q. Are foreign letters sent without being paid? A. No; fo reign letters are always paid—the President is the person to require the money—he having taken it away, would not of course require it.

COURT . Q. When the letters are paid for, is not the postage marked on them? A. Yes—all letters at that window would necessarily have been paid for—they do not come to the window from the receiving-houses—the money was taken at the window for all those letters.

MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Would a malta letter be required to be paid? A. Yes, that is the right place to paid it in—Malta is not like a Colonial letter—Indian letters come to the Foreign Office—those that go by private ships come to the Ship Letter Officer, and the rest come through our office—there

are some letters come from the Dead Letter Office every day—they are and paid for—they are to be charged in the different countries to which they are going—they are letters coming from places abroad, and going to places abroad—they come through the Dead Letter Office—they are letters which entirely pass through this country—they are brought over tied up in par cels, and handed to the President.

JAMES CAMPBELL . I am a clerk in the Secretaries' Office. On Friday, the 4th of March, I went to the window of the Foreign Office, at the out side, in the hall—I rapped at the window, k and Mr. Young came—it was nearly a quarter to five o'clock, it might be a few minutes earlier—Mr. Barnes came to the window within a minute or two afterwards—I had some conversation with him—I was at the window altogether about five minutes, or from three to five—I left Mr. Barnes at the window, and Mr. Young behind it.

JOHN BAILEY . I am a messenger in the Foreign Post Office.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN . Q. Were you in the Foreign Office on the 4th of March, when this matter occurred? A. Yes—I was sitting by the messenger's fire—I had a view of the screen-door—I heard some body come to the window about half-past four or five o'clock—to the best of my belief it was about the time—Mr. Barnes went through the door to speak to the person at the window, but the moment the person went away, he immediately came towards the fire—I should think he was hardly two minutes inside the screen speaking to the person—it might be three minutes—I heard the window close when the person left, and immediately Mr. Barnes came away, the door closed—he came into the office where I was—I was looking at the door in the screen—I did not see Mr. Barnes came and open the door, and shut it and go back—he never left the office while I was there, and I never left till eight o'clock—he went either to the five-place or his desk, but I believe to the fire-place—he did not go to the door of the screen again, to the best of my belief—I never saw him there afterwards—I do not remember Mr. Arrowsmith leaving the office—I left at eight o'clock, and they were all of them there then—Mr. Young remained there till about seven o'clock in the evening I should think—to the best of my belief the prisoner did not go through the door in the screen after the time I have mentioned, during the time Mr. Young was there—there has frequently been money dropped by accident in the room—I once found three or four sovereigns and some silver in a piece of brown paper, which I gave to Mr. Barnes, the President—the paper was not tied up—I heard something when I was sweeping the office, and took it up, and gave it to Mr. Barnes—I found two sovereigns on the desk once—they were the property of Mr. Kelwell, another clerk—I returned them to him—I once found half-a-sovereign in the middle of the office, and gave it to the Pre sident, and to the best of my knowledge it was never owned.

MR. ADOLPHUS . Q. Is the fire-place at which you stood nearer the door of the screen, or farther from it them the other fire-place? A. It is further from it; but I was in immediate view of the door—the person at the other fire-place were nearer to the door than me—I had no particular reason for nothing Mr. Barnes's conduct—I was merely witting by the fire—my face was to the door—I was sitting in a chair by the side of the fire—the moment the door opens, it closes itself—i will not undertake to say a person could not have come to the door, and gone in again, without my knowledge—I have had no conversation on this subject since with Mr. Barnes—I did not know what was going on till he was taken into custoday

I was examined by Mr. Peacock on the business on the Saturday—I was not at Bow-street—I was subpœned here by the Post Office.

(The prisoner, in a long address, entered into the same arguments as on the former trials—with reference to the charge in question, he most posi tively asserted his innocence, and stated that he was not half a minute within the screen at the time stated by the witnesses—that afterwards, on examining a parcel of letter made up by Mr. Young he found them to amount to 1 l . 16 s . instead of 2 l ., and accordingly gave him a docket for 4 s —that there was scarcely a night he was on duty, that he had not written dockets for various sums, instead of it being an unusual circum stance, as stated by Mr. Young. He received an excellent character as on the former trial.)

NOT GUILTY .

1067. JAMES BARNES was again indicted for stealing two letters, upon which no evidence was offered. NOT GUILTY .

1068. JOHN MAURICE DREW and JANE DREW were indicted for feloniously making and counterfeiting 2 false and counterfeit six pences; well knowing the same to be counterfeit, against the Sta tute, &c.

MESSRS. SCARLETT . and ELLIS conducted the Prosecution .

ROBERT DUKE . I belong to the Police Office, Hatton-garden. On the 15th of March I was in Church-street, St. Giles's in company with Hall, Reynolds, and Palmer, all belonging to the police—I went to No. 8, Church-street, to the one pair of stairs room, and found the door fastened—I was followed by Reynolds—we endeavoured to force the door, and after some difficulty did so—I saw the female prisoner standing in the middle of the room, and the male prisoner on the right hand side, near the fire-place, in his shirt sleeves—they were tucked up—I had heard the woman call, out, before I got in, "What do you want?" or something of the sort—previous to seeing the man, I heard something rattle like money—it was just about the time that I forced the door open—the prisoner hands were very black—I took him away from the past where he stood, near the fire-place—the fire was very brisk indeed—I proceeded after that, to search the fire-place, and observed a iron spoon in the fire, red hot—on a chair very near the fire-place I found a metal spoon, with the end of it partly melted off—on the table I found a pair of scissors, and also a small piece of mental, which had been melted—on the right hand hob of then hob of the fire place I found two shilling, and on the left hand bon one shilling—they were quite warm at the time I took them off the hob—the two are dated 1817, the other 1820—I afterwards proceeded to search the fire-place more particularly, and up the chimney, on a ledge, on the right hand side, as far as I could reach with my arm, I found a mould for shillings, which I handed over to Hall, to take care of—I searched farther, and on the same ledge of the chimney I found another mould, for half-crowns, which I produce—they are made of plaster-of-Paris.

WILLIAM REYNOLDS . I am a constable. I accompanied Duke to the prisoners lodging—I entered the room with him—the male prisoner was standing on the left hand side of the fire-place, and the female in the middle of the room—I searched the room, and in a cupboard by the left hand side of the fire-place, on the floor. I found some pieces of plaster of Paris mould I picked them up—they were quite warm at the time—in

the same cupboard, on a shelf, In found half a bag of plaster-of-Paris—on searching up the chimney I found six counterfeit shilling and a sixpence—on the hob on the right hand side of the fire-place I found a counterfeit shilling, and under the fire-place, among the ashes, I picked up two counter feit shilling and some pieces of metal which had been melted—I observed that the male prisoners's hands were very dirty.

CHARLES PALMER . I am a policeman. I accompanied Duke, Reynolds, and Hall—what I entered, the woman was standing in the middle of the room, and the man near the fire—I immediately secured the prisoners, while Duke and Reynolds searched the room—i saw Reynolds and a sixpenny-mould on the floor, and several counterfeit coins on the hob—I afterwards searched up the chimney, and found a half-crown mould, and a shilling mould—the male prisoner had no coat on—his shirt sleeves were turned up.

WILLIAM HALL . I went with the other officer—I waited outside while they went up stairs—I apprehended a man Young who jumped out of the window—he was discharged at Hatton-garden Office—when I en tered the apartment I picked a sixpence off the floor, which I produces—I saw Duke find a mould up the chimney.

JOHN FIELD . I am inspector of coin to his Majesty's Mint, and have been so nearly twenty years. I have examined the articles produced—there are three plaster-of-Paris mould; one for the casting of half-crowns one for a shilling, and one for a sixpences—they all appear to have been used for the purpose of casting coin—the date of the sixpenny-mould is 1816—there are two counterfeit sixpences produced which correspond with that mould, and, I believe, have been cast in it—they correspond in all respects with the mould—there are one or two trifling accidental marks on the coin, of which I find corresponding ones on the mould, which enables me to be lieve they have been cast in the mould—here is a mould for casting shil lings, the impression of which bears the date of 1820; and I find, among twelve conterfeit shillings produced, eight of them correspond with that mould in all respects—the half-crown mould has been used, but there is no coin of that date—the coin is made of Britannia metal, which is a mixture of tin and antimony; and the spoon is of the same metal—here is an iron spoon, which appears to have been on the fire, and to have some white me tal in it similar to the spoon—it is possible it might have been used for melting the white metal—this plaster-of-Paris is the material of which the mould are made—the scissors night be used to clip the superfluous metal.

John drew to R. DUKE . Q. Did I make any resistance? A. No—the window was open when I got up—there were two bedsteads in the room—you were in your shirt sleeves.

John Drew's Defence I had been at work from six to one o'clock, and had not been in the room five minutes, when I was going to change my linen—Young was sitting at the five—i took no notice of him—the officers came to the door—Young immediately jumped up, and threw something out of his pocket towards the fire, which sounded like silver; he then ran to the window and jumped out—two officers secured him and brought him up—there were two beds in the room—Young occupied one—he had lodged three eight nights—I had known him a fortnight, and had known his father a long time I gave him a lodging, as he said he was going to work in a few days and his father would not give him a farthing—I know nothing of the implements found in her room—Young brought all into the place and

then informed against me purposely to obtain money—did not take the room—it was my brother's apartment—Young has he same recourse to the room as we had, and he different people there while I was at work—the officer says he heard money rattle before he entered—that was when Young threw the coins of his pocket—he was committed about six months before, for a similar offence, in the name of Waiter, and I under stand was tried last Session in the name of Young—do you think I should have placed the coin on each side of the fire, and in these other places? when the officer says there was a large fire, if they were in my possession—I could have been them into the fire, and they would leave melted im mediately.

Jane drew's Defence On the morning of the 13th of March, Young came into the place with a new spoon—I was washing at the time the of ficers came—I saw him at the fire, but took no notice—I was certainly very much frightened when I heard the knocking at the door, but when I got over my fright I unlocked the door—I heard something rattle when Young jumped out of the window—the door was fastened because there was no lock to it.

JOHN M. DREW— GUILTY . Aged 22.

JANE DREW— GUILTY . Aged 23.

Transported for Life .

1069. MARY GOUGH , alias Thomas was indicted for that she having been convicted of unlawfully uttering counterfeit coin, did afterwards feloniously utter to Thomas Smith , a false and counterfeit shilling well knowing it to be counterfeit, against the statute, &c.

MESSRS. SCARLETT and ELLIS conducted the prosecution .

CALEB EDWARD POWELL . I am assistance-solicitor to the Mint. I pro duce a copy of the record of the conviction of Mary Gough for uttering counterfeit coin, at the Surrey adjourned Sessions, in December 1833, ( read .)

HENRY MITCHELL . I am a policeman I was present at the prisoner's trial at the Surrey Sessions in December, 1833—I was a witness ex amined on the trial—I will take my oath she is the person who was con victed.

Thomas Smith . I am a hair-dresser, and live in Farrier's-rents, Bishopsgate-street. On the 15th of March, about half-past five o'clock in the afternoon. the prisoner came to my shop for a penny pot of blacking, which I gave her—she down a shilling—I could not give her change—I called my wife down, and she had not got change—i said, "I must step out to get change"—I had the shilling in my possession—I did not get change—I returned to my shop with Bleechmore, a policeman—I saw the prisoner at the corner of the court, not in the shop—she was watching me, and seeing me and the policeman coming, she ran away—we pursued, and too her in Halfmoon-alley, Bishopsgate-street—i marked the shilling, and gave it to the policeman—I am sure I gave him the same shilling.

JAMES BLEECHMORE . I am a policeman. On the 15th of March, Smith came to me, and pointed out the prisoner, who was standing at the corner of Half-moon-alley—I went to her to take her, but she ran away—I pur sued, and took her—she had got a penny pot if blacking—I searched her, and found one penny on her, a cap, some blond lace and net, and some ribbon—i charged her with having uttered counterfeit money—she said it was not her, that she had not been passing bad money—Smith gave me 1 s .

which I have—I asked her where she lived, she would not cell me—I took her to the station-house, and on going from there to the Compter, I asked her what she was crying about—she said was done this times, for she began work too soon, and she wished she had got the shilling from the old fellow, she would have swallowed that as she had swallowed many more—I asked her name—she said "Mary Allen," but she would rather say "Thomas" as there would be too many alias's .

JANE BONNER . I am servant to Mr. Francis of the European Coffee-house, in Mansion-house-street. On the 3rd of March the prisoner came for a glass of run and shrub, which came to 2 d —she offered half-a-crown—I observed it was bed directly she laid it down, I told her no—I do not exactly know what she said—a young person was standing by my side—I showed it to her, and gave it to my master—I am sure I gave him the one I had from the prisoner—it was not out of mu sight.

ABRAHAM FRANCIS . I received a half-crown from Bonner—i seat for a constable, and gave it to him.

ROBERT HINTON LIDDALL . I apprehended the prisoner on the 3rd of March—i received this half-crowns from Mr. Francis—only 2 d . was found on the prisoner—she was discharged on the 5th—she called herself Mary Thomas.

WILLIAM JACKSON . I am a publican, live in Clerkenwell. On the evening of the 3rd of March, the prisoner came to my house for a half-pint of porter and offered a bad half-crown in payment—I immediately shut the door, and sent for an officer—she gave me another half-crown for it, a good one—in taking her to the office we expected to find the bad half-crown was on her person, and when she got there we could not find it—I gave her back the had half-crown when she gave me a good one.

ROBERT GINGER . I am a policeman. On the 10th of March I appre hended the prisoner, and in going to the station-house she put her hand to her mouth several times—I asked her the cause of it, and she said she had got a sore mouth—her mouth bled and she spit blood several times going along, and so she did at the station-house—she put her hand to her mouth with her shawl—she gave the name of Mary Thomas.

MR. FIELD . The shilling and half-crown produced are both counter feit.

prisoner's Defence When I gave Mrs. Bonner the half-crown, she gave it to another young woman to give me change, for she compared it with another she took the night before, and showed it to some omnibus and cabman in the place some said it was good, and some had—the lady said nothing to me about sending for a policeman till her policeman came in—I think it impossible she can which is the half-crown I gave her.

GUILTY . Aged 23— Transported for Life .

1070. JOHN CLARK was indicted for that he, having been convicted of unlawfully uttering counterfeit coin, afterwards did feloniously utter to Margaret Yates a counterfeit shilling, well knowing it to be counterfeit to which he pleaded

GUILTY .— Transported for Life .

Third Jury, before Mr. Recorder .

1071. HENRY ASHER was indicted for feloniously killing and slay-lag Edward Soall .

FREDERICK COOPER . I am a dyer, and live in Albion-cottages, Park-lane

Islington. On the afternoon of the 2nd of March, I was at the top of Park-street, Islington, between half-past five and six o'clock—I saw the deceased stooping in the gutter, on the right hand side of the way—not the side on which a carriage should drive which was coming down the street—I observed a dray by one horse, coming from the Back-road—it turned into Park-street, and was coming at a fast trot, on its wrong side—the child was in the gutter, and knocked down either by the horse or the dray—the boy's back was towards the dray—he would not have any notice that it was coming—when the dray had passed, the boy's legs were in the gutter, and I picked him up—he was standing about ten yards from the top of Park-street—the drive was sitting on the cross-bar, in front of the dray, on his left side—he bore towards the left—he had the reins in his hand—he did not appear to have the command of the horse; and, in consequence of that, the horse bore towards the improper side, the right, side—I picked up the boy, and took him to a surgeon's at the end of Park-street—all the child said was, "On"—that was after the dray had left him—I remained at the surgeon's few minutes, and the boy died before I left him—I did not notice whether the horse went at the same pace after this—it did not stop; but I did not notice at what rate it proceeded—the prisoner was brought to the surgeon's—the surgeon said something to him, that the had killed the child—I do not recollect that the prisoner said any thing to it.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. You say the prisoner was sitting in front of the dray? A. Yes; that is a seat that runs across the shafts—there is a piece comes over each side of the shaft—I did not observe any whip in his hand—I had not noticed the dray before the accident occurred—it came out of the Back-road—it had to corner to get into Park-street—the child was about ten yards down the street—I did not observe whether the horse started at all in turning the corner—I did not observe it—it turned at a sharp rate—i do not know whether the horse went quicker after the accident—I did not notice whether the dray made a considerable noise.

HENRY MARSH . I am a writing clerk, and live in Richard-street, Is lington. About half-past five o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, the 2nd of March, I was in the Back-road, and saw a dray just as it entered Park-street—I saw the driver sitting on the left of the dray, on one of the cross bars, I believe the shafts—when the day had passed, I saw a child laying in the road, with a basked, and I believe, a loaf of bread—the dray had passed over the child—when I first noticed the dray it was going at a sharp trot; but after the accident from the sound of the horse's hoofs, it must have been in a gallop or canter—it did not stop at all—the witness was in the act of taking the child up, when I came to him—the boy was knocked down on the right-hand side of the street—that was the wrong side for the dray to have going.

Cross-examined. Q. Had you observed the horse and duty turn the Corner? A. Not till it was in the act of turning—the prisoner was on one of the cross bars, with the reins in his hand—to the best of my belief, he had on whip—i did not notice whether the ship was standing up behind him or not—this accident might have frightened the horse, and made it go on quicker—i cannot say that the prisoner did any thing to increase case the of the horse.

THOMAS GODBOLD . I am baker, live in Park-street, About half-past five o'clock on Wednesday afternoon the 2nd of March, I saw

the deceased boy opposite my house—i afterwards found him in the arms of Cooper he was stunned at the time—I observed the dray, drawn by one horse, going down the street, at about six miles an hour, about the pace of an ordinary carriage—i called to the driver to stop, but could not make him hear—I do not think he heard me—he got to Cross-street, which is about a quarter of a mile, before I stopped him—I followed him immediately—he appeared to have no difficulty in stopping the horse when I made him hear—there was another carriage before him at that moments—the prisoner was the driver of the dray—I told him he had run over a child, and desired him turn back—he rather refused at first—he was not willing to come back—he afterwards went to Mr. Burrows, at the corner of Park-street—as we were going along, he said he would serve me out for it, for stopping him—the boy died while we were at Mr. Burrows'—the prisoner appeared tipsy—he did not express any regret in my presence—i did not hear it.

Cross-examined. Q. You are a little hard of hearing, are you not? A. I am—the noise about the dray was such as to render it probable he did not hear me—I am certain he did not—he had the reins in his hand.

WILLIAM BURROWS . I live at No. 1, Park-street, Islington, and in a surgeon, Between five and six o'clock in the afternoon of the 2nd of March, a boy was brought to my surgery by Cooper, insensible, and in a dying condition—he died in about a quarter of an hour, in my surgery—I examined the body the next day—his death was caused by two fractured ribs on the right side; the lower portion of the right lung was broken, from which had run out twelve ounces of blood into the cavity of the chest—those appearances were quite sufficient to cause death—there was not suf ficient external contusion for the wheel of the dray to have done it—I think it was from the foot of the horse on the back of the child—its face was covered with dirt, as if pressed downwards—the prisoner came in before he died—I asked him his name—he said his name could be of no consequence, and he would not tell it me—I asked him if the dray was his—he said it was—I said, "I rather doubt it, who is your master?"—he said, "My master can be known as well as myself"—I said, if he did not tell me, he must tell some other person, and I should give him in charge of the police—I sent for a policeman, and one came—the prisoner said if I had asked him for his name in a proper manner, he should have told me—I had asked him very civilly—he was tipsy—I have no doubt he was quite tipsy—his eyes flushed, and his countenance and manner indicated he was under the influence of strong drink—the boy was identi fied in my presence, by Soall, the father.

WILLIAM SOALL . I am a gardener, and live in Pocock's-field, Liver pool-road, Islington, My son's name was Edward—he was seven years and five months old—I saw him at Mr. Burrows's dead.

Cross-examined. Q. I believe the prisoner has expressed very great concern at the accident? A. I belive he has, and believe he has paid the funeral expenses.

WILLIAM STOTTER ( police-constable N 40) I received the prisoner in custody at Mr. Burrows's on the 2nd of March—he was in liquor sufficiently to be discovered, but we allowed him to drive the horse to the station-house—he was sufficiently able to do that—I told him I should take him into custody when I found him at the shop—he said he was very sorry, but he sever saw the at all—on going to the station-house, I asked

him why he did not stop when Godbold called after him—he said he never heard him, till he got to the corner of Cross-street.

Cross-examined. Q. I believe you are aware of his having sent as much as he could towards the funeral expenses? A. I have understand so—he seemed very sorry for the accident.

Prisoner's Defence . I am very sorry for what has occurred, but I am innocent of it—I knew nothing of it at all till I was stopped and what back—I did not refuse to go back. but went quietly, and made every recom pense that I could.

The prisoner received a good character for humanity.

GUILTY . Aged 41— Confined Six Months .

1072. CATHERINE REED was indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwellings-house of Sophia Moore , about the hour of nine in the right of the 16th of March , at St. Luke , with intent to steal, and stealing therein two pairs of stays, value 2 s .; 2 petticoat, value 1 s . 6 d .; 2 aprons, value 9 d .; 4 caps, value 3 s .; 1 handkerchief, value 2 d .; 1 pair of stocking, value 2 d .; 1 bonnet, value 5 s .; 1 gown, value 1 s . 6 d .; and 3 shirts, value 3 s ., the goods of Sophia Sergeant ; and 1 cap, value 9 d .; the goods of Sophia Moore ; and that she had before been convicted of felony.

SOPHIA MOORE . I am a window, and live in Weather-court, White-cross-street, in the parish of St. Luke, Middlesex. I have known the prisoner some years as a neighbour—on Sunday evening, the 13th of March, she came to my house, and I kept her all day—she said she had had some words with her mother, and in the evening I told her to go—she went away in the evening, and came again on Monday morning, and told me her father-in-law would let her in, provided her mother would consent—I ad vised her to return to her mother, for it was her place to bend to her mother, and her mother to her—i told her to come again, and let was know whether she had made it up with her mother, but not to come on Wed nesday, as I should be out at work—i went out to work on Wednesday morning, the 16th of March, about seven o'clock—I returned again between ten and eleven o'clock at night—I left my little boy in charge of the place—I locked the door when I went out at seven o'clock, and shoved the key under the door inside for him to open the door to let himself out—when I came home, I found my boxes had been opened, and missed the articles stated—i found the room door locked—my little boy had come and met me down at his aunt's in Lam's-passage, Chiswell-street—my children always meet me there when I am late—I came in, I found on the floor two caps, a handkerchief, and a piece of patchwork—that led me to examine my boxes—two boxes had been opened, and the things goes—they were not locked before I went out—all the things lost, but one cap, belonged to Sophia Sergeant—they were left in my care—on the Friday following, I founded prisoner sitting on the step of a door in Banner-street, White-cross-street—i gave information to the officer, and she was taken into custody—I asked her what she was sitting there for—she she was waiting for a young girl—when I got the officer. I asked her how she could rob me—she said she had not robbed me.

MARY RYAN . I am the wife of Timothy Ryan, policeman G 153—I lodge at the station-house. On Friday evening the 16th of March, the prisoner was brought in—I searcher her and found on her two petticoats

and a pair of stays, and at Worship-street I found an apron on her—I found a key in her stocking which she was wearing—I produces it.

HANNAH O'BRIEN . I am the wife of Michael O'Brien, a labourer, and live in White Horse-court, Golden-lane. On the 18th of March I found some articles of wearing apparel in the water-closet where I live—there were stocking caps, aprons, petticoats, and a shift—I went to the station-house and got an officer to my place, and gave them to him—I have known the prisoner two or three years, but do not know how the things got there.

THOMAS SEALE . ( police-constable G 16) I went with O'Brien to White Horse-court, on the 17th of March about eight o'clock in the morn ing—she pointed out the things which I new produce—I went to the prose cutrix's house and brought away two caps, a handkerchief, and a piece of patchwork—i tried the key door—it unlocked it much easier than her own key.

OLIVER MOORE . I am the prosecutrix's son. I and my brother were left in the house on the 16th of March—i found the key under the door, and let my brother out—I went out myself, and locked the door, and put the key into my pocket—I met my mother in the evening—I was not at home all day after going out in the morning—when I came in with my mother I saw the things on the floor.

SOPHIA MOORE re-examined These things are what were taken out of the box—they were left in my charge, and were safe when I left my house on the morning of the 16th—the key found on the prisoner opened my door better than my own key—i missed nothing till the 17th.

CHARLES WALLER ( City policeman , No.8) I produce a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction, which I got from Mr. Clark's office—I was present at her trial in September, 1833—she in the person mentioned in the certificate ( read .)

(Ellen Reed, the prisoner's sister, No 49, King-square, Old-street; Dennis Carr, labourer; Mary Carr, his wife; and Mary Dillon, of Re form-place, Whitecross-street; gave the prisoner a good character.)

GUILTY of housebreaking, not of burglary. Aged 20. Transported for Seven Years .

First Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1073. WILLIAM SANDERSON was indicted for stealing on the 7th of March , 1 gelding, price 30 l ., the property of Mary Ann Davies

JOSEPH FRANK THOMSON . I am sun-in-law to Mary Ann Davies, a window, who lives at Twickenham. She had a coach-horse, an iron-grey geld ing, it was a bit of roarer —it was lost out of her stable at Twickenham, at Little Strawberry-hill, either on the evening of the 7th or the morning of the 8th of March—it was found ten or twelve days after, I believe—I have seen it since—the servants, Perdue, brought it back—it is the same house.

HENRY PERDUE . I am servant to Mr. Davis, I had the care of this horse—I left it is mistress's stable on the evening of Monday, the 7th of March—I padlocked the stable, and locked it in—I had the key in my pocket—I left the stable about nine o'clock in the evening—I went again about six o'clock in the morning, and found the door broken open—the padlock was broken and the gelding gone—it was afterwards found in the possession of Drinkwater—I have no doubt of the horse.

Cross-examined by MR. SANDFORD . Q. Where did you sleep that night?

A. At Mrs. Davies's—my clothes were in my bed-room—nobody could have access to the stable.

JOHN DRINKWATER . I am an innkeeper and coach-proprietor, and live at Banbury, in Oxfordshire. I saw the prisoner at Banbury on Thursday evening the 10th of March—i had some slight knowledge of him before, but was not acquainted with him—I first saw him under the gateway of the old George public house, at Banbury, on Thursday evening—I was led to him by a young man whom I had employed to sell five horses in the market—he took me to the prisoner—he said he was about making a chop for our of my horses, for this one, if I was agreeable—I said I should like to see the chop —I said to my young man, "Is this the gentleman you mean?"—he said, "Yes"—I said, "You are about to make a chop for four of my horses, I under stand?"—he said, "Yes, if you are agreeable"—I then said I could not make out exactly which four he meant, and went into the stable to see the horses—the young man had got one which I had told him not to being—I said I should not part with that one, but if he thought well I would make the bargain with the other four—he said he would not have that taken away, for it was the best of the lot, and he could not think of parting with his horses without I gave more money—i said I understood the horse was a roarer , and I had rather not chop with him—he said mine was worn out, and his was very valuable—I said we might as well go into the house, which we did, and there we made a bargain for four of my horses and 8 l . for this one of his—I gave him my four horses and a cheque for 8 l . for the horse he had—I asked him who he got it from, and whose it was—he said it was a gentlemen's horse and the gentleman had used it in a four-wheeled carriage—he did not say the bought it of him—I asked it the horse had not been in coach-harness before—he said no, it was a gentlemen's horse, and had been in a four-wheeled carriage and the only reason he sold it was because he did not like to hear it make a noise up the hills—I said, "If your horse is all right, he is worth a good deal of money; but my young man says he is a roarer"—I told him twice I had rather not have any thing to do with it, but if it was all right, it was a valuable horse—he said the gentleman's sole reason for selling it was that it was a roarer, and he did not like to hear it make a noise up the hills—i gave him a check on purpose that I should get his name, and I wrote down the name he gave me at the time, and have it here—he said his name was, I believe, "John Brown, Byfield, Near Oakingham, Berks"—I am not quite certain of his Christian name—I said, "Oakingham is in Rutlandshire, is it not?"—he said, "No, in Berkshire"—I got the horse home—I suspected it was not a roarer, and thought he could not have got it honestly, said and I came up to London to Smith fields—I got there on the next Friday week, and saw the prisoner there—I told him the horse had proved a stolen one—he said, "the devil he had; then of course you must have your money again"—he wanted to know how it was found out—I said, "A gentleman's servant has been to my house, and owned it"—I do not know what an swer he made—i said, "Of course you know who you had him of"—he said he bought him of a man as he was returning from Henley fair—I said, "You know the man, do you not?"—he said, "Not well enough I am afraid;" but he said, if I could go home with him, he could find the man he bought him of—the wished to call me aside afterwards—I said, "What have you done with my four horse?"—he said he sold them

two or three days ago—I said, "To whom?"—he said, "As I said before, if you will give me time I can fined the man I sold the horses to, and like wise the man I bought the other of"—I said, "Of course I cannot let you go; I would rather lose my horse and money than my character"—he was in custody of officer at that time—i have never got the money for my cheque, nor the horses I had exchanged.

Cross-examined. Q. I do not understand you to say that when he asked for time, that you had him in custody? A. Yes, the policeman had him in custody before I saw him—when I saw him at the fair, he did not say he bought the horse of John Brown of Byfield, but that was his won name—I made the cheque payable to Mr. Brown, as the name he gave—I con sider I gave a fair price for the horse; but if he had not been unsound I consider him worth more—I have the other part of my cheque here.

CHARLES CHAMBERS . I am a policeman. I was employed to look after the prisoner—from directions I received from the young man, I found him in Smithfield—i was Drinkwater, and spoke to him—he said at the Compter that his name was Sanderson—I was searching him, and he pulled out a to bacco-box, with Lucifer matches in it.

JAMES BATES . I am sergeant of the police. The prisoner gave his name as William Sanderson, Henry-street, Portland-town.

MR. THOMAS . The horse was worth 30 l ., but I am not a judge.

Prisoner's Defence . I was at Henley fair on the 7th of March, and bought a horse for 8 l . 10 s —a man came to to the public-house I was at with the horse—I said, "Are you going to sell it?"—he said, "Yes; I was showing it to this gentlemen, but he did not like it, as it was a roarer"—he said he wanted 22 l . for it—I said that was too much money; and after some conversation, agreed to give him 10 l . and the horse I bought the day before for it—I have sent for witnesses from the country; but I have not been able to send them the money down to pay their expenses, and they said they could not come without their expenses being paid—I said all I wanted was time to find the man—we walked a little way—I was locked up, and had no opportunity of finding the man—I have no doubt but that he was in the market that same day—I told Mr. Drinkwater that it was my horse, not that it was a gentlemen's; but the person I had it of said it belonged to a gentleman, and used to run in a four-wheeled chaise—the reason I gave the name of John Brown was, we are frequently liable to have infor mations laid against us—he said he did not know me before, but I bought two or three horses of him before—the only reason I had for giving a false name was the fear of an information for selling without a license.

JAMES COLE . I am a coachman. I have no particular lodging latterly—I live at the Horse and Groom, in Oxford-street—I formerly belonged to a gentleman, who belongs to the Manchester Infirmary—I have known the prisoner seven or eight years—I have seen him driving a cap, and dealing in horses at different towns—I happened to go down, as I was out of employ, to Henley fair, and happened to go into the Tuns, and he was sitting there, talking to a countryman, and he asked me to have a glass of ale—he stopped there an hour, or an hour and a quarter—I came away and left him there—he is a man who has dealt in horses at different times—I first knew him drive a cap about the street—as far as I know, he is an honest man.

COURT . Q. Did he drive the cab himself? A. Yes—at that time, that is about four or five years ago—I have not seen a great deal of him since—I am a coachman, but out of employ—I have had property of my

own, but have been out employ, and lost it—it is three years ago since I was a coachman—I live at the Horse and Groom, but not regularly—i have not live there for any particular time—I have lived there for half a years at time, but have not lived there the last half-years regularly—I did not sleep did there last night, nor the night before, nor the night before that nor the night before that—I get my living by work, and have worked for Mr. Peppit, of Lisson—grove—last Monday week I assisted as a waterman to the hackney coach-stand, at Boston-street, Park-road—I was waterman for only one day—just to get a day's work—all the week before that, I was walking about, seeking employ—I went to Henley, to see if I could get any body to employ me to being up horses—I brought no horses up to Smithfield—no one sent for me to Henley—I went to see if I could earn a few shillings—Henley twenty-eight miles front town—I walked down there to speculate, to see if I could get any one to employ me—I have known the prisoner seven or eight years—I went down, hoping to get a day's work at Henley, to bring up horses—I went to the public-house where the prisoner was, to see if I could get say body to employ me to earn a shilling—I did not earn a shilling—I did not go down as a thief, but as an honest man—I did not hear of the iron grey—i do not know Strawberry-hill—I know Twicken ham and Teddington—I came to give the prisoner a good character, as far as I know the man—I merely knew knew him by seeing and speaking to him—I never had any dealings with him—I never heard any particulars about him—I never was a witness for him before—I never heard he wanted a witness—I saw in the paper that the was in trouble—i never heard it before this—he gave em a glass of ale at the house—I have not seen and conversed with the prisoner frequently, within the last half-year—I never heard he was in trouble before—I do not know that he was ever in custody before—I never heard it—I never heard anything bad of the man—I was never at Henley fair but once before—I get my bread just as it is in my power—)I walked to Henley.

Prisoner The man read in the newspaper I was in trouble, and he hap pened to sat to somebody that he was in the house with me that night—he came in and said, "How do you do?" but the other people ought to have been here in preference to him—the man is confused.

JOHN DRINKWATER . re-examined Banbury is sixty miles from Twickenham—I valued my horses at about 4 l . a piece.

GUILTY . Aged 44— Transported for Life .

See page 938.

NEW COURT . Tuesday, April 12, 1836.

Before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1074. OLIVER LODGE was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of March , 6 handkerchief, value 10 s ., 19 yards of printed cotton, value 19 s .; and 1 shawl, value 1 l 5 s .; the goods of James Tidmarsh and another: and THOMAS CROW for feloniously receiving the said goods, well knowing them to have been stolen, against the Statute, & c. Lodge pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 17— Confined Six Months . No evidence was offered against Crow.

Sixth Jury, Mr. Common Sergeant .

1075. ANN BARRETT was indicted for a misdemeanour.

MR. ELLIS conducted the prosecution .

WILLIAM HENRY WILD . I am in the service of Mr. Thomas Dodd Standeven, of Richmond-street, St. James's The Prisoner came to his shop on the 1st of April, about seven o'clock in the evening for seven pounds of coals and a bundle of wood—they came to 1 1/4 d—she offered a sixpence and a farthing and told me to give her 4 1/2 d . change—I had not charge and I gave her the sixpence and farthing again, and knocked for my mistress—when she came, the prisoner gave her the sixpence and farthing—my mis tress bent the sixpence, and told her it was bad—the said she did not know it—that she bad taken it in change for a shilling, and asked my mistress to give it her back, that she might get it exchanged—my mistress said she would do no such thing, it was a bad one, and she knew it—the prisoner left the shop, and my master came in.

ANN REBECCA STANDEVEN . I am the wife of Thomas Dodd Standeven. I saw the prisoner on Good Friday evening, about seven o'clock in the shop—she gave me a sixpence and a farthing and told me to give her 4 1/2 d —I looked at the sixpence, bent it, and I said, "This is a had one, and you know it"—she said "Give it me back, I will get it changed"—I said, I would not—she said, "Chop in half and then give it me"—I said, "I will do no such thing, look what I have taken from some of you"(pointing to a crown which I had nailed to the block)—"I will take you to the station" she said I might if I liked—she then out, and I knocked for my hus band—he went after her and took her.

THOMAS DODD STANDEVEN . I received a sixpence from my from my wife, which I gave to the officer—when I was called the prisoner was two or three doors off—I followed her with the boy, and took her by the shoulder—I told her I wished her to go down to the station—she said, "Very well; I did not know the sixpence was bad, I took it in change for shilling."

COURT . Q. How far was it from the place you took her to the station house? A. Perhaps half-a-quarter of a mile—it was at the corner of Comp ton-street and Dean-street—she might have dropped money on the road, but she was looking into a baker's shop when I came up to her, and had I not come up I think she would have gone in—she said she lived in Bouverie-street, Holborn.

WILLIAM M' DONNELL ( police-sergeant C 10) On Good Friday, when this witness brought the prisoner to the station, and handed me this six pence, I perceived she had something in her mouth—I asked her what it was—she said, "Nothing"—I said, "Open your mouth, "which she did, with her tongue down—I said, "Open it further, "she did so, and tried to gulp something—Ossett seized her throat, and her till she put this other sixpence out of her mouth.

ROBERT COSSET . I saw the prisoner brought to the station—the ser geant said she had something in her mouth—I seined her, and she gave out this sixpence.

SUSAN SPINDELOW . I searched the prisoner at the station—she had 4 1/2 d . on her.

JOHN FIELD . I am inspector of coin to the Mint. These sixpences are both counterfeit, and from the same mould.

Prisoner's Defence . I know nothing about it—it being wet that day, I had been drinking a drop, and did not know the half-pence were in my pocket. I do not know who I look the sixpence of—my sight is very bad—I took them in the street for thing which I sell.

GUILTY . Aged 49— Confined One Year .

1076. HENRY NORTH and GEORGE HOSKINS were indicted for a misdemeanour.

HENRY DEYKIN . I am a constable, and live in Greville-street, Somers town. On the 10th of March, I was in Kentish-town, near the Castle—I saw the prisoners at the bottom of the town, in the King's-road, in company together—Hoskins then left North, and went into Mr. Davis's a cheese monger's shop—North came towards me by the Castle—Hoskins then came out of Davis's shop with some cheese in his hand—he came to the corner, and whistled—I went to Mr. Davis's shop, and got a shilling there, which I now produce—I told Coxall to follow me—we went down to the corner of the town, and saw the two prisoner standing together at the corner of some railing—Coxall took Hoskins, and I took North—I saw North's hand at his coat-pocket—I told him not to throw any thing away—I looked, and saw these three shillings down at his back—I did not see him drop them—they were just inside the wooden rails, and close against his feet—I took the prisoners to a public-house, but found nothing on them.

SARAH DAVIS . I am the wife of Michael Davis. On the 10th of March, a person resembling the prisoner Hoskins came to our house for cheese—I served him two penny-worth of cheese—he gave me a shilling—I gave him change, and put the shilling into the till—Deykin came in soon after—I ex amined the till—I had four other shillings in it—I found one was bad—I gave it to Deykin, but I could not swear it was the one I took of Hoskins.

CHARLES COXALL . I live at Mrs. Davis's. I saw Hoskins come into the shop for two-penny worth of cheese—he threw down a shilling—I could not see whether it was good or bad—I went with the officer and seized him—he asked what he was taken for—I told him I did not know.

JOHN FIELD . These are all counterfeit, and cast in the same mould.

HOSKINS— GUILTY . Aged 19.

NORTH— GUILTY . Aged 16.

Confined Six Months .

1077. CATHERINE KELLY was indicted for a misdemeanour.

ANN CRABTREE . I am the wife of Joseph Crabtree, he is baker.

On the 23rd of March the prisoner came to our shop and asked for a two pound loaf—she altered her mind, and said she would have a four pound loaf, and she laid a sixpence on the counter—I said it was not enough—she took up the sixpence and put down a shilling, which I put into the bowl, in the till—there were four or five sixpences there, but no other shilling—I afterwards went to the till to get a sixpence out and saw the shilling was bad—I put it on a shelf in the parlour—I saw the prisoner the next day, about four or five o'clock in the afternoon, as I was sitting in the parlour—she asked for a two pound loaf—my niece was in the shop, and I let her serve her, to see what she would give her—I saw her give my niece a shilling, which she brought to me—I saw it was bad—I went into the shop and took the other shilling with me which I had taken of her the day before—I held the one between my finger and thumb, and the other in my hand—I said to her, "My good woman, you brought a bad shilling here yesterday, and now you have brought another—how many more have you got?" she said, "I never was in the shop before"—I said, "How can you say so, when you have frequented the shop for this fortnight?"—she said, "Give me two penny worth of bread, and let me go"—I said I would not—I sent my niece for a policeman—the prisoner ran out of the house, and my niece run after her and gave her to the officer.

Prisoner . It was part of my husband's wages—I never was in the shop till that day. Witness . I am positive she had been there on the Satur day, and no the Sunday, and for a fortnight.

ELIZABETH LEDGER . I am Mrs. Crabtree's niece. I was in the shop on on the 24th of March—I had seen the prisoner the day before, as I was in the little room, not in the shop—I saw her sufficiently to know she is the person—I saw her again on the Thursday—I was in the shop—I know her to be the same person—she asked for a half-quarter loaf—I gave it her, and she laid down 3 d . on the counter—I said it was a farthing more—she laid down a shilling on the counter—I took it into the parlour to my aunt—she came with that and the other shilling, and said, "My good woman, you brought a bad shilling here yesterday, and now you have brought another—how many more have you got?"—she said, "I never was in the shop before"—she ran out and I got the officer.

CHARLES ADCOCK ( police-constable H 98.) I took the prisoner, and found on her 10 3/4 d . in copper—these are the two shilling I received from the prosecutrix.

JOHN FIELD . These are both counterfeits, and from the same mould.

Prisoner's Defence . I was never in her shop before that day—the girl saw a woman give me a few half-pence after I left the shop.

GUILTY . Aged 36.— Judgment Respited.

1078. GEORGE BROWN was indicted for a misdemeanour.

THOMAS CAZALEY . I am a stationer, and live in Tottenham-court-road On the 3rd of March, between five and six o'clock in the evening, the prisoner came for a threepenny stamp—I gave it him—he gave me a shilling—I put it to my mouth, and it bent—I asked the prisoner who he was—he said his father was a Kennington carrier, and his cart was in Windmill-street—I am round, but there was no cart there—I came back and gave him into custody—I gave the shilling to the policeman.

JOHN PAGE ( police-constable E 61.) I received the prisoner in charge, with this shilling—I was at the police-office—the prisoner gave his name as George Brown—he said he was the son of a Kennington carrier—he was seven days in custody, and then discharged.

ANN EMERY . I am a window, and live in Carthusian-street. On the 23rd of March, between twelve and three o'clock in the day, the prisoner came into our shop and asked for half an ounce of Prince's mixture—it came to 1 1/2.—he offered me a shilling—there was dirt on it, and I said it was bad,—he said it was only dirty, because it had been In the snuff-box—he persisted that it was good, I told him to go out and get charge for it—he took it away, and was brought back by the constable.

MARTHA HALES . I am the wife of William Hales; he in a carpenter and a constable, and lives in Carthusian-street, The prisoner came to my shop and asked me if I would give the woman at the snuff-shop change for a shilling—I counted him out six pennyworth of copper, and sixpence, and I said, "Where is the shilling?"—he threw down a shilling—I saw it was bad, and said, "This is a bad shilling"—I bent it, and sent my little girl to ask the woman at the snuff-shop if she had sent him—she said,

"No"—my husband came in—I gave him the shilling, and he took the prisoner.

WILLIAM HALES . I received this shilling from my wife—I took the prisoner to Mrs. Emery's—I asked if he had got any more—he said,

"No"—I found a half-penny and two buttons on him—he said his name was Bird, and he had received the shilling from his master. Mr. Brown, a cow-keeper in the pig-market—I left him in custody of the baker while I went to the pig-market to see whether Mr. Brown lived there—was no such person.

JOHN FIELD . These shillings are both counterfeit, but not from the same mould.

GUILTY . Aged 21.— Confined One Year .

1079. WILLIAM FRENCH was indicted for an indecent assault. GUILTY . Aged 43.— Confined One Year and fined £50.

1080. ANDREW HOLMES was indicted for an indecent assault. GUILTY . Aged 51.— Confined Two Years .

1081. DAVID BUNNING was indicted for an indecent assault. GUILTY . Aged 36.— Confined Tow Years .

1082. WILLIAM PATEY and WILLIAM HOUSTON were indicted for an assault, with intent to commit an unnatural crime.

PATEY pleaded GUILTY . Aged 37.

HOUSTON— GUILTY . Aged 21.

Confined Two Years .

1083. BENJAMIN PASS was indicted for an indecent assault. GUILTY , Aged 35.— Confined Two Years .

1084. JAMES HENRY FAWCETT was indicted for an assault. Mr. DOANE declined the prosecution .

NOT GUILTY .

1085. RICHARD HATTON was indicted for a misdemeanour.

NOT GUILTY .

1086. JOHN JOHNSON was indicted for a misdemeanour.

NOT GUILTY .

1087. WILLIAM WARD and JOHN LINDSAY were indicted for assaulting a watchman in the execution of his duty.

WARD— GUILTY .

LINDSAY— GUILTY .

Confined One Year .

Fifth Jury before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1088. PETER WALES was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of April , 1 handkerchief, value 3 s ., the goods of Alexander Robertson , from his person.

ALEXANDER ROBERTSON . I had an appointment in the National pro vincial Bank of England. I was in Fleet-street on the 4th of April, be tween seven and eight o'clock—I did not feel any thing; but one of the witness asked me if I had lost any thing—I felt, and missed my hand kerchief—it is lost altogether—it was a red and Yellow silk one—I did not observe the prisoner near me—he was taken about three yards from me.

CHARLES THORP . I am a patrol of St. Bride's I was in Fleet-street, talking to another witness—I saw the prisoner and another well-known

pickpocket, named Martin, coming up—I saw the prisoner take the hand kerchief from the prosecutor's pocket, and hand it to Martin—I received them both—Martin made his escape—he ran away with it in his hand, and left his hat behind him—he said, "It is no go this time, Thorp."

Prisoner. Q. How do you know that the other got away with it? Wit ness . Because I saw you give it him.

CHARLES THORP , Sen, I was with my son, the last witness. I saw the prisoner pick the prosecutor's pocket—i do not know what became of the handkerchief—I went after the prosecutor, and asked if he had lost any thing—he said his handkerchief—I asked him to step back with me, which he did—the officer had the prisoner and the other in hand—the other got away.

Prisoner's Defence . I had been to Greenwich fair, and got intoxicated. I was about to leave a friend, when the officer came and charged me with picking a gentleman's pocket.

* GUILTY . Aged 21.— Transported for Fourteen Years .

1089. CHARLOTTE DOWNS was indicted for stealing on the 10th of April , 3 sovereigns, the monies of Thomas Batch , from his person.

THOMAS BATCH . I am a general dealer. On Sunday night last, between twelve and one o'clock, I was near Arbour-street, Arbour-square, in the Commercial-road—the prisoner and two more women met me—the other two left, but the prisoner got hold of my arm and wished me to go home with her—I walked a little distance, for about a minute or minute and a half, and I found she had got her hand in my breeches pocket, where I had bad six sovereigns just before—I felt, and missed three sovereigns—I am con fident the prisoner must have had them—I felt her hand nea there—I accused her of stealing three sovereigns—she said she had not get them—I heard them rattle in her mouth—I put my finger to her mouth and felt one of them—I had seen her put her hand to her mouth—I offered her, 5 s . if she would return them. and said I would let her go; but if she did not deliver them up, I would call the police immediately—I did that—she tried to get away from me—as soon as the police made their appearance she threw her self on the ground, took the sovereigns out of her mouth, and tried to con ceal them about her person—when the policeman came up I told them I had been robbed of three sovereigns—one of them had a lantern—he looked and found them.

Prisoner . You recollect you put your hand into your pocket, and pulled out your handkerchief, and three sovereigns fell on the ground, and then you knocked me down, and gave me the black eye I have now. Witness . No, I did not; she had that when I met her.

JEREMIAH HAINS ( police-constable K 130.) At half-past twelve o'clock on Sunday night, there was a cry of "Police"—we made up to the place, and the prosecutor gave the prisoner in charge for robbing him of three sovereigns—she chucked herself on the grounds—my brother officer took one hand and I took the other—we raised her up, and she dropped these three soveregins—she had crossed her legs—we pulled them open, and then the sovereigns appeared under her—I did not notice whether she had a black eye.

RICHARD SMITH GREAVES ( police-constable K 276.) I heard the cry, and went to the spot—the prisoner was on the ground—she had a black eye, and her face was scratched—the prosecutor charged her with having stolen three sovereigns—she placed her hands under her, and crossed her

legs—I took hold of one leg, and my brother office the other, and the so vereigns fell down.

Prisoner's Defence . The money came from his pocket, and he dropped them on the ground, and then he struck me—he was very much in liquor.

GUILTY . Aged 32.— Transported for Seven Years .

1090. JOHN MILLER was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of April , 2 half-crowns, 40 shillings, and 11 sixpences, the monies of John Anderson , from his person.

JOHN ANDERSON . I belong to the Cameron West Indiaman. Last Saturday night, about eleven o'clock, I was in the King William public-house, New Gravel-lane—I found the prisoner there—I had known him by sight, for about six months—we had bad a quarrel, and I asked him to have some gin, to show that I bore no malice—as we were in the passage, coming from the bar, he put his hand into my pocket, and took out my money—some of it dropped, and while I was picking that up, he absconded—I had one sovereign and 2 l . 18 s . in silver, in that pocket—I believe I had two half-crowns and eleven sixpences—I lost in all 2 l . 10 s . 6 d ., which he took out of my waistcoat pocket—I did not see him again till Sunday afternoon, when I found him in a public-house, called the ship, if Farmer-street, and gave him in charge.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILIPS . Q. Do know Miss Chutt? A. Yes—the prisoner was living with her—I did not take a fancy to her—I had spoken to her several times, in the King William—it was about her that the prisoner and I quarrelled—he thought I had taken a fancy to her—I had no quarrel with any one on the night I lost the money—I did not pull off my jacket to fight any body—I did not tell the landlord that I had been robbed, nut I mentioned it in the house—if the landlord heard it then, he denied it the next morning, as I asked him.

HENRY PARKER ( police-constable K 156.) At four o'clock, on Sunday, afternoon, the prosecutor stated to me that the prisoner had robbed him of 2 l ., 10 s .—he went to the Ship with me, and pointed out the pri soner, and gave him into custody—I said, "Do you hear what you are charged with?"—he said, "You I do, but I know nothing of it"—I took him to the station, and the Inspector asked the prosecutor what charge it was—he told him, and the prisoner said, "I know nothing about it"—the prosecutor said, "You do, you picked up 1 s . 6 s ., and gave it to me"—the prisoner said he did.

NOT GUILTY .

ESSEX LARCENIES , &c.

1091. JOHN YOUNG and EDWARD BROWN were attainted of burglary, See page 873.

Before Mr. Justice Gaselee .

1092. GEORGE MONK was indicted , for a robbery on Thomas Al dridge , on the 28th of February , putting him in fear, and talking from his person, and aganist his will, 1 shilling, 1 penny, 2 halfpence, his monies.

THOMAS ALDRIDGE . I live at Barking, and am a fishmonger. On Sunday, the 28th of February, I was going between last Ham and Barking, from the Green-gate to East Ham—it was about ten minutes to eleven o'clock when I left the Green-gate. I saw the prisoner that night between

the turnpike at East and Wallend—I met Monk, Morris, and Brad shaw—I did not know them before—I am sure they were the men—I never saw either of them before—I told them I would give them 1 s . if they would see me part of the way to Barking, and they told me they would—I knew the road, but asked them. because it was a dangerous road, and I did not approve of walking alone—they turned back, and walked with me to the Duke's Head, at Wallend—we went in, and called for two pots of half-and-half, and two glasses of grog—I drank part of it myself, and gave the prisoners part—I drank none of the half-and-half—I gave that all to them, and I drank part of each glass of grog—I paid for it—I told them I did not went them to go further with me, I would go home by myself—I bid Mr. Carter the landlord good night, and went home—I said I had a canvas bag in my pocket, with some silver in it, because I was going to pay Carter for the grog I had had—all the men heard me say that, I am sure—I then went on about a quarter of a mile towards home—Morris overtook me—he passed by me, and came falling back again upon me—I shoved him off from me; and he turned round and struck me, and I struck at him again—while we were having a set-to, Monk came be hind me and knocked me into a ditch—as I was trying to get out of the ditch, Monk took me out, and said he would have my hat—I told him I would lose my life before I would lose my hat—he told me I should not have it without I gave him a shilling; I gave him a shilling, and he gave me the hat—I then turned towards Barking, and Morris stopped me again, and collared me—Monk came up and assisted him, and have me down, and told me he wanted the b—bag, that was what he wanted, he did—Monk and Morris together have me down, and ill-used me to that legree, that I was forced to give it to them—I gave the bag to Morris; and when I gave it, he made answer, "You he b—here is not all"—I put my hand into my waistcoat pocket, and found 2 d .—I said to him, "I have only got this two-pence; let me have this to get a pint of beer with"—he said, "No, you b—; hand here!"—I ran towards Barking directly, and I saw no more of them after that—they went towards East-Ham—I ran from them, and went home to my lodging—I went a voyage after this—I went to a Magistrate on the 19th of March—I sailed on the 29th of Fe bruary, and returned on the 17th of March—on the 18th of March I went to these same men—I found them all—I told them I did not wish to have any piece of work about it, if they would give me what they had taken from me—I took them into the Cock, at East-Ham, on purpose to settle it, if they would give me what they took from me; and they would not—I told them, if they did not, I would seek farther into it—they laughed at me—I told them I had only brought them there to treat them with a little beer, expecting that I should be paid back again for it—I told them I would not be laughed at by any body, and I went away home directly—next morning I went to Mr. Fanshaw, and he gave me a warrant out aganist them—I delivered it to Holloway the same night, and Monk and another were taken that night.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Was Bradshaw the other man you had taken up? A. Yes—he was discharged by the Magistrate—I did not tell the Magistrate he was one of the men who robbed me—he was taken up because he stood there at the time—I was certain these were the men who robbed me when I took them to the Cock—I treated them with 4 s . 6 d . worth of liquor at the Cock, after I had been robbed and ill-used—I lost 4 s .,—I did not ask any thing from the men to make it up—I did not ask 1 s . or 10 s ., nor 5 s ., nor any price at all—they said they never robbed

me—I was sober—I do not know whether they refused to give me any thing or not—I asked them to give me what they took from me—I saw Monk's mother in the parlour along with us all—there were several people in the parlour of the Cock—I do not know Duckel—he might be there.

Q. Did not you offer, if the prisoner and the others would pay you the 4 s ., to spend it in liquor on the spot? A. No—it was not for the purpose of getting 4 s . that I went there—I went there for satisfaction, to let them know that I knew they were the men—I did not ask them for the money—I asked them for what I had been robbed of, but I did not want any thing else—that was 4 s .—I said I wanted what they took from me, and no more—I did not mention the sum—the mother did not offer me 5 s .—she offered me nothing.

Q. On your oath, on her offering you 5 s ., did not the prisoner interfere and say, "Mother, don't give him 1 s ., for I am innocent?" A. I will take my oath of it—I paid 1 s . 6 d . this night in treating the men, and a pips of tobacco a piece, which was 1 1/2 d . more—that was on the night of the robbery at the Duke's Head—I cannot say how much I spent at the Cock—I spent more than 5 s . in treating them—I think it was between four and five o'clock in the afternoon that I left them—Monk was taken up on the 19th of March—I was at the Cock on the 18th.

JAMES CARTER . I Keep the Duke's Head, at Wallend. On the 28th of February, between eleven and twelve o'clock at night the prosecutor brought the prisoner, and Bradshaw, and Morris into my house—he called for two glasses of rum-and-water, with which he treated them—they took part of it—he then called for a pot of half-and-half—I did not see Aldridge drink out of that—when he went to pay me I heard him say he had a canvas bag in his pocket—he paid me for his grog—he did not produce the bag—I opened the door, and they all went out together—i heard him repeatedly say he did not wish them to go any further with him—he would go by himself—he was the first that went out at the door—the men staid for about five minutes after he went out—I then saw Morris follow him to wards Barking—the others said about five minutes longer—I then saw them go towards East Ham—when Morris followed the prosecutor round towards Breaking, I asked the prisoner what his name was—he said he was " Cockey Morris," and that was the man they had seen get into a cellar—Bradshaw said, "Hold your tongue; he had got a bad name enough"—Monk said, "Well, I may as well say so, as other people say no; what is the different"—they then drank the half-and-half—they staid about ten minutes—I then saw them go on towards East Ham from my door—I saw Aldridge again next morning, about eight o'clock, and about ten o'clock the prisoner and the others came again—I told them Aldridge had been to me and inquired their names, and said he had been robbed by the parties and very ill-used—I told them, if there was any truth in the circum stance, they had better go to him and settle it, if possible—they denied it, and went away.

Cross-examined. Q. How near does Monk live to you? A. About a quarter of a mile—I know his father and mother—his father is a farrier—Monk was not in the habit of frequenting my house—he was there next morning—I do not recollect whether he was there afterwards—I never re collect his being there except the twice I have mentioned—I do not recol lect that I saw him at all after that—the Cock is about a quarter of a mile from my house—the prosecutor went towards Barking—my house is about midway between East Ham and Barking—the road to East Ham and

Barking are in different directions—you turn to the right to go to East Ham and to the left to go to Barking.

GEORGE HOLLOWAY . I am a constable of East Ham. Aldridge brought me a warrant against Bradshaw, Morris, and Monk, on Saturday night, the 19th of March—I apprehended Monk and Bradshaw the same night—I told them it was for a highway robbery on a man named Aldridge—they said nothing, except that did not know any thing about it.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you know where the prisoner's father lived? A. Yes, I believe the prisoner lodged with him—I have known him over since he was a child—I have seen him frequently, for three weeks or a month before, up and down the place—I do not know that he ever went away.

Prisoner's Defence . When I left him at the Duke's Head, I went home, and never saw him till I saw him at the Cock.

SOPHIA MONK . I am the ironers's mother—the day before he was taken up, I was at the Cock public-house, about four o'clock in the after noon, as near as I can recollect—my husband came after I got there—he is very, ill indeed at present—Joseph Duckel was there—the prosecutor, Bradshaw and Morris, and my son, were there—the prosecutor did not charge my son or Bradshaw with robbing him—he said Morris had robbed him. and my son and Bradshaw were present—he offered to settle it for 1 l .—it was not given him—he then offered to settle it for 10 s ., and them for 5 s ., but it was not given him—I said I would make it up with him if they were guilty, but they all said they were not—neither me nor my husband said if my son was guilty we would pay him whatever he had lost—my son and all of them said he was not guilty, and would not let my husband or me pay him any money—I had not offered to pay him money—my husband said if they were guilty he would pay it, and my son told the prosecutor, he would not allow his father to pay a farthing, as he was not guilty—Duckel was present when he said that—my son lodged with as—he was at work as usual for three weeks before the meeting at the Cock, and sleeping at home at night, so that the constable might have found him.

COURT . Q. Did the prosecutor say, if you did not give him any thing he would have him taken up? A. Yes—my son went home to our house that night—he was taken up next night—he had staid at home all day.

JOSEPH DUCKEL . I was at the Cock, with Mr. and Mrs. Monk, the Prisoner . and the rest, on the night of the 18th of March—I remember the prosecutor's talking of his being robbed—he asked a sovereign at first to make it up—it was not given him—the party said they were not guilty—he then asked 10 s ., and was refused, and then 5 s .—Monk's father said, before he would have him taken up he would pay whatever he liked to charge—the prisoner said if he had his pocket full of gold he would not give him a farthing, for he was innocent of the charge—we all drank—the prosecutor paid for it—there were seven of us—I saw him pay 4 s . 6 d ., and he paid something before.

COURT Q. What are you? A. A market-gardener—I am no relation of the prisoner's—i and Monk were walking along the street that night, and met the prosecutor—he asked him if his name was Monk—he said, "Yes," and then we went with him to the Cock, and I went to find out his friend Morris, to get them all there together—the prosecutor asked me if that was the young man I was looking after—we sat there drinking till, I suppose, nine o'clock.

NOT GUILTY .

KENT LARCENIES , &c.

1093. JAMES BARRETT , JAMES PARADISE , SAMUEL CA PEL , JOHN THOMAS , and THOMAS BELCHER , were attainted of burglary. See page 869.

First Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant .

1094. THOMAS WILLIAMS was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of September , 105 lb . of copper, value 5 l ., the goods of the Commissioners of Green which Hospital ; upon which no evidence was offered.

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1095. THOMAS CROSS was indicted for stealing on the 17th of March , at woolwitch , 1 pair of ear drops, value 2 s ., 6 d ., the goods of Josiah Pratt , to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged— Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Recorder .

1096. CORNELIUS M'BRIAN and WILLIAM LINDSAY were in dicted for stealing on the 28th of March , 1 tame rabbit, value 3 s ., the goods of Samuel Cowan .

SAMUEL COWAN . I am a tailor, and live in Rush-grove, Woolwich, I kept a rabbit there—I saw it safe on the 28th of March, at six o'clock, in a hutch which I kept it in at the back of my father's house—it was missed at eight o'clock—the hutch door was open, and the door of the shed that it was in—I had fastened the shed door with a piece of wood like a blot—one of the prisoners lives on the other side of our house, and the other down King's Arms-court.

SOPHIA MILLER . I am the wife of John Miller—he is a painter in the Dock-yard—I live in Richard-street, Woolwich. On Monday, the 28th of March, the prisoner M'Brian came to my shop with a rabbit—he asked 3 s ., for it—I asked him if it was his own—he said it was—I offered him 1 s . 9 d .,—he took it away, and returned in two minutes, saying he would take it—I killed the rabbit, and hung it up—he gave me the name of John Wilson—he was dressed in a cap and dark coat—on the following morning Cowan came to know if I had purchased a rabbit—I pointed it out to him, and told him who I bought it of—he went away, and brought the two pri soners, M'Brian and Lindsay—M'Brian said, in Lindsay's presence, "I did not steal, the rabbit, Lindsay gave it to me, and I brought it to your shop to sell"—I do no remember that Lindsay made any reply—I asked M'Brian where he went to when he refused my money—he said he went outside to see if Lindsay would take the money—Lindsay said he knew nothing of it—M'Brian said, "You know we did, and we changed caps"—I then asked what he did with the money—he said he gave it to Lindsay, who gave him 10 d ., and kept 11 d .,—this is the skin of the rabbit.

SAMUEL COWAN . This is the skin of my rabbit—M'Brian has been in my yard, and knew where the rabbit was—Lindsay has not.

M'BRIAN— GUILTY . Aged 13.— Confined Three Months . LINDSAY— NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1097. MARY FITZGERALD was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of March , 1 showl, value 15 s ., the goods of Jacob Booth and another.

MR. RAWLINS Conducted the prosecution .

JACOB BOOTH . I am a silversmith and pawnbroker at Woolwich. On the 18th of March, the prisoner called on me for the purpose of bying a keeper ring—I went to get the key of the drawer, and on my return missed her from the shop, and a shawl—I looked out, and saw her in the street—I ran after her, and she ran—I caught her in the next street, and she had the shawl in her possession then—I had not sold it.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. Did you know her before? A. Yes—I know her very well—her husband is employed in the Dock-yard—I never heard any thing against him or her before—she said she had lost a shawl, and that this shawl was her property—she fancied this was one she had lost—I did not know where to find her at the time—I believe the 17th of March is St. Patrick's-day—the prisoner is an Irish woman—this was the afternoon after St. Patrick's-day.

COURT . Q. She was sober enough to run away? A. Yes the shawl is the property of myself and Robert Jacob Booth.

GUILTY . Aged 34.— Confined Six Weeks .

1098. THOMAS SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of March , 1 handkerchief, value 3 s ., the goods of Thomas Leonard .

WILLIAM SPENCER . I am shopman to Mr. Thomas Leonard, a pawn broker at Greenwich. On the 31st of March we had a handkerchief about a foot and a half inside the door—I heard a noise about one o'clock—I turned and saw the prisoner running with this handkerchief in his hand—I ran after him, and brought him back to the shop—I saw the handker chief inside his coat—he put it between his legs—I took it from him—he wanted to leg pardon and be forgiven—he said he did not thieve it, but picked it up—if it had fallen down, it would have fallen in the shop.

Prisoner. Q. Did you see me take it? Witness , No. I heard it, and you were close to the door when I saw you with it in your hand—your foot was on the step.

Prisoner's Defence . It was lying blowing about—it was a windy day—I did not know who it belonged to.

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Confined Three Months .

1099. JAMES JOHNSTON and HENRY SMITH were indicted for stealing, on the 5th of April , 1 handkerchief, value 6 d ., the goods of David M'Donald , from his person—2nd COUNT , stealing it to belong to a man unknown.

JAMES ANDREWS . I am a policeman. I was at Greenwich fair on Tues day the 15th of April—I saw the prisoner in company together for three-quarters of an hour—I saw Johnson attempt four different person pockets—Smith was standing near him, apparently to hide him—Johnson took handkerchief from prosecutor's pocket—I touched the prosecutor on the shoulder, and immediately collared the two prisoners, and Johnston then threw the handkerchief down—I picked it up, and the gentleman came to the station-house—they were close together when they attempted the pockets.

DAVID M'DONALD . I am a tailor. I was at the fair—a person touched me on the shoulder, and said I had lost my handkerchief—I immediately for, and missed it—he picked it off the ground, and produced it—the two prisoners were next to me at the time.

Smith's Defence . I never saw this man before, and never touched the handkerchief.

JOHNSTON— GUILTY . Aged 20.

SMITH— GUILTY . Aged 22.

Confined Three Months .

Before Mr. Common Sergeant .

1100. FRANCIS SCOTT was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of March , 1 pair of half-boots, value 4 s ., 6 d ., the goods of John Charles Dowse .

CHARLOTTE SIMPSON . I am servant to Mr. John Charles Dowse, shoe maker, of Church-street, Greenwich. I saw the prisoner there on the 18th of March—he asked me for 2 sixpences for a shilling—I told him I could not give it him—I went out about half-past four o'clock, and when I was coming across the road to come in again, I saw him putting his hand on a pair of half-crown lastiing slippers, which hung on a peg—when he saw me he came across the shop, and asked if I could tell him where Mrs. Johnson lived—I called to Mr. Dowse's boy, and when the prisoner saw him coming, he took the pair of half-boots from his apron—they had been hanging opposite the back part of the door—I had seen them there within five minutes of the time.

ARTHUR BLACKMORE . I am shop-boy to Mr. Dowse. Simpson called me—I went out into the yard, and she called me in—I saw the prisoner throw the boots out of his apron, and run away—I ran, and never lost sight of him till Collins stopped him.

WILLIAM COLLINS ( police-sergeant R 13). I took the prisoner, and have the boots—he was running when I stopped him.

Prisoner . I was standing with two more boys—I had not been near the shop.

CHARLOTTE SIMPSON re-examined . I am sure he is the person.

ARTHUR BLACKMORE re-examined . I am quite sure he was in the shop, and threw the boots down.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 19.— Confined Three months .

1101. MARY ANN GARVEY was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of February , 3 pairs of stockings, value 1 s ., 6 d ., 1 napkin, value 1 s . 6 d .; 1 night-gown, value 7 s .; and 1 cap, value 1 s ., the goods of Charles Evans , her master.

CATHERINE EVANS . I am the wife of Charles Evans. The prisoner formerly lived in my service—she left on the 1st of February—she had an opportunity of seeing me pack up my box—in consequence of information I received from Mrs. Watson, I went to her house, and exanined a napkin and night-gown, and some stockings there—they were my property.

CAROLINE WATSON . The prisoner came into my service from Mrs. Evan's. I searched, and found this property in her box and various parts of her room—there was a napkin, three pairs of stockings, a night-gown, and cap.

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Recommended to mercy by the Jury and prosecutrix . Confined Five Days .

1102. MARGARET HURLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of March , 1 snuff-box, value 1 s ., 3 keys, value 2 d ., 1 split-ring, value 1 d .; 2 shillings; and 3 1/4 d . in copper, the goods and monies of John Hillier , and that he had been before convicted of felony.

JOHN HILLIER . I live in New-street, Deptford. Between eleven and twelve o'clock, on the night of the 23rd of March, I was going down High-street to my mother's—I met the prisoner—we walked down Flagon-row—she asked me to treat her—I agreed to do so—we went to the Bee-hive—I took a glass of run an she took a glass, and I paid half-crown, and the publican gave me 2 s ., 1 d .,—we came out, and were going down New-street—I knocked at the door—my mother looked out of the window, and I put the two bundles down which I had—my mother opened the door—I felt the prisoner's hand at my side, and she took my money—I saw her put her hand down between her legs—I did not feel her hand going into my pocket—I missed a snuff-box, some keys, and a half-a-crown—if a man suffers a woman to put her hand into his pocket, these things might come out—I took the snuff-box from her hand, and the money fell from her hand after a minute or two—I do not know long her hand been in my pocket—I felt it come out of the pocket.

Prisoner . he was rather tipsy—he put his hand into his pocket and took something out—and he gave me in charge.

EDWARD CLEMENTS ( police-constable R 29.) I am came up a little before twelve o'clock—the prosecutor was not in liquor at all—I found 1 s ., 3 1/4 d . in the area, and the snuff-box I got from the prosecutor.

WILLIAM COLLINS . ( police-constable R 18) I produce the certificate of the prisoner's former conviction—the prisoner is the woman.

NOT GUILTY .

Sixth jury, before Mr. Recorder .

1102. JOHN TURNER and ELIZA M'LEISH were indicted for stealing, on the 26th of January , 4 blankets, value 16 s ., 4 sheets, value 3 s ., 3 pillows, value 9 s .; 1 quilt, value 5 s .; 1 table-cover, value 2 s .; 1 kettle, value 2 s .; 2 washing-tubs, value 3 s ., 2 pair of tongs, value 1 s .; and 2 pokers, value 1 s .; the goods of Henry Booker .

CATHERINE BOOKER . I am the wife of Henry Booker, who lives in New-street, Deptford. The female prisoner and her husband occupied an apartment in the house, and then she came to know if her brother might have another room—I said he might if he paid the rent by the bro ther—I mean the prisoner Turner—he came and took another room—the husband of M'Leish was gone away between 3 l ., and 4 l . in debt, and I missed from the room they occupied a variety of articles.

RICHARD PARRY . I am a pawnbroker, and live in Flagon-row. I have two blankets, two pillows, a sheet, and table-cloth, which were pledged at my house, but I cannot speak to either of the prisoners—they were pledged four or five months ago.

WILLIAM THOMAS BANBURY . I am apprentice to Mr. George William Knight Durham, of new King-street, Deptford—he is a pawnbroker. I have a blanket pawned on the 4th of January, and two sheets and two pillow-cases on the 28th of October, by the female prisoner—I recol lect her person—these are the counterparts of the duplicates.

THOMAS ROSE ( police-constable R 112.) I live in Waterloo-place, Deptford. I found mine pawnbrokers' duplicates in a room pointed out to me by the prisoner Turner—the female prisoner was not in the room at the time.

CATHERINE BOOKER re-examined . Eliza M'Leish occupied that room, her

husband took it of me—I did not see the duplicates found—her husband was living with her at the time these things were taken, I believe—I saw the husband there on the Tuesday as this happened on the Thursday, and he promised me faithfully, that on Wednesday night or Thursday he would pay me the whole, as she had got a brother come home, and he was going to let her have the money, but on Thursday night the officer called me out of bed, and said the room was stripped—I don't know that the prisoner had been in the room after her husband.

RICHARD PARRY . I find among the duplicates some relating to our pledges—three of them were pledged by a woman, but I cannot say that it was the prisoner—she has been in the habit of pledging some time.

WILLIAM THOMAS BANBURY . I find two of the duplicates correspond with mine—these are the articles—the date of them is the 4th of January—the woman has pawned many things, and taken them out again.

CATHERINE BOOKER . These are my property—these articles were in the room let to Turner—I have seen the husband there since the 4th of January.

Eliza M'Leish . It was done through distress.

NOT GUILTY .

1103. JOHN TURNER and ELIZA M'LEISH were again indicted for stealing, on the 13th of February , 1 table, value 12 s ., the goods of Henry Booker ; to which Turner pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 17.

JOHN PATERSON . I am a furniture broker, and live at Greenwich. I recollect the two prisoners coming to my house with a table on the 13th of February—M'Leish asked me to buy it—I told her no, at first—she then said, "You know me very well"—I asked her name—she gave me the name of M'Leish—she said her husband was out of work, and she wanted to pay her rent—I let her have 5 s . for it—she asked if I would let her have it again, in a week or two's time, for a shilling more—I said, "Yes"—I knew she was in distress—I had had her husband in custody for debt.

CATHERINE BOOKER . My husband's name is Henry. This table stood in Turner's room—it is mine.

M'LEISH— GUILTY . Aged 20.— Both confined Two Months .

1104. EDWARD BEAZELEY was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of April , 1 handkerchief, value 2 s . 6 d ., the goods of Michael George Cotton , from his person.

MICHAEL GEORGE COTTON . I am a merchant, and live at Angel-terrace, Pentonville. I went to Greenwich fair—I had a handkerchief in my pocket, and did not miss it till the policeman told me I had been robbed—this is it.

RICHARD TOZER . I am a policeman. I was on duty at Greenwich fair, in plain clothes, on the 4th of April—I saw the prisoner take this hand kerchief from the prosecutor's pocket—he attempted to run away, and threw it on the ground—I took him—I had watched him for half an hour

( Property produced and sworn to .)

Prisoner . I was going out of the fair. I saw the handkerchief at my feet—some man told the gentleman, and he said it was his.

GUILTY . * Aged 12.— Transported for Seven Years .

Sixth Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant .

1105. MARGARET SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of March , 1 set of fire-irons, value 2 s . 6 d .; and 2 candlesticks, value 2 s .; the goods of Samuel Burnes and another; and that she had been before convicted of felony.—3 other COUNTS , varying the manner of stating the charge.

MR. BODKIN conducted the Prosecution .

MICHAEL GORMAN . I am the churchwarden's beadle of the parish of Woolwich. On Monday evening, the 7th of March, I missed a set of fire-irons from the vestry-room of Woolwich church—I found them at Mr. Booth's, next to the churchyard—on the Wednesday following, I missed the candlesticks—I had seen them safe on the Sunday, and they were found at Mr. Carpenter's—these are the articles.

ROBERT JACOB BOOTH . I am a pawnbroker, and live at Woolwich. I took in these fire irons of the prisoner, on the 7th of March, in the name of Ann Stewart—I am sure she is the person.

COURT . Q. Did you speak so positively at the office? A. I was not so determined then as I am now, but I recollect now—I then said I was not certain.

MARTHA CARPENTER . I am the wife of George Carpenter, a broker, at Woolwich. I received these candlesticks from the prisoner, on Tuesday, the 7th or 8th of March—she said they were her own, that she bought them at Portsmouth, and had had them fourteen years—she said her name was Stewart—I gave her 1 s . for them.

WILLIAM THOMAS CHITTENDEN . I am a police-officer of Woolwich. I apprehended the prisoner on the 10th of March—I asked her if her name was not Smith—she said no, it was not—I said she was the person I wanted—I took her for stealing a set of fire-irons and two candlesticks from the parish church—I found twenty duplicates on her, but not the one for these irons.

THOMAS MOORE . I am sexton of Woolwich. Mr. Samuel Burnes is one of the churchwardens, and there is one other—I believe the church-warden is an overseer as well—I had the charge of the property in the vestry.

WILLIAM COOK . I am a constable of Woolwich. I produce a certifi cate of the prisoner's former conviction, which I got from Mr. Clark's office—I know she is the person.

GUILTY . Aged 29.— Confined Three Months .

First Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1106. JOSHUA HARRIS was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of April , 1 shirt, value 2 s ., the goods of the Seaman's Hospital Society .

MARK HATHERLY . I am boatwain of the Dreadnought Seaman's Hos pital ship. The prisoner had been on board as a patient—he was discharged as cured, and on his leaving the ship, he had this shirt belonging to the Society on him, concealed under two other shirts—it has the Society's mark on it—he had been twice in the hospital, for eighty-one days in all—here is the Act of Parliament which incorporates the Society.

Prisoner's Defence . It was done from forgetfulness—I had put it under my own—I was called to go on shore sooner than I expected, and it quite slipped my memory.

GUILTY . Aged 54.— Confined One Month .

Fifth Jury, before Mr. Recorder .

1107. JOHN WILLIAMS was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of April , 1 handkerchief, value 4 d ., the goods of a man unknown from his person.

WILLIAM MACKLIN ( police-constable S 180.) On the 4th of April, I was in Greenwich fair—I saw the prisoner about three o'clock in the afternoon—he put his hand into a man's pocket, and took this hand kerchief out—I took him with it in his hand—I spoke to the man he took it from, but he declined appearing, on account of the little value of the handkerchief—I do not know his name.

Prisoner . I was in the fair and picked it up—I was putting it into my pocket, when the officer came and took me. Witness . I am quite certain I saw him put his hand in the pocket and take it out—I cannot be mis taken—it was in a crowded part of the fair—I took him with it in his hand—I asked the gentlemen his name, but he did not tell me—the prisoner walked with me to the station—I never saw him before.

GUILTY . Aged 15.— Transported for Seven Years .

1108. WILLIAM PRIEST was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of April , 1 handkerchief, value 4 d ., the goods of John Russell , from his person.

JAMES WEBB ( police-constable V 134.) I was at Greenwich fair on the 4th of April. I saw the prisoner there about four o'clock—I saw him attempt to pick a young man's pocket—after some time he succeeded, and drew this handkerchief out.

Prisoner . I was looking at a show, and two gentleman came, and said I took the handkerchief. Witness . I saw him attempt it, and then do it—there was another with him, who escaped—when I took the prisoner he dropped the handkerchief.

JOHN RUSSELL . This is my handkerchief—I lost it at the fair.

Prisoner's Defence . I saw it at my feet, and two gentlemen laid hold of me, and took me.

GUILTY .* Aged 15.— Transported for Seven Years .

1109. JOHN CONAWAY was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of April , 2 shillings, the monies of Joseph Turrell , from the person of Charlotte Turrell .

CHARLOTTE TURRELL . I am the wife of Joseph Turrell, a gardener—who lives at Blackheath. On the 5th of April I was at Greenwich Fair, looking at the shows—the prisoner cut my gown, my petticoat, and my pocket, and took out 2 s .—I caught him by the collar with my left hand, and said, "You naughty boy, you have cut my pocket"—he said, "No, mistress, I have not; my brother is here—my brother is here"—and he swung himself out of my hand, and went under the steps of the show—I had only 2 s . in my pocket, and I lost them—I found my gown, petticoat, and pocket had two holes in them—I had felt my money safe two minutes before, when I had my hand in my pocket, and I suppose he heard the money rattle.

Prisoner . I was standing by a show, and this woman came and said I had cut her pocket—I was just going up in one of the penny shows—she seemed as if she was in liquor—she bit me with an umbrella. Witness . I did not hit him at all—I was not in liquor—his hand was through my gown and my pocket at the time I took hold of him—he ran to some other boys under the steps, and was taken by a Greenwich pensioner.

HENRY HUBBERSTY ( police-sergeant A 5.) The prisoner was given

into my custody—I found on him 6 1/2 d . and a silk handkerchief, on which there has been the name of Mitchell, which is partly scratched out—it was round his neck, but I took it off, an I know it is common for them to put them round their necks.

GUILTY . Aged 13.— Transported for Seven Years .

1110. THOMAS RAMSDEN was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of April , 1 handkerchief, value 1 s .; 1 comb, value 6 d .; 2 half-sovereigns, 2 half-crowns, 7 shillings, and 1 sixpence, the goods and monies of Henry Margetson , from his person; and FREDERICK CROFT CALDER was indicted for feloniously receiving 1 half-sovereign, part of the same monies, well knowing it to have been stolen.

HENRY MARGETSON . I am a waiter out of employ—my last place was at the Crown and Anchor booth, at Greenwich fair. On the 7th of April I lost two half-sovereigns, two half-crowns, 7 s . 6 d ., a comb, and a handkerchief—I left work at four o'clock in the morning, and went to a house to get some refreshment—I had occasion to go to the privy, and through the fatigue of the last three or four days, I fell asleep—when I awoke, the prisoner Ramsden was standing before me, and he appeared agitated—I put my hand into my pocket, and missed my handkerchief—I asked him if he knew any thing about it—he said he saw it last on a sofa in the parlour of the house where I had taken my refreshment—I went to the sofa—my handkerchief was not there—I then missed my money—I asked the landlord who had been there—he said, no one but the prisoner—I went out, and got a policeman, but the prisoner had left the house, and gone half through the fair—he was there taken, and brought back to the house—I had bitten one of my half-sovereigns the night before, so as to know it again by two slight marks, upon it—when Ramsden was brought back to the house to be searched, he threw or passed one half-sovereign to the prisoner Calder—I did not see the money, but I saw something pass from Ramsden to Calder, as he was standing by him before the fire—Calder was afterwards searched, and the half-sovereign found on him—when the policeman saw something pass, he went to Calder, and asked what had passed—he said, "Nothing"—he said he must take him into a private room to search him, and he then handed over the half-sovereign—I found no more of my money—it was about four o'clock in the morning when I went to the house—I had been perhaps two hours in the house before I went to the other place—it was about eight o'clock in the morning when I gave the prisoner into custody.

Ramsden . When I went to the house, he was sitting with two young women—he got up, and asked me to drink—he went out with one young woman, and was away some time—I sat with the rest of the young men—I went to the water-closet, and found him asleep—I awoke him, and made him come out—the half-sovereign which I handed to Calder I had received in part of my wages. Witness . I was sitting with one young woman—I did not ask him to drink—I might have drank out of his pot—he did not shake me to awake me—he was standing before me agitated when I awoke—previous to this he had no money, for he borrowed 6 d . of one of his fellow-workmen—he said he was gone to the booth while I went for the police man, and he would come and pay for a pot of beer.

Calder . There was nothing said about a private room, the policeman taxed me with it, and I said I did not know—I unbuttoned my waistcoat, and the half-sovereign fell out—it had been put in my bosom—the prosecu tor

was very tipsy, and when we went to the station, he said, "I don't charge you with the robbery, but Ramsden". Witness . You denied having the half-sovereign, and then produced it, when you were threatened with being-searched—I was not tipsy—I charged Ramsden with the robbery.

JOHN BRADSHAW ( police-constable R 126.) The prisoner Ramsden was given into my custody—I saw him coming out of a house in the street where the fair is held—we went back to the house, and I saw him pass something to Calder—I asked him what he had received from Ramsden—he said, "Nothing"—I took him across the room, and he held out this half-sovereign to me, which the prosecutor claimed—I am able to say that Calder had it in his hand, as he had no opportunity of putting his hand into his pocket till he produced it—the moment Ramsden went into the house, he went up to Calder, who stood near the fire, and some words passed be tween them, but I could not hear what.

Calder. Q. Did you come and tax me, and say what was that passed, and I said I did not know—I opened my waistcoat and produced the half-sovereign? A. You did not produce the half-sovereign—I searched both your waistcoat-pocket—Ramsden said, in going to the station, that he gave Calder the half-sovereign, to get him some refreshment if he should be locked up.

HENRY MARGETSON re-examined . I know this half-sovereign to be the one I had, by two slight marks on it.

Ramsden . I do not know whether the one I gave to Calder was marked or not—I am likely to bite money when I take it in the booth—the one I took from my pocket was one I received for my work in the booth—I put it in Calder's waistcoat-pocket.

EDWARD DUKES JACOBS . The prosecutor, and Calder, and I were wait ers at the Crown and Anchor booth—we were in the ball-room as waiters for the day—we stopped till about two o'clock on Thursday morning, and then went to a house to have some refreshment—we had several pots of ale, and the prosecutor went out—while he was gone we went up-stairs, and stopped till the report of the robbery was made known to us by the landlord, who told us of it—we thought the prosecutor was gone to take a walk in the fair.

Calder's Defence . The inspector asked the prosecutor whether he gave charge of me, and he said, "No, I don't give charge of him; the other has taken my money"—I had to attend at the Magistrate's in an hour and a half, and if I had known it had been stolen I should not have gone there.

HENRY MARGETSON re-examined . It is impossible that the money could have fallen on the floor of the place where I sat—I had described the marks on the half-sovereign to the officer before it was shown to me—the other half-sovereign was not bit—I generally bite them to see if they are good.

JURY Q. Probably all the money that was taken in the booth that evening was bitten? A. I don't know; but I know that Ramsden had no money, because he borrowed some; and when I was going to get a policeman, he said he would go and get his wages, and come and pay for what he had been drinking.

Ramsden . If I am allowed to write, I can bring proof that I received a half sovereign that night of my master, and I have 16 s . now coming to me.

JOHN BRADSHAW re-examined . I asked Ramsden, in going to the Magistrates', whether he could bring proof where he got the half-sovereign—he said he could not, for the persons were gone—I held him by the collar all the way.

for there was a severe attempt to rescue in the house, and he wrested my staff out of my hand.

RAMSDEN— GUILTY . Aged 29.— Transported for Seven Years .

CALDER— NOT GUILTY .

First Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1111. EDWARD EDNEY and WILLIAM EDNEY were indicted for stealing, on the 4th of April , 1 pocket-book, value 6 d .; and 1 printed book, value 6 d .; the goods of William Hotine , from his person.

WILLIAM DYKE ( police-constable R 198.) I was attending Greenwich fair—I saw the two prisoners follow Mr. Hotine—there was another with them—they got behind Mr. Hotine, and I saw William Edney take these two books from him—he gave one to Edward, who put it into his pocket, and the pocket-book dropped on the ground—I had been watching them some time.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. You say there was a third boy? A. Yes; and he ran away—the prosecutor was standing in the front of them—when I took up the book, I said, "Whose is this?"—but I saw them do it—a person gave me the second book the moment after they were in custody—I was in plain clothes—there was some confusion in the fair—I am sure William Edney took the book.

WILLIAM HOTLINE . I was in Greenwich fair. These are my property—I am a clerk, and write for an accountant in the City.

Cross-examined. Q. Are they both pocket-books? A. One is, and one is not, though it is small enough to go in the pocket—it is a catechisms of Geography—I was a clerk six months ago, and lived with Price and Gifford, in Water-lane, Thames-street—I have been since getting any casual employment—I did not see these boys taken—I saw them after wards—I was about three-quarters of a yard from them when I first saw them—we had not got six yards before the second book was brought—neither I nor the officer had this book then—I did not see it on the ground—the officer directed my attention to it on the ground—I had not been in the fair two minutes—the officer touched me on the shoulder, and asked me if the book was mine.

Edward Edney . I was in the fair—a boy came up and offered the books to us for sale.

(The prisoners received good character.)

EDWARD EDNEY — GUILTY [Recommended to mercy by the Jury and Prosecutor. See original trial image.] . Aged 17.

WILLIAM EDNEY — GUILTY . Aged 18. Recommended to mercy by the Jury and Prosecutor . — Confined Three Months .

1112. GEORGE WHEELER and WILLIAM DAVIS were indicted for stealing, on the 6th of April , 1 handkerchief, value 4 s ., the goods of George Thomas Street , from his person.

GEORGE THOMAS STREET . I am a butcher, and was at Greenwich. I lost my pocket-handkerchief but cannot tell how—it was red and yellow silk, and was in my coat pocket—I did not see the prisoners near me—I first saw them about five yards from me—the officer told me what had passed, and took them.

JOHN ARCHER ( police-constable G 150.) I saw the prisoners at a quarter past six o'clock in Greenwich Fair—they were in company—they tried several gentleman's pockets—I kept watching them for three quarters of an hear they continued in company—at last I saw Davis go and try Mr. Street's pocket—Wheeler was a short distance from his—he went and

spoke to him—they went up to the prosecutor, and wheeler draw the handkerchief out of his pocket with his right hand—just as I was going to seize the handkerchief there came a rush—I tapped Mr. Street on the shoulder, and told him to come with me—it was a dark handkerchief—I could not say what colour it was, it was thrown into the mob, or green to some third person.

Davis. Q. What distance were you when it was taken? A. It might be two yards—it was a little before seven o'clock—I could see that at two yards distance—there were a great many illumination lamps—it was in front of Richardson's booth.

COURT . Q. Was there a great crowd? A. Yes; there might be, per haps a thousand people, but I kept an opening—two or three gentleman knew I was watching them, and they kept a space for me.

Wheeler . The officer found nothing on me.

Davis . I went to the Fair, and stood, like other persons, to see the people at Richardson's show—I had not got half a yard, before the police man took me, and said, "You have got something of this man's"—I said I had not, and he examined my bosom, my bat and all.

WHEELER— GUILTY .* Aged 20.— Transported for Seven Years .

DAVIS— GUILTY . Aged 30.— Confined for Three Months .

Second Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant .

1113. JAMES NUCKEY and DANIEL MULLINS were indicted for stealing, on the 4th of April , 1 handkerchief, value 1 s ., the goods of Tho mas Doughty , from his person.—2nd COUNT stating it to belong to a persons unknown.

JAMES WILD ( police-constable R 141.) I was at Greenwich fair on the 4th of April—I saw the two prisoners, and three or four others together for about half an hour—I saw them in front of Richardson's show—Mul lins went behind a man, and took this handkerchief from his pocket—a crowd came by, and I lost sight of them—I saw the prisoners again—they went behind a gentleman, and took this lawn handkerchief from his pocket—the gentleman went to the station-house, and gave his name as Thomas Doughty—he said he was a solicitor, but he did not attend again—I found this other handkerchief on the prisoner.

(Nuckey received a good character.)

NUCKEY— GUILTY . Aged 14.— Confined Eight Days .

MULLINS— GUILTY . Aged 13.— Confined One Month and Whipped.

1114. JOHN SMITH and SARAH SMITH were indicted for stealing on the 4th of April , 1 handkerchief, value 2 s ., the goods of a man unknown, from his person.

JAMES WILD . I am a police-constable. I was at Greenwich fair on the 4th of April—I saw the prisoners there—they sounded almost every gentleman's pocket in the fair—I then saw them go behind a gentleman, and the man lifted the gentlemen's tail of his coat, and drew the corner of his handkerchief out—he then pushed the female prisoner behind the gen tleman, and she took it—I seized her—she held open her hands and said, "I have got nothing"—I said, "That will not do for me"—I opened her shawl, and found this handkerchief—she threw herself on the ground, and began biting, and kicking, and scratching, and the male prisoner she wed great resistance to the other officer—they gave their names at the station-house

and the man said she was his wife—I called to the gentleman but he got away.

WILLIAM DYKES ( police-constable R 193.) I saw the two prisoners to gether—the man took the handkerchief partly out, and then the woman took it, and put it under her arm—Wild took the female, and I took the man—they bit and found very much—we had to call three or four more to assist us—here are the marks on my hand where the woman bit me.

Sorah Smith's Defence . I did not speak to you at all before you cut me across the face with your staff.

John Smith's Defence . It was my own property—I gave it my wife ten minutes before I was taken.

(Sarah Ross, a book-folder, of George-street, Tower-hill, gave Sarah Smith a good character.)

JOHN SMITH— GUILTY .* Aged 21.— Transported for Seven Years .

SARAH SMITH— GUILTY . Aged 19.— Confined Three Months .

1115. WILLIAM PAYNE and WILLIAM JACKSON were in dicted for stealing, on the 4th of April , 1 handkerchief, value 1 s ., the goods of man unknown, from his person.

WILLIAM DYKES . I was at Greenwich fair on the 4th of April. I saw Payne try several gentleman's pockets, and the draw this handkerchief from a gentleman's pocket—I took him and found the handkerchief on him, and this other tied round his thigh—Jackson did nothing, but co vered Payne—I tried to get to the gentleman, but I could not.

PAYNE— GUILTY . Aged 14.— Confined two Months .

JACKSON— NOT GUILTY .

SURREY LARCENIES , &c.

1116. WILLIAM M'NAUGHTON was indicted for stealing, 2 1/2 lbs. of soap, value 10 d ., the goods of Richard Bouden Newsom , to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 45.— Confined Three Months .

Before Mr. Common Sergeant .

1117. THOMAS HASTINGS , WILLIAM FERMINGER , and JAMES WILSON , were indicted for stealing, on the 28th of March , 8 cloaks, value 4 l .; and 1 coat, value 5 s ., the goods of David Fletcher —2nd COUNT , stating the property to belong to several other persons.

MARY ANN EDWARDS . I live in Mr. David Fletcher's academy, in Grove-lane, Camberwell. I have the care of the young gentleman's clothes there—I went into the room where they are kept between eight and nine o'clock, on Monday night, the 28th of March, and observed one of the drawers a little way open, in which the clothes were kept—I missed the clock when I first went to the drawer—I found it empty—it was full of cloaks when I left it on Sunday morning—I know all these cloaks ( looking at scrawly )—they were in the drawer on Sunday morning—I could point out to which boys they belong—the prisoner Ferminger lived in the family as gardener at one time he knew where the cloaks were kept—the drawer was in the dinning-hall near the door.

BENJAMIN BUNYAN . I am an officer. I was on duty in Camberwell-road,

at half-past nine o'clock on the night in question, and met the prisoners Hastings and Ferminger—Hastings was carrying a small bundle—I stopped him, and asked him what he had in the bundle—he said, he had a coat there—I asked, what coat—he said, "A great-coat"—Fer minger walked away—I asked Hastings where he got the coat from—he said from some street in Peckham—I searched the bundle, and found 1 coat and a cloak in it, and when I took him to the station-house, I found two more cloaks concealed in his trowsers round his body—Ferminger walked away—I asked Hastings where the other man was—he said, "I do not know"—I called to Another policeman, and Davis took Ferminger into custody—while I was searching Hastings information of the robbery came in.

Hastings. Q. Did not I say I had a coat and a cloak? A. No—he said a great-coat—he did not say he picked them up—he said he was going to take them to the London-road to sell.

RICHARD DAVIS . I am a policeman. I was on duty the same even ing, on the opposite side of the road, and saw Bunyan stop Hastings—I saw Ferminger ho away, and I took him into custody—I found nothing on him.

JOSEPH ILES . On the 28th of March, Ferninger and Wilson were in the Crown public house at Peckham all the afternoon—they came into the tap-room between six and seven o'clock, and played at "shore-half-penny" for a pint of porter—Hastings came in and they all three sat down together—Wilson said to him, "Come, Tom, our time is up, we must be off"—they all went together—and as near as eight o'clock as I can judge, Hastings came in with a bundle under his arm, they had gone between six and seven o'clock—Hastings came in alone with that bundle and we sat down—he kept opening the window-curtain and looking out—he called me as I was going out, and he said, "See whether there is a policeman out there"—I said, "Yes, there is"—he sat down, and kept opening the win dow curtain till the policeman went away—he then went outside, and Wilson came and in called for half-a-pint of porter, and filled his pipe with tobacco—he brought nothing—Ferminger came in and said to him, "You bro ther wants you"—he said, "I am coming out directly"—Wilson went out with Ferminger, and I opened the curtain, and saw them all three together—I saw no more of them—they went down the ground together.

Wilson. Q. Was it I and Ferminger, or I and Hastings called for the been? A. You and Ferninger—you had a black pudding and a halfpenny loaf.

SAMUEL WRIGHT . I am a policeman. On the 29th of March about eleven o'clock in the morning, I was on duty in Walworth—I received information, and went to the Crown at Peckham—I saw Wilson playing in the skittle-ground—I said, I wanted him, to step out with me—he came out; and when on the road I asked him, if he had seen Hastings—he said he had not since last night—he said he was with him from eleven o'clock until half-past eight o'clock—I took him to the station-house, and took the shoes off his feet I went to Mr. Fletcher's garden—the foot marks exactly corresponded with the nails in his shoes—there was marks of more than one person there—I went to search the house where he lives—I found nothing there; but I saw the ground in his mother's garden had been disturbed—I got a spade and dug up there five cloaks, all buried under ground.

Wilson . He told not coming along the road, that he would make my shoes fit

whether they would or no. Witness . I never mentioned a word about it.

Wilson . The garden lies open for any body to put things in.

RHODA WRIGHT . At eight o'clock I saw Wilson and Ferminger come down from the Britannia Gate—they went straight home—Wilson had a parcel before him—Ferminger had nothing.

HASTINGS— GUILTY . Aged 21.

WILSON— GUILTY . Aged 22.

FERMINGER— GUILTY . Aged 17.

Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Common Sergeant .

1118. JAMES CLEMENTS was indicted for feloniously assaulting Eliza Burke , on the 28th of March , with intent to ✗ob her.

ELIZA BURKE . I live in New-street, New-cut. On the 28th of March I had been to Deptford, and on returning I stopped at the king's Arms, in the Old Kent-road—it was about a quarter before eleven o'clock at night—I got off the coach at the door of the King's Arms, and went in to meet my husband—I had been to Deptford to fetch a rabbit, but I did not bring it, as it was a very wet night—as I was going into the King'hesaw thesaw the prisoner and two other men—I went into the King's Arms, and my husband was not there; and as I was coming out again, the prisoner came behind me and knocked me down—I have the wound now on my face and hand, which I received when I was knocked down; and my eye was closed up—my shawl was pulled off me—I screamed out "Police," and the policeman came and took the prisoner directly—I am sure he is the person who came behind me, and I was knocked down directly on my face—this was within two yards of the door of the house—my shawl was pulled on me, but I caught it on my arm.

Cross-examined by MR. MAHON . Q. Is your name Eliza Burke? A. Yes; I am known by the name of Fairclough, which is my mother's name—most people call me Hill—that is not my real name—I am mar riedto James Burke.

Q. Upon your oath are you married? A. I am not obliged to tell you that—I live with Burke and borrow his name certainly—I support myself in the best way I can—I do not walk in Southwark and the New-cut—I am not married to Burke—my name is Fairclough—I went to see a friend home—the omnibus took me and brought me back—I had no husband to next at the King's Arms, but that is no business of your's—Burke is not a theif—I do not know that he has been tried at the Surrey Sessions—I never was tried—Burke is a hawker of ten-trays and other things—I was sober when I came from Deptford—I had one glass of brandy before I started, at the Centurion at Deptford—I left town about five o'clock in the evening—I did not speak to the prisoner, or to any one, at the Kings Arms, to my knowledge—I will not be on my oath about it—I did not notice any one, barring the prisoner and two more men—no one came out with me—I never saw the prisoner before he came behind me—I was struck behind—I fell on my face; that is the way my face got cut—I had this shawl on which I have on now—it was not taken from me—I kept it on my arm—I swear that the prisoner did not speak a word to me—my shawl was pulled off—I cannot swear that he pulled it.

ROBERT ADAMS ( police-constable R 171.) I saw the prosecutrix getting up from the ground. I do not consider her to have been perfectly sober—I

saw the prisoner three or four yards from her running towards the public-house door—the prosecutrix was in the road four or five yards from the foot path—her shawl was on her arm—it appeared as if it had been pulled off—her face was dreadfully cut and smothered with mud—I took the pri soner—he said he was not the one who did it.

Cross-examined. Q. You saw nothing but the prisoner going to the public-house and the prosecutrix getting up? A. No; if the prisoner had got into the public-house, he must have been found there—the street was dirty it was raining at the time—I do not consider that she was in such a state, as that she might have fallen—she had been drinking.

COURT to ELIZA BURKE . Q. Are you sure that the prisoner was one of the men who pulled the shawl? A. My shawl was pulled when I was struck in the back—the other two persons who were with the prisoner went away—one of them came to the station-house to speak for the prisoner; but he did not come the next day—my shawl was not pulled violently: it was caught by the corner—I was knocked down on the stones, which cut my face—I have every reason to believe it was the prisoner who struck me.

Prisoner's Defence . I was coming out of the king's Arms door, and saw this woman lying in the road—she got up and gave the officer charge of me.

NOT GUILTY .

First Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1119. ANN RICH was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of March , 1 half-crown, five shillings, 1 sixpence, and 12 half-pence, the monies of Robert Kirby , from his person.

ROBERT KIRBY . I am a smith, and live in Little Suffolk-street. On the 27th of March I met the prisoner between three or four o'clock in the morning—I had been having a walk with Eliza Proctor, and I went to sleep with her at a house in Kent-street—I had known her before—I left my money in my clothes pocket, on a chair by the side of the bed—there were two beds in the room—there was nobody in the room when I went in—I was awoke by Proctor, who told me I was being robbed—I immediately got out of bed, and a young man who was in the room with the prisoner, kept her in the room while I dressed, and went down and got a policeman, and gave her in charge—I lost half-a-crown, five shillings, and about 6 d . in halfpence—she was searched at the station-house, and 4 s . 1 1/4 d . found on her—the half-crown was found.

ELIZA PROCTOR . I have known Kirby twelve months—I am his sweet heart—I get my living by waistcoat work—I met him on the 27th of March—I went and slept with him in this room—the prisoner was not there then—I was awoke by hearing her jingling the money, and saw her taking it from the waistcoat-pocket—she put it down her bosom—there was a man in the room with her—I told Kirby, and the young man kept her there while the prosecutor fetched a policeman—the young man told her she had got the prosecutor's money—she said she had not—when the policeman came I believe some of it was found.

JAMES SMITH . I am a policeman. Kirby came for me—I went with him to the house—and found a young man holding the prisoner in the street—I went there hearing the cry of, "Police"—Kirby said she had robbed him—he could not exactly tell what of till he got to the station-house, and there he said he was robbed of 8 s .—the prisoner was very violent, and fore most of her clothes off, and would insist on being searched—she said she had no money about her, but I found 1 s . in silver and 6 3/4 d . in copper on one side in her stays—she said she had no more, but on the other side of her stays I found a half-crown.

Prisoner . I told him I brought out 5 s . and spent 1 s .—I never saw a farthing of the man's money at all.

NOT GUILTY .

1120. EDWARD GORDON was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of February , 1 watch, value 5 l ., and 1 watch-ribbon, value 1 d ., the goods of Richard James Lockwood , from his person.

RICHARD JAMES LOCKWOOD . I have been made of the William Lush ington merchant vessel, which came from St. Kitts. On the morning of the 27th of February, I had come from Gravesend by the night-tide—I called at the Elephant and Castle for a little refreshment—I was quite sober—I was sitting in the top-room by the fire, having a glass of purl—the prisoner came in after me—he sat down some time about a yard from me—there was nobody between us—he asked me if I could tell him what time it was, very shortly after he came in—I told him one hand of my watch was loose, and I could not depend upon it—I took my watch out, and held it for him to feel the hand, that it was loose—I returned it to my fob—it had a black ribbon to it—I dropped asleep from fatigue—I was dead beat —I was not asleep more than five minutes—when I awoke I missed my watch, and the prisoner was gone—I have never found my watch—I would give 5 l ., if I could, for my father gave it to me, and he is dead—I had bad it for thirteen years—the prisoner was quite a stranger—he turned his pockets inside-out, saying, "I have no money, give me a pint of beer," and I gave him one—I am sure he is the man—there was no clock in the room—I put my watch in my right hand waistcoat-pocket.

ANN GRAHAM . I am the daughter of the landlady of the Elephant and Castle. I recollect the prosecutor coming into the house at six o'clock in the morning, and he was there between nine and ten o'clock, sitting by the fire, and I saw the prisoner sitting by the side of him—I heard the pri soner ask the time—Lock wood pulled his watch out to show him—he returned it to his right-hand waistcoat pocket, and fell asleep—I saw the prisoner go away about five minutes after the prosecutor fell asleep—I was not in the tap-room then—Lockwood missed his watch immediately after the prisoner was gone—there was no other person in the room from the time Lockwood showed his watch to the prisoner till he missed it—I am quite sure he is the man.

Prisoner. Q. Were there not two young standing before the bar? A. There was one, but the prosecutor was in the tap-room—after you went away a farmer came in, but the prosecutor had lost his watch then.

RICHARD WILLIAM PARKER . I am a policeman. I had information about this on the 27th of February—I understood the prisoner went by the name of Teddy —I apprehended him that day, within an hour and a half of the robbery, at Aldgate—I told him I wanted him for stealing a silver watch from a gentleman—he asked where—I said, "At the Elephant and Castle"—he said he was never there in his life, and that he was a hard working industries man—I said I must take him to the station-house—he said he would go quietly if I would not lay hold of him—I took him to the station-house, and asked if he had any money—he said, "No"—I searched him, and in his right-hand pocket I found 1 s . and a knife; in his waistcoat pocket, 6 d ., and in his fob, half-a-crown.

Prisoner's Defence . It is no use saying any thing—I am in innocent as a new-burn infant of it—that man is half-cracked—he does not know what he says at times—I went into the house having used it for five years, to have

a pint of beer, and saw this man sitting down—two young women stood before the bar, and he seemed as if he had been drinking with them—I drank my beer, and came out—many people might have gone in for what I know—at the time I came out there was a man came in.

RICHARD JAMES LOCKWOOD re-examined . The prisoner sat on my left side—my ribbon and all was taken—my coat was not buttoned.

GUILTY . Aged 33.— Transported for Seven Years .

1121. THOMAS PEARSON was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of April , 3 pairs of trowsers, value 15 s ., the goods of John Walker .

CHARLOTTE WALKER . I am the wife of John Walker. He has been master of a South Seaman, and lives at Deptford-road—I am in the slop line—last Monday, between eight and nine o'clock, I was sitting in my parlour, and on going into the shop, I saw the prisoner in the act of crawling on his hands and knees round the counter—I gave an alarm, and a gentle man jumped up, who was sitting there, he ran after him and brought the prisoner back—I found a pair of trowsers about a yard outside the shop which had been on a chair behind the counter—these are them.

JOHN DAY . I live with the prosecutor. I saw a boy running out of the shop with something in his hand—I gave an alarm, and the policeman stopped him—I believe the prisoner in the boy.

CHARLES MANLEY . I am a policeman. I heard a cry of "Stop thief" and saw the prisoner running round the corner—I stopped him—he said, "What do you collar me for? they did not see me take them?"—I took him back to the shop—Mrs. Walker produced the trowsers—there was no other boy running.

CHARLOTTE WALKER re-examined . I do not know what coloured coat the boy had on, I was so frightened.

Prisoner's Defence . I belong to a vessel, and had liberty to go to the fair—I ran up Rose-alley, to get to it easier—I was stopped by two po liceman, who took hold of me, and brought me to the shop.

JURY to CHARLES MANLEY . Q. How far was he form the shop when you met him? A. Three hundred yards—he was never lost sight of.

GEORGE STOWE . I am a sergeant of the police. I was standing by the Royal Oak public-house, and heard the cry of "Stop thief"—I made to wards the spot, and saw Day making towards the prisoner—I immediately ran after him, and never lost sight of him till he was secured.

GUILTY .* Aged 16.— Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Justice Patteson .

1122. JAMES GRIFFITHS and JOHN CALLAGHAN were, in dicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Eliza Jackson and another, on the 13th of March , at Saint Mary Magdalaene, Bermondsey , and stealing therein 1 sheet, value 1 s .; 2 pillow-cases, value 1 s . 6 d ., the goods of the said Eliza Jackson ; 1 pair of stockings, value 2 d .; 1 pair of braces, value 6 d .; 7 rugs, value 3 s .; 6 pictures, value 3 d .; 2 razors, value 1 s .; 1 hat, value 4 s .; 1 pair of gloves, value 1 s .; and 1 halfpenny; the goods and monies of James Wilson —2nd COUNT , describ ing it as the dwelling-house of William Everett .

ELIZA JACKSON . I live at No.5, Artillery-place, Bermondsey, Mr. William Everett put me and my brother in to take charge of the premises—he formerly occupied the house, and left it for the purpose of its being pulled down—the house does not belong to him—he was the former tenant—he

pays the rent for it till it comes down for the Rail-road—I have every reason to believe he is not settled with by the Railway Company—my bro ther works for him as a labouring man, and sleeps in the house as well as myself—on the 30th of March I was sitting in the parlour, about eleven o'clock in the morning, and heard a stamping over my head—it was a sin gular noise, and lasted for a considerable time, at least an hour—I had not been out during the day, and did not think any body could be in the house—after hearing the bell-wire pulling by my side, and the tea-things rattling, I became alarmed, and was too frigntened to go out immediately—in the course of a short time I saw the two prisoners open the door, and come into the room—when they saw me they retreated—I followed them—they went through the passage to the stair-case—I followed, and got up to them on the stair-case—I instantly caught hold of Griffiths, and said to him, "It is you that have so frightened and alarmed me"—he said nothing to that—Callaghan was in the front, and Griffiths behind him—there are same small stairs leading to the yard, and the oil-cloth was torn—I hit Griffiths, and said." You worthless villian, it is you that alarmed me; I have a sword in the next room; had I known it, I would have run it through you"—both tried to make their escape, one before the other, and they fell to the ground—I then ran to the front of the house, and gave an alarm—Griffiths was coming through a crowd which I had round me, and I caught hold of him by his bo som, and saw he had my pillow-case—Goodman afterwards came to my assistance, and he found out the other prisoner—there were two holes made in the wall, and a brick taken out at a time—the hole was boarded up—it is of an immense size, and would either lead to the stable or the back part of the house—you can get into the house through the wall—it is the wall of a garden—if a person came through the hole, they would first come into the garden—there was, a short time ago, a hole under my kitchen stairs, but that has been blocked up—I found the articles named in the indictment disturbed—some were mine, and some my brother's, who lives with me, and also his wife's.

JURY Q. How did they get into the house from the garden? A. At the back door—the hole I speak of leads into the court by the side of my house—the pillow-cases are mine, and the sheet.

ROBERT GOODMAN . I am a private watchman. In consequence of an alarm made by the prosecutrix, I went to her assistance—I did not see either of the prisoner when I first went on the prisoners—I saw Callaghan come from the back wash-house across the garden, and go over the wall in to a gentleman's garden adjoining—I saw a sheet about him, which he dropped—Mr. Jackson took it up—I saw it on Callaghan's person.

Collaghan . If you saw me with the sheet, why not take me? Witness . I saw him with it when he came out of the wash-house—he took it from his bosom, and threw it down—I followed him, and left the sheet—the prosecutrix come in and took the sheet up.

ELIZA JACKSON . I picked up the sheet.

SOLOMON GARNET . I am a policeman. I took the prisoners into custody, and took them to the station-house—Griffiths told me he had engaged to go on board a man-of-war, and thought he might as well have a few shillings previous to going.

GRIFFITHS — GUILTY [Of Stealing only. See original trial image.] . Aged 20.

CALLGHAN — GUILTY . Aged 17. Of stealing only. — Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Common Sergeant .

1123. JAMES ARRAND was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of March , 1 finger-glass, value 1 s . 6 d ., the goods of James Harsant .

JAMES HARSANT . I keep a shop in John Street, Southwark. I was sitting at dinner on the 24th March—the prisoner came up and took the glass—Mrs. Harsant told him to put it down, but he ran off—I pursued him—he gave me the slip down some turnings, but an officer stopped him till I came up—this is the glass—it was on the table outside the door.

WILLIAM REYNOLDS . I heard the cry of "Stop thief"—I saw the pri soner running with the glass in his hand, and took him—he put the glass down on the ground, and ran round a court into a public-house.

GUILTY . Aged 19.— Confined Three Months .

1124. DAVID BAKER was indicted for stealing, on the 26th March , 3 shillings and 4 sixpences, the monies of William Mortlock .

SARAH MORTLOCK . I am the wife of William Mortlook, and live at Merton, in Surrey. On the 26th of March, I had to send my goods down to my husband—I was then living in Tottenham-court-road—I sent them by the errand-cart man who lives at Merton—I expected to go with him; but when he came, I could not go—in consequence of some circumstances, I thought it necessary to go to the Elephant and Castle, between ten and twelve o'clock at night—I took the wrong road, and got down to Peckham, and had to inquire my way back to the Elephant and Castle; and in order to get home as quickly as possible, I thought I would hire a cab—I saw the prisoner with a cab—I asked him what he would take me to Merton for—he said 5 s .—I asked if there were any turnpikes—he said yes, them was one—I asked what the toll would be—he said 5 1/2 d .—I said, unless he would take me for 4 s . 6 d ., or for 5 s ., and pay the turnpike, I could not go—he agreed, and I got in—he said it would make no difference if I gave him the money then—I gave him three shillings and four sixpences, which was all I had, except one farthing—he told me to wait, while he went across the way, and he went—I waited, and he did not come—I got into the cab; and, instead of his coming, three men came to try to get me out—I re sisted, and would not get out—the prisoner found they could not get me out, and he came himself, and insisted upon my getting out of the cab—he said, what did I do in that cab—I told him I had paid him the money to go to Merton, and till he took me there I would not get out—he said he was not the man, and knew nothing about it—I have not the slightest doubt that he is the man who had the money—he insisted upon my getting out, and said he would pull me out—I dared him to do it, and he got up to push me out—I called the policeman, who came and took him—I told the policeman he was the man I had paid the money to—the prisoner made no answer—I am quite sure he was the man who had the custody of the cab when I first of all went up, and the person to whom I paid the money—he sat in the cab when I went up, and he went away, and left me there.

Prisoner . I knew nothing at all about the case till the men came, and told me that a woman was in my cab—it was half-past twelve o'clock before I got on the stand—I took a gentleman to Peckham from the same stand at a quarter past ten, and did not return till half-past twelve—I then went to the cook-shop to get my supper. Witness . I went up close to the cab, and spoke to the driver—I cannot say how many cabs were on the stand, but his was the last one—I did not go out of sight of the cab, nor more than five yards from it no other cab came up.

WILLIAM FISHER ( police-constable L 73.) I was on duty, on Saturday

night, the 26th of March, between eleven and twelve o'clock, to the best of my knowledge, and hearing some altercation, I went over, and saw the pro secutrix sitting in the cab—she said she paid the cabman 5 s . to take her to Merton, and he would not take he—I saw no person with the cab—I took the horse's head to turn him round—then the prisoner came and said it was his cab—I took them down to the station-house—he said he had not received any money—he did not then say he had been with a gentleman at Peckham.

Prisoner . You say you saw nobody standing by the cab. Witness . When I came up to the cab, there were a number of persons, but nobody in possession of the cab—with a view of finding who it belonged to, I took the horse's head, and said, "Who does this belong to?" and you said, "Me"—I took hold of the horse, and was leading it—you asked me to get into the cab, and said you would drive it to the station-house, but I did not get in—I led the cab down to the station-house—there were several persons followed us—I cannot say whether any body on the other side had hold of the reins.

Prisoner . This man was drunk, and the prosecutrix was intoxicated—if not drunk, I have witnesses to prove all this—I was in the gentleman's company, (Mr. Phelps,) and never left the Red Cow, at Peckham, till a quarter past twelve o'clock.

SARAH MORTLOCK re-examined . I had nothing to drink—I left Tot tenham-court-road about eight o'clock in the evening—my goods were not packed up till after 6 o'clock in the evening—I thought I was in the right way of going home, and never went into any public-house at all—it was impossible for the cab, where I paid the money, to have been drawn away, and another to come in its place, and I not see it.

Prisoner to WILLIAM FISHER . Q. Did any body drive the cab down to the station-house? A. I had hold of the horse's head on the near side—I led the horse—the cab is No. 1230—the prisoner did not assist me to get into the cab, and drive me down to the station-house.

Prisoner . The woman was asked at the station-house if I was the per son—she was a good while before she would say, and she held out her hand, and said to the inspector, "Will you allow me you hand"—he gave her his hand, and she turned round and said I was the person—it ap peared to me that the inspector pressed her—he did not think proper to take the charge—I was discharged—and he gave her a note, and said she could summons me for it.

COURT to WILLIAM FISHER . Q. Was he discharged by the inspector referring the woman to Union-hall for a summons? A. I cannot tell: but the woman said he was the man at the station-house—the inspector is not here—she did hesitate for some time at first about identifying him.

Prisoner . After I was discharged from the station-house, I returned to the same rank, and heard there from several of the other men that she had been asking several of them whether they would take her down for 5 s .—every body refused her—it could not be earlier than half-past twelve o'clock when I returned to the rank, and she states that she paid the money at half-past eleven o'clock—it must be that she paid the money to the last cab that was there then, and then I returning to the stand, she thought it was mine—there is a man in the prison who was at Union-hall at the time this woman came in take a warrant out, and he will state that she said at the office, that the man that drove the cab down to the station-house, was not the man she gave the money to.

SARAH MORTLOCK re-examined . The policeman led the cab down to the station-house—the prisoner sat on the seat.

Prisoner. Q. Did the policeman sit in the cab along with you? Witness . No, he did not—he he hold the head of the horse, which he turned from the rank.

JURY Q. Was it moonlight? A. Yes—it was light enough for me to see him with the gas and the light of the evening.

COURT . Q. How came you to hesitate as to his being the man? A. I hesitated not all—when I was asked whether that was the man to whom I paid the money, I said, "Yes, that is the man"—the inspector immedi ately wished to know the number of the cab, and his name, and where he lived, and returned it to Union-hall—I have not the least doubt of him.

GEORGE CHAPMAN . I have come out of the gaol, and am charged with steal ing a ham—I was in the town-hall when the prosecutrix came to take out a summons against the prisoner—she stated that she paid 5 s . to a person standing by the cab, and in a short time, that this other person came up, and this was not the person she paid the money to.

SARAH MORTLOCK . The Inspector asked me whether that was the man—I said that was the man—he was then taken, and locked up till he came before the Magistrate—the Magistrate asked me whether that was the man—I said, "Yes, it was."—they asked whether I was quite sure—I said, "Yes, and he pulled off his coat, thinking I should not know him—I knew him perfectly well.

Prisoner . What she is stating now, happened on the day that I was taken.

GUILTY . Aged 29.— Transported for seven Years .

1125. GEORGE CHAMPMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of March , 1 ham, value 10 s . the goods of John Scovell and others.

LEWIS EVANS . I am managing clerk at Topping's wharf, which belongs to John, Henry, and George Scovell. The prisoner was warehouseman there—on the 26th of March, he placed the keys of the warehouse in my possession—at eight o'clock the same night, I was passing the ware house, and saw the prisoner going into the warehouse, which he had no reasons to do—I waited some time, and then went into the ware house, and saw him coming out—(it contained eighty-one loose hams, which had been on the floor—while I was out, he took the opportunity of going to the counting-house, and taking the keys again)when I saw him., I asked him what he did there—he said, to see that the ware house was locked up—I told him to get a light—he dropped something, and when he brought a light, I found it was a ham in a bag—i asked him what it was, and he said a ✗ which he was going to take home—he had no right to remove it at all, nor to go there.

Prisoner . I had permission to have a ham at cost price, and was going to weight it in the flour scales on the other side—Mr. Cruso was the person that authorized me to have one of the hams—I had not given up the keys nor taken in the notes of what hams had been delivered that day. Witness . He had delivered a note an hour before, of eighty-one hams delivered that day—he placed this note on the desk, as his return of what goods I should find in that warehouse.

JOHN BROWN . The prisoner gave the hams to my charge that night about half-past seven o'clock—there were eighty-one—they were all right

and in a short time I went and counted them—there were only eighty—one was missing.

GUILTY . Aged 40.—Recommended to mercy. — Confined Six Months .

1126. ROBERT TARRANT and FREDERICK BLACKWELL were indicted for stealing, on the 17th of March , 8 pigeons, value 2 l . 5 s ., the property of John Hall .

JOHN HALL . I live in Stockwell-fields. On the 17th of March I had ten pigeons, which I saw safe at two o'clock in the day—on the 18th I missed them at half-past six o'clock in the morning—they had been kept in a little place which I made in the garden, that I could shut and lock them in—these are a part of them.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS Q. How do you know them? A. I pulled one father out of each of their wings—they could not get away—they could go along the shed about twenty yards—they could not get out at night—the lad fastened them up that night.

CHRISTOPHER SPRINKS . I am apprentice to Mr. Beaument. The prosecutor lodges with me—I shut up the pigeon a little before six o'clock that evening—there were ten pigeons—I missed them out morning—I have seen them since—I know them.

Cross-examined. Q. How long had he had them? A. About six weeks—I am quite sure there was no place left open where they could get out—I counted them—there was ten at six o'clock—I know then by their wings—I had seen them pulled—and their colours.

CHARLES WATERMAN . I know the prisoner Blackwell. On Thursday the 17th of March, a about quarter-past nine o'clock, he came down to my fathers, in Lark-hall-lane—he had four pigeons—he asked me if I would buy a pair of them—I came to the lamp-post, ten yards from the door, and asked what he wanted for them—he said, "A shilling for two"—I gave him 6 d ., which I told him was all I had, and I would give him the other 6 d . when I saw him again, which I did on Saturday.

WILLIAM JOHNSON ( police-sergeant P 16.) In consequence of informa tion, I went to Tarrant's father's house on the 21st—I found two pigeons—the pigeon-house was fixed to the house in the luck yard—the prosecu cutor swore to them—I then went to Hopwood, another prisoner who we had in custody, but the bill was thrown out against him—Hopwood gave his evidence before the Magistrate—he was not sworn to give his evidence at Union-hall—we found Tarrant at his father's house—he lives there.

THOMAS PRITCHARD ( police-constable P 167.) I was present when Tarrant was taken—I took off his shoes and went to where Mr. Hall lives, and compared some marks there with there shoes, and they fitted exactly.

Cross-examined. Q. Have you got the shoes here? A. No; they were common boy's shoes—the heel of the shoe had an iron tip—I did not examine Hopewood's shoes.

Tarrant's Defence . I met with Hopwood about one o'clock in the day—he asked me if I wanted to buy a pair of pigeons—they were a pair of dragons—he wanted 2 s . for them—I looked at them, and gave him the money—he went away.

Blackwell's Defence . I met Hopwood, and gave him 5 s . for two pairs.

THOMAS PRITCHARD re-examined . These were several boy's feet-marks.

CHARLES TARRANT . I am the prisoner's father. I am a bricklayer. My son bought the pigeons at one o'clock in the day, of Hopwood—I saw been bring them in—he had four or five more pigeons—I am usually

smoking my pipe after dinner, and saw it—my son was at home at his own house—he lives with me in Stockwell-place.

COURT . Q. Did he sleep with you on the 17th of March? A. I built a room for the boy to sleep in, and he slept there all night—he was at home by eight o'clock, and next morning he got up at seven and went to work.

JURY to THOMAS PRITCHARD . Q. Where did you find these pigeons? A. At Farrant's, in a pigeon-house, in the yard—we went through the house to get to it.

TARRANT— GUILTY . Aged 17.

BLACKWELL— GUILTY . Aged 18.

Confined Six Months .

Before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1127. EDWARD LOADER was indicted for embezzlement.

DAVID COUTY . Jun. I am an upholsterer. The prisoner was in my employ for twenty months.

MARY ANN LINSTON . I went to Mr. Couty's shop on the 29th of Fe bruary, and purchased a clothes horse of the prisoner—I paid him 7 s . for it—he gave me this receipt.

CHARLES NICHOLLS . I went to the prosecutors, and purchased a set of book-shelves—I paid the prisoner 7 s . for them—I do not recollect when it was.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN . Q. Was it about the 2d of March? A. I think it was.

DAVID COUTY re-examined Q. Did the prisoner pay you the 7 s . paid by Mrs. Linston on the 29th of February? A. No—it was his duty to have delivered it to me as soon as he next saw me, after being in possession of it; and he would have made an entry of it in the day-book at the time of the sale—I never received from him the 7 s . he had 2 d . of March—I had information that this was going on, and I arranged the plan to de tect him.

Cross-examined. Q. How long had he been in your service? A. About twenty months—he came to me at my solicitation—here is a petty cash-book which he kept, containing an account of money he expended—he was in the habit of receiving of me, in the early part of the week, a sum of money, out of which he used to make petty disbursements—I make up my book on Saturday, and then in the early part of the week I generally made him some advance—about Wednesday, he generally used to ask me to let him have a few shillings—it was never inquired whether he wanted it for disbursements or for wages.

Q. Did it happen, that in the week beginning on the 20th of February, you did not make him any advance till the Friday? A. I cannot charge my memory, but I think I did—it being the transaction of a week, it was left as a mere meter matter of memory—I will not say I did—on the Saturday before the 20th of February, I think there was about 23 s ., due to him—he was in the habit of receiving weekly rents for me.

Q. Have you ever told him that, when there was any thing coming to him on the Saturday, he might pay himself out of the rentes received in the following week? A. That he occurred several times—at the time he was taken on this charge, I did not asked him whether he had received these sums.

NOT GUILTY .

1128. EDWARD LOADER was again indicted for stealing, 1 table, value 10 s .; and 1 table-cover, value 3 s .; the goods of David Couty, jun.

DAVID COUTY . I am a upholster. The prisoner was in my service—I last a table and table-cover—I had not missed them—I found them at the prisoner's lodgings—the officer was with me—I know them to be mine—I had not sold them.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN . Q. Can you give us an idea when this table left your premises? A. It must have been about twelve months ago—I have a large stock, and a table could not very easily be missed—I had such confidence in the prisoner, I never should for a moment have suspected him of any thing of the kind.

Q. Was it not found at a house which you had to let for a customer of yours, and in which you had placed the prisoner to show it to persons who came to look at it? A. Yes; the prisoner had been there for two months—I know be made mattresses, but I do not know that he used this table to spread them on—I must have been in the house two or three times, but not in the room where this table was—it was not in any was concealed—he knew that I could go in at any time, and find it—he had been in another house which I had to let in the course of the last twelve months—I had been there many times—I saw a table there, but I cannot say that it was this—it had an oil-cloth cover on it, with a pattern that would be easily known—I found it with the cover on, but I should not have know it at one time as well as another—I could only recognize it by certain marks—my confidence in the prisoner would have enabled me to have gone to his room twenty times, and not notice the table—but if I saw the table, that cover was not on it—the prisoner's wife said they had had it for twelve months—I had not missed them at all.

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Common Sergeant .

1129. THOMAS M'DONALD , ANN WILLIAMS , and MARY HARTNETT were indicted for a misdemeanour.

HENRY BROWN . I am in the service of any uncle, Mr. Pitman, a baker, in Amelia-place, Walworth. On the 19th of February, M'Donald came to the shop for a pound of flour—I gave it him, in a paper bag—it came to 2 d .—he gave me a sixpence—I gave him 4 d . change—he then said he would not have a pound, it was too much—I took it back and gave him 2 d . more—I put the sixpence into the till—there was no other silver in the till—in about five minutes the prisoner Williams came in for a 1 d . loaf—I served her—she put a sixpence on the counter—I saw it was bad, and told her so—she gave me another which was a good one, and I gave her 5 d . change—she immediately left the shop, and said she would go and fetch the man who gave her the sixepence to make me give it her again—I had bent the first sixpence she gave me, put into my waistcoat-pocket, where I had no other sixpence—I then put on my hat and went to seek for a policeman—I could not find one, but I overtook Williams and Hartnett in about ten minutes—they were nearly a quarter of a mile from our shop, and looking in at Mr. Standish's window—I then saw Williams go into the shop—I looked in at the window—she asked for a penny book, and I saw a penny book given her—she put a sixpence down on the counter, and re ceived 5 d . change—she came out and joined Harnett—they went off toge ther—I went into Standish's shop, and, in consequence of what I heard, I went in pursuit of the prisoners again, with an officer whom I met—we saw Williams and Hermett standing at Mr. Kennard's shop—the officer pushed them both in—I went in after them, and saw the prisoner M'Donald there—these are the sixpences I took of M'Donald and Williams.

M'Donald. Q. Did you see me with the females till I was in the shop? Witness . No.

MARY ANN STANDISH . I live in Saville-row, Walworth—my brother keeps a shop there. On the 19th of February the prisoner Williams came and bought a penny book—she gave me a sixpence, which I have here—I put it in the till, and there was one other sixpence in the till which was good—I took this sixpence out of the till again—I am sure this is the one I re ceived from Williams.

JOSEPH STANDISH . I was called into the shop, and my sister desired me to look into the till—I saw her take out a bad sixpence—I told her to go after the person, and she took the sixpence with her.

JOHN ORRICK KENNARD . I am a linear-draper, and live at Walworth. The prisoner M'Donald came to my shop, on the 19th of February—he asked for a ball of worsted—he selected two balls, and he gave me a six pence in payment—I bent it, and found it was bed—I threw it to the door, and desired him to go about his business—I did not see what he did with the sixpence—I saw the two women pushed into the shop.

MARY ANN HUDSON . I was in Mr. Kennard's shop on the 19th of Fe bruary, when M'Donald came for a ball of worsted—he took two balls, and put down a sixpence—Mr. Kennard bent it nearly double, and threw it to wards the door—it did not go out—M'Donald took it up and put it in his mouth—he then began to push the prints about at the door, and said, "I brought in a good sixpence, and I shall not go till I have my money"—two gentlemen came into the shop, and wanted to know what was the matter—I told them—they were looking at him, and one of them said, "There now, he has swallowed it"—I looked at him, and saw him turning some thing about in his mouth, and he appeared to swallow something—I said, "I will be on my oath I saw you take it up and put it into your mouth."

WILLIAM MARTIN ( police-constable P 27.) I was called to follow the prisoners Williams and Hartnett—I followed them to Mr. Kennard's shop, and pushed them in—I found M'Donald there—Mrs. Hudson charged him with swallowing u sixpence—he made no reply—I searched him, and found two shillings, one half-crown, and some coppers—I took the two women, and Hartnett dropped these three sixpences from her right hand—there was no bad money found on them—Williams made her escape from Union-hall the same evening I took her again on the 18th of March.

JOHN FIELD . I am inspector of coin to the Mint. These six sixpences are all counterfeit, and cast in the same mould.

M'Donald's Defence . On the 18th of February I was selling some fruit I took one half-crown, two shillings, and two sixpences—I went into Mr. Brown's shop, and he served me with a pound of flour—I gave him 6 d .—he put down 4 d .—I then said it was too much, and he put me down 2 d .—I then went to Mr. Kennard's shop, and gave him a sixpence, which he bent—any body might bend a sixpence.

Hartnett's Defence . The officer said he did not know who the sixpences dropped from—nothing was found on me.

M'DONALD— GUILTY .

WILLIAMS— GUILTY .

HARTNETT— GUILTY .

Confined One Year .

1130. WILLIAM TUSTIN and EDWARD MEMORY were in dicted for a misdemeanor.

MARY DOWSETT . I am the wife of Thomas Dowsett—he keeps the

Windmill public-house, in Southwark-bridge Road. On the 24th of Fe bruary two men came to the house, and called for a quarters of five-penny rum—I can't say that they were the prisoners—I served it, and one of them gave me a shilling—I gave him 7 d . change—I jinked the shilling on the counter, and did not notice say thing particular in it—I put it into the till—there was 4 s . 6 d . in silver in the till at the time, but I did not mix that shilling with the rest—I laid it on the edge of the till, because it was wet, and pushed the other money on one side—Langley came in just after—I showed him that shilling—my husband marked it, and Mr. Lang ley had it.

MARIA WOODS . I live at the Blue Maid, in the Borough. On the 24th of February I saw the two prisoners come in about half-past seven o'clock—Tustin asked for half a quarters of rum—he gave me a shilling and I gave him 9 1/2 d . change—I put the shilling into the till—there was other money there—Langley, the officer, came in shortly afterwards, and from what he said, I was induced to open the till—I gave him out the shilling which Tustin had given me—I know it was the same, for when I put it in I thought it had fallen into the copper till, instead of the silver till, and when I opened the till again, I found it at the edge of the silver till, close to the copper till, quite away from the rest of the silver.

JOSEPH WILLIAMSON . I am a chemist, and live in Newington Causeway. On the evening of the 24th of February, between seven and eight o'clock Tustin came in for 1 dd . worth of sugar-of-lead—he gave me a shilling, and I gave him 11 d . change—I put the shilling into the till—I had noticed that it looked rather blue—I thought it was bad, but I was not positive—I did not sound it—there was some good silver in the till—shortly after that Langely came in, and, from what he said, I opened the till again—I took out the same shilling that Tustin gave me—I am sure of that—i still ob served the same blue colour on it, and know it was the same—I gave it to the officer—I saw the prisoner Memory in about ten minutes—he came for 1 d . worth of blue vitriol—he offered me a shilling, but I refused it—I knew it was a bad one directly, and I returned it to him—I afterwards asked him for it again, but he refused to let me have it—he went out of the shop.

EDWARD LANGLEY ( police-serjeant A 11.) On Wednesday, the 24th of February, I saw the two prisoners together, on Westminster Bridge—I followed them, and saw them go to Mrs. Dowset's, a little before seven o'clock—when they came out, I went in, and Mrs. Dowset gave me this shilling which was marked—I then followed the prisoners to the Blue Maid gin-shop; and when they came out, I went in, and got this shilling from Miss Wood—I then followed the prisoners to Mr. Williamson's; and when they came out, I went in, and got this other shilling—I afterwards followed them, and took them at a tobacconist's, in the London-road—as soon as I took Tustin, he swallowed something in an instant, and he said, "It is no use, you have done no good"—I found 2 s . 6 d . in silver, and 1 1/2 d ., on Memory, and on Tustin 1 3/4 d .

JOHN FIELD . These are all counterfeit shillings, and from the same mould.

TUSTIN— GUILTY . Aged 27.

MEMORY— GUILTY . Aged 24.

Confined One Year .

1131. MARY ALLEN and WILLIAM GOODGE were indicted for a misdemeanour.

ELIZABETH REBECCA BARRETT . I am the wife of Robert Humphries Barrett—he keeps the Plough in Bermondsey-street. On the morning of the 31st of March, Allen came for a small glass of gin—she gave me a six pence, and I gave her 4 1/2 d .—she went out, and the next minute the police man came in—I gave him the same sixpence that Allen gave me—it was bad—I had put into the till, but there was no other sixpence there.

RICHARD KEYE . I keep the Black Bull, in Free-school street. On the morning of the 31st of March, Allen came in for a small glass of gin—she gave me a sixpence—I gave her 4 1/2 d . in change—I put the sixpence in the till—there were two other sixpence there, but they were of the old coin, and the one she gave purported to be of the new coin—the officer came in almost immediately, and I gave it him.

Allen . When at the Magistrates, he was asked why he did not identify it, and he said he put his hand over it and drew it into the till. Witness . I put my hand over it, and drew it into the till; but I am positive it was this one, because I saw the word "sixpence" on it—no one had access to the till but myself—I am positive it is the sixpence she gave me.

JOHN WOODHOUSE ( police-sergeant M 13) On the 31st of March I saw the two prisoners in Bermondsey-street, walking and talking together—I saw Allen go into the Plough—the other prisoner stood outside—she came out in about two minutes, and passed the man—he then ran after her, and they joined again—I went into Mrs. Barrett's, and received this sixpence from her—I then saw the two prisoners again in Free-school-street—the woman went into the Black Bull—she came out in about two minutes, and they jointed again—I went in and asked what she had passed, and received this sixpence—I came out, got assistance, and took both the prisoners—I found on Allen a good sixpence and 5 1/2 d . in copper.

JOHN HAMILTON . I a man officer. I took Goodge, and found on him 2 1/2 d . in copper.

JOHN FIELD . These are both counterfeit, and from the same mould.

Goodge's Defence . I know nothing of this—I defy the officer to say that he saw anything pass form me to the woman, or from her to me.

Allen's Defence . This is not the man that was with me in Bermondsey-street—the officer acknowledges he lost me twice.

JOHN WOODHOUSE . I am quite sure he is the man I saw with her each time—I had seen him before.

ALLEN— GUILTY . Aged 24.

GOODGE'S— GUILTY . Aged 30.

Confined One Year .

ADMIRALTY CASE .

1132. HENRY GARDENER was indicted for an assault on the High seas.

GUILTY . Confined Nine Months .

ADJOURNED TO THE 9 TH OF MAY , 1836.
