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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

SESSIONS PAPER.

PIRIE, MAYOR.

SEVENTH SESSION, HELD MAY 9TH, 1842

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE,

Taken in Short-hand

BY HENRY BUCKLER.

LONDON:

GEORGE HEBERT, CHEAPSIDE.

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

1842.

THE

WHOLE PROCEEDINGS

On the Queens 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.

Held on Monday, May 9th, 1842, and following Days.

Before the Right Honourable Sir JOHN PIRIE , Bart., LORD MAYOR of the City of London; the Right Hon. Thomas Denman, Lord Chief Justice of Her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench; Sir Edmund Hall Alderson, Knt., one of the Barons of Her Majesty's Court of Exchequer; Sir Thomas Coltman, Knt., one of the Justices of Her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas; Sir Matthew Wood, Bart.; Matthias Prime Lucas, Esq.; William Thompson, Esq.; William Taylor Copeland, Esq.; Sir Chapman Mar shall, Knt.; Aldermen of the said City: the Honourable Charles Ewan Law, Recorder of the said City: Thomas Wood, Esq.; John Lainson, Esq.; Michael Gibbs, Esq.; John Kinnersley Hooper, Esq.; Sir James Duke, Knt.; and Thomas Farncombe, Esq.; Aldermen of the said City: John Mirehouse, Esq., Common Sergeant of the said City; and Edward Bul lock , Esq., Judge of the Sheriflf's Court; Her 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.

John Coventry

Thomas Clark

Samuel Clark

John H. Childers

Joseph Lyon

Benjamin Banks

Charles Hoarder

James Garner

William Crowley

George Robert Baxter

Christopher Walter

Henry James Luff

Second Jury.

George Lee

Edwin Gliss

George Brason

Francis Paul Becker

Thomas Andrews

Robert Bolton

Francis Brown

Edmund Henry Baker

Thomas Bates

John Lashbrook

George Chapman

John Pater

Third Jury.

John Bartlett

John Barnard

John Austin

Jeremiah Lamb

Daniel Hawes

James Clayton

Charles Payne

Richard Cartwright

Henry Barker

Thomas Armstrong

Thomas Botrell

William Kelly

Fourth Jury.

Robert Birchall

Thomas West

William Anglis

William Arrowsmith

George Peppercorn

Charles Knight

William Peter Bennett

Joseph Dransfield

Richard Bull

William Holt Capone

Samuel Ashwell

Thomas Luniss

Fifth Jury.

Samuel Henton

James Brown

Robert Bragg

Samuel Bennett

John Pendered

Francis Farnham

Charles Bassett

Joseph James Addy

Henry Bullivant

William Hawley

James Joy

William Henry Miller

Sixth Jury.

Daniel Sebbon Baker

Robert Buswell

John Bullock

William Allan

Edward Bennett

John King

Adam Cathie

James Burt

James Baggett

William Drake Colson

George Croft

William Brice

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT .

PIRIE, MAYOR . SEVENTH SESSION .

A star (*) denotes that prisoners have been previously in custody Two stars, (**) that they have been more than once in custody An obelisk † that a prisoner is known to be the associate of bad characters.

LONDON AND MIDDLESEX CASES .

OLD COURT .— Monday, May 9 th , 1842.

First Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1419. ELIZABETH FLEMMING was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of April , I shawl, value 4 s . 6 d ., the goods of Thomas Robinson .

WILLIAM AYRES . I am shopman to Thomas Robinson, pawnbroker, of Charlton-street, Somers-town. On the 7th of April we had some shawls hanging on the door for sale—I found two had been pulled down—I found one tucked into a pair of steps, and the other was gone—in conse quence of information, I went into the street, and met the prisoner in the New-road, about a quarter of a mile off—I asked what she had under her shawl—she did not say anything—I pulled up her shawl, and found mas ter's shawl wrapped in an old waistcoat—she said a young woman gave it to her—I bad seen it safe ten minutes before—I found her with it in about five minutes—I had not seen her in the shop.

ELIZA MILDERN . I live at No. 1, York-buildings, Charlton-street, about a hundred yards from Robinson's. On the afternoon of the 7th of April, about half-past three o'clock, the prisoner came to my door, stood there a few minutes, then stooped down, stood up again, and dropped this shawl behind her—she turned round—I pointed to it—she stooped down, took it up, stood a few minutes longer, and then walked away—I saw her in the prosecutor's shop, about five minutes after, in custody.

Prisoner. Q. Did not I say I was looking for a female who had just given me the shawl? A. She said a young woman gave her the shawl to hold—when I pointed to the shawl she had dropped, she stooped down directly and took it up.

HENRY EMBERLY ( police-constable S 172.) The prisoner was given into my custody with the shawl which the witness gave to me.

( Property produced and sworn to. )

( The prisoner put in a written defence, stating that a woman had put the shawl on her arm, wrapped in a waistcoat, saying, "Take this," went down a court; the prisoner followed, but not finding her, let the parcel fall; upon the witness coming up and showing it to her, she took it up again, and said a woman had given it to her; that several persons had pointed the woman out to the prosecutor, but he would not take her: upon several per sons

saying they saw the woman give her the parcel, he told her to go about her business, and on leaving the shop the policeman took her ).

WILLIAM AYRES . re-examined The prisoner said at the shop that an other young woman had given it to her—nobody said in my hearing that they had seen it given to her—one girl went to the station and said she saw a young woman run away, but did not say she saw her give it to her—I had not seen the prisoner at my shop.

ELIZA MILDERN . re-examined She dropped the shawl and paused, then took it up and immediately said a young woman gave it to her to hold—she did not point out the direction in which she had gone—there was nothing to prevent her going away—she stood about two minutes after picking it up before she left—I saw a waistcoat in her hand—it was not wrapped in the waistcoat when it fell—I cannot say whether it fell out of the waistcoat—it fell behind—when she picked it up she tucked it under her shawl—I cannot say whether she put it into the waistcoat or not—she stood a minute or two, and then walked slowly down a court—she appeared to be looking for somebody.

JURY . Q. Did anybody say a woman had given her the shawl at the time? A. Not in my hearing, till we got to the station, when a young girl said she saw a person give it her.

HENRY EMBERLY . re-examined The witness came to the station to fetch me to take her—a young girl came to the station with her, and said she saw a young woman give her the shawl—we wanted her to go before the Magistrate, but she would not.

NOT GUILTY .

1420. WILLIAM ELPHINSTONE was indicted for feloniously utter ing a forged order for the payment of 10 l ., with intent to defraud Moses Myers , well knowing it to be forged.

SARAH MYERS . I am the wife of Moses Myers, of High-street, Shad well. On the 24th of April the prisoner brought me the advance note for 10 l . now produced—I had cashed a 4 l . note for him three months before, and he did not go into the vessel—I said to him, "How is it to be between me and you? I hope you will behave honourably"—he said he would—he said I should take the 4 l . note from the 10 l ., and he would allow me 1 l . for having waited for the 4 l . that would leave 5 l .—he said he would have 2 l . in money and the remainder in clothes—I said I would give him 10 s .—he said that would not do, he must have a sovereign—I told my daugh ter to give him a sovereign, which she did—I then said to him, "Douglas, sign your name at the back," which he did—he said he was going to the ship then as chief mate, on board the Madras, at 5 l . per month—he came to me next morning—I asked why he did not go on board—he said it would be time enough to go at three o'clock in the afternoon, if I would let my boy carry a parcel for him into the City—I said he should—he said, "You must let me have some more money"—I said, if he waited till the boy returned he should have it; and while he was waiting, my daughter came in with the note, and said, "Here, mother, the gentleman has forged a note upon you"—he flew over the counter—I caught him by the collar, and told him that out of my hands he should not go—my daughter called a policeman, and I gave him in charge.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. How long had you known him? A. Rather better than three months—I did not know where he was living

—I know a young man named Barrow—I never knew him to be a seaman—the prisoner first called with this note on Sunday the 24th—he came again on Monday morning—he had often called promising to pay the 4 l .—my business is cashing notes, and my husband is a pencil-maker—( the note being read, engaged to pay 10 l . three days after the "Madras" sailed, provided William Douglas sailed as mate in the said vessel. Signed RO BERT SLACK , and payable at R. Forbes's, Old Broad-street. )

ROBERT SLACK . I am master of the Madras lying in the London Docks. This note is not my handwriting nor signature—I never author ized it to be written—Mr. Forbes, Jun. was broker of the ship—the pri soner did not belong to the ship—I had partly agreed with him as second mate about six weeks ago, but he was not engaged, and had no advance-note issued to him—he had not worked on board the ship—this note is in the usual form of advance notes, but we never allow them to be signed by anybody but ourselves.

Cross-examined. Q. When was the ship to sail? A. She is not ready yet—the prisoner had been several times on board the ship, but I think not for three weeks before this happened—it was open for him to come again.—I had not finally rejected him.

WILLIAM RANCE . ( police-constable K 184.) I was called into the pro secutor's shop, and took the prisoner with the note.

ROBERT VALLANTINE . I am an inspector of police. The prisoner was brought to the station—he said, "I signed my name on the back of the note, but did not fill it up."

GUILTY . Aged 22.— Transported for Seven Years .

1421. MARY ANNE MARIA COOPER and ELIZABETH WIL SON were indicted for stealing, on the 8th of April , I sovereign, I half-sovereign, 3 shillings, and a sixpence, the monies of Andrew Wyness , from his person.

ANDRE WYNESS . ( police-constable D 43.) On the morning of the 9th of April, a little before three o'clock, I was in plain clothes—I met the two prisoners and another female on the pavement in Holborn, near the end of Dean-street—my hands were both in my trowsers pockets, one in each pocket—I was walking along very deliberately, being very tired—Cooper laid hold of my left arm—her left hand was on the top of my arm, and her right hand under it—I shook her off, told her to go on and leave me alone—she did not do so—I took my hand out of my pocket and pushed her off—as I pushed her I felt her hand at my pocket—she then ran away, and another female with her—I then put my hand into my pocket, and found it was quite empty—I had felt my money in it before I met them—I had a sovereign, a half-sovereign, and 3 s . 6 d . in silver in it—they ran up Dean-street—I ran after them—I caught Cooper, and told her she had got my money—she said she had not—I said she had given it to the other female, and she must go and find her—she said she would not—she began very bad language, and striking, kicking me, and tearing my clothes—I held her as well as I could, and called the police—as I was doing so Wilson came up, laid hold of her, and told me to let her go, that she had not got my money—she was one of the three that came up at first—I kept hold of Cooper and called out till a policeman came—I gave her into custody, and she was taken to the station—she was searched, but had no money—the sovereign and half-sovereign 'had been in a piece of paper in my pocket—I saw that piece of paper found before four o'clock on the spot where the scuffle

occurred in Dean-street—it was about a quarter of an hour after getting to the station.

Cooper. Q. Did not you meet me at the corner of Red Lion-street; I walked with you to Dean-street, and you pulled me about in a very disgraceful manner? A. I never touched her—I had my hands in my pockets—at the Police Court, at eleven o'clock the next day, previous to going into the Court, Wilson said she would send me 10 s . of the money again if I would give her my address—she said, "I will send you 10 s ., we thought you were a gentleman, or we would not have done it"—I said, "No, I will have nothing to do with that"—I am quite certain I did not throw the money out in taking my hand out of my pocket—it was in my hand when they met me, till I let go of it to put my hand out to push her away—I pulled my band out quite deliberately and pushed her off, then felt her right-hand at my pocket, while her left-hand was. on my arm—I positively swear it was her that took the money—the other two were close behind her at the time, both close together—she could hand it to them—it did not occupy more than a minute or a minute and a half—I was perfectly sober—I had been out for twenty-two hours.

JOHN SWARDER . I am a policeman. I assisted in taking the prisoners, from Dean-street to the station—the prosecutor was perfectly sober—I afterwards found a piece of paper on the spot where the scuffle took place. Wilson. He is not the man, I did not see him at all. Witness. I as sisted in taking them.

Cooper's Defence Passing along Red Lion-street he laid hold of me. I walked arm in arm with him up Dean-street; he began pulling me about in a very indecent manner, and wanted to have something to do with me in the street. I refused, and he threw me down; finding he could not get what he wanted, he called "Police." Wilson came up to my assist ance; there was no other woman there,

Wilson's Defence. I was coming along, and heard a cry of "Police." I went up Dean-street, and saw the prosecutor and female on the ground together; her clothes were in a very indecent manner; I pulled them down; the prosecutor had been drinking, but was not very drunk; he called the policeman. I said, "Do you think I have done any thing?" he said, "I think you know the party." I said, "If you think so, give me in charge;" the policeman took us both; he was very reluctant in doing so, the man being drunk. Next morning, seeing the prosecutor in different clothes, I said, "Are you the man that was robbed?" he said, "Yes, I would not blame any girl for robbing a gentleman, but it is a shame to rob any body in my situation; if I had a sovereign back, I would not prosecute you, as it may disgrace me in my situation." I said I knew nothing about it, but if it was in my power, I would willingly give him 10 s . or 12 s .; he said, "I don't think you know any thing about it, but you know the girl that ran away." I said, "No, I saw no girl run away."

ANDREW WYNESS . re-examined. Every word they have said is a lie—there is no truth in Cooper's being on the ground—there was nobody on the ground at all—she kicked, and I held both her arms—she kicked and struck at me—I did not say, "If I had 1 l . I would rather not proceed," nor did I say I should not have cared if it had been a gentleman.

WILLIAM CALVERT I am a policeman. I heard "Police" called—I came up, and saw the prosecutor have hold of Cooper by both hands, and

when I came up, he said she had robbed him of a sovereign, a half-sove reign, and some silver—I took them to the station—ten duplicates were found upon Cooper, and two shillings and some halfpence on the other—I saw nobody on the ground—they were standing up.

COOPER— GUILTY . Aged 24.— Transported for Ten Years .

WILSON— NOT GUILTY .

NEW COURT .— May 9 th, 1842.

Fifth Jury, before Edward Bullock, Esq.

1422. HENRY HALBERT was indicted for a common assault.

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

1423. ROBERT LEOPOLD KING was indicted for embezzling 72 l . 10 s . the monies of Robert Clark and another, his masters.

( MR. PATVE . on the part of the prosecution, offered no evidence.)

NOT GUILTY .

1424. GEORGE CLARKE was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of May , 1 steel-yard, value 5 s .; 1 hay-band twister, value 6 d .; and 3 rub-stones, value 6 d .; the goods of William Talbot ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 27.— Confined One Month .

1425. JAMES CRIPPS was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of April , 7lbs. weight of iron, value 2 d .; 1 sack, value 2 d .; and 2oz. of horse hair, value 1 d .; the goods of James Adams , his master; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 17.— Confined Three Months .

1426. JOHN BURKE and DANIEL SULLIVAN were indicted for stealing, on the 10th of April , 100lbs. weight of coals, value 2 s ., the goods of George Hall Pownall .

GEORGE MADDOX . I am a police-inspector. About half-past nine, on the morning of the 10th of April, I saw the prisoners at New-wharf, Whitefriars—I saw Burke lift Sullivan up into a coal barge there—Sulli van took some coals out of the barge, and threw them on shore—he then got out of the barge, and the two prisoners brought the coals up, and put them into a bag—Burke afterwards lifted Sullivan up again into the barge, and he threw some more out, which they also brought up and put into the bag—they then both walked off together up Blackfriirs—I have frequently seen them at the water side, and knew their persons.

GEORGE BRISSENDEN ( City police-constable, No 322.) I was waiting on the bridge—I saw the prisoners leave the barge—they came up the steps of Black friars, and were going along Chatham-place, when the clerk of the wharf came, and gave them into custody—they were both together—Burke had got 35lbs. of coals, and Sullivan about 60lbs. in a bag—they each had a bag—the coals were wet—I gave the bags of coals up to Maddox.

BENJAMIN HUGH COWELL . I gave the prisoners into custody—I am clerk at the wharf—I was in the Temple-gardens which adjoin the wharf, and saw the prisoners take the coals out of the barge—I had given the Thames-police, instructions to watch them.

THOMAS THOMPSON . I am clerk to Mr. George Hall Povvnall, a coal merchant—these coals are the sort Mr. Povvnall had.

Burke's Defence. I and Sullivan were walking together, and we saw some boys putting coals in their bags; they ran away; Sullivan went up, and I followed him; he picked some coals up, and put them into a bag, and I did the same; I did not steal them.

Sullivan's Defence. I saw two boys on the barge; they filled the bags and went away, and carried them along the shore towards the bridge; they went up the bridge, leaving some coals behind; I went and put them into a bag, and got the bag full.

BURKE— GUILTY . Aged 17.— Confined Six Months . SULLIVAN— GUILTY . Aged 12.— Confined Three Months .

1427. JOSEPH LEONARD was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of April , 14lbs. of coals, value 2 d .; the goods of George Hall Pownall .

GEORGE MADDOX . I am a Thames police-inspector. On the morn ing of the 10th of April, I was at the same wharf at Whitefriars, as I men tioned in the last case—I saw the prisoner come there about ten o'clock, or a quarter-past ten—I saw him get up and lean on his stomach, on the side of the same barge of coals—he pulled a coal out of the barge, which weighed about 14lbs., and put it into a tin can—I took him into custody, with the coal and the can.

THOMAS THOMPSON . I am clerk to Mr. George Hall Pownall. The barge did not belong to him, but the coals did—this coal is about the same quality as was in the barge.

Prisoner's Defence. Another boy who was with me took the coals; the can laid nearest to me; the gentleman laid hold of me, and took me to the station; he detained me, but let him go; I never touched the coals.

GUILTY . Aged 17.— Confined Four Months .

1428. HENRY SAWYER was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of April , 1 1/2 lb. of tea, value 3 s ., the goods of the St. Katherine Dock Com pany , his masters.

MR. BALLANTINE . conducted the Prosecution.

JOHN CASTLEDINE . I am a labourer belonging to St. Katherine Dock. Between eight and nine o'clock on Friday morning, the 29th of April, I was employed on the second floor of the tea warehouse, on which floor there are tea-chests—I saw the prisoner take some tea out of two chests, and place it in his pockets—he was occasionally employed there as an extra labourer.

JOHN FERGUSON . I am foreman of the warehouse of the St. Katherine Dock Company. I was in the room where the prisoner was employed on the 29th of April—I received information, and caused him to be searched in my presence, and the tea was found in both his trowsers pockets—he said it was his first offence.

GUILTY . Aged 46.— Recommended to mercy. — Confined Four Months .

1429. SUSANNAH THOMPSON was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of April , 1 counterpane, value 6 d .; and 2 sheets, value 2 s .; the goods of John Brown : 2 coats, value 6 l .; 2 waistcoats, value 10 s .; 3 pairs of trowsers, value 2 l .; 3 shirts, value 5 s .; 8 handkerchiefs, value 7 s .; 1 towely value 6 d .; and 1 collar, value 6 d .; the goods of John Middleton ; to which she pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 28.— Confined Six Months .

OLD COURT .— Tuesday, May 10 th, 1842.

Second Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1430. MARGARET EVANS was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of April , 3 towels, value 2 s .; and 1 brooch, value 35 s .; and 1 spoon, value 3 s .; the goods of John Matthews , her master; to which she pleaded

GUILTY .— Confined Three Months .

1431. ELIZA BRESNAM was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of April , 1 purse, value 1 d .; 10 shillings, and 2 sixpences; the property of Thomas John Jones , from his person.

THOMAS JOHN JONES . I am a printer, and live at No. 3, New-court, Carey-street; I am twenty years old. On the 11th of April, about half-past twelve o'clock at night, I was in Bartlett's-passage—two persons came running down and caught hold of me—while I was trying to get away for five minutes, by speaking to them, the prisoner took my purse out of my waistcoat pocket—they had hold of my arm—I did not exactly struggle to get away—I did not feel her put her hand in my pocket, but I saw the purse in her hand—I accused her of taking it—the denied having it—I tried to get it from her—I saw the end of it in her hand—it was a green purse—it got torn—I got part of it in my hand, but did not get the other part away—I gave her in charge of a policeman—the purse and money produced are mine.

Prisoner. He met me in Holborn, he caught hold of me and took me up Bartlett's-buildings, and inside the gates, he said he lived there, and would open the door and take me in. Witness. I did not

GEORGE CULLEN ( City police-constable, No. 263.) On the 11th of April, about half-past twelve o'clock at night, I was coming down Bartlett's-buildings, and heard a scuffle—I immediately went and saw the prisoner and prosecutor scuffling together—he said she had taken hit purse—he had part of the purse in his hand, and the other part was in her hand—I took her to the station—she denied having the purse, but I took it from her—there was 1 s . 6 d . in it.

Prisoner. He passed the gateway two or three times while we were there, and the young man had a cloak on; he said, "Here comes a policeman, let me cover your bonnet over with my cloak," which he did, and the policeman did not see us then; when you came to the gate, did not you say, "You have been committing a nuisance, and I must take you up?" A. No, I did not say anything of the sort; I had not seen them before; I had not been up to the place before; I did not see the other woman.

THOMAS JOHN JONES re-examined. I did not put my cloak over her bonnet, nothing of the kind passed—I was trying to get away during the five minutes, and then found my purse gone from my pocket—there were two women at first.

Prisoner's Defence. We were there longer than five minutes; I neither dragged him, nor he me; he walked voluntarily up the court, which leads out of the buildings into Fetter-lane; he said, "Wait a minute," and when he got me inside the gate, he said, "I have not got the key, I

cannot take you in;" he had the gate in his hand, and the policeman said, "You have been committing a nuisance, I shall take you, my lady, to the station-house;" I said I should not go without him, and then he said, "She has been robbing me of my purse."

GEORGE CULLEN re-examined. I did not say I should take her for committing a nuisance; the prosecutor had not the gate in his hand. GUILTY .* Aged 21.— Transported for Ten Years .

1432. DANIEL CONNELLY was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of April , 1 handkerchief, value 9 d ., the goods of a certain man, whose name is unknown, from his person.

THOMAS BENNETT . I am a labourer, and live at No. 14, Swan-street, Minories. On Thursday night, the 7th of April, between eight and nine o'clock, I was at the corner of the Minories, and saw the prisoner and an other man following several gentlemen—I had suspicion, and followed them to Leadenhall-street, where they followed two gentlemen, who were walking arm-in-arm, and crossing over by the East India Company's ware-house, I saw the prisoner take a handkerchief from one of the two gentle men's coat-pocket—I do not know his name—he retraced his steps—the gentleman proceeded a few yards, put his hand into his pocket, and turned round—the prisoner then crossed over towards Billiter-street—I went up and secured him till a policeman arrived—he dropped the handkerchief at my side—I cannot swear this is the same handkerchief, but I saw him draw something from the gentleman's pocket, which appeared to be a hand kerchief—the one he dropped has two initials upon it—I was on the other side of the street, but opposite to him—I suppose the street is twelve yards wide—I could not discern the colour of the handkerchief distinctly—I had my eye on the prisoner, and the gentleman went away.

Prisoner's Defence. I was coming down Leadenhall-street; a coach was running very fast; a great many people were looking at it, and I stopped myself; I kicked against a handkerchief, took it up, examined it, and put it into my pocket; seeing nobody owned it, I went away; about five minutes after, the witness laid hold of me, and said, "That is my handkerchief you have got;" I said, "If you can describe it you shall have it;" people came round me, and he gave me into custody.

THOMAS BALCHIN . I am a City police-constable. I took the prisoner in charge, with the handkerchief which is marked "D. B."

NOT GUILTY .

1433. GEORGE THOMAS EMMETT was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of April , 10lbs. weight of lead, value 1 s .; and 3 holdfasts, value 1 d .; the goods of Elizabeth Hughes , and fixed to a certain building.—2nd COUNT , not stating them to be fixed.

THOMAS HENRY HUTTON . I am clerk to Mr. Hammond, auctioneer, of Bell-yard, Lincoln's-inn. I know some premises at Knowl-green, Staines—they were in the occupation of Mr. Dobson for six months, but they are the property of Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes—I engaged the prisoner on behalf of Mr. Hammond to look after the premises—he was to have 18 s . a week for taking charge of them, which was paid to his wife.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. He had to take care of the house

in Fitzroy-square for Mr. Hammond? A. Yes, and his wife has charge of it at present—he told me he had put his sister there—I am aware that for some time he has been in great distress from ill health—we have em ployed the prisoner between four and five years—he has been trusted with very valuable property—Mr. Hammond I know would not object to take him again.

EDMUND BURTON ( police-sergeant D 25.) In consequence of informa tion I received I went to Knowl-green cottage, and saw the prisoner there—I asked him if any lead was missing from the cottage, and if he had sold any—he said he had not—I took him to Mr. Spencer's at Staines, who said he was the man who had sold a quantity of lead to him in the name of Edward Williams—I took some lead from Mr. Spencer's, to the cottage, and found lead gone from an outhouse—it fitted there—the prisoner afterwards said he had stolen the lead, but was driven to it by distress.

Cross-examined. Q. I believe you have not the least doubt of that being true? A. His family were in the most abject state of distress—I assisted them myself.

JOHN SPENCER . On the 14th of April I purchased a piece of lead of the prisoner—I was to give him 1 s . 0 1/2 d ., as it was 10lbs. at 1 1/4 d . a pound—he hastened away, and only took the shilling.

THOMAS HENRY HUTTON re-examined. He had nothing for taking care of the house in Fitzroy-square, nor his wife—it is not customary to pay them, but to give them 1 l . or 2 l . when it is let—they live in it rent free.

GUILTY . Aged 36.— Strongly recommended to mercy. — Confined One Month .

NEW COURT .— Tuesday; May 10 th, 1842.

Sixth Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1434. THOMAS COX was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of April , 138lbs. weight of lead, value 2 l . 2 s ., the goods of George Mitchell ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY .* Aged 22.— Transported for Seven Years .

1435. ALFRED WOODMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of May , 168lbs. weight of metal type, value 10 l .; 8lbs. weight of printed papers, value 1 l .; and 100 coloured prints, value 5 s .; the goods of John Browne Bell , his master.

JOHN BROWNE BELL . I live in the Strand; the prisoner was in my ser vice as light porter. In consequence of information I received on the 4th of May, I went to No. 2, Neville-court, Fetter-lane, where the prisoner lives—we found him there—I charged him with taking away a quantity of type—he said he had not got it, but if I would go with him he would show me where it was placed—I went with him and another person, in my employ—in going along he ran away from me—a policeman secured him—we went back, and found 168lbs. of type at his house—this now pro duced is it—I believe it to be mine—I have lost such.

Prisoner. One of your men gave me these prints, a man named Blake brought them to me, and they cannot find him. Witness. I had no such man in my employ.

JAMES CHILDS . I went to the prisoner's house, and found this property there—it is my master's—I am positive of it.

JOHN JEFFREY . I am a City policeman. I went to the prisoner's lodging with him, and found a large quantity of type in a brown pan.

Prisoner's Defence. Blake brought things to me several times to get sold for him—a person named Miles had sold some.

MR. BELL re-examined. I had no person named Miles in my employ—the prisoner stated nothing about this at first.

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Confined Four Months .

1436. JOHN AMOS was indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of April , 97 1/2 yards of silk, value 13 l ., the goods of Wynn Ellis and others, his masters; and JOHN ELLIS , for feloniously receiving the same; well knowing it to have been stolen; against the Statute, &c.

MESSRS. PHILLIPS and CLARKSON conducted the Prosecution.

JOHN DEAR ( City police-constable, No. 279.) On Friday morning, the 22nd of April, I was with Death in Warwick-lane—I know the prisoners by seeing them together for three mornings previous to Friday the 22nd—on Friday, the 22nd, I saw them together about a quarter past eight o'clock in the morning in Warwick-lane—I saw them pass each other in Ave Maria-lane—they joined each other in Warwick-lane—Ellis went first towards Newgate-street, and Amos followed him—I saw Ellis turn round several times—I saw Amos go into the Jolly Butchers public-house—Ellis followed him—I ran behind a cart, got to the door, and peeped through an opening in the door, and saw them both standing by the bar, side by side—they each had something to drink—while I was looking in, I saw Amos put his hand towards the inside of his pocket and hand a parcel to Ellis—I did not see what it was—I saw the motion of it—I am quite sure I saw something pass—when Ellis went in he had nothing in his pocket, and when he came out his pocket was bulky—when Amos went in his left-hand pocket was bulky, and when he came out there was nothing in it—they remained at the Jolly Butchers three or four minutes—I afterwards accompanied sergeant Death to Amos's lodgings—he gave his address at the station.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. Could you see quite plainly through the crack in the door? A. Yes—it was more than two inches open—the prisoners were standing in front of the bar—Mr. Weston was serving them, and his daughter was there—I staid there till I saw them moving to come out—I know a man named Owen, a butcher—I asked him, when I ran to the door, if the men were not gone in again—he stood at the door by my side—I did not ask him to go in—he did not move from out side the door—the door was strapped partly back by a strap behind, and that gave a kind of opening between the two doors and the door-post—any body could distinctly see the bar—they were swing doors—the space was between the door and the door-post, where the hinges are—I may have improperly called it a crack—any body could see into the bar if they stooped down as I did—Owen saw me do it.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN . Q. Warwick-lane comes out of New gate-market, does it not? A. Yes—the first time I saw Ellis that morn ing was in Warwick-lane, coming from Newgate-street—I was stationed

in a bricklayer's shed in Warwick-lane—I saw Ellis a very little way down the lane, going towards Ludgate-hill, in a direction which leads to the prosecutor's premises—he bad got half-way down the lane before Amos made his appearance—I should say he was more than a minute's walk from the prosecutor's.

MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Do you know the prosecutor's shop? A. Yes—I saw the prisoners join about fifty or sixty yards from the prosecutor's shop—they kept stopping, and looking round.

OLIVER DEATH . I am a City police-sergeant. On Friday morning, the 22nd of April, I placed myself in a shop in Warwick-lane—I saw Ellis go down towards Ludgate-hill, and about five minutes afterwards I saw him come back again, and Amos about three or four paces behind him—they both came back together, went round by Warwick-square, and went into the Jolly Butchers public-house in Warwick-lane—they staid there four or five minutes—I saw them come out—Dear was with me—I gave him some instructions—the prisoners separated—I watched Ellis—he went towards the new market—I followed him into the market—when he came out of the Jolly Butchers I observed that his pocket was bulky, and he carried his hand under his coat—I was in plain clothes—I went up to him and told him I wanted to have a few words with him—he said, "Very well"—I took him through the market—he asked me where I was going to take him to—I said to the Smithfield station—he asked me what for—I said I would not tell him then—I did not tell him I was an officer till I got him to the station—I then asked what he had got about him—he said what he had got was his own—I searched him, and found in his right-hand pocket this roll of silk—it had no paper or any covering round it—any body must have seen it was silk—I asked where he had got it—he said he had bought it of a man—I asked what man—he said he should not tell me, he bought it, and paid for it—he gave his name John Ellis—I asked him for his address—he hesitated a moment, and then said he had several addresses—he would not give one—Dear came to the station while I was there—we left Ellis there, and went to the prosecutor's—Amos was cleaning the brass-plate at the door—I told him to come in side, I wanted to speak to him—I did not tell him why—I took him in, and took him up stairs—I asked him if he knew Ellis—he said no, he knew nothing about him—I asked him if he knew any thing about the silk—he said no, he knew nothing about it—I did not say any thing more to him till after I had seen one of the firm—I then searched him in the shop—I told one of the firm, in his presence, that we had reason to be lieve Amos had been robbing them, that I had taken a piece of black silk from a roan named Ellis, and we had a suspicion that it was taken by Amos to Ellis, as we had seen them together two or three different times—Amos said he knew nothing about it—I took him to the station—he gave his address there No. 8, New-street, Finsbury—I went there, and searched the first-floor front-room, and found a pair of blankets, two quilts, two pieces of bed-furniture, five sheets, two pieces of brown-holland, which I think are new, one toilet-cover, three table-covers, and one pair of gloves—I afterwards went to Ellis's lodgings—we found some keys on him, and one of the keys opened the door—I found there 34 l . in gold and 35 l . in Bank-notes—I heard Ellis afterwards say he lived at the White Horse public-house, Cripplegate, which was the place where I found this money.

Cross-examined by MR. BALLANTINE . Q. You have kept all these ar ticles you took from Amos? A. I have—there was some sealing-wax and a broomstick without a handle—I took whatever I found—I could not tell that the broomstick was not part of the prosecutor's stock—I did not strip the room of every thing that was in it—I left boxes and tables be hind—when I took Amos I said to him I had come to take him on sus picion of a felony, for a piece of black silk—he said he knew nothing about it—I then asked if he knew Jack Ellis—I believe I said John Ellis; yes, it was John—I was never at this bar—I stood in the other Court once—I stood there as an innocent man, and was acquitted after fourteen witnesses had been examined—the Grand Jury found a bill against me for perjury, but they could not prove it—I have known Dear three years—I have been on the division nine or eleven months, and he has been under me about eight months—I do not live with him—I never lived with him in the same house or in the same lodging—I live in Furnival's Inn-court, Holborn—if Dear has sworn we have lived together, it is a mistake altogether—I was with Dear when I saw Amos go into the Jolly Butchers—after we had taken Ellis, Dear and I had no talk about this, any more than when I passed him I told him to watch the porter—when he came to the station he told me where Amos had gone—he stated at the station, in presence of Walter Joy, the station-clerk, that he had looked through the door, and saw something pass from Amos's pocket to Ellis, but he could not say what it was—I have seen the door many times in passing—it is strapped back, and it leaves a crevice between the door and door-post near the hinges—I have seen through the crack where the hinges are—I looked through afterwards—it is not necessary to stoop down to do so—you can distinctly see in front of the bar standing up, but not round it—I have only been up to the crack once myself—that was after the pri soners were committed—Dear was not with me at the time—I went through curiosity—I had no reason to disbelieve Dear—as I went by I looked through—I saw Dear go to the door—I did not see him the whole time he was there—they are half glass doors, and if you stand upright per sons inside the bar can see you—I afterwards stooped down, to look and was able to see towards the left-hand in the bar—I know Weston, the landlord.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. How long after you saw Ellis go towards Ludgate-hill did you see the prisoners together? A. About four or five minutes—I did not continue in the same place—I was near New gate-street when I saw them together—I was walking up and down—I was in plain clothes—I had my police trousers on—I had not got my police coat on—every one might not know I was a policeman—Amos first went into the Jolly Butchers—Ellis was about three or four yards from him—Dear was in the lane near the Jolly Butchers, walking in the same direction as Ellis—I was only the width of the street from the Jolly Butchers after they went in—it is a very narrow street—I was only once in the house, and that was after the prisoners were committed—Dear was with me then.

MR. PHILLIPS . Q. You state you were acquitted on this charge of perjury? A. Yes, I was in the City police at that time—I have been three or four years in the City police—the Corporation were aware of my trial—I have been continued in the police ever since, and received the ex penses of the trial from the Corporation of the City.

ROBERT CLARK . I carry on business on my own account at Worcester. I was formerly in the service of Messrs. Wynn, Ellis, and Mr. Everington—there are three partners—on the 22nd of April last my department was at the Manchester silk counter—that counter is close to the door in St. Paul's Churchyard—Amos was at that time one of the porters—there were some piles of silk in the piece called Gross de Naples on the counter, close by the door—it is the practice of the house to mark goods of that kind in pencil—this piece of silk produced is marked "No. 19"—it is Messrs. Ellis and Everington's property—there are 97 1/2 yards of it—it is not an en tire piece by about ten or twelve yards—it has been cut, which, as well as the mark, enables me to identify it—if it had been sold it would have passed through the books in account—I have examined to see if it has done so, and it has not—there is no such thing—the books are here—it is a very unusual thing for a wholesale house to have a piece cut off—I cannot tell when the piece was cut off—there is a small green mark on the silk, which I recollect very well—every entire piece of goods that comes to our place, has the manufacturer's ticket on it—the usual length of an entire piece it from 108 to 112 yards—there has been about as much as would amount to a dress taken from it—I have since examined the goods in the warehouse for the purpose of finding the piece from whence the dress was cat off—I have not been able to find it.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. How many persons are there in the prosecutors' employ? A. About 100 generally—I do not recollect cutting the dress off myself—I know it is cut off by its not having the manufacturer's fag—there is always a white selvage at the end of an entire piece—there are four persons who dispose of property of this kind without my knowing any thing about it.

(John Newport, painter, York-street, Black friars-road; William Holmes, hatter, Waterloo-road; Benjamin Doane, tailor, Rathbone-place, Oxford-street; gave Amos a good character: George Alderson, publican, Hart-street, Cripple gate; and John Edwards, of William-street, Cannon-street-road; gave Ellis a good character.)

AMOS— GUILTY . Aged 30.

ELLIS— GUILTY . Aged 42.

Transported for Seven Years .

1437. JOHN HADDINGTON was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of May , 56lbs. weight of bacon, value 1 l . 10 s ., the goods of George Penson .

GEORGE BARHAM . I am assistant to George Penson, a cheese monger, at No. 15, Newgate-street. On the 4th of May, at a quarter-past seven in the evening, I weighed two sides of bacon—I missed a side when the police man came—he afterwards showed me some bacon, which I knew to be my master's—it had brand makes on it—it was safe at half-past seven in the evening.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . A. Do you know anything at all of the prisoner? A. No, he is quite a stranger.

JOHN DEAR ( City police-constable, No. 297.) About a quarter to eight o'clock this evening I saw the prisoner coming down Paternoster row with a side of bacon on his shoulder—I let him go past me; I then stopped him, and found the bacon on him—I showed it to Barham.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you say any thing to him? A. I asked him where he got it—he said he had bought it of a man, and afterwards he

said a man had given it him to carry—I told the Magistrate so—it was taken down—if it was not, it was the clerk's fault.

GUILTY . Aged 22.— Recommended to mercy. — Confined Three Months .

1438. ANN COLLIER was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of April , 3 printed books, value 1 s ., the goods of John Stevens , her master.

JOHN STEVENS . I am a printer, and live in Farringdon street. I lost three printed books, which I saw safe three months before—these now pro duced are mine—they are part of a set I have at home—I have no mark on them—the prisoner was in my service—I have lost exactly such books—they correspond with the set.

GEORGE DRIVER . I bought the books as waste-paper of the prisoner on Monday, the 11th of April.

( The prisoner put in a paper pleading distress, and stating that the pro secutor allowed her only shavings to sleep on, and nothing to cover her. )

JOHN STEVENS re-examined. She had things to cover her—I took her out of charity.

GUILTY . Aged 30.— Recommended to mercy. — Confined Six Months .

(There was another indictment against the prisoner.)

1439. JOHN DIXON was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of April , 1 handkerchief, value 3 s ., the goods of Thomas William Wilson , from his person.

THOMAS WILLIAM WILSON . I live in Alders gate-street Buildings. About half-past ten o'clock, on the 10th of April, I was walking in Long-lane, Smithfield, with my cousin, who told me something, in consequence of which I examined my pocket, and found it empty—it had a handker chief in it three minutes before—it was not found—I saw the prisoner and several others standing round, but no one with him particularly.

Prisoner. You collared another one, and the people said it was not him, it was me. Witness. In the confusion I collared another person, who was standing close by, in mistake.

JOHN WILSON . I live in Alders gate-street Buildings. I was with the prosecutor—in turning round my head I saw the prisoner take a hand kerchief from his-pocket—I told my cousin, and kept my eye on the pri soner—he walked off the pavement into the street, and dropped the hand kerchief behind him—I do not know what became of it—some one picked it up—I am quite sure I saw him take it out of my cousin's pocket.

Prisoner's Defence. I was walking along, and saw a scuffle with a man in the road; I was on the pavement.

GUILTY .* Aged 19.— Confined Six Months .

1440. FREDERICK RANDALL was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of April , 1 coat, value 4 l ., the goods of Gervas Parnell .

GERVAS PARNELL . I live in Rosetta-place, Coburg-road, Old Kent-road. I had a chaise at the corner of Bath-street on the evening of the 9th of April—there was a coat in it—I left the chaise for about a quarter of an hour, and when I came back my coat was gone—this now produced is it.

GEORGE PALMES . I am a frame-work maker, living in Silver-street. About eight o'clock, on Saturday evening, I was pasting down Newgate-street, and saw the prisoner and another behind the chaise, in Bath-street—another lad took the coat out and threw it on the prisoner's shoulders—he ran away, and I ran after him, caught him just by the Post-office, and gave him in charge of the policeman with the coat on his shoulder.

DANIEL DORAN . I am a City police-constable. I took charge of the prisoner—the coat was round his shoulder—he denied all knowledge of it until I took him to the shop.

Prisoner's Defence. Some one took the coat and threw it on my shoulder.

GUILTY .* Aged 14.— Confined Eight Days , and Whipped.

1441. MARY ANN SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of April , 1 dram-glass, value 9 d ., the goods of William Williamson .

MARIA MARCHANT . I am bar-maid to William Williamson, of the Boar's Head, Fleet-street. About half-past six o'clock, on the morning of the 28th of April, the prisoner came to our house and asked if I would trust her with some gin—I would not—she staid a few minutes, and I missed a glass—she went out, I followed her, and saw a policeman—this is the glass I missed—it is my master's.

Prisoner. I was drunk at the time. Witness. She was not.

GEORGE WARDLE . I am a City police-constable. I went after the prisoner, and found her in a court adjoining Fleet-street, about half-past six o'clock—I found this glass wrapped up in the corner of her shawl, under her arm—she said she had taken it because the female would not trust her with any gin.

Prisoner's Defence. I went with a female to have some gin, and I took a glass of something to drink to her outside.

MARIA MARCHANT re-examined. I did not let her take any glass out side.

GUILTY . Aged 34.— Confined Eight Days, solitary .

1422. FREDERICK HAYES was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of April , 4 yards of canvas, value 1 s . 6 d .; 1 basket, value 3 s .; 2 bottles, value 2 s .; 3 gallons of ink, value 3 s .; and 6 shillings; the goods of Richard Cooke , his master.

RICHARD COOKE . I am an ink-maker, and live in New-street, Bartholo mew-close. I wanted an errand-boy, and put a bill in the window—the prisoner came—his mother said he was a very good boy, and I took him on the 12th of April—on Wednesday, the 13th, I sent him out with a truck, three gallons of ink, and some gallon bottles, and gave him 6 s —he was to call, in coming home, and bring me some goods back with the money—he did not bring the goods back, nor the money—I saw no more of the truck and things, and did not see him again till he was in custody.

HENRY SHERRIFF . I am a policeman. I found the prisoner at hit father's door on Friday the 15th of April—I said, "I want you for the truck and goods of your master"—he said, "Let me see my father first"—I said, "You must come with me to the station'1—he said a boy had capsized the truck going along, and had spilt all the ink, and the money a boy had got from him in Shoreditch, that he had left the truck in the

care of a woman in Brick-lane while he went to ease himself, and when he came back, the woman had gone away with the truck and all, and a boy about his own age at the grocer's-shop had seen the woman go away with it—I went to make inquires, and there was no boy under seventeen years of age at any of the grocers' shops, about there.

GUILTY . Aged 12.— Transported for Seven Years .—Isle of Wight.

OLD COURT .— Wednesday, May 11 th, 1842.

Third Jury, before Edward Bullock, Esq.

1443. WILLIAM BAILEY , alias John Cook, alias Samuel Bailey, was indicted for uttering a counterfeit sixpence, he having been previously convicted of a like offence; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 16.— Transported for Seven Years .

1444. RICHARD FOSSEY was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of April , I willow cutting gauge, value 85., the goods of Robert Bathurst .

ROBERT BATHURST . I am a willow-cutter, and live in Bacon-street, Bethnal-green. The prisoner worked for me for nearly two years—on the morning of the 14th of April, about seven o'clock, I missed a guage, and found it in pawn in the Hackney-road—I had seen it safe about eight o'clock in a rack in the workshop—the prisoner had left me about ten days at that time—I sent for him—he came to my house, and denied all knowledge of it—I gave him into custody—this produced is it.

THOMAS ROWLEY . I am assistant to Mr. Cotton, a pawnbroker, in the Hackney-road. On the 14th of April, the prisoner pawned this gauge, in the name of John Davis—I am sure of him.

HENRY COTTON . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner in charge.

Prisoner's Defence. I know nothing about it.

NOT GUILTY .

1445. MARGARET MARIA WILLIAMS was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of October , at St. Pancras , 2 tea-pots, value 29 l .; 2 coffee pots, value 32 l .; 2 cream-jugs, value 8 l .; 1 sugar-basin, value 8 l .; 56 spoons, value 30 l .; 27 forks, value 10 l .; 11 knives, value 12 s .; 7 ladles, value 7 l .; 2 butter knives, value 1 l . 10 s .; 1 watch, value 20 l .; 2 watch chains, value 10 l .; 3 seals, value 7 l .; 8 rings, value 26 l .; 9 brooches, value 13 l .; 2 pairs of sugar-tongs, value 1 l . 10 s .; 6 gowns, value 19 l .; 10 shawls, value 21 l .; 1 cape, value 10 s .; 2 skewers, value 2 l .; 1 gob let, value 3 l .; 1 fish-slice, value 1 l .; 2 eye-glasses, value 1 l . 10 s .; 3 pairs of ear-rings, value 7 l .; 4 bracelets, value 1 l . 15 s .; 1 tea-caddy, value 3 l .; 1 buckle, value 1 l .; 2 habit-shirts, value 1 l . 10 s .; 1 clock, value 3 l .; 1 parasol, value 1 l .; 1 purse, value 10 s .; 1 reticule, value 5 s .; 1 tablecloth, value 5 s .; 1 handkerchief, value 5 s .; and 1 trunk, value 1 l .; the goods of James Holden , her master, in his dwelling-house.

MR. BODKIN conducted the Prosecution.

JAMES HOLDEN . In October last I lived in Morning ton-crescent, St. Pancreas. The prisoner was in my service as cook, and had been so between three and four months—on the 20th of October, I and Mrs. Holden were both from home—we left the prisoner alone in the house—I returned at

five o'clock in the afternoon, and found the drawers of my bed-room broken open—I missed the articles stated in the indictment, some from the drawers, and from different parts of the house—the value of the whole is about 300 l .—in consequence of a communication from Cork, I went there in the latter end of March, and saw O'Neill, the sergeant, who pro duced a great quantity of my property—I went with him, and saw the pri soner—I said, "We have found you after some trouble"—she said, "In deed I don't know any thing of you; I never saw you before in my life"—I said, "It is very strange you should live three or four months with me, and not know me; I know you very well"—I pointed to a friend who was with me, and said, "You don't know my friend?"—she said, "I never saw him," and denied all knowledge of us.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Are you quite sure she was your servant? A. Yes, I cannot be mistaken.

ELIZABETH FIELD . I live with my father, George Field, who is a body coach-maker, and carry water-cresses out. In October last, I went to the pro secutor's with some water-cresses, and saw the prisoner—I know her to be the woman—she gave me some broken victuals, and told me to bring the towel back the same day, but my father would not let me, and I took it back next day—she sent me to fetch a coach to the door, which I did about three o'clock in the afternoon—I saw nobody but her in the house—she put a large hair trunk and a small box into the coach—the coachman helped her in with the large one—she went into the coach with them, shut the street-door, and told me to go down the kitchen steps, and wait there till she came back—she should not be long—I waited there three quarters of an hour—I found nobody in the house, and went away, leaving the servant next door in care of the house.

Cross-examined. Q. Had you seen her before? A. Yes, two or three times—I take my oath she is the woman.

MICHAEL O'NEILL . I am a sergeant of the police of Cork. In consequence of information last March, I went to Mr. Duggin's house at Cork, and found the prisoner in the first-floor room there—I asked her name—she said, "Maria Williams"—I told her to consider herself my prisoner, and to be cautious what she said, for if she said any thing to criminate herself, I should have to state it—there was a large box, and a small trunk on the floor—I asked if they were hers—she said, "Yes"—I asked if what they contained was hers—she said "Yes"—I asked for the key—she gave it me—I opened one—I found three gold chains, a gold key, three gold rings, a gold brooch, a pair of ear-rings, some silver spoons, a reticule, eight shawls, a gold watch and case, and a variety of other articles—I asked if she bad got a watch—she said she had a brass one, and produced it from her bosom—I also found some parts of tea spoons, with the initials T. A. B., which have been filed—I told her I should fetch a woman to search her—she said she had no money—I put my hand in her pocket, and found 27 l . 10 s . in Bank of Ireland notes—I took her to the station—I showed all the pro perty to the prosecutor—I found a quantity of plate at Mr. Bennet's, in Grafton-street, which Mr. Holden claimed—I took her to Dublin—on the way, she asked me whether it would be better for her to plead guilty or not—I told her I should give her no advice on that subject.

Prisoner. I never said any thing of the sort. Witness. I asked her then how she effected the robbery? was there any person with her? she said no, she brought the large box down three pairs of stairs on her

back—I asked her how much money there was—she said she should not be afraid to rob a convent if there were people outside she could de pend on—I asked how much money she got from Mr. Bennett—she swore by God she had sold him more than 100 l . worth, that he must be a d—d fool, that he bought it under the value.

THOMAS BENNETT . I am a silversmith and jeweller, and live at Dublin. In February last, I bought 160 and 60 ounces of plate of the prisoner, at 4 s . 8 d . per ounce, the price we always give in Dublin for old plate—I have it here—here are coffee-pots, tea-pots, salvers, and other articles—we always give that price—we either keep them as they are, or melt them—I did not suspect it was stolen, or I should have stopped it—the forks and spoons were old-fashioned ones, and I melted them—I gave her a draft for part, and the remainder in bank of Ireland notes—she represented herself as a widow lady, and was necessitated to dispose of the things to bring her back to London—she called first in the morning, and asked if I was in the habit of purchasing plate—I saw her three or four times—she left some of the plate four days before she called for the money—she said she was not leaving Dublin for three or four days—I did not refuse to attend before a Magistrate in London—I gave every facility when applied to at Cork—I did not take the number of the notes, but I believe the money found on her is what I gave her.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Are you quite sure the prisoner is the person who sold you the plate? A. Yes—she was dressed in black silk, very respectably—I have not a doubt of her—I saw her four or five times, and am certain of her.

( Property produced and sworn to. )

Prisoner's Defence, written —"I know nothing of the charge; what gave rise to the suspicion, was a piece of paper found in my trunk. I was obliged to go up the country for a few days, and during that time I left the key of my room with the landlady of the house, in Cross-street, Cork, and on my return, I found one of my trunks opened, and the other had every thing removed; and the piece of paper alluded to, respecting Mr. Bennett, was in my box, but not with my putting. Mr. Holden, likewise, accuses me with being his servant for three months, and that I had warning to quit; I never was his nor any other gentleman's servant in my life. In July, I went from London to Cork, by the boat called the Mermaid, from Black water Stairs; returned in the latter end of August by the same boat; on the 26th of November, from St. James's Stairs, Wapping, back to Cork again, in the Jupiter boat, Captain Warters, com mander; in March returned to London, in the Devonshire, Captain Hig gen, commander, and back again by the same boat, and the same captain to Dublin, and changed two thirty shillings notes, the change given to me by the steward of the boat, in the presence of Mr. Burns. I arrived at Dublin at ten o'clock at night, and Mr. Burnes, the mate of the vessel, recommended me to a lodging at the house of Mr. Jones, opposite the quay where the boat stopped; I remained there for a few days, until the St. George was going to Cork, by which vessel I went. Respecting the Irish constable's statement, the confession, he says, that I made to him, it is quite false, for I well remember every word that I said to him."

GUILTY . Aged 27.— Transported for Fifteen Years .

1446. DENNIS M'CARTHY was indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Edward Drury , about the hour of three o'clock in the night of the 11th of May , at All Saints, Poplar , with intent to steal, and stealing therein, 1 jacket, value 30 s .; 1 pair of trowsers, value 1 l . 4 s .; 2 waistcoats, value 16 s .; and 1 handkerchief, value 4 s .; the goods of Thomas Davis : and 1 cloak, value 10 s ., the goods of the said Edward Drury .

ELIZABETH DRURY . I am the wife of Edward Drury, and live in Hale-street, Poplar. On the 2nd of May, I went to bed about half-past ten o'clock—the front parlour window was down close, and the blinds up, but I cannot say whether the sash was fastened—the street door and two back doors and every other part were fast—we have two lodgers, who have two apartments—we keep three rooms and a kitchen to ourselves—the house belongs to us—Thomas Davis slept in the parlour—I was there when he went to bed to help him off with his jacket, as he had a bad hand—I brushed his trowsers, jacket, and two waistcoats, and put them on a chair by the side of his bed, and put my cloak on the top of them—I came down next morning at a quarter to eight, and found hit things were all gone—I found my cloak next day at Mr. Beaument's, at the corner of the street—this is it.

THOMAS DAVIS . I lodge at Mrs. Drury's. On the 2nd of May, I went to bed at a quarter after ten o'clock—I was disturbed between roar and five in the morning by a policeman—I observed the window open—I shut it and went to bed again—I did not look to see if any thing was missing till Mrs. Drury came in the morning—I then found my jacket, trowsers, two waistcoats, and a black silk handkerchief were gone—I have never seen them since—I do not know the prisoner.

THOMAS CHARLES KETTLES . I know the prisoner—I saw him about a quarter before five o'clock on the 3rd of May, at the corner of Hale-street, laying the cloak down on Mr. Beament's fence, and wrapping it up—he then got up and threw it over the fence into the garden—after he had done so, he saw me and crossed over to the opposite side of the way—I went away without taking notice of it, and was returning home about six and saw the cloak there still—I did not see the prisoner again till the following night at the station—I have often seen his face about Poplar, but never spoke to him—I am quite sure of him—it was quite light.

Prisoner. I never saw the boy before. The policeman brought a man in from the street, who said I was not the man; then he fetched in the witness.

JAMES BEAMENT . I live in Sophia-street, near Hale-street; the end of our garden comes into Mrs. Drury's street. On Tuesday morning, the 3rd of May, about six o'clock, I saw this cloak in my father's garden—I took it in and gave it to my mother—I did not see it given to Mrs. Drury—I know it by the fringe and other things about it.

CHARLES WYKES . I am a policeman; I know the prisoner. On Tues day morning, the 3rd of May, about a quarter to two o'clock, I saw him in High-street, Poplar, about a quarter of a mile from Hale-street—he was standing there with several men and women—I am sure he is the person—I have known him twelve months.

Prisoner . I was at home at twelve o'clock. It was half-past twelve before I went to bed. I got up at half-past five in the morning.

JOHN HEBGOOD . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner into custody on Thursday, the 3rd of May, in Cotton-street, Poplar, coming out of a

public-house with two or three women—he lives at Poplar—I asked where he was the night before—he said he was at home at eleven o'clock, and did not get up till half-past five.

Prisoner's Defence. I went into a public-house, when I came out the policeman came up and asked if I objected going to the station. I said, "No," and went with him. He told me to sit down, and brought in a man and asked if he knew me to be the man; he said, "No;" he went out and brought the boy, and asked if he knew me; he said, "Yes." I had not a jacket or shirt but what I have on; he said the hat I had on was not what I wore; he fetched a hat from my landlord, but I had not worn that for a fortnight; he said my landlord said I was not in bed all night. I know that to be false.

CHARLES WYKES re-examined. I fetched a man in who had described the man to me—he said he was not quite positive of him, as he had not a blue jacket on, which the man whom he had seen wore.

NOT GUILTY .

1447. JOHN GROVES was indicted for feloniously uttering, on the 5th of May , a forged request for the delivery of Â£ a dozen silk pocket hand kerchieft, and 3 pairs of stockings, well knowing the same to be forged; with intent to defraud John Benjamin Nevill and others.

ANDREW BURGOYNE STROTHER . I am in the employ of John Benjamin Nevill, and two others, of No. 11, Maiden-lane. On Thursday, the 5th of May, the prisoner came with an order from Mr. Stent, of Oxford-street, this is the order—( produced )—he. merely gave it into my hand—I was engaged at the time—he said nothing to me—I sent him down to another part of the warehouse for the articles named in the order—( order read )—"5th May. Please send by bearer about half a dozen silk pocket hand kerchiefs, of the newest pattern you have, on approval, and three pairs of women's full size stockings.

CHAS. STENT , 265, Oxford-street. To Mr. Neville."—I sent him down the warehousemen the stockings—I sent the order with him, and went down to the lower part of the warehouse, to where the goods would be entered—I then asked him from whom he received the order—he said another boy gave it him—he said, "I knew the order was false, but the boy told me if I took it, it would be all right, and we would halve what the goods came to, as he knew I was very poor, and wanted money"—we detained him and gave him in charge—he had been questioned at the end of the warehouse before I went up to him, I believe, but I did not hear what passed—I did not tell him I suspected it was false, but asked from whom he received it—we have a customer named William Stent, but not Charles Stent

Prisoner. I met a man at the corner of the street, who gave me the note, asked me to take it, and said he would give me 1 s . for my trouble; he said it would be all right, and being in distress from my father's death, I went.

EDWARD HARDING . I am a policeman. I went to Mr. Nevill's and took the prisoner in charge—I asked him where he got the order from—he said a boy named George Williams, No. 16, Stevens'-street, Paddington, gave it him—I have inquired, and could find no such boy.

Prisoner. I asked him to go to my lodging; the man who gave me the note told me either to come to his house, or meet him at the bottom of Stevens'-street, that he lived at No. 16, Stevens'-street.

GUILTY .* Aged 15.— Confined Two Years .

1448. HENRY MANNING alias Roberts, was indicted for feloniously assaulting Thomas Buck , on the 29th of April , and cutting and wounding him on the head and left hand, with intent to maim and disable him.—2nd COUNT , stating his intent to be to do him some grievous bodily harm.—3rd COUNT , to prevent his, the prisoner's, lawful apprehension and detainer.

THOMAS BUCK ( police-constable T 32). On Friday, the 29th of April, I was on duty at Turnham-green, and saw the prisoner—I called out to him by his name, Manning—he said hit name was not Manning, but Fearce—I told him I was sure that was his wrong name—I knew him personally, and had a warrant out against him for stealing plants—I told him I should take him into custody on the warrant—be said he would not go with me—I took hold of him by the collar of his coat, and he flung me down and got upon me—I got up again and he ran away—I took up my staff and struck him with it—he then told roe he would come with me quietly—he came about twenty yards, and then went into a garden, which he had come out of, and where he was at work—he then took up a stick and struck me in the forehead with it—I used my staff as well as I could—he then hit me on the body, legs, and arms, with the stick, and told me he would kill me—he then struck me on the head, cut my head, knocked me down, and ran away—I got up and followed him across the garden, over the wall to the water side, where he was stopped by Wakeman, and taken to the station—Mr. Pickering, the surgeon, attended me—the warrant against the prisoner is in the hands of the constable—he is not here—I had had it in my hand, and read it—I also had verbal directions to take him, from the inspector—it was not in my possession when this occurred.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . What was the effect of your seizing him by the collar after he said he would not go with you, did you tear his coat? A. I tore his coat—I kept hold of him—it was after I laid hold of him and tore his coat that we got on the ground, and he upon me—I struck him on the head and made his bead bleed—he then said he would go quietly, and went into the garden—that was not more than five minutes after I made his head bleed—I hit him as hard as I could on the hands and legs—while he was hitting me I was hitting him—I do not think he was more hurt than I was—I hit him once on the knee, and he struck me on my knee—his knee-bone hat been very bad ever since, so has mine—I did not take a charge on the same day—I was never in the hospital for this wound—I was obliged to ride to go before the Magistrate the next day, and have not done duty since—the doctor came to me twice, and I have been to him since—I bad no warrant myself—I have had it in ray hands, and had orders to execute it by nay inspector—the offence was said to have been committed in October—he was charged with stealing the plants, and fined 20 s . and 15 s . costs for it before a Magistrate—he was to pay that or have a month's imprisonment.

WILLIAM BOULTON PICKERING . I am a surgeon—I attended the prose cutor—he had a wound on the scalp, an inch long—the scalp was divided, and there was a wound on his left hand—he was excited, and suffered a good deal—he appeared more excited from the exertion than from the lost of blood—he did not lose much blood.

Cross-examined. Q. Were you examined before the Magistrate? A. No—he got tolerably well in a few days.

WILLIAM WAKEMAN . I was coming out of my house and saw the pri soner run by, and the policeman said, "Stop him"—I overtook him, and advised him to come quietly, which he did.

THOMAS BUCK re-examined. I was not present when the warrant was granted, and did not hear the charge made against the prisoner—I was present before the Magistrate when he was convicted—it was for stealing plants growing in a garden.

NOT GUILTY .

Fourth Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1449. THOMAS YARDLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of April , 2lbs. 10oz. weight of silk, value 4 l .; and 70 wooden bobbins, value 9 s ., the goods of John Fisher Cockrin ; and 1 handkerchief, value 6 d . the goods of Thomas Bouchard ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY .

1450. THOMAS YARDLEY was again indicted for stealing, on the 10th of February , 14 ounces weight of silk, value 1 l .; and 23 wooden bobbins, value 6 d .; the goods of John Smart .—2nd COUNT , stating them to be the goods of Frances Humm .

MR. BALLANTINE conducted the Prosecution.

FRANCES HUMM . I live at No. 3, North-passage, Bethnal-green—eight or nine weeks ago I went to Smart's warehouse, near Spitalfields church, and saw the prisoner waiting in the warehouse—I had some empty bob bins with me—I left him there and was going home, and met the prisoner in Lamb-street—he touched me on the shoulder, and said he was to have my shute, which is what we weave with—it belonged to Mr. Smart—I asked him if he had got a bill—as it was usual when I give it up to have a bill delivered to me—he said he had not got one, but I could not doubt him because I had seen him at the warehouse—I told him if he had got a bill my daughter would give it him—he did not ask me for anything else—I gave him nothing then—he came three times to me, and next day he asked me for the shute—I thought it was all right, and gave him twenty-three bobbins, with silk on them, believing what he said—they belong to Mr. Smart—I was to pay 11$. for them—I should have lost my employ if I did not—it had been given me at the warehouse to work up.

Prisoner. Q. Did you ever see me before? A. Yes, at my employer's warehouse, before the shute was taken from me, but never after that.

REBECCA BEESHAW . I am the daughter of the last witness—I saw her give the bobbins to the prisoner out of the window—he tied them in a blue handkerchief and took them away.

Prisoner. Q. Did you ever see me before? A. Yes, I saw you come over the ruins after my mother, when she came from the warehouse with the empty bobbins, and next day you came to the door—mother brought the shute down in her lap and gave it you—I do not know what month it was in—I believe it was in February—I am quite sure he is the man—when he came the second time I said, "Here comes the man after your shute," as she had shown him to me the day before.

Prisoner. It was ten weeks ago; I have been at Smart's repeatedly for work; it was the first time you had seen me; you said at the office you did not know whether it was me or not. Witness. I said you was the man—I saw my mother give you the bobbins.

JOHN JAMES WESTON . I am in the employ of John Smart, of Union-street, Spitalfields. Humm was employed by him—the prisoner was not

authorized by me or any body to go to the witness for the shute—he was not working for us—he worked for us four years ago—the silk and bob"? bins are worth about 1 l . which I had delivered to the witness—she had come to the warehouse a day or two before for empty bobbins to wind it on—the prisoner often called at our house to ask for work—whether he came since that I cannot say—he has never produced any bobbins to me—we should not think of employing him.

Prisoner. Q. Have not I come repeatedly to ask for work? A. Yes—the answer I gave you was such that I should think you never would call again—I do not think you came afterwards—I gave him to understand he was never to call again—he had worked for us before, and spoiled the work.

The prisoner called—

GEORGE TEAKLE ( police-sergeant H 8.) Q. How long have yon known me? A. Two years—I cannot say I have seen you in bad company—you have applied to me in distress, and I gave you two loaves—you asked me to get you into the police—I believed you were reformed—I found your place in a destitute state—there were some duplicates of weaxing apparel there.

( The prisoner put in a written defence stating that he was a Spitaifields weaver, and that his family were in the greatest distress. )

GUILTY . Aged 43.

(There were two other indictments against the prisoner, and the witness Teakle stated that he had been convicted of felony in 1829, and transported, that since his return he had not lived with his wife but with another wo man.)

Transported for Seven Years .

NEW COURT .— Wednesday, May 11 th, 1842.

Fifth Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1451. ANN CHURCH was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of April , 1 shilling, 1 sixpence, and 1 groat: also, on the 14th of April , 1 sixpence, the monies of Matthew Bentley , her master; to both of which she pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 17.— Confined Six Months .

1452. JAMES GARDNER was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of April , 7oz. weight of tobacco, value 3 s ., the goods of Abraham Vos , bis master; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 17.— Confined Three Months .

1453. JAMES GRIFFITHS was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of April , 6lbs. weight of mutton, value 8 s . 6 d .; the goods of Charles Wat kins ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 17.— Confined Two Months .

1454. SARAH PENNELL was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of May , 1 half-crown, the monies of William Hunt , from his person; to which she pleaded

GUILTY .* Aged 45.— Confined Six Months .

1455. GEORGE WATTS , alias Hudson, alias Jones, was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of April , 32lbs. weight of beef, value 16 s ., the goods of Alexander West ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY .* Aged 19.— Confined Three Months .

1456. JOSEPH WASSERMAN and LEWIS LAWRENCE were in dicted for stealing, on the 15th of April , at St. Andrew Undershaft , 4 watches, value 30 l ., and four watch-guards, value 20 l .; the goods of Wil liam Thomas Middleton , in his dwelling-house; to which LAWRENCE pleaded GUILTY . Aged 52.— Transported for Ten Years .

LUKE HANCOCK . I am shopman to William Thomas Middleton, of Leadenhall-street—it is his house—I sleep there—it is in the parish of. Andrew Undershaft. About four o'clock on Friday, the 15th of April, I was in the shop—Lawrence came in, and requested to look at some watches, I showed him some—he selected four—I showed him some chains also—he selected four chains also—I put the watches in a small bag, and tied the chains up in paper—I was about to pack them altogether in brown paper, when he produced a box, and wished to have them put into it—after they were packed up, Lawrence went out of the shop—he returned, and two or three minutes afterwards Wasserman came in—he asked for a 1. brooch, which was marked in the window—I turned to get the brooch down, and while Wasserman was paying for the brooch, Lawrence got up, and went out—immediately Wasserman had paid for the brooch, be got up, and went out also—I opened the box, and found the box produced had been substituted for the one the watches had been put into—I ran out immediately, and secured Wasserman, brought him back to the shop, and gave him into the custody of an officer—on the Monday following Lawrence was brought to our shop—some copper coins were substituted in the other box, in place of the four watches and chains—the value of the watches is about 30 l . and the guards 20 l .—I saw them safe just before Wasserman came in—the boxes must have been changed while I was taking the brooch down—I did not see them changed—the prisoners did not appear to know each other—about two minutes after Wasserman had gone, I saw that some thing was wrong—no one had been in but the prisoners—when I took Wasserman I told him I wanted him—he asked what for—I said he must inquire of some one else—I called for an officer, and gave him into custody—I am sure the prisoners are the two men that came in on that occasion.

Cross-examined by MR. BALLANTINE . Q. What time was it that Law rence came in? A. About four o'clock in the afternoon—he went out once, and it was about two minutes after he went out that Wasserman came in—Lawrence had been in about twenty minutes before he went out—he was selecting the watches during that time—he went out before Wasserman came in—at the time he went out the box had been pro duced, and the watches were done up in it—I am quite sure of that—I put them in myself, and left the box on the counter—Lawrence left the shop four or five minutes after that—I was talking to him all the time, stand ing with my back to the window, and looking at Lawrence and the goods, not more than two yards from where Lawrence was—I was standing with my back to the window the whole time, till Wasserman came in—I was obliged to turn round to get the brooch, to serve him with—I did not turn away to lose sight of the box during the time Lawrence was out—I stood

in the shop till he came back—I was not putting the window to rights, of any thing of that sort—I was standing waiting for Lawrence to come back again—I stood in the same place as I was before, with my back to wards the window—the window is about three feet from the counter where the box was.

COURT . Q. How did Lawrence leave you; had he finished his busi ness, or did he leave you abruptly? A. He said he would come back again—he was absent two or three minutes, and two minutes after he re turned Wasserman came in.

WILLIAM THOMAS MIDDLETON . I am a silversmith, in Leadenhall-street. These watches are mine—in consequence of information I went to the police-station in Bishopsgate-street—I there found Wasserman in custody—I told him I strongly suspected him of being a party concerned in taking my property, but if he could show me who he was, and could send to any respectable person to give him a character, I should not press the charge against him—he immediately said he could, and threatened me in a manner I did not approve of, about his solicitor bringing an action against me if I did keep him in charge—he sent for Mr. Pringle, a grocer, in Bishopsgate-street, a respectable man—Mr. Pringle came, and said he knew nothing more than that he was an accidental customer, and he could not say any thing to him—I then gave him into custody—he was immediately searched, and on him was found some foreign coins, some sixpences, and 4 d . in coppers—I compared the coins found on him with the coins found in the box, and one of them corresponded with some of the coins found in the box—I then asked. him if he knew of any other individual, and asked his address—he said he did, a very respectable wine-merchant, Mr. Squeerbanks, 84, Old Compton-street—he said he lodged at No. 32; Old Compton-street, at Mr; Lyas's—we proceeded to his lodging, and we found that he did lodge there—it is a coffee-shop—I made inquiries of the coffee-shop keeper—I then went to Mr. Squeerbank's, and could learn nothing satisfactory res pecting him—the next morning he was brought to the Mansion-house—he was examined there, and a memorandum was found in his pocket-book—in consequence of that I went to Messrs. Caldecot and Company, and found Wasserman had been there—it was addressed to Mr. Lawrence, No. 1, Curzon-street, May-fair—the property has never been found.

SUSANNAH MILLS . I am servant to Mrs. Isaacs, No. 1, Curzon-street.

Lawrence lodged there about eight months, and Wasserman called several times to see him—Lawrence has been in great distress, and has been sup ported entirely by the kindness of Mrs. Isaacs.

WILLIAM JACKSON ( City police-constable, No. 636.) I was sent for to take Wasserman into custody—I asked him if he knew a man named Lawrence, if he knew the party who had been in the shop before—he said, no he did not, he came in to buy a 1 s . brooch, and he bad paid for it—I then pro ceeded with him to the station, and left him there—I afterwards went to No. 32, Old Compton-street, Soho, to ascertain whether he lived there—he said he lived there—he did live there—while watching there I saw Law rence come to that coffee-house and go in.

Cross-examined. Q. Have you told us the whole circumstances as they occurred? A. Exactly, as near as I can recollect—it was while he was in the shop with Mr. Middleton that he said he did not know the person who was in the shop—I went to him at the station-house—I was in my uniform—I was not in plain clothes—I did not go to see him at the station—I saw

him at the station when I took him there, not afterwards—I had no conversation with him in the station at all—he was taken into custody on Friday, the 15th of April—he was not at the station on Sunday, the 17th—he was committed on the Monday—he was first examined on the Satur day—between Saturday and Monday he was kept in the Compter—I went to see him in the Compter—when you asked me if I did not go to see him on the Sunday at the station, I thought you meant at Bishopsgate-street station—I did not imagine you meant the Compter—I did go to see him at the Compter, in plain clothes—I was on duty—I was ordered by the inspector to go in plain clothes, to try if I could gain any information concerning Lawrence—I merely asked him if he knew Lawrence—I was sent there to ask Wasserman if he knew the party—it was for the purpose of convicting both prisoners if I could—Darby is the name of the inspector that sent me—I expected Wasserman was a foreigner—I considered so by his conversation—I have no doubt of it—I do not recollect the exact time of day that I went—I forget—I do not know whether it was in the morning, afternoon, evening, or night—it was not so late as twelve o'clock at night—I was not out so late as that—I do not know whether it was at nine o'clock in the morning or nine at night—it was between those times—I was out all day, and I do not know what time I called at the Compter—I remember what I said to him—one of the turnkeys was present—he had no pen and paper that I noticed—I had not asked the turnkey to come—I do not know whether he was there to listen—perhaps he would not trust me with the prisoner alone—Wasserman knew I was a policeman—I did not tell him so—he did not tell me he knew a person named Lawrence—he did not tell me a person named Lawrence owed him 3 l .—he did not tell me any body owed him 3 l .—I saw him a second time, I believe on the Monday, I was in plain clothes then—that was not by the inspector's order, but of my own free will—I was satisfied with what I got out of him on the first occasion.

Q. Then what did you go to him on the second occasion for? A. To ask him if he knew a party named Lawrence—that was what I went to him for at first—I was not satisfied with the information I got the first time—I found the name of Lawrence in his book—he did not tell me that a person named Lawrence owed him 3 l .—he said he did not know the name of Lawrence—he said he forgot his name—Mr. Middleton was present on the second occasion—he went with me.

Q. I ask you before Mr. Middleton, how much were you to get from him if you succeeded in getting his property back? A. Nothing at all—he made me no promise—I did not expect any thing—nothing was said about any little consideration.

Q. Then you went to this place twice without the expectation of any thing more than your costs here? A. I left that to the generosity of the prosecutor—I did not know whether I might get any thing or no.

COURT . Q. Then you are allowed to take things from prosecutors in this way, and you would have been allowed to remain in the force after that for an hour, should you? A. Yes, after making a report of it.

MR. BALLANTINE . Q. Did he say anything about 3 l . before Mr. Middle ton? A. I do not recollect that he did—I went for the purpose of ascer taining what he would say, and remembering it—I do not remember his saying that he was owed 3 l . by a person named Lawrence—I will not swear he did not say so—I have been in the force about three years and a

half—I cannot say how many presents I have received from prosecutors at different times.

Q. Will you swear you have not, in the course of your duty, received on twenty different occasions presents from prosecutors? A. I cannot swear it at all, I do not know—the Commissioner knows all the presents I have received, he does I assure you.

FREDERICK LYAS . I keep a coffee-shop in Old Compton-street. Was serman lodged with me about three weeks—during that time Lawrence called, and dined with him at Wasserman's expense—on the morning of the robbery, the 15th, Lawrence called and inquired for Mr. Wasserman, about eleven o'clock—in the evening he called again about half-past six—he called again about half-past ten the same night—Wasserman was not at home then.

Cross-examined. Q. You knew Lawrence was in the habit of coming to see Wasserman? A. Yes—Wasserman provided whatever there was to eat and drink—after Lawrence bad been, and before the day the robbery was committed, Wasserman told me not to tell Lawrence where he could be found, for he did not wish to see him—he did not say he was not to be admitted.

JOHN GRAT ( City police-sergeant, No. 14.) I took Lawrence into custody on the 18th of April—he told me he had parted with the whole of the property himself, he had sold it to a man, in Storr and Debenham's auction-rooms, for 20 l .—he gave me a full description of the man—I have got 12 l . 11 s . 6 d . which I found on Lawrence.

GEORGE KEENE . On the 4th of April the two prisoners came together to our warehouse, and bought a lot of goods to the amount of 51 l .—they did not pay me—they were ordered to be sent to their agent, Lawrence, No. 1, Curzon-street, May-fair, to Wasserman's order—Wasserman said that—they were so sent—the money was to come back—the goods were returned to us—we sent again, and they were sent back four different times by Mrs. Isaacs.

CHARLOTTE ISAACS . I am a widow. I never saw Wasserman—Law rence lodged with me—he was in a state of destitution—he owes me a great deal of money—I was induced to let his account run on account of his distress—the parcel of goods came to my house—Lawrence was not within, and I sent them back.

WASSERMAN— GUILTY . Aged 23.— Transported for Ten Years .

1457. JOSEPH DAWES was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of March , 1 mare, price 12 l ., the property of Mark Patteson Wood .

MR. RYLAND conducted the Prosecution.

MARK PATTESON WOOD . I am a farmer, and reside at Hemel Hemp stead, in Hertfordshire. On Sunday, the 27th of March, I had a black pony mare with a long tail, one ear shorter than the other, and a collar mark on the near side—I saw it safe in my stable about one o'clock on that Sunday—I missed it about six the next morning—I saw it again at Wor ship-street on the Monday week afterwards—it is four years old, and ra ther better than twelve hands high—it is worth 10 l . or 12 l .

Prisoner. Q. Did you ever see me on your premises? A. I do not know that I ever did.

WILLIAM SEAR . I am in the prosecutor's service. I saw his black pony mare safe, on the 27th of March, at half-past eight o'clock at night,

in the stable—it was gone the next morning about six—I have seen it since, and know it.

THOMAS WOOSTER . I am a fishmonger, and live in Whitecross-street. I have known the prisoner about two years—he is a porter in Covent garden market, and has been so twenty years—on Tuesday, the 29th of March, he came to my shop about eleven o'clock in the morning, alone—he told me that he knew of a pony that would suit me—I told him I was very busy, and could not go to see any pony that day, as I was going to Greenwich—he said it would not take me long, it was at the Golden Lion in St. John's-street—I told him to fetch it—he said he could not, there was something to pay—my farrier came in, and I asked him to go with me to look at it—we went, and at a short distance from my shop another man joined the prisoner—we all went to the Golden Lion, the prisoner and the other man fetched the pony out of the stable, and ran it down the yard—I said it was too small for me, I would not have it—we then went to have something to drink, and the other man kept asking me what I would give for the pony—he said I might get something out of it—I told him I would give him 50 s . for it—(the other man had before asked me 4 l . for it—the prisoner told me he would ask me 4 l . for it, but I could have it for 3 l .)—when I proposed to give 50 s . for it, the other man said he would take it back again, but at last he agreed to take it—I said I should require a receipt and his address—the prisoner then asked the landlord if he could accommodate him with pen, ink, and paper, which he did, and the prisoner began writing the receipt—I said, the other man should write it—he said he could not write, and the prisoner wrote it, and the other man marked it—I objected to the first mark he made, as it was not opposite the name—he then made another mark—this now produced is it—the other roan then went to fetch the pony, and the prisoner asked me for something for himself, and said if I had not bought it he should have asked me to lend him 2 s . to get it away—I said I should see how it turned out—he said, "What you are going to give me, give me now, before he comes back"—I gave him half-a-crown—the other man came back with the pony while the prisoner was there—I received the pony, and the other man went out with the prisoner to pay him—he said to the prisoner, "Come here, and I will satisfy you"—he went out with him, and I came away with the pony—( receipt read. )—"March 29. Bought a black mare of Charles Miles, for 2 l . 10 s .—Charles Miles, his mark X. Lives at Stanmore."—The next day I put the money in harness, and went to Stanmore, but could find no person named Miles there.

COURT . Q. Having bought the mare, what took you to Stanmore? A. I went to inquire about Miles, to see that all was right—I went before there was any inquiry about it—I then came. home and told the police sergeant about it—I did not know where the prisoner lived.

Prisoner. Q. If you had a suspicion that it was stolen, why did not you come to me, and speak to me? A. I took the proper steps, as I thought, to go to the man who I considered had sold me the horse—I went as soon as I found it was worth more than I gave for it, and when I found the direction was false, I gave information—it was on the Saturday night following that the officer went to find you—Miles called you Joe, and seemed familiar with you.

WILLIAM GREENHOW . I am ostler at the Angel Inn, St. Giles. I know the prisoner—on Easter Monday, about twelve or one o'clock in the day, he came

to me at the yard, and asked if I knew any body that wanted, or would purchase a pony—I told him I did not, but recollecting a gentleman who came and put up, had asked me if I knew of one to let him know, I asked the prisoner the size of it—he said about twelve hands high—he said it was coming from the country, that it belonged to a gentleman's coachman, and that it was to be sold because the gentleman was coming home—he asked me what time he could see the gentleman—I said he was in the habit of coming on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and it would be best to see him about four or five o'clock in the afternoon—the prisoner said that time would suit him best—I knew the prisoner worked in the market.

JAMES BRANNAN ( police-sergeant G 20.) I took the prisoner on the 2nd of April—I had had a communication from Mr. Wooster three or four days before—I told him I took him for being concerned with another in stealing a pony—he said, "What pony?"—I said, "The black pony you sold Wooster"—he said he had it sent from the country by a friend, to get a customer—I asked his name—he said, "Charles Miles," and be took this bit of paper from his pocket, with the name of Miles, Stanmore, on it—I went to the Red Lion public-house, and asked the ostler who brought the pony there—he could give no description of the person.

Prisoner's Defence. I was in the employ of Mr. Bowles. On Monday, 28th March, I was going across Long-lane, and saw a man offering the horse for sale; knowing that Wooster wanted one, I told the man I knew a person in Whitecross-street who would buy it, but he would not be at home until the next morning; he said he would put the pony up at the Golden Lion, St. John-street, which he did; I asked him-where he lived; he said at the Falcon, Stanmore, and that his name was Charles Miles; that the pony belonged to his father, and the reason they were going to sell it was, that they were not allowed to keep it in the farm because the gentleman was come home; he then went into the Bull's Head and asked the landlord to write "Charles Miles, Falcon, Stanmore," which the officer has produced; he gave it to me, and said be would pay me for my trouble, if I would go with him next morning. On Tuesday morning, about ten o'clock, I met the man in Smithfield, and we went to Wooster's together; I said to Wooster, "Here is a man has got a pony for sale, I think it will suit you;" we all went together to the inn; the man brought the pony out of the stable and ran it down the yard three or four times. Wooster said to the man "What do you want for it?" he said, 3 l . 10 s .; he said that was too much; he said, "What will you give?" he said 2 l . 10 s .; the man said, "You may give me another crown, for I am to pay that man for his trouble."

THOMAS WOOSTER re-examined. Miles told me he would pay the pri soner for his trouble—he said to him, "I will settle with you in a minute"—the prisoner asked me for half-a-crown for his trouble, and I paid him.

NOT GUILTY .

1458. JOHN BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of April , 14 waistcoats, value 2 l . 12 s .; 6 jackets, value 1 l . 1 s .; and 2 holland coats, value 9 s .; the goods of Josiah Lowe —2nd COUNT , stating them to be the goods of Wm. Buck .

WILLIAM BUCK . I live in Spitalfields, and am employed at No. 3, Minories, by Mr. Josiah Lowe, who lives at Stoke Newington. On the

19th of April I had three brown-paper parcels on my truck, which I was drawing up the yard of the Greyhound, public-house, in King-street, Smithfield, and in less than two minutes one parcel was taken from the truck—I proceeded down the yard in search of the parcel—I met the wit ness Ingham and asked him something, and went after the things, but have never found them—the witness pointed out the prisoner to me in about two minutes after I had lost the parcel, and I took him into custody.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. Had you seen the parcel packed up? A. I packed it myself—I know it contained waistcoats and jackets—the prisoner was pointed out to me just as he was turning the corner of King-street into Smithfield—I was going down the yard—I did not go down all the way before I missed the parcel—on missing the parcel I came up the yard again, and spoke to somebody who pointed out the prisoner to me—he was walking down West-street when I apprehended him—I fol lowed him down there, took him by the collar, and brought him to the cor ner of the street—he then resisted me—I held him till the policeman came—he tried to dash my head against the stones—he was walking pretty quick—I did not see any parcel—he did not come out of the yard or pass me.

GEORGE INGHAM . I am a straw-hat manufacturer, and live in Welling ton-street, Goswell-street. I was walking down King-street, Smithfield, and saw the prisoner coming out of the Greyhound yard with a brown-paper parcel under his arm—I saw him pass it over to another man who was waiting at the corner—he wrapped it up in a blue baize wrapper, and they walked across the road together—they saw that I was noticing them—I crossed the road—Buck came out of the yard—I gave him information—I am positive the prisoner is the person that took the parcel, I noticed him so particularly.

Cross-examined. Q. Were you going along on your own business? A. I was—I had never seen him before to my knowledge—I do not know what became of the man with the parcel—he must have run into some of the courts or places about there.

GUILTY . Aged 40.— Transported for Seven Years .

1459. ELIZA WATTS , ELIZABETH ELWOOD , and CATHE RINE SULLIVAN were indicted for stealing, on the 6th of May , 19 yards of printed cotton, value 10 s ., the goods of Zephaniah Simpson ; Watts having been before convicted of felony.

EDWARD SIMPSON . I am in the employ of Zephaniah Simpson, a linen draper in Farringdon-street. On the 6th of May, I was in the shop, and saw the three prisoners surrounding the door—Elwood and Watts took from an iron inside the door a piece of printed cotton—they both pulled to gether—Sullivan was at the side of them, moving a piece of calico which was there, to conceal their movements, and prevent the appearance of any thing being missed—I went out, and saw the three prisoners surround the window—Elwood and Watts were passing the cotton from one to the other, shuffling it about, and Sullivan was standing behind them—I then saw the piece of cotton drop from them—they were all on the spot outside, the cotton had been removed from two feet inside the door, to about two feet outside—I brought Elwood and Watts into the shop, and gave them into custody—this cotton is Mr. Simpson's property.

THOMAS BRADLEY . I am a policeman. I took Elwood and Watts, and produce the property.

WILLIAM COOPER , ( City police-constable. ) I was sent for, and took Sullivan.

Elwood's Defence. I know nothing of the print—I saw a lot of girls by the window—I saw the print lying down, and said to Watts, "There is a piece of print lying down."

Watts's Defence. I was at the corner of Farringdon-street—I saw the print lying down—a gentleman came out—I told him his print was lying down—he said I must go inside, and I did.

Sullivan's Defence. I am innocent—I was looking at the calico.

ELWOOD- GUILTY . Aged 17.— Confined Three Months.

WATTS— GUILTY . Aged 17.— Confined Nine Months .

SULLIVAN- NOT GUILTY .

(The certificate of Watts's former conviction not being signed was not received as evidence.)

1460. JOHN PASK was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of April , one cap, value 1 s ., the goods of Richard Alfred March .

EDWIN JAMES ELDER . I am errand-boy to Richard Alfred March, a hatter in Eastcheap. On the 30th of April I saw the prisoner at the door—he reached in at the door, took a cap and walked out—I ran after him, and caught him in Leadenhall-market—he got under a butcher's stall—I brought him out—be threw himself into the gutter—I dragged him up—he asked a man to give me a good hiding —he said it was his cap, his father had just bought it for him—he had the cap on his head—this is it—it is my master's—he had no cap of his own—I was standing at the door at the time he stole it.

JOSEPH MARCH . I was in the shop—I saw the prisoner on the other side of the way, and Elder in pursuit of him—I saw the prisoner holding the cap down by the wall—Elder ran after him, and brought him back in about five or ten minutes—I pulled him in, and asked where he got the cap from—he said his father bought it a fortnight ago at my brother's shop—I gave him into custody—the cap was quite new.

GUILTY . Aged 12.— Recommended to mercy. — Confined Ten Days , and Whipped.

1461. GRACE FAIRMAN was indicted for embezzlement.

JOHN WHITEHOUSE . I am a linen-draper in Oxford-street. The prisoner has been my shopwoman for fifteen months—in consequence of circumstances I gave a marked sixpence and 3 d . to be brought to the shop—it was her duty to enter everything in this book, and also to make a check on a small piece of paper, with the number of the customers she had served during the day, the amount of money she had taken, and the number of her book—I produce two tickets, No. 6, for 7 d ., and No. 9, for 8 d ., and they are so entered in the prisoner's check-book—I charge her with having received 9 d . on the first occasion, and 10 d . on the second—she only paid 7 d . and 8 d —that was on Saturday, the 9th of April—she ought to have paid 9 d . and 10 d .—both payments were made within a half or three quarters of an hour.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. Do you occasionally have a bankrupt's stock to-sell off? A. No, nothing of the sort—I have fre quently

sold of stock—we have had bills up, stating, "The stock of this shop selling off under prime cost," and "Tremendous Sacrifice!"—I re moved a stock from a shop I had a little higher up, and we were endeavour ing to sell that stock off—that was the stock that was stated to be sold at an immense sacrifice—that has happened about three times in the course of my life, within two years—the goods are all ticketed—I gave some of the marked money to Mr. Weeks to give one of the witnesses—it was a trap—the 9 d . consisted of a sixpence, a penny-piece, and four halfpence—I have not been here before—I had a person up some time ago for robbing me—the 10 d . consisted of a sixpence and 4 d . marked—I cannot be positive whether they were pence or halfpence—I never was positive about it—I received the prisoner from her sister—she had lived with her fifteen years—her sister is in trade—I heard that she had borne an unblemished character.

COURT . Q. Was any money found on her? A. Yes, 4 d . all marked—the money she received was my own money which I bad given my friend for the purpose.

See New Court, Friday. NOT GUILTY .

1462. DENNIS M'CARTY and JEREMIAH CONNELL were in dicted for stealing, on the 7th of May , 1 handkerchief, value 3 s ., the goods of a man whose name was unknown, from his person.

CHARLES THORPE . I live at No. 12, New-street Hill. I was formerly in the police—I have had a great many cases of this description here—on Saturday, afternoon, 7th of May, about half-past six o'clock I was on Hol born-hill, and saw a gentleman going up the hill, and the two prisoners following him—M'Carty laid hold of his coat-pocket, took out a handker chief, and gave it to Connell, who tucked it in his trowsers pocket—it was raining very hard at the time—I looked up and down the hill to see if I could see the policeman that was on that beat—I at last saw him standing under Union-court gateway—I ran and told him—I then followed the prisoners to the corner of Hatton-garden, and gave them into custody to the policeman—in going to the station, I followed behind, and saw Connell slip the handkerchief out of his trowsers-pocket, and chuck it in a door way in King-street—I do not know who the gentleman was—I tried to speak to him, but lost sight of him while speaking to the policeman.

Connell. He said at the office, that he knew the gentleman. Witness. I did not—I said I should know him again, and would try to find him—I thought he had gone into a linendraper's shop on the hill—he had a blue bag on his back, and an umbrella in his hand—I inquired at the shop, and they did not know such a person.

WILLIAM FINN . I am a city policeman. Thorpe gave me informa tion, and I took the prisoners—I received the handkerchief from Thorpe at the station—he said Connell had thrown it down—I did not see him do so.

M'Carty's Defence. We were walking up Holborn-hill, but we never picked any pocket.

NOT GUILTY .

1463. GEORGE MULLINS was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of April , 1 drachm of tobacco, value 1/2 d .; 1 piece of foreign coin, called half a paster, 1 sovereign, 8 half-crowns, 20 shillings, and 20 sixpences, the property of William Lacy , from his person.

WILLIAM LACY . I bought myself off from the Marines, at Woolwich. I afterwards went to the Britannia public-house, and there saw the pri soner—I had never seen him before—he came up to me as I was drinking, and asked me if I was going to town—I said, "Yes"—he said he would go with me—I said I was going to Bath—we went together from the Britannia to the Two Cups public-house, at Greenwich—we then came to London-bridge, and from there to Paddington, in a cab —I was drank—I had 1 sovereign, 8 half-crowns, 20 shillings, 20 sixpences, half a paster, a piece of tobacco, and a black-stone in my pocket—we went to the Dudley' Arms public-house, at Paddington, about seven o'clock—I missed my money while I was there, and gave the prisoner in charge—I know this half-piaster now produced.

Prisoner. Q. What time was it when we left Woolwich? A. I do not know—I was not to say drunk when I left Woolwich—I bought a hat at Woolwich for 5 s .

THOMAS BECK . I am a farrier, and live in Dudley-grove, Padding ton. I was in the Dudley Arms, about eight o'clock, and saw the prisoner and prosecutor arrive—they were both drunk—the prisoner had a white bag—he came back to the bar, and called for a pint of ale—he put this coin on the counter for payment, but the bar-maid would not take it—he took it up, and put it into his pocket, and paid with a shil ling—he then asked a boy, who he was treating with some ale, if he would show him the way to the Old Kent-road—he went out, came in about five minutes, and called for a pot of half-and-half, for which he paid a shil ling—he went out again, came in, and called for some more—he took sixpence out of his pocket to pay for it—each time he pulled a handful of money out—he said, "I have not got the medal"—I do not know what he meant by that—I said something to the landlord—he detained the prisoner, and sent the waiter into the room where the prosecutor was—the prosecutor was asleep—they awoke him, and asked if he had lost any thing—he put his hand into his pocket, and said he had lost 3 l . 10 s .—an officer was sent for, the prisoner was searched, and one sovereign, two half-crowns, seven shillings, and fifteen pence were found on him—he said to the prosecutor, " Bill, let us go out of doors, and settle it"—the landlord would not allow it.

SAMUEL HAMPTON . I am a policeman. I was sent for—the prosecu tor gave the prisoner in charge for robbing him of 3 l . 10 s ., from his trow sers-pocket—I took him into the parlour, and in his trowsers-pocket found one sovereign, two half-crowns, seven shillings, five sixpences, fifteen pence in copper, a half-paster, a piece of tobacco, and a small piece of black stone—I said to the prosecutor, "Can you identify any thing—I have taken from the prisoner?"—having the half-paster between my thumb and finger, so that he could see the edge of it, he said, "Yes, that is my half-paster that I brought from Egypt with me, and the tobacco I had in my mouth two hours previously, which I took out to have something to drink.

Prisoner's Defence. The prosecutor asked me to come to London, to carry his bag; I came, and went with him to the Dudley Arms; I persuaded him to go home to Bath; he went with me to the Great Western, but would not go; he was tipsy; he put his hand into his

pocket, gave me the money, and said, "You can take care of it better than I can;" we went into the tap-room, and he went to sleep—in about half-an-hour they took me into custody; they awoke him up, and asked him if he had lost any thing; he said he did not know at first; he then said he had, and the landlord gave me in charge.

SAMUEL HAMPTON re-examined. He never said a sentence about his giving him the money, till the examination at the office.

GUILTY . Aged 22— Confined One Year .

1464. WILLIAM HALL was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of April , 2lbs. weight of leather, value 4 s ., the goods of Edward Bull .

WILLIAM MONDAY . I am shopman to Mr. Edward Bull, of Shoreditch. About half-past one o'clock, on the 14th of April, the prisoner came to our shop, and proceeded to the bins to select leather—he was there a long time—I observed his coat buttoned, and something very bulky under it—when he went out, I followed him—he went into the passage of a public-house—I followed him, and found in his hand five pieces of lea ther, which I had seen safe in the shop that same morning—I had only sold him one piece.

Cross-examined by MR. LUCAS . Q. What did he pay for that? A. 1 d .—I know the leather to be my master's by comparing it with other lea ther which was finished at the same time—the prisoner dealt at our shop.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 18.— recommended to mercy. — Confined Two Months .

Sixth Jury, before Edward Bullock, Esq.

1465. CHARLES WALKER was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of April , 11 lb. weight of bacon, value 5 s ., the goods of James Henry Binches ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 32.— Confined Three Months .

1466. GEORGE YOUNG was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of April , 1 fender, value 6 s ., the goods of Joseph Thornton ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 34.— Confined Three Months .

1467. HENRY ROGERS was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of April , 1 time-piece and stand, value 15 s ., the goods of William Luff ; and that be had been before convicted of felony: to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Confined Nine Months .

1468. RICHARD ROGERS was indicted for stealing 11 pieces of leather, value 4 s . 6 d ., the goods of John Perker Snowden ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 22.— Confined Three Months .

1469. WILLIAM SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of May , 1 window-guard, value 10 s ., the goods of Henry Barber .

HENRY BARBER . I am a tailor, and live in Goswell-street. On Sa turday, the 12th of April, I received information, came out, and missed my brass window-guard—I pursued the prisoner—a boy pointed him out to me—I met a policeman, who took him within three minutes—I have never seen my guard since.

THOMAS FEALY . I am a shoemaker, and live in Glasshouse-yard—I have known the prisoner about four years, and know his person well. On the 12th of April, between nine o'clock and twenty minutes past nine in the evening, he passed me, and said, "Ah, I did not know it was you"—he walked by me, went up to the prosecutor's window, undid the guard, and walked off with it under his arm—I gave information to Mr. Barber, and went with him in pursuit—I saw him again in about seven or ten minutes at the Red Cow public-house, Long-lane, Smithfield, and he was given into custody.

Prisoner. You said you could swear to me if I changed my coat, and I could prove I had no other coat. Witness. I know him by his person.

WILLIAM OAKLEY . I am a City policeman. Fealy pointed the pri soner out to me, and I took him.

Prisoner. I never had the guard, and know nothing about it.

GUILTY . Aged 16.— Confined Three Months .

1470. JOHN HOPPER was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of May ; 2 half-crowns, the monies of John Willis , from his person.

JOHN WILLIS . I work at Mr. Ruddy's brick-fields, at Hillingdon. Last Sunday morning, the 8th of May, I went to the Packet-boat public-house, at Cowley, about nine o'clock—the prisoner, a man named Charles Brown, and another, were there—we had three or four pints of gin be tween us to drink—we were there about an hour and a half—we were all the worse for liquor—I came out of the Packet-boat about ten o'clock, and laid down, going along, on some grass by the road side—the prisoner was with me at the time—the other men were behind—they were of the party—I had two or three half-crowns in my left-hand pocket—I missed them when I awoke, between four and five o'clock—I am sure I had them when I came out of the Packet-boat—I afterwards went to the prisoner, and asked if he had any of my money—he said he had not.

GEORGE RAMSDEN . I am a brickmaker. On this Sunday morning I was called by Dell and Chisnell, and saw the prosecutor lying on his back near Crowley-bridge, on the road-side, asleep—he was not sober—I saw the prisoner, who was kneeling on him, take two half-crowns and some small silver out of his left-hand trowsers pocket,' and turn the pocket inside out—I asked him what he was doing to the prosecutor—he said, "Nothing"—I said to the prosecutor, "You have been robbed"—he made some blunder, and I told a boy who was with him, if he would come down to me I would tell him who had got his money—the prosecutor said he had lost some money—I told the pri soner he was robbing him—I saw his hand in the prosecutor's pocket, and saw the money come out—I did not say that before the Magistrate—I do not exactly recollect whether I said it or not, I was flurried—I am quite confident I saw it—I went on to Uxbridge, and came back in about an hour and a half—I saw the prosecutor lying in the same position as I had left him—the prisoner was gone.

JOHN DELL . I am sixteen years old. On this Sunday morning, about ten o'clock, I was going along the road, and saw the prosecutor lying there, and the prisoner kneeling down on him—he put his hand into his left-hand pocket, and turned it inside out—I did not see him take any thing—I saw no money—I called Ramsden.

THOMAS CHISNELL . I am fourteen years old. I was with Dell that Sunday morning—I saw the prosecutor lying down on the road side, and

the prisoner kneeling down on him—he had got his hand in the prosecu tor's left-hand pocket—I did not see him take any thing out—his hand was shut—I did not see any money.

ROBERT RIGARLSFORD . I am a policeman. I was called by the pro secutor to take the prisoner, on Sunday night, about seven o'clock, for stealing three half-crowns—I went to his lodging—he said he was very drunk at the time, he would rather settle it than go to the station—I searched him, and found three half-crowns, ten shillings, and ten pence in his possession.

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Confined Twelve Months .

1471. CATHERINE M'CARTHY was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of April , 5 skins of leather, value 1 l . 1 s ., the goods of John M'Kenzie , her master; and JANE COLLINS , for feloniously receiving three skins, part of the same, well knowing them to have been stolen; against the Statute, &c.

JOHN M'KENZIE . I am a bookbinder, living in Crown-street, West minster—M'Carthy was my servant of all work for fifteen months. On the 4th of April I missed two Venetian and one red Turkey morocco skins from the back room where the apprentice-boys sleep—I received some information, in consequence of which I accompanied George Cheeseman, a leather-seller, about three days after I missed my pro perty, to a shop in Little Earl-street, Seven-dials, kept by Collins—we found three of the skins I had lost—these produced are them—they are mine—when I went in they were on the counter—she deals in what are called pieces of skins, of various colours and all descriptions—I examined the skins, and knew them perfectly—Collins was not there when we went in—she came in afterwards, and we accused her of buying the skins know ing them to be stolen—she was asked who she bought them of—she said she bought them of an Irish woman—she was asked if she knew her—she said she did not, she never saw her before—she first of all said she had given 11 s . for them—her son contradicted her, and said, "No, mother, you gave 15 s . for them"—she then recollected herself, and said we were wel come to take the skins away, or something of that kind—the officer asked her if she had entered them in a book—she said no, she had not—the officer afterwards came to my house, and made a little inquiry—the next morning Collins's son came down and identified M'Carthy as the person that had sold the skins—she denied it—search was made in my presence in the kitchen, and two skins were found under a box at the bottom of a standing-press against the kitchen wall—they were my skins which I had missed—the skins now produced are mine.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. What was the expression Collins made use of as to the person that sold these things to her? A. She said she was an Irish woman—I am sure of that—the policeman was present when she said that—she said the woman who brought the skins to her was dressed in a reddish plaid shawl, and a straw bonnet, trimmed with green—my eldest son is twenty-eight years old—he is not living in the house with me—he worked for me at this time—M'Carthy was my only ser vant—I had two work women, named Norris and Webb—they could go into the room where the skins were—they had no business there, but the door was never locked—I have heard from my wife that M'Carthy has told her something about my son and Webb—Collins said the woman who brought the skins came in the afternoon—I cannot say whether she named

any hour—I do not recollect her saying anything about half-past eleven—I do not think that I should forget it, if she had said it—M'Carthy was about my house the whole of the day, on the 4th of April, till three o'clock—Collins's house is as far from mine as from here to Blackfrian-bridge—I do not think it is farther.

Cross-examined by MR. PATHS . Q. When Collins was asked whether she entered them in a book, did not she say she did not keep a book? A. Yes—I had been there full twenty minutes before she came in—she offered to give me back the skins if they were improperly obtained—she said she could not identify the young woman herself, but her two sons could.

WILLIAM COLLINS . I am son of the prisoner Collins, and live in Earl-street, Seven dials. Between eleven and twelve o'clock, on Monday the 4th of April last, M'Carthy brought five skins of morocco to my mother's shop in Earl-street, and offered them to my mother for sale, my mother bought them for 15 s .; these look like them. I cannot swear to them.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Do you know the policeman in this case? A. Yes—I was speaking to him last, outside a few minutes ago, about these skins—I said, I thought I should know the skins again if I saw them—I believe that was all—M'Carthy's name was not men tioned between us—I cannot swear that—he did not name any thing about M'Carthy to me, nor I to him—not as I recollect—he did not name any thing about M'Carthy to me, nor I to him—I swear that positively—I cannot recollect any thing about it—I did not mention her name to him in a public-house opposite—I believe he said something about it—I can not recollect what he said—I believe what he said was, if we could swear to M'Carthy, mother would be liberated—I forgot that before—that was about three weeks ago—he did not mention M'Carthy's name to me a few minutes ago—he asked me if I could swear to these skins—I told him no, I could not—I said nothing to him about M'Carthy this evening to my recollection—I cannot swear I did not—I believe he said something about M'Cartby—he said, "Mind what I told you; if you swear to M'Carthy your mother will get off"—I can not say how the woman was dressed when she sold these things to my mother—I believe she had a reddish plaid shawl, and a straw bonnet trimmed with green—I am sure of that—my brother Henry John Collins was present when the polioeman told me, if I swore to M'Carthy my mother would get off—he was taking part in the conversation in the public-house—he was outside to-night, when the policeman was talking to me, and heard what he said.

HENRY JOHN COLLINS . I am the son of the prisoner Collins. On the 4th of April, M'Carthy came to my mother's shop with some skins—she asked mother if she would buy them—mother asked her if they were hers—she said they were her husband's—be was rather short of money, and he would buy them back again, if they were not sold in a short time, but she would not keep my mother from selling them—my mother bought them—I do not know what she gave—M'Carthy was in the shop about ten minutes—I should not know the skins again.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. You told the Magistrate about the husband being short of money, and he would buy them again? A. No; no one told me to say this to-night, that I am quite sure of—I have not spoken to any body as to the evidence I was to give, that I am sure of—I never had any conversation with the policeman about it—I am quite

certain of that—nor has my brother to my knowledge—I and my brother have not been speaking to the policeman to-night about the evidence we were to give—that could not have happened, and I forget it—I was not in a public-house opposite this Court with my brother and the policeman about three weeks ago—I never spoke to the policeman at all concerning this, nor my brother in my presence—I am quite sure of that—he has never told me a way for my mother to get off—the policeman said, if I could swear to M'Carthy my mother would get off—he told me that when he was taking me to Mr. M'Kenzie's house to identify the girl—it was be fore I saw her—I did not hear him say so to-night in my brother's presence—my brother was not present when he told me that—he did not tell me so to-night in my brother's presence.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. How long has your father been dead? A. About five years—my mother has three children—she is a widow.

JOHN MASSEY TIERNEY ( police-constable A 8.) On the 5th of April, I went with the prosecutor to a shop in Earl-street—I saw William Col lins sitting at work behind the counter, and his sister in an inside room—the prosecutor, an inspector, and M'Lindiman were there—I saw some skins open on the counter at the time I entered—Collins came in, and Mr. M' Kenzie asked her where she bought the skins—she said from a female, who represented herself as coming from her husband to sell them—her sons afterwards said it was an Irishwoman—we took her to the station—as we were going along she was rather willing to speak to me—I cautioned her that any thing she said would be used as evidence against her—she said the five skins she bought for 15 s .—in consequence of information, I after wards went to Mr. M' Kenzie's, and took M'Carthy into custody—I told her what it was for, and she denied all knowledge of it.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Did Collins, when she answered the prosecutor, say it was a woman, or an Irishwoman? A. I think she said it was a female, and her sons said it was an Irishwoman—I will not be positive whether she said it was a woman or an Irishwoman—I believe she said a female—I do not believe she said an Irishwoman—I never pointed out a way to any body by which she might get off—not to any of the witnesses—I did not do so to-night, or at any time—I have been out of Court whilst the two Collins's have been examined—on the 6th, I think, the eldest Collins, I believe, asked me some questions, and I think I said, that I thought by finding the thief they might be the means of saving Mrs. Collins in a great measure—I went with young Collins to identify M'Carthy—on my oath, I did not, on my way, tell him if he could swear to M'Carthy his mother would get off—I have not talked to any one with in the last half-hour about the evidence they were to give—I have not said to either of the young Collins's to-night, that if they swore hard to M'Car thy their mother would get off—I said nothing of the kind—I never was in a public-house opposite this Court with either of these young Collins's—I went last evening to tell them to be here at nine o'clock this morning—I think the public-house is called the Pitt's Head—I went in there last evening after the Collins's—I did not tell either of them if they swore to M'Carthy their mother would escape—if either of them have sworn that it is false—I would not believe them on their oath if they swore that.

JOHN WILLIAM LINDIMAN . I am foreman to Mr. Cheeseman, a leather dresser. On Tuesday, the 5th, in consequence of some information, I

went to Collins's shop, in Earl-street, Seven-dials—I asked for some skins, and they produced a bundle of skins from a cupboard—the prisoner Col lins came in while I was looking at them—I had previously asked the price of the shopman—he said 5 s .—when she came in she pointed to one, and said it was a very beautiful skin, worth 8 s .—it was folded up in a slovenly manner—I said I would take the skins, and as I had not money sufficient in my pocket, I would leave a deposit and call for them in the evening—I was to give 12 s . for the two—I left half-a-crown deposit—I went again in the evening with the officer, and told a young man in the shop I had called for the skins which I had paid a deposit for—they were produced from the cupboard, and spread on the counter—the officer came in, and took possession of them—I saw the red skin—I did not make any offer for that—I merely asked the price, and she said 8 s .—these are the three skins I saw there.

MR. PHILLIPS called

MRS. M'KENZIE . I am the wife of the prosecutor—M'Carthy was in our employ—the character we had with her was a good one. On the 4th of April she did not leave our house till three o'clock—I am quite sure of that.

NOT GUILTY .

1472. CHARLES PARKER was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of January , 41 smock-frocks, value 7 l .; 42 waistcoats, value 7 l .; 5 jackets, value 15 s .; and 1 wrapper, value 1 s .; the goods of John Matthews .—2nd COUNT, stating them to be the goods of William Thomas Collins ; and JAMES EWER , for feloniously inciting him to commit the said felony.

MR. DOANE conducted the Prosecution.

JOHN MATTHEWS . I formerly kept the New Inn-yard, Old Bailey, I now occupy a booking-office at the Saracen's Head, Snow-hill. On the 24th of January last, I had a package of goods to be sent to Mr. Collins, of Sudbury—in consequence of a loss I sustained I concealed myself on the premises, about half-past five or six o'clock—I saw Ewer, who had been formerly in my service at the New Inn yard, come and take the key from its place from a small window by the side of the door of the counting-house, he unlocked the door, walked in and turned round, came out again, locked the door, and put the key in the place where it formerly hung—he then came out, looked under the coach that was standing opposite the office, and afterwards went away—I had engaged Ewer at the Saracen's Head, and he would know the custom of putting the key there for the private watchman—about half an hour after Ewer went, I saw Parker—he took the key, unlocked the door, and walked into the counting-house—I saw him take the truss out of where I had put it—he brought it out, put it on the coach-wheel, and took his hat off, with a view of carrying it—in conse quence of a party coming out of the coach-office, which rather startled him, he carried the truss back again—I immediately rushed out and col lared him, and recognized who he was—he said, "For God's sake, master, let me go, I will take you to Ewer, who told me where to find the key"—I told him I would not let him go as long as I could hold him—he suc ceeded in getting away, and was never found till the 19th of last month—this truss contained the goods mentioned in the indictment—it was direct ed to "Mr. Collins, Sudbury"—I afterwards sent them by the Chelsea

carrier—neither of the prisoners had any business at my place at that time.

WILLIAM THOMAS COLLINS . I am a linen-draper at Sudbury—I re ceived from Payne, the Chelsea carrier, the goods mentioned in the indict ment—they are worth 14 l .

GEORGE HENRY COOPER . I am a City policeman. I took the pri soners.

PARKER— GUILTY . Aged 25.— Confined Four Months .

EWER— NOT GUILTY .

OLD COURT .— Thursday, May 12 th, 1842.

Second Jury, before Edward Bullock, Esq.

1473. EMMA VETRIN was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of April , at St. James, Clerkenwell , I ring, value 8 s .; 1 handkerchief, value 1 s .; and 1 sovereign; the property of Paul Beardsley , her master, in his dwelling-house; to which she pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 29.— Transported for Ten Years .

1474. GEORGE WILLIAMS was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of April , 1 pair of trowsers, value 13 s ., the goods of John Creed Dexter .

WILLIAM W . I am assistant to John Creed Dexter, a pawnbroker, of Union-street, Spitalfields. On the 12th of April I saw the prisoner at the shop-door, loitering about with two other boys and a girl—I watched, and saw him go to the door, roll a pair of trowsers off the door, and put them into his apron—I ran and secured him about fifteen yards off, and said, "What have you got there?"—he said, "I didn't steal them, a man gave them to me"—I brought him back to the shop and gave him in charge—the constable took the trowsers out of his apron in the shop—they are my employer's.

THOMAS BRACHEL . I am a policeman. The prisoner was given into my custody—I took the trowsers from him—he said a man gave them to him outside.

GUILTY . Aged 14.— Confined Three Months .

Before Mr. Baron Alderson.

1475. JOHN CORNELIAS was indicted for feloniously forging and uttering an order for payment of 20 l ., with intent to defraud Edward Majoribank .—Other COUNTS, varying the manner of stating the charge; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 17.— Confined Two Years . (The prisoner received an excellent character.)

1476. THOMAS GREW was indicted for stealing 3 post letters, con taining 1 box, value 1 d .; 2 pencil-cases, value 12 s .; 1 gold chain, value 3 l .; 1 gold pin, value 15 s .; and 1 gold seal, value 12 s .; the property of Her Majesty's Post-master General ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 17.— Transported for Fifteen Years . (Ralph Thomas Garrat, hair-dresser, of Litchfield; Edwin Allen, soli citor, of Litchfield; and Charles Wiltshire, baker, Smithfield-bars, gave the prisoner a good character.)

1477. WILLIAM HOLLAND was indicted for a rape.

NOT GUILTY .

1478. WILLIAM HEARN and JOSEPH HEARN were indicted for feloniously assaulting Harriet Julia Edwards , on the 12th of April , at Heston , with intent to rob her, and immediately before, at the time of, and immediately after the said assault, feloniously beating, striking, and using other personal violence to her.

ANN EDWARDS . I live at Harlington, Middlesex. On the 12th of April, about three o'clock in the afternoon, I was walking with my daughter Harriet Julia from Harlington to Hounslow along the road—I saw the two prisoners sitting on the edge of the path, with their feet over the dry ditch—I walked along the path, and when we got near them, the prisoner Wil liam arose, and asked the other to come on—the other said he was not ready—he was in the act of lacing his boot, and a piece of bent wire or hook laid by him—William took the hook up, and said, "Come along"—Joseph said, "I am not ready to come"—I went on, and patted Joseph, sitting on the bank, and came up to William—he turned round, and asked me to give him some halfpence to help him on the road—I said I had none—he said, "I must have some money"—he then snatched at the child's bag, which hung on her arm, but did not get it from her—he got hold of it—I think it tightened on her arm—he laid hold of her arm, and drew her towards himself, from me, and she fell down—I struggled to save her, and in doing so was thrown down myself—I screamed "Murder," and then ran away with the child—I do not know whether any body followed me—the next thing I am conscious of was finding the child hang heavily on my arm—on turning round I observed the prisoners on the path—William had a atone in his hand, and said, "Murder? ay, I'll murder you;" (not meaning to murder me, but as a threat at my having called "Murder")—I do not know that they had thrown the stone—some carts were coming towards us, and they both, ran away—Joseph did nothing whatever to me—they ran away together—I had never seen them before.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. They did not do you any mis chief, or your daughter? A. No—I was not hurt at all beyond the fright.

CHARLOTTE GILLHAM . I was going from Cranford to Hounslow, and saw Mrs. Edwards and her daughter walking—I saw the two prisoners on the side of the bank—I saw William get up a few minutes before Mrs. Ed wards got to them, and walk on before her—he turned round at the time Mrs. Edwards overtook him, and said something to her—I do not know what—I saw him catch hold of the child's bag, but he could not get it off her arm—he caught hold of the child's shoulder, and threw her down—Mrs. Edwards fell on the top of her—she then called "Murder" several times in the middle of the road, and scrambled away—Joseph did not do any thing then—after Mrs. Edwards ran into the middle of the road, call ing "Murder," William ran after her, and said, "Murder? I will murder you," and took up a stone and threw it, but it did not hit her—I saw Joseph get up, take up a stone, and have it in his hand—William put his arm up to prevent his throwing it, and he did not throw it—Joseph said, "If I had been in your place I would have made her halloo louder."

DONALD M'LEOD . I am a policeman. I apprehended the prisoners—William said, in Mrs. Edwards's presence, that he did not care what became

of him, provided his brother got clear, as he was innocent—I took them at Cranford, about half-an-hour after the transaction—I only found a farthing on them.

CHARLES OTWAY . I am a policeman. As the prisoners were going to the Magistrate, William said they had been out of work since the week before Christmas, walking about, endeavouring to get work, and he did not care if he was transported.

HARRIET JULIA EDWARDS . I was walking with my mother—the pri soner William came up, and asked mamma for money—she said she had none, or she would give it him—he said, "Money I want, and money I will have," and snatched at my bag—I twisted it round, so that he could not get it away—he pulled me by the arm, and threw me down—whether mamma fell, or was thrown down, I do not know—there was nothing but my pocket-handkerchief in my bag.

(The prisoners received good characters.)

WILLIAM HEARN — GUILTY of an Assault. Aged 25. Recommended to mercy. — Confined Three Months .

JOSEPH HEARN— NOT GUILTY .

1479. ELLEN THOMAS was indicted for feloniously assaulting John Wilks , on the 23rd of April , and cutting and wounding him in and upon the left cheek and throat, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm.

JOHN WILKS . I am twelve years old, and live with my mother, in Parker-street, Drury-lane. The prisoner lived in the next room to my mother—on Saturday, the 23rd of April, about three o'clock in the after noon, the prisoner told me to get her a pint of beer, and half-a-pint of gin—I went, and she gave me some gin—I afterwards went into my mother's room—the prisoner went down stairs, then came up, and called me—I went into her room again, and she locked the door, told me to sit down, and said, "Pour the gin out, and drink"—I said, "No, you drink first"—she drank, and then I drank—she said, "Pull off your handkerchief, for fear it should choke you"—she was drunk—I took my handkerchief off, and drank the gin—she then gave me a halfpenny to go and get some Pease pudding, which I got, and came back—she told me to sit down again—I said, "Will you have a bit?"—she said, "No, eat it yourself," which I did—she said, "Get the bread and butter out of the cupboard, I will cut you some," which I did—she told me to cut it for myself—I cut it, and just after I swallowed the last bit, she said, "I want to speak to you"—I went to her—she laid hold of me by the shoulder, and cut ray cheek—she got up—I pushed her back by the fire-place, ran to the door, and then she cut my throat with a razor—she was very drunk at the time—I had given her no offence—she only said, "I want to speak to you"—she had a pipe in her mouth all the time—I was carried to King's College hospital—here is the mark on my cheek, and on my throat.

Cross-examined by MR. HOWORTH . Q. How long have you known the pri soner? A. I do not know, during the time she lived in the next room to my mother—she was always kind to me—she had been constantly drunk for a length of time, two or three weeks—I had not heard her say anything about murdering anybody.

SOPHIA WILKS . I am the witness's mother—I remember seeing the prisoner the afternoon this happened—she was very drunk—when I went home, about half-past three, my boy was sitting blowing the fire—I saw

he had been having something to drink, and scolded him for it—the pri soner came and said, "Don't scold him, he is a good little boy, and don't deserve scolding"—I said, "I am very angry with him, and not best pleased with you, Ellen"—presently she came and asked if I would allow him to fetch her a pint of beer—I said, "Yes"—he went out—I afterwards heard a terrible scream from my boy, I ran to the door, and found it fast—I shook the door, and said "Open the door"—the child opened it at last—I saw the razor at the child's throat, and her arm round his waist—she had the razor—she was at the child's throat, as if in the act of cutting it then, and he was bleeding tremendously—I screamed and put the razor back with my hand—I flung her away, pulled the child to me, took my handkerchief, end bound it round the wound—I called out, and people came to my assistance—the wound was sewn up at home, and he was carried to the hospital.

Cross-examined. Q. How long have you known the prisoner? A. Six or seven months—I always found her a very good neighbour, and very kind to my children—I think she has had trouble on her mind for three weeks which induced her to drink more than usual—when I screamed and took the child from her she looked at me but made me no answer—when sober she was remarkably kind and quiet—I never knew her do any act of violence before—for three weeks before this, in consequence of some trouble, she was continually intoxicated.

CHARLOTTE REPUKE . I was in company with Mrs. Wilks—when the child screamed out, I went with her to the door, when it was opened I saw the prisoner with a razor in her hand—she had been cutting his throat—his neck and chest were covered with blood.

Cross-examined. Q. How long have you known the prisoner? A. Since I have lived there—she was generally quiet and inoffensive—for some time she has been constantly in a state of intoxication—I did not hear her say anything about murdering anybody.

JOHN TOMKINS . I am a policeman—I took the prisoner immediately after this took place—she was very drunk—she could walk, that was all—there was blood about her—I took her to the station, and while she was there she said, "I intended to commit murder on some one else, not the boy, but the boy was the first person that came in the way, and I did it to him."

Cross-examined. Q. Did she give any reason for intending to commit murder? A. No—I cannot say how long she was before she became sensible—she was given up to another constable—she was drunk at that time, and hardly knew what she was saying.

MARK TODD . I am a dresser at King's College Hospital—I saw the boy the day after he was brought in—he had a wound on the throat about two inches long, and one on the left cheek, not quite so long, they were both such as a razor would have inflicted—they were merely superficial wounds, not dangerous—they might cause a great effusion of blood.

MR. HOWORTH called —

MRS. HILDITCH . I have known the prisoner six years—when sober there is not a quieter creature under the sun.

COURT . Q. She knows what she is about when sober? A. Quite so. GUILTY . Aged 26.— Confined Three Years .

First Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1480. THOMAS WOOD was indicted for stealing 1 handkerchief, value 4 s . 6 d ., the goods of Samuel Morgan Lewis , his master: to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 17.— Confined One Month .

1481. JOHN BROWN was indicted for stealing 28 yards of oil-cloth, value 2 l . 16 s ., the goods of Adam Bird : to which he pleaded GUILTY . Aged 20.— Confined Six Months .

NEW COURT .— Thursday, May 12 th, 1842.

Sixth Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant

1482. JOSEPH TOLLEY , was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of April , 1 waistcoat, value 10 s .; 1 coat, value 2 l .; 1 pair of trowsers, value 12 s .; 1 cravat, value 2 s .; 1 handkerchief, value 1 s .; 1 shirt, value 3 s .; and 1 brooch, value 3 s .; the goods of William Secker .

WILLIAM SECKER . I am a porter and lodge at Mrs. Thompson's. On Monday the 18th of April, I went into my room and missed from my drawer the articles stated, which I had seen safe on the Sunday night before—this handkerchief now produced is mine, and was in the drawer with the other clothes—nothing else has been found.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. How do you know the handker chief? A. By this corner being cut off.

REBECCA THOMPSON . The prosecutor lodged with me. On the 18th of April, at ten o'clock in the morning, the prisoner came to take a lodging—he said he had worked at Pickford's, in Wood-street, for seven years—he did not know whether he should bring his box that night—he said he should come about eight o'clock, which he did, and remained about a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes—he went up stairs with my little boy—he brought a roll of paper and I lent him pen and ink.

Cross-examined. Q. Are you sure he is the person? A. Quite—I let him out—I saw him four times altogether that day—he came and sat down in my room, and I talked to him—I knew him again directly I saw him at Guildhall.

JEMIMA DANCER . I saw the prisoner at Mrs. Thompson's on the Monday.

Cross-examined. Q. Are you sure of him. A. Positive.

BENJAMIN BURT . I am a policeman—I took charge of the prisoner on the 26th of April, at Great Turnstile, Holborn, and found this silk hand kerchief on him, a bunch of nine keys, five duplicates, and another hand kerchief.

Cross-examined. Q. Where was this handkerchief which the prosecutor speaks to? A. In his hat with the other.

GUILTY . Aged 23.— Transported for Seven Years .

1483. ELEANOR GRIFFITHS was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of April , 20 yards of lace, value 3 s .; 72 buttons, value 6 d .; 4 yards of ribbon, value 6 d .; 6 artificial flowers, value 2 s .; 1 knife, value 1 s .; 1 thimble, value 6 d .; 1 veil, value 2 s .; 1 yard of merino, value 1 s . 6 d .; 1 habit-shirt, value 1 s .; 1 handkerchief, value 6 d .; 1 pair of stockings, value 1 s . 6 d .; 1 pair of sleeves, value 6 s .; and 1 yards of Orleans cloth, value 1 s . 6 d ., the goods of Joseph Goldsmid , her master.

CELIA GOLDSMID . I am the wife of Joseph Goldsmid, and live in Pres cot-street,

Whitechapel. The prisoner was in our service—on Sunday, the 10th of April, the prisoner came into the parlour as she was going out with the children, I saw some flowers in her cap which I suspected were mine, and while she was absent I searched, and missed several articles from two closets, of which the prisoner frequently had the keys, and no one else, but myself—this twenty yards of lace, handkerchief, habit-shirt, and other things now produced are mine—I can swear to them—they were found in her box.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. How long had she lived with you? A. Three months—I had a nine months' character with her from Mrs. Pallet, of Thames-street—when she came back with the children, my hus band fetched a policeman, and I said to the prisoner, "Where did you get these flowers from, which you have in your cap?"—she said she had bought them—I said they were mine, and that I wished to see her box—she said I might do so if I pleased—it was not locked—she said the things were her own, that she had purchased them, but could not tell where—I said, "I should like to see what you have in your pocket"—she said, "It is very hard I should be searched like this"—she took a number of things out of her pocket, among which I found a scissor-knife and thimble, which I claimed—she said they were hers.

EDWARD CULBERT . I am a policeman. I was present when the priso ner's box was searched—all these articles, except the scissor-knife and thimble were found in it.

(The prisoner received an excellent character.)

GUILTY . Aged 19. —Recommended to mercy by the Jury. — Confined Three Months .

1484. ROBERT EADE , JOHN LEADLEY , and CHARLES DRI VER were indicted for stealing, on the 14th of April , 8 half-crowns, 24 shillings, 11 sixpences, and three grouts, the monies of Joseph Morland .

JOSEPH MORLAND . I am a corn-dealer, and live in Broad-street, Rat cliff. On the 14th of April I bad been counting my Silver on my desk behind the counter—I left my shop for about four minutes, leaving 2 l . 14 s . on my desk—when I returned, 2 l . 105. 6 d . was gone, consisting of half-crowns, shillings, and sixpences.

JOSEPH FAGAN . On the 14th of April, about ten o'clock, I was standing opposite Mr. Morland's door, and saw the prisoner Driver standing by the window, Leadley standing alongside of the gate, and Eade standing inside the shop by the counter—Driver turned round to Leadley, and said, "It is all right"—presently I saw Eade come from the shop with both his hands full of silver—he put it into his outside jacket pocket, came to the door, and all three ran away.

Eade. You said before, that you saw me take it out of the till, and Mr. Morland says it was behind the counter. Witness. No, I did not—when you came out with the money you saw me, and turned as red as possible—I was tried here eleven years ago—I have since been working with my father at ballast heaving—when you came out, I went into the shop and gave in formation to Mr. Morland's daughter—a policeman came up—I told him directly, but when he got to the corner you were all gone.

JOHN BROWN . I was near Mr. Morland's shop that day, and saw Eade and Driver by the window, and Leadley at the gate—I had often seen them together before that.

GEORGE CARR . I am a policeman. I took Leadley and Eade between one and two o'clock, and found 2 s . on Eade, and 7 d . on Leadley—Eade had got some new clothes on—I asked him where he bought them—he said, at a shop in Back-lane, Cannon-street.

JOHN NICHOLAS . I am a policeman. I took Driver—I told him I wanted him for being concerned with two others in stealing some silver from Mr. Morland's shop—he said he did not know Mr. Morland—I said it was in Broad-street—he said he did not know Broad-street.

Leadley's Defence. When the policeman took me I had 7 d .—he asked me how I got it—I said I had a job to carry some luggage, and had 9 d .—I spent 1 d . for a pint of beer—I know nothing about the money.

Driver's Defence. I know nothing about the money.

LEADLEY— GUILTY . Aged 20.— Transported for Seven Years .

EADE— GUILTY . Aged 16.

DRIVER— GUILTY . Aged 16.

Transported for Seven Years; Ship

1485. JAMES BEECH was indicted for embezzlement.

SUSANNAH DOSSETT . I am a widow, and am a farmer at Totteridge.

The prisoner was my carter—my son sent him with a load of hay to Mr. Fowler's on the 1st of February—he never brought me 3 l . 10 s . 6 d ., the produce of the hay, as he ought to have done.

JOSHUA DOSSETT . I am the prosecutrix's son. I agreed with Mr. Fowler for a load of hay—I sent it on the 1st of February by the prisoner—the price was 3 l . 15 s .—the prisoner brought two trusses of hay back, which were returned—he was drunk, and he told me the same night that he had got the money—he ought to have given it me—he did not—he absconded that night, and I saw no more of him till he was taken by the police—I had a character with him.

THOMAS FOWLER . I paid the prisoner 3 l . 10 s . 6 d . for the load of hay on the 1st of February.

Prisoner's Defence. I received the money from Mr. Fowler—I went to take a load of dung—I got drunk and lost the money. GUILTY . Aged 29.— Recommended to mercy. — Confined Three Months .

1486. JOHN ROSEVEAR was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of April , one cloak, value 4 l ., the goods of Frederick Harris .

FREDERICK HARRIS . I live in Cursitor-street, Chancery-lane—the prisoner was a globe colourer, and worked in Chancery-lane—a long while ago I missed a cloth cloak—the prisoner was at that time working on the premises. On Thursday, the 7th of April, I went into the shop where he works, and saw a cloak hanging on a peg where he generally hangs his hat—I thought it resembled the one I had lost, which induced me to look at it, and there were sufficient marks to enable me to swear to it—I said it was my cloak—the prisoner said at first it was not, but soon after he said he hoped I would forgive him for this, it was the only thing he had taken—this is my cloak, and the one I lost.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 23.— Recommended to mercy by the Prosecutor and Jury, in consequence of his distress. — Confined Three Months .

(There was another indictment against the prisoner.)

1487. HENRY SLATER was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of April , 2lbs. weight of lead pipe, value 5 s .; and 1 metal cock and ball, 6 s . 9 d .; the goods of Samuel Everett , and fixed to a certain building.—2nd COUNT , not stating them to be fixed.

SAMUEL EVERETT . I live in Silver-street, Bloomsbury. I missed a metal cock and ball and a piece of lead pipe from outside my yard—I know the lead produced belongs to me—it was fixed in the place which supplies the kitchen with water.

RICHARD PHCEBE . I live in King's Arms-yard, Silver-street. About ten minutes past nine o'clock, on the 14th of April, I was in my stable, I heard a noise, in consequence of which I went out into Mr. Everett's yard, and saw the prisoner coming along with something under his arm—I stopped him, and found it was a piece of lead and a ball and cock—he gave it me, and said he was very drunk—I took the pipe from him, and let him go—he was very drunk—the pipe was wrenched off.

Prisoner. I was very drunk. It was this man's place to give me into custody, not let me go home. I was at work next morning, and did not know any thing about it. He could not swear to me; he said it was a man in a red night-cap. Witness. I have not the least doubt he is the man—I never said I had any doubt—I did not know him before.

GUILTY . Aged 20.— Confined Two Months .

1488. FREDERICK RALPH and JAMES JONES were indicted for stealing, on the 13th of April , 1 cloak, value 3 l ., the goods of William Grange Pater .

JOHN M'PHERSON . I am errand-boy to Mr. Reed, a linen-draper. On the 13th of April I was standing at my master's door, and saw Ralph take the cloak out of Mr. Pater's phaeton—I called "Stop thief"—he passed it to Jones—they both ran away down Vinegar-lane—I ran after them, and lost sight of Jones—he had the cloak—I am sure Ralph is the person I saw take it.

SAMUEL SOUTER . I was walking in Back-lane, Lower Shadwell—I saw Jones with the cloak under his arm, and Ralph close behind him—they were walking up Back-lane—I saw Ralph give Jones a white handker chief, in which Jones wrapped the cloak—I passed them, and walked as far as Devonport-street—I saw a number of persons running—I asked a groom there if he had lost any thing—he said, "Yes, a cloak"—we went to the first turning in Devonport-street, and saw Ralph in Vinegar-fields—we ran after him—he was taken—this is the cloak I saw Jones with.

JAMES WHITING . I am groom to Mr. William Grange Pater. This is his cloak—I lost it on Wednesday, the 13th of April, from his phaeton, between twelve and one o'clock—it was missed for about half an hour.

Ralph's Defence. I was going down the Commercial-road to look after work, and heard the cry of "Stop thief." I ran, they ran after me, and stopped me. I know nothing about the cloak. I do not know Jones; I do not think I ever saw him before.

RALPH *— GUILTY . Aged 20.— Transported for Seven Years . JONES— GUILTY . Aged 19.— Confined Three Months .

1489. THOMAS CUFFLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of April , 2 loaves of bread, value 7 d ., the goods of William Venn .

WILLIAM VENN . I am a baker, living in Eldon-place, Lower-road,

Islington. On the 9th of April the prisoner came to my shop—I did not see him take the loaves—they were brought back.

WILLIAM HANNEY . I live in Elder-walk. Between seven and eight o'clock this evening I saw the prisoner take two loaves of bread from the prosecutor's shop, and give them to another boy—they stood under the window—I told the prosecutor a quarter of an hour after—I am quite sure I saw the prisoner take them.

Prisoner's Defence. I did not take them.

GUILTY . Aged 14.— Recommended to mercy by the Prosecutor, — Confined Eight Days, solitary .

1490. ROBERT PAGE was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of April , 5 sovereigns, and 2 half-sovereigns, the monies of John Calnan .

JOHN CALNAN . I am a labourer, living in Bowling-green-street, Stoke Newington-common—the prisoner lodged in the same house as me. On Wednesday evening, the 6th of April, I had five sovereigns and two half-sovereigns—I pinned them in my left side waistcoat-pocket—the prisoner was in the kitchen at that time, and saw me with them—I went to bed, and laid my clothes down on a box by the side of the bed—the pri soner came to bed to me—he got up next morning about five o'clock—I got up about six—I put on my clothes, and went to work—I did not miss my money till about half-past six—no money has been found—three or four men slept in the room—the prisoner wanted to borrow 3 s . from me the day before, to have his hand-saw mended, and down stairs, about eight or nine o'clock, he said he had only 1 s . 6 d .

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN . Q. How long had you been sleeping at this place? A. About three months—the other three men were not sleeping there all that time—I cannot tell how long they had been there—one got another job, and left—he came on Saturday night, and this was Wednesday night—I had had the money three or four months—I did not pin it in my pocket every night—I had it in my box part of the time, and I took it out of the box—I and the prisoner and another lodger were in the kitchen at the time I pinned it in my pocket—he remained at the lodging after I missed my money till he was taken—he was working at that time at some distance, and had to get up early—I have been told he is the son of a res pectable brewer at Ware.

RICHARD PAYNE . I and the prisoner were at a public-house in White chapel, on Thursday, the 7th of April, about eight o'clock in the evening—he had some beer, and paid for it out of a purse—I saw the purse had more than one piece of gold in it—he said there were very few journeymen weavers could carry so much as that—he did not say how much there was.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN . Q. Was this after dark? A. There was a light in the place—he said that when he took it out to pay for the beer—any body could see it—it was a green silk purse.

JAMES HAINES . I lodge in the same house as the prisoner. On Wed nesday evening, the 6th of April, I was playing at cards with the prisoner—I won 16 d .—he pulled 1 s . 6 d . out of his pocket, and said that was all the money he had to go through the week with—he paid me 16 d .—I saw him on the Saturday evening following—he then had two sovereigns and some silver.

Cross-examined. Q. And he told you he had drawn the money from his master? A. Yes.

ELIZABETH HULMES . The prisoner came to my house on Friday with Payne and another man—he gave me three half-sovereigns to take care of for him.

JOHN DAVISON . I am a wheelwright, and live at Old Ford, Bow. The prisoner worked for me about three days and a half—he began on Monday, the 4th of April, and worked till Thursday evening—I did not pay him any thing—he has never drawn two sovereigns from me on account of his work.

Cross-examined. Q. When did he leave you? A. On the Friday morning, but he did not do any work for me after Thursday—I do not know where he had been working before—I never saw him since, till before the Magistrate.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 22.— Recommended to mercy. — Confined Three Months .

(There was another indictment against the prisoner.)

1491. CHRISTOPHER STEVENS was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of April , 1 yard of silk waistcoating, value 3 s . 6 d ., the goods of Richard Attenborough .

WILLIAM UNDERWOOD . I am assistant to Richard Attenborough, a pawn broker, in Crown-street, Finsbury. About half-past six o'clock on Mon day evening, the 11th of April, the prisoner came to our shop with another man—they wished to look at a pair of trowsers, which were taken down and shown them—they did not purchase them, and left the shop—shortly afterwards I heard an altercation between the shopman and the prisoner at the door—I went out, and saw a roll of silk waistcoating sticking partly out of the prisoner's pocket and partly under his coat—it had been hanging up inside the shop pinned to a piece of cotton—I collared the prisoner, and took him behind the counter—he was very violent, resisted, and tried to make his escape over the counter—I charged him with stealing the silk—he said he did not take it—we sent for a policeman—when he found he could not get away, he took a pair of shears out of his pocket, and said the first person that offered to take him he would stab them—I and three fel low-shopmen closed it on him, and held him till an officer came and took him.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Did you know the other man? A. By sight, as a customer—he had not been there before that morning, that I know of—he had about a week before—the prisoner has been a customer. (The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 20.— Confined Three Months .

1492. JANE OXLEY was indicted for forging and uttering, on the 28th of February , an order for the delivery of 1 gold neck-chain, with in tent to defraud Robert Lewis .

ROBERT LEWIS . I am a jeweller, and live in Oxford-street. On the 28th of February the prisoner came to me with a note as from Miss Wing field—this is the note she brought—( read )—"Monday morning, February 28. Miss Charlotte Wingfield will feel obliged to Mr. Lewis to send her a small gold chain, cable cut, for her to make choice of, and the money shall be sent to-morrow. 4, Eaton-square, Pimlico."—I had had dealings with

that family, and I put several chains before the prisoner—she selected two as those most likely to suit—I put them into two boxes, and she took them away—I heard no more of the prisoner till she was in custody at the station, for stealing other property—I went to the station—the officer turned to me and said, "What do you charge her with?"—I said, "With obtaining two gold chains under false pretences"—to the best of my recol lection the prisoner said, "It is known that I have taken them, and I will tell you where they are," or "I can tell you where they are"—she said they had been in pledge, and since that they were in the hands of a Jewess, of the name of Isaacs, I think.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. Did you know the prisoner before? A. Yes, almost as early as she could walk—I knew her mother, who lived in Mr. Wingfield's family, and was in the habit of coming to my house backwards and forwards—my chains are here in the hands of the officer.

MISS CHARLOTTE WINGFIELD . I live at No. 4, Eaton-square. This note is not my writing—I did not authorize the prisoner to get any neck-chains for me—I have not seen her for some years.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you know her mother? A. Yes—she has been dead three years—her mother lived with us eleven years—she was in tolerably good circumstances—the prisoner was her only child—I had seen the prisoner when a child—I do not know that I ever saw her writing—I do not know of any application from her to her mother, to receive her back, but she was always welcome—we never denied her—her father is living—he has lived eleven years as butler in a nobleman's family.

JOHN BARKER ( police-constable K 108.) I took the prisoner—when at the station I told her she was charged with stealing two gold chains—she made no reply at that time, but she afterwards said that one was pawned at Mr. Latters's, in the Commercial-road, and one near the turn pike, at Islington.

Cross-examined. Q. She furnished the account which enabled you to bring this charge against her? A. Yes.

ISAACS . I live in Rosemary-lane. About six weeks ago, the prisoner came and asked me to buy the duplicates of two gold chains—I gave her 8 s . for the ticket of the smaller chain, which was in pawn for two guineas, and there was 2 s . 8 d . for interest—the duplicate of the other chain I bought of her the week after—I gave her a sovereign for it.

Cross-examined. Q. What had been advanced on the large chain? A. 4 l .—I inquired of her where she lived before I advanced the money for the large chain—she said in Rutland-street—I went there—it was a very respectable house—I saw a woman who gave me a very satisfac tory account—I meant to wear the small chain myself—I buy women's wearing apparel.

MR. LEWIS re-examined. This small chain cost me 3 l . 9 s . to manufac ture, and the large one 7 l . 8 s .

GUILTY of uttering. Aged 20.— Strongly recommended to mercy by the Prosecutor and Jury.

1493. JANE OXLEY was again indicted for stealing 1 gold chain, the goods of Robert Lewis ; to which she pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 20.— Judgment Respited.

1494. FRANCIS JAMES was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of March , 4 watches, value 31 l ., the goods of Benjamin Edwards .

MR. BALLANTINE conducted the Prosecution.

BENJAMIN EDWARDS . I am a watchmaker, and live in High-street, Shoreditch. About half-past six o'clock in the evening, on the 16th of March, the prisoner came to my shop, in the uniform of the police of the Eastern Counties Railway Company—I had seen him on duty there, and knew him as an inspector of their police—he came to me in a hurried manner, and said, "Mr. Hall requests you will send a sample of your best silver watches, with the lowest tender, as it is their intention to supply the police on the line with silver watches; you are to send a sample with the price you will do them at"—he told me to seal them up, and direct them to Richard Hall, Esq., Carnarvon Hall, Essex—I gave him four watches, all different, for the purpose of being shown as samples—I did not consider they were sold—I thought one would, be selected, and an order given perhaps for a dozen—they were invoiced at 31 l ., but they were ticketed higher—I enclosed the invoice in the parcel to Mr. Hall.

RICHARD HALL . I reside at Carnarvon Hall, Stratford, Essex. I am manager of the Eastern Counties Railway—the prisoner had been em ployed in the police on the railway—he left about three months ago—he had no authority from me to go to Mr. Edwards for any watches, and no watches were produced to me—he had no right at the time he went to Mr. Edwards to wear the dress of the railway police, but it was his own dress, and we could not take it from him.

ARCHIBALD WHITE M'CONACKEY . I am an inspector of the Eastern Counties Railway police. I took the prisoner into custody, on the 19th of March, at the Lord Nelson public-house—he was sitting in the parlour—I called him out, and told him he was my prisoner—he asked what for—I told him for felony—he made no answer—I took him to the station—I found this one watch on him, a duplicate of another watch, and three watch-bags, and I saw taken from him 5 l . 0 s . 11 d ., and the bill of parcels of the watches.

WILLIAM GALILEE SAVILLE . I am shopman to Mr. Tilly, a pawn broker. I produce a silver watch, pawned by the prisoner on the 17th of March, for 2 l . 2 s .

CHARLES JAMES MERCER . I am shopman to Mrs. Avila, a pawn broker, in Mile-end-road—I produce a silver watch, pawned on the 17th of March, by the prisoner, for 3 l .

JOHN EASTBROOK . I am shopman to Mr. Savage, who is a pawnbroker in Whitechapel. I produce a watch pawned by the prisoner, on the 16th of March, for 1 l . 15 s .

MR. EDWARDS re-examined. These four watches are mine, and are what I parted with to the prisoner.

Prisoner's Defence. The watches were obtained by me through a bet made by me and some friends, that I could not obtain the watches without money; I went and got them, and certainly pawned them, but had I not been taken so soon as I was, I should have got them out, and made every thing right.

MR. HALL re-examined. The prisoner's character was so good, that he was made inspector, and continued so till two or three weeks before he left—he had our utmost confidence a long time.

GUILTY . Aged 28.— Transported for Seven Years .

1495. WILLIAM SMITH and JAMES FERRYMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of April , 1 pair of trowsers, value 5 s ., 6 d ., the goods of Mary Ann Couchman .

WILLIAM MOYES . I live in Boziers'-court, Oxford-street, with Mary Ann Couchman, who keeps a clothes-shop. I was in the shop in the after noon of the 13th of April—I heard something, and ran out—I saw the two prisoners run out of the court—I ran after them—I caught Ferryman, and brought him back—I found these trowsers in the hand of M'Donald—they are Mrs. Couchman's.

JAMES M'DONALD . I was sweeping a shop in the court for a boy, and I saw Smith take the trowsers off the hook, and put them under the tail of Ferryman's coat—they then began to walk off, and then they ran away—I told the butcher-boy, and he called his father—I ran after them, and saw Ferryman throw the trowsers away.

Smith. He said it was not me that took them when I was brought back. Witness. No, I did not.

WILLIAM THOMAS MERRIT . The witness M'Donald told me of this as I was coming down the court—I called to my father—I ran, and saw Smith run down Hanway-street, and he was in the act of tying his boot when my father took him—I saw Ferryman had the trowsers under his coat Smith. He said I was not the lad. Witness, I said to my father, "I don't think that is the lad"—I thought he was too respectable, but after wards I noticed his jacket, and he is the boy.

Smith. I was playing with some boys, and they took me; I had not seen Ferryman for three or four days.

SMITH— GUILTY .* Aged 13.

FERRYMAN— GUILTY .* Aged 17.

Transported for Seven Years—

Convict Ship.

1496. THOMAS BAILEY was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of October , 1 pair of boots, value 4 s ., the goods of Robert Peacock , and another.

ROBERT PEACOCK . I live in Upper Whitecross-street, and am a boot and shoemaker. The prisoner has been in the habit of coming to our shop for seven or eight years, and sometimes stopped an hour or two, or three hours—when out of work he would come and work for me for two or three hours—I cannot say whether he was at my house on the 5th of October, as he was so frequently there—I have lost boots and shoes daily when he has come, and I gave orders for him not to come again, but he did come—I went to a pawnbroker's from information, and there found this pair of boots, which I can identify as mine—I have missed such, and the prisoner had an opportunity of taking these.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. Many other persons come to your shop? A. Yes, hundreds—the person who gave me the information about these boots is named Barber—he had been at my shop once before he gave me the information—I had known Barber about four months—he is not here—I understand he is in custody—I was told he has been trans ported—I cannot tell when I lost these boots.

WILLIAM UNDERWOOD . I am a pawnbroker. These boots were pawned by the prisoner with me, on the 5th of October, for 2 s ., in the name of John Bailey, No. 1, Long-alley.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you know him? A. Yes, by sight.

HENRY REDMAN ( police-constable G 224.) I took the prisoner—in

going to the station he said the man who gave the information was a bigger rogue than himself—he said he lived at No. 1, Long-alley—I went there, and it was right.

NOT GUILTY .

1497. EDWARD HAWE was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of April , 1 shawl, value 3 s . 6 d ., the goods of Frederick John Wood .

FREDERICK JOHN WOOD . I am a pawnbroker, and live in Ratcliffe Highway. On the 11th of April, the prisoner came with another man to pledge a shawl—I suspected it was stolen, and told them so—they denied it, and the other man ran away—the prisoner said he knew nothing of the other man—I let him go—a person told me something, and I found I had lost a shawl—I went after them, and found the prisoner a little way down the Highway with my shawl under his jacket—he denied taking it, and attempted to strike me.

GEORGE SWADEN ( police-constable K 92.) I saw the prosecutor follow ing the prisoner, and take the shawl from under his jacket—I saw the pri soner attempt to strike him—I ran up and took him into custody—he had been drinking.

GUILTY . Aged 23.— Recommended to mercy by the Prosecutor. Confined Three Months .

1498. WILLIAM STEWART was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of April , 1 snuff-box, value 20 s ., the goods of a man unknown, from his person.

WILLIAM THOROGOOD . About half-past twelve o'clock on Wednesday, the 6th of April, I was walking along Threadneedle-street, and saw the prisoner in company with a man in a smock-frock, moving about between some gentlemen in a suspicious manner—I kept my eye on them—close to Finch-lane I saw the man in a smock-frock take something from a gen tleman's pocket like a gold snuff-box—they separated—I afterwards saw the prisoner cross over to the corner of Threadneedle-street, and receive the box from the other man in a very close manner—they were close toge ther when the box was taken from the gentleman's pocket—I told the policeman—he took the prisoner, and found the box on him—I have not found who the owner of the box is.

Cross-examined by MR. BALLANTINE . Q. What are you? A. I was out of a situation at that time, I am now a cleaner up and blocker to a shoemaker, in the employ of Mr. Sturt, in the Strand—I have stated the same here as I did at the Mansion House—I made a statement in the office below, in which the indictment was drawn—on that indictment the prisoner was acquitted—I believe there was a mistake in the first indictment—I have not the least doubt he was acquitted—I told the truth to the Magis trate—I saw the prisoner and the other man both together when I first saw them—I always stated that—on my oath I did not first see the person in the smock-frock walking about and feeling pockets alone—I saw them first close by Finch-lane, in Threadneedle-street—after the robbery took place the prisoner walked away to the top of Threadneedle-street—I had seen the prisoner before the robbery took place—I made a statement in the office below on the indictment that the prisoner was acquitted on—that indictment was for receiving—I have not been told by the policeman that he would be acquitted again if I did not say they were both together,.

Q. Did not the policeman say to you, "Thorogood, you know they must have been together at that time?" A. No, he said nothing of that kind, it may be a mistake in the depositions—the policeman has not told me there was a mistake in the depositions—he said nothing particular to me—he has not said anything to me about the depositions—he merely said that instead of putting down that the prisoner and the man were together, they did not put down the effect which I stated to the Magistrate—my deposi tions were read over to me by the Magistrate—these are my depositions—I do not remember whether, it was before the other indictment was made that the policeman told me I had made a mistake—( The witness's deposi tions being read, stated, "I saw a man in a smock-frock moving along behind some gentlemen during a temporary obstruction—I watched him some time—I at length observed him touch a gentleman's pocket and ob tain something which appeared like a gold snuff-box—he then walked away to the top of Threadneedle-street—the prisoner crossed the road to him, and they stood close together")—I gave no statement to anybody in the office here before I went before the Grand Jury.

COURT . Q. Are you now sure you have told the truth when you say the prisoner was close to this man with the smock-frock when he took the snuff-box? A. Quite sure—it was handed to the prisoner after they had separated.

JOHN CROLEY . I am a City policeman. I received information from Thorogood, and went after the prisoner—a short man, dressed in a smock-frock, was with him—I took this snuff-box out of the prisoner's hand—I afterwards searched him at the station and found an old knife on him.

Cross-examined. Q. Have you been talking over this theft with Tho rogood? A. Yes—I did not say he must have made a mistake in his deposition, nothing of the kind—I have not told him he must say they were both together—I have not told him he must be mistaken when he said there was only one—I told him there must have been a mistake made at the office or somewhere—hearing his evidence at the Mansion House made me tell him that—I told him that since the first bill was thrown out. GUILTY .* Aged 20.— Confined Six Months .

1499. SELINA JEFFRIES and ELIZABETH SAUNDERS were indicted for stealing, on the 7th of May , 20 pairs of stockings, value 1 l . 1 s ., the goods of John Wills and another.

WILLIAM TERRY . I am shopman to John Wills and Henry Withers, hosiers, in the Poultry. About twenty minutes past ten o'clock on Sa turday night, the 7th of May, I saw the two prisoners at the door—they took twenty pair of hose from inside the door—they were tied up in two bundles—one took one bundle, and the other the other—I ran after them and caught them with the stockings in their hands—they are my master's property—I gave the prisoners into custody.

JOHN REEVE ( City police-constable, No. 479). I took the prisoners into custody—they each had the stockings with them.

JEFFRIES— GUILTY . Aged 20.

SAUNDERS— GUILTY . Aged 19.

Confined Three Months .

1500. JANE VINCENT was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of April , 3 half-crowns, the monies of Thomas Young , from his person.

THOMAS YOUNG . I live in Chancit-place, High-street, Shadwell. On Saturday night, about-six o'clock, I went into the Paviors' Arms public-house with two mates—I called for a pint of beer—the prisoner was there—I had three half-crowns and a few halfpence in my pocket—I put them in my waistcoat-pocket—the prisoner saw where I put them—she came up to me and asked for a drop of beer—I gave her some—she sat down and asked if I had any halfpence to buy tobacco—I said I had, but not for her—she shoved her hand into my waistcoat-pocket, took out the three half-crowns, and put them into her mouth—I am sure of that—I turned round, and made a plunge after her—she went towards the door—I caught her, and said I would have my money or I would give her in charge—she said she had not the money, and she had got the money in her mouth at the time—my mate went, and in about ten minutes brought in a policeman—the prisoner sat on the opposite side with a woman, a companion of hers—she had the opportunity of giving the money to her.

Prisoner. Q. Did not you ask me to sit down by your side? A. No—I do not know whether you were in liquor—there were two young men standing by the side of me—there was no girl in my company.

GEORGE YETTEN . I was in this public-house—I pulled the prisoner's hand out of the prosecutor's pocket—I cannot say whether she had any money in her hand at the time—one side of her cheek was very much swollen, and by her speech I perceived there was something in her mouth—she gave me a blow.

Prisoner. Q. Did not you shove me about before I gave you a blow? A. No, I did not.

Prisoner's Defence. As we were drinking in the Golden Eagle, the prosecutor came in with another man, and asked me to have something to drink; he paid for a quartern of gin, and two or three pots of beer, I saw no more of him till between seven and eight o'clock; I sat down in front of the bar, they asked me to drink, and I did; he said, "Jane, I will go home with you;" I said I did not mind; as he was going he said he had lost three half-crowns, he would give me in charge, he sent Yetten for a policeman; the prosecutor staid with me while he was gone, and the other man ran away; I saw no more of him, I was searched and nothing found.

GUILTY .* Aged 26.— Confined Six Months .

Fifth Jury, before Edward Bullock, Esq.

1501. ROBERT HIPWELL was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of April , 1 pair of boots, value 4 s .; and 1 basket, value 6 d .; the goods of James Wright ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Confined Three Months .

1502. JAMES DENNY was indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of April , 1 table, value 4 l . 10 s .; the goods of William De Courcy ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 37.— Confined Two Months .

1503. GEORGE HOWARD was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of May , 1 coat, value 1 s .; the goods of Alfred Norbrook ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY .— Confined Three Months .

1504. EDWARD SHEFFIELD CROFTS was charged upon seven different indictments, with embezzling various sums, amounting to 31 l . 17 s .; which he had received on account of the Poplar Gas Light Com pany ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 61.— Confined Twelve Months .

1505. WILLIAM PARKER was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of April , 3 printed books, value 6 s .; the goods of James Draper : also, for stealing, on the 30th of March , 15 printed books, value 5 l .; the goods of Daniel Warner : also, for stealing, on the 5th of April , 6 printed books, value 1 l .; the goods of John Inglis : also, for stealing, on the 16th of April , 3 printed books, value 1 l .; the goods of Charles Smith ; to all of which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 19.— Confined Twelve Months .

1506. MARGARET SIMMONDS was indicted for embezzlement.

ELIZABETH ADAMS . I am the wife of John Adams, a stay-maker, in Cumberland-place, Marlborough-road, Chelsea. The prisoner was in my employ for three weeks—she had to go out and deliver stays that were made by me—on the 16th of April I sent her with a pair of stays to Mrs. Dunbar, in Grosvenor-place, Pimlico; she was to receive 5 s . 9 d . for them, and return at one o'clock the same day—I did not see her again till she was in custody—I never received the 5 s . 9 d . or got the stays again—I took her out of charity, and paid her 4 s . a week.

ELIZABETH DUNBAR . I am a stay-maker, living in Grosvenor-place, Pimlico. About twelve o'clock, on the 16th of April, the prisoner brought me a pair of stays from Mrs. Adams—I paid her 5 s . 9 d . for Mrs. Adams.

JAMES HENDERSON . I am a policeman. I apprehended the prisoner in Queen-street, Chelsea, she was drunk—I told her the charge—she said she had spent the money in drink.

Prisoner's Defence. I received the 5 s . 9 d . and was returning home; I met a young girl whom I had not seen for eight months; I tried to avoid her, but could not; she said she had had nothing to eat for two days; she asked me to go home with her; I had one shilling of my own; I did so; I went next door to get something for our dinner, when I came back she was gone with my money, and my shawl; I saw no more of her until seven o'clock, when she was tipsy; as soon as I went into the public-house, she ran away; I stopped there until twelve o'clock; when I was returning home, I met her, and asked for the shawl; she struck me, and I returned it; I was taken into custody and locked up, and the next morning I heard Mrs. Adams giving my description, when I told the inspector I was the person she wanted.

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Confined Three Months .

1507. JOSEPH CONWAY and JOHN ELVEY were indicted for stealing, on the 25th of April , I till, value 1 s .; 5 shillings, 21 sixpences, 10 groats, 3 twopenny-pieces, 16 pence, 140 halfpence, and 524 farthings; the property of John Brensden .

JOHN BRENSDEN . I keep the Bridport Arms, Hoxton. On Monday, the 25th of April, about ten o'clock, I left my bar, and went into the tap-room, leaving a till in my bar—I returned to the bar in three or four minutes, and saw the prisoners going out at the street door—the bar is

about five yards from the door—I went into the bar, and missed my till, containing the money stated—I had some suspicion, and went after the prisoners—I saw them walking slowly up Bridport-place, about eighteen yards from my house—I am sure they are the two persons I had seen going out of my bar—Conway had the till under his arm—Elvey was with him, and another boy—they all three were close to each other—I called out, "Stop thief"—they turned the corner of the next street, and ran away together—I pursued them down one street, and they were taken two or three minutes after—the till was brought back by Harris.

Elvey. I was not near your house. Witness. I am sure I saw you walking out of the door with Conway—you were taken within a third of a mile of the house.

DANIEL HARRIS . I am a grocer, living at Bridport-place, Hoxton. I was in my shop, and heard the cry of "Stop thief"—I heard some money fall—I came to the door, and saw this till lying in the middle of the street, with some of the money in, and some out—I picked it up and put it in—I saw the prosecutor running after three lads—the place where I picked up the till was in the direction from the prosecutor's house to where the prisoners were running—I took it to the prosecutor's house.

EDWARD COLEMAN . I live with Mr. Sumpter, in the New North-road. I was at work at my master's stone-yard, and heard the cry of "Stop thief"—I ran to see what was the matter, and saw Conway jump over a ditch into a field—I went after him, and caught him as he was jumping over another ditch—I held him, with another boy, till a gentleman came and assisted us—he had nothing with him.

Conway. I never attempted to run away. Witness. You were run ning when I caught you.

GEORGE HOFFMAN . I live in Dorchester-street, New North-road. I heard the cry of "Stop thief," and followed—I saw the two prisoners running close together, pursued by a great many—I joined in the pursuit, caught Elvey, and took him back to the prosecutor's shop—he said, "What do you collar me for? I have done nothing"—I said, "What do you run for?"—he had just stopped running when I got up to him.

SAMUEL MILHOUSE . I am a police-sergeant. I received the prisoners in charge at the prosecutor's, with the till and money.

CONWAY— GUILTY . Aged 18.

Confined Six Months .

ELVEY— GUILTY . Aged 22.

1508. WILLIAM GRAY was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of April , 2 shawls, value 1 l .; 6 s .; 1 pair of shoes, value 2 s .; 7 handkerchiefs, value 2 s . 6 d .; 5 gowns, value 1 l .; 3 bed-gowns, value 4 s .; 1 cap, value 6 d .; 1 pair of stockings, value 1 s . 6 d .; 8 aprons, value 4 s .; 3 collars, value 4 s .; 1 petticoat, value 2 s .; and 1 box, value 1 s .; the goods of Susannah Montague .

SUSANNAH MONTAGUE . I am single, and live in St. Jobn's-place, Lisson-grove. I had been in service in Cannon-street, in the City—I left on the 25th of April, about half-past nine o'clock in the evening—I had two boxes to bring away from my place—they were put into a cart, and myself, my brother, and Lane, were in the cart—I went into a friend's house in Corporation-row, Clerkenwell, leaving my brother and Lane in the cart—I was not in the house more than five or seven minutes—when I came out I found a great many people round the cart—my brother and

Lane were holding the prisoner—the box was in the road—it contained the articles stated—they belonged to me—these are now produced them.

CHARLES LANE . I am a servant, and lodge in St. John's-place, Lisson Grove. I was in the cart with the prosecutrix and her brother—she went into a house in Corporation-row, and I and her brother remained in the street—we went to the public-house to get some beer—I went back to the house with the pot, and when I came back I saw the prisoner go twice round the cart—before we got to the cart he jumped up on the off side of the cart, reached the box out, and got about two yards away from the cart with it on his back—I caught hold of him—he dropped the box and en deavoured to get away—I held him until the policeman came up, and gave him into custody—he begged very hard to be let go, and said it was his first offence.

HORACE HARDY . I am a policeman. The prisoner was given into my custody—he said to Lane, "For God's sake let me go, it is my first offence."

(The prisoner pleaded poverty.) "ft GUILTY . Aged 22.— Confined Six Months .

1509. RICHARD PAINTER and GEORGE THOMPSON were in dicted for stealing, on the 11th of April , 4 boots, value 9 s ., the goods of Joseph Johnson .

JOHN SIMS HANDCOCK . I am a policeman. On the 11th of April, be tween nine and ten o'clock in the evening, I was in Tottenham-court-road—I saw the two prisoners, who I knew before, standing at Mr. Johnson's shop window—I saw Painter take four boots, which were hanging just outside the shop-door, and hand them to Thompson, who was standing close to him—he put two of them in each pocket—they were going away when I went up and laid hold of them—they struggled to get away—Thompson took the boots out of his pocket and threw them on the ground—I called for assistance—a young man came, and we took them into the shop with the boots.

JOSEPH JOHNSON . I am a boot-maker in Tottenham-court-road. I know these boots—they are my own marking—they are mine—they were in my shop—two of them are odd ones—I have the fellows of them, which they left hanging—I can swear to them.

Painter's Defence. I was passing up Tottenham-court-road on my road to Kentish Town. I stopped at the shop about a minute and a half. The man came up, and dragged us into the shop, what for I do not know. He pulled three boots out of Thompson's pocket. I was never in the shop be fore. I have been out of work.

Thompson's Defence (written. ) On the day mentioned in the indictment I had been vending my fruit, and returned home in the evening with 2 s . 8 d ., which I had taken in the course of the day; my fellow prisoner I only knew by his lodging in the same house with me for several months; he asked me if I had any objection to take a walk a little distance with him, not thinking it any harm, I told him I had none; we then walked from our lodgings, which was in Newton-street, Holborn, towards Tottenham-court-road; about 100 yards from the prosecutor's he stopped, and de sired me to wait there a few minutes for him. I did so; and he was absent about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour; when he returned, and putting a

small parcel in my hand, told me to put it in my pocket and take care of it for him. I had not possession of the property one minute before a po lice officer came up and took us both into custody. I had not the remotest idea what I was left standing at the corner for. I never suspected for a moment that my fellow prisoner was about to commit a robbery. I am made the dupe of his artifice.

PAINTER— GUILTY . Aged 18.— Confined Four Months . THOMPSON— GUILTY . Aged 35.— Confined Eight Months .

1510. MARY CALNAN was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of April , 1 table-cloth, value 3 s .; and 1 towel, value 2 d .; the goods of Sir William Hall Gage, Knt. , and others.—2nd COUNT , stating them to be the goods of Andrew M'Culloch and others.

THOMAS VOKINS . I am shopman to Mr. Bradley, a pawnbroker, in Cable-street, Wellclose-square. About half-past six o'clock on the 20th of April, I saw the prisoner and another female outside the shop—the other was urging the prisoner to come in, and said, "If you come in you won't wait long"—the prisoner then came into the shop and tendered me this table-cloth and napkin, and asked 2 s . on them—T looked at them and found "United Service Club" woven in the pattern—I asked the prisoner if they were her own—she at first said they were, and afterwards that they were the property of another person, who had sent her to pledge them, and said she would redeem them on the Saturday following—she did not give me any account whose property they were—I sent for a policeman, and gate her into custody.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. Did she appear unwilling to come into the shop? A. She hesitated for a moment—I heard the other urging her—as soon as I began to question the prisoner, the other woman made off.

JOHN BURKE ( police-constable H 81.) On the evening of the 20th of April, I was called to Mr. Bradley's—I taw the prisoner there—I was desired to take her into custody—I looked at the table-cloth, and found it was marked "United Service Club"—I asked the prisoner where she got it—she said she did not know, she would tell another time—at first she said it was her own—I asked her how it could be possible she could have such a valuable table-cloth as that—she said she would tell another time—I said I would take her to the station—she said she would not go—I said I would force her to go—I took hold of her, and on the way to the station I asked her where she got it—she said she found it—she did not say where—Vokins gave me the table-cloth and I kept possession of it—I found this purse and two duplicates on the prisoner.

MARY JARDISON . I am housekeeper at the United Service Club House. This table-cloth belongs to Sir William Hall Gage and other members of the club—he is chairman this year—this towel is marked in the centre with marking ink—it has been taken out, and I can just see the remainder of the mark—the linen went away from the club on Wednesday, the 9th of April, to Messrs. M'Cullochs', the bleachers, who wash for the club—I took an account of the linen, when it went—it should have been returned on the Friday, but it was not.

ALEXANDER GILLMORE . I am superintendent at Messrs. M'Cullochs', bleachers at Hammersmith—I know the prisoner from seeing her one—she was on a visit to her sister-in-law, who works on Messrs. M'Cullochs' premises as mangling woman—we wash linen for the United Service Club

—the prisoner came on Tuesday the 19th of April, at some time in the af ternoon—I saw her there the next morning after breakfast—her sister was folding up some table-cloths that morning to mangle, to be taken to the club—I saw the prisoner there then.

Cross-examined. Q. What was the prisoner doing? A. Sitting on the stool—her sister remained on the premises until Saturday, when she was discharged, she did not leave the premises on Tuesday to my know ledge—she had been in the service three years—I think I saw the prisoner first between nine and ten o'clock on the Tuesday evening—I am sure she was there at five o'clock on Wednesday—I only saw her at meal times—I spoke to her—the prisoner's sister resided on the premises, and slept there.

COURT . Q. Are you quite sure the prisoner is the woman that was at Hammersmith? A. Yes—there are a great many women there—I know all employed on the premises.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 40. —Recommended to mercy.

Confined Four Months .

1511. MARY HOPPER , was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of March , 1 bolster, value 2 s .; 1 quilt, value 2 s .; and 1 flat-iron, value 6 d .; the goods of Daniel O'Connell .

MARY O'CONNELL . I am the wife of Daniel O'Connell, and live in Shelton-court, Bedfordbury—the prisoner took a furnished lodging at our house for ten weeks from the 11th of April—she kept the key. On the 11th of April I went into the room, and missed a bolster, blanket, a coun terpane, and a flat-iron—they were my husband's property, and worth 6 s . 6 d .—I had seen them in the room when first I let it to her—she left on the Saturday before the 11th of April—I found four pawn tickets of my pro perty on the table—I found the articles at a pawnbroker's in Long-acre, and redeemed three of them—I did not see the prisoner again until the 23rd—I gave her in custody—she said if I would forgive her she would make them good to me—this is my husband's bolster.

HENRY HUTCHINGS . I am shopman to Joseph William Clark, a pawn broker, in Long-acre. I was in the shop when the prisoner pledged this bolster—I could not identify her if she was in the street—that is the only time I saw her—I have another person pledging so much like her, I could not say which of the two it was—a blanket was also pledged, which Mrs. O'Connell redeemed on Saturday night by the ticket I had given—I can not say who that was pledged by—it is in the same name.

RICHARD WALKER . I am a policeman. I was on duty on Saturday night, 23rd of April, and received the prisoner in custody in Gray's-inn-lane—as we were taking her to the station she said she would make the articles good if Mrs. O'Connell would forgive her this time—I had said nothing to her.

Prisoner's Defence. I was in great distress; I intended to take them out again.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 30.— Confined Six Months .

1512. JOSEPH CLARKE was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of April , one frock, value 2 s . 6 d ., the goods of Thomas Ben Sowerby .

EBENEZER LEBRIGHT . I am shopman to Thomas Ben Sowerby, a

pawnbroker, at Hoxton Old Town. On Monday the 11th of April, a lad came to our shop—in consequence of what he said I went out—he pointed out the prisoner to me, and gave me some information—I saw the prisoner about 200 yards from my master's shop walking along—I followed and stopped him—he had a silk gown in his apron—I asked where he got it from—he said he picked it up, it blew off a rail—I took it from him and took him back to the shop—I then observed this frock under his jacket—I took it from him—it is my master's—it had been pinned up inside the door—I had seen it safe that morning, and missed it about half-past four in the afternoon—the gown belongs to another pawnbroker, who lives within six doors of us—I gave the gown and frock to the policeman.

JOSEPH FERN . I am a policeman. On the afternoon of the 11th of April the prisoner was given into my custody with the frock and gown—he said he picked them up.

Prisoner's Defence. I saw them lying on the ground and picked them up.

GUILTY . Aged 17.— Confined Four Months .

(There was another indictment against the prisoner.)

1513. ANN MORRIS was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of April , 1 coat, value 1 l . 10 s .; 1 pair of trowsers, value 15 s .; and 2 waistcoats, value 15 s .; the goods of Henry Jones .

HENRY JONES . I am a mason—I lived in Reeve's-place, Hoxton Old Town—the prisoner was my landlady. On Sunday the 3rd of April I had a coat, a pair of trowsers, and a waistcoat lying on a chair in my room—on Monday morning I went out to work at six o'clock, leaving my things in the room—I saw them safe when I went out—I did not miss them till Wednesday—I always locked the door when I Went to work—when I missed them I knocked at the prisoner's door and said I missed these things—she said my wife had taken them—my wife was at Bristol and they were safe after she went to Bristol—she had gone nine days before and had not returned—I gave the prisoner into custody—these are my things.

JOHN FRENCH . I am a policeman. The prisoner was given into my custody on the 6th of April—I asked her if the key of her room would fit the prosecutor's—she said she had no key to her door—I looked, and found there was a key—I tried it to the prosecutor's door, and it would unlock it—I took her to the station.

JANE JOHNSON . I am the wife of George Johnson—I live in the po lice-Station at Hoxton. On the 6th of April the prisoner was brought to the station—I searched her, and found seven duplicates in her hand in a little tin-box—I said, "You have something in your hand"—she said, "They are only duplicates of my clothes"—I said, "I must show them to the police"—when she had dressed herself the said, "They are my property, and no one shall have them but myself"—she took them up—I called for help—the policeman came, opened her hand, and took them out.

Prisoner. I offered no resistance whatever. Witness. She did.

CHARLES JEANS . I live with Mr. Howes, a pawnbroker, in the Kings land-road. I have a coat and pair of trowsers pledged at our shop by the prisoner—the duplicate I gave her is among those produced.

EBENEZER LEBRIGHT . I live with Mr. Sowerby, in Hoxton Old Town.

these two waistcoats were pledged by the prisoner—I am sure of that—two of these duplicates are for the waistcoats.

Prisoner's Defence. Distress caused me to do it; my rent was owing, and my husband was out of employ more than five months; I intended to have redeemed them again before Saturday.

GUILTY . Aged 38.— Confined Six Months .

1514. JOHN CAMMELL was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of April , 1 bottle, value 1 s ., the goods of Richard Finch ; and 40lbs. weight of lead, value 5 s .; and 1 copper, value 20 s .; his property, and fixed to a building.

RICHARD FINCH . I am a shoemaker, living in Bennett's-gardens, Bell-street, Hackney—the prisoner lived at the back of my house. On Tuesday, the 12th of April, between seven and eight o'clock at night, I saw him in my front garden, lurking about outside the washhouse—when he saw me, he walked away—I said nothing to him—I had a copper fixed in brick-work inside the washhouse—I saw it safe at six o'clock at night—there were two gallons of water in the copper, and a glass bottle—the washhouse was covered with lead—the next morning, I got up about six o'clock, and saw part of the lead was gone from the top of the washhouse, and missed the copper—I have never seen the copper or lead again—this is my bottle that was in the copper—I know it by a mark inside, caused by some oil stand ing in it.

JANE CAMMELL . I am the prisoner's daughter, and live with him in Bennett's-yard. On Wednesday, the 13th of April, I saw some lead in the washhouse between eleven and twelve o'clock my father told me to carry it away—he put it into a basket—I took it past Lady Frampton's house, which is a little way from my father's—my father came after me, took the basket from me, and told me to go home—I did not, but followed him as far as Cambridge Heath-gate—I then missed him, and went home—I had been in my father's washhouse the night before, and saw no piece of lead there then—I found this glass bottle in the washhouse—my father saw it, and told me to carry it up stairs.

JOHN MATE ( police-constable N 28.) On Wednesday morning, the 13th of April, I examined the prosecutor's premises—I found the copper gone from the washhouse, and some lead from the roof—I had some information on the 16th—in consequence of which I took the prisoner about 150 yards from his house—I told him what it was for—he made no answer—I took him to the station, and searched him—I found a knife on him—I searched his house afterwards, and found this glass bottle up stairs—I took it to the prosecutor.

NOT GUILTY .

OLD COURT .— Friday, May 13 th, 1842.

Third Jury, before Edward Bullock, Esq.

1515. GEORGE ROBERT BLYTHE was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of April , at St. John the Evangelist, Westmister , 1 purse, value 1 d ., and 6 sovereigns, the property of John Lane , his master, in his dwell ing-house; to which he pleaded

GUILTY> . Aged 14.— Recommended to mercy. Confined Six Months .

1516. JOHN ARLAND was indicted for stealing a pair of boots, value 4 s . 6 d ., the property of William Luff ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 21.— Confined Six Months .

1517. THOMAS BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of May , eleven pounds of mutton, value 6 s . 6 d ., the goods of Edward Larner ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY .— Confined Three Months .

1518. WILLIAM CALNON was indicted for stealing 1 handker chief, value 2 s ., the property of Henry Lascelles , from his person; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 21.— Confined Twelve Months .

NEW COURT .— Friday, May 13 th, 1842.

Fifth Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1519. JOHN WILSON was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of April , 1 pair of boots, value 1 l . 1 s ., the goods of Thomas Gullick , his master: also, on the 1st of April , 1 blanket, value 3 s .; 1 quilt, value 2 s .; and 1 pillow, value 1 s .; the goods of William M'Gregor ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 63— Confined Four Months .

1520. THOMAS SALMON was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of April , 1 bushel of wheat, value 4 s .; and 1 bag, value 3 d .; the goods of William Harley , his master; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 34.— Confined Six Months .

1521. EDWARD HACKETT was indicted for embezzling 1 s . 4 d . which he had received on account of William Goode , his master; to which he pleaded

GUILTY .* Aged 17.— Transported for Seven Years . (There was another indictment against the prisoner.)

1522. FREDERICK THOMAS LAWRENCE was indicted for em bezzling the sums of 7 l . and 19 l . 11 s . 8 d ., of John Dutton Price , his mas ter; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 28.— Confined One Year . (The prisoner received a good character.)

1523. JOHN PARR and JOHN STEVENS were indicted for a misdemeanor.

MESSRS. ELLIS and ESPINASSE conducted the Prosecution.

HARRIETT IRONS . I am the wife of Robert Irons, who keeps the Star and Garter public-house, at Colnbrook, in the parish of Stanwell. On the 5th of April, the two prisoners came to the house, and asked for some gin, which I served them with—Parr gave me a bad half-crown in payment—they asked me if there was a dancing-room, and if I would let them go up—I gave them leave—they did not go up, but went out into the street—this was the time of Colnbrook fair—in about an hour they came in again, and had another quartern of gin—Part gave me another half-crown—the first half-crown I had marked, and put it into my pocket—it was of

the present reign—I had two half-crowns of the old coinage in my pocket—the prisoners drank the gin both times—I wrapped both the half-crowns in a handkerchief, and kept them both in my hand till I gave them to Cook, the policeman.

Cross-examined by MR. JONES . Q. Did Parr on each occasion order the gin? A. Yes, he gave me the half-crowns to change, and received the differencea—fter the second half-crown was given to me, Parr went out immediately after I told him it was a bad one—Stevens remained behind—I threatened to give them both into custody—I was very angry—Stevens said, "Come, don't make a bother about it, and I will pay for the gin," and on that he gave me a good shilling, and asked me for the change—I would not give it him—I said I would give it him when he brought back Parr—he then became angry with me, and said he would have a policeman and have me locked up, and when I asked a young man in my bar to seek for a policeman, he made his escape—he might have said he would not leave my house without his change, but I do not recollect it—I have not made any inquiries about him—I have not given him his change yet.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. How did you mark the first half-crown? A. I cut a piece out of the side of it with a knife—I did not put it into my pocket before that, I am sure—when I got the second half-crown I took the first out of my pocket, and wrapped them both in my handkerchief—I had not seen the prisoners before that day to my know ledge—I was not very busy.

EDWARD BURTON . I am a police-sergeant. I took the prisoner Parr from the description given of him by Mrs. Irons—he said he he had been to Colnbrook fair with Stevens, but he was so drunk he had no recollection of what occurred there, or how he came home.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. Where did you take him? A. At Uxbridge, on the 7th, two days afterwards.

Cross-examined by MR. JONES . Q. Do you know the prisoners? A. Yes, having formerly done duty at Uxbridge—I know Stevens' father—he is a master boot-maker there, and has always borne a respectable charac ter—he does not keep a shop to my knowledge—I lived in the same street—the prisoner has assisted him, and has worked for other persons in the town.

THOMAS Cook ( police-constable T 45.) On the 5th of April, I went to Mrs. Irons's house, and got from her these two half-crowns—I apprehended Stevens, and found on him a good half-crown, 2 s . in silver, and 5 d . in copper.

Cross-examined. Q. Where did you find him? A. At Iver, going to Uxbridge—it is about three or three miles and a half from Colnbrook—it was between twelve and one o'clock at night—he was with eight or ten other young men going singing along.

MR. JOHN FIELD . I am inspector of coin to the Mint. The two half-crowns produced by Cook are both counterfeit, and both from one mould—this good half-crown also produced by Cook I believe to be the half-crown that made the mould in which the two counterfeit ones were cast—here is an accidental mark on the Queen's forehead, and that mark has been conveyed to both the counterfeit coins.

Cross-examined by MR. JONES . Q. Were not a great number of half-crowns struck from the same die? A. Many thousands, but this is an acci dental

mark made by a tooth, or something of that sort, since it has been in circulation—I have not seen the original die, but from my long experience I feel fully satisfied it has been made since the coin was struck.

MR. ELLIS . Q. Did you ever see such a mark on a half-crown that came from a die? A. No—I do not mean to say it might not happen so, but if had been discovered by the Mint, it would not have been allowed to remain.

MRS. IRONS re-examined. I did not like the appearance of the first half-crown when I took it—a young man made a remark about it in the prisoners' presence, and after they were gone also—I am sure the half-crown I have produced is the half-crown Parr gave me—after I had marked it I put it into my pocket—the young man who called my attention to it looked at it on my bar dresser—he was a neighbour's son—I was by his side, and did not lose sight of it from the time it was given me till I put it into, my pocket.

MR. JONES called,

GEORGE CLARK . I keep the Crown and Sceptre public-house, at Ux bridge. I have known Stevens about three months, which is the time I have been at Uxbridge—he has worked for me—he made me a pair of shoes, which he brought home on the 4th of April, the day before the fair—they came to 11 s .—I paid him four half-crowns and one shilling. (The prisoners received good characters.)

PARR— GUILTY . Aged 19.

STEVENS— GUILTY . Aged 21.

Confined Six Months .

1524. JANE TAYLOR was indicted for a misdemeanor.

MESSRS. ELLIS and ESPINASSE conducted the Prosecution. MART CRESSWELL . I am the wife of William Cresswell, who keeps a public-house in Old Vineyard-street, Clerkenwell. On the 19th of April, the prisoner came to our house about nine o'clock in the evening, and asked for a pint of porter—I served her—she gave me a bad half-crown in payment—I told her it was bad, and asked where she lived—she said, in Drury-lane, and that a woman gave her the half-crown and mug outside the door—I bit it, and said "Send the woman in for it"—she did not send in any one—I put the half-crown in a glass ornament on the mantel-piece—I afterwards gave it to Webb the policeman.

Prisoner. Q. Did you ever see me before? A. Never before, but I am sure you are the person.

FREDERICK HANDS . I am a baker, and live in Myddelton-street, Spa fields. On Wednesday, the 20th of April about half-past nine in the evening the prisoner came into my shop for a half-quartern loaf, which is 3 3/4 d .—I served her—she offered me a bad crown-piece in payment—I immediately perceived it was bad—I took a knife, and cut a piece right out of it—I asked her where she got it—she said in Whitechapel—I would not give it her back—she said she would have it or fetch a policeman—I stopped her, sent for a policeman, gave her into custody, and gave him the crown.

HENRY WEBB . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner into custody—I received the half-crown from Mrs. Cresswell, and the crown from Mr. Hands.

MR. JOHN FIELD . This crown and half-crown are both counterfeit.

Prisoner's Defence. I am guilty of the crown, but not the half-crown—I did not know the crown was bad at the time.

GUILTY .* Aged 22.— Confined One Year .

1525. MARY ANN LAUNDERS was indicted for a misdemeanor.

MESSRS. ELLIS and ESPINASSE conducted the Prosecution.

WILLIAM MEADUS . I keep a chandler's shop in North-street, Lisson grove. On the 26th of March the prisoner came to my shop, bought some articles, and gave me a half-crown in payment—I gave her change—she left my shop—I put the half-crown back on the shelf, but the prisoner walked off so quickly that I took it up again, and found it was bad—I put it back on the shelf—it was not mixed with any other money—I kept it, and produce it—on the 6th of April the prisoner came to my shop again, and bought sixpenny worth of eggs—she offered me a bad shilling in pay ment—she left my shop on that occasion—I have the shilling—I am sure this is the one she gave me—I endeavoured to find her out, but she was gone—she came again on the 22nd of April for two penny loaves, and offered a bad shilling in payment—I told her it was bad, and weighed it before her face—I put it on the counter—my son was in the shop at the time—the shilling fell off the counter on the floor—the prisoner was quicker than my son—she caught it up, and I suppose it went into her mouth or into her bosom—I saw her pick it up, and it was not found on her.

JOHN CHAPMAN WAREDRAPER . I am a policeman. I apprehended the prisoner on the 22nd of April in Mr. Meadus' shop—I took her to the station-house immediately, and searched her—no money was found on her.

MR. JOHN FIELD . This half-crown and shilling are both counterfeit.

Prisoner's Defence. I never was in the shop till I was taken—I am quite innocent of both the pieces of money.

GUILTY . Aged 23.— Confined Six Months .

1526. SARAH SMITH , alias Caroline Anson, was indicted for a misdemeanor.

MESSRS. ELLIS and ESPINASSE conducted the Prosecution.

MARY ELIZABETH BROOKS . I am the wife of Joseph Brooks, a green grocer, and live in Clerkenwell Close. On the 16th of April the prisoner came to our shop, and bought some coals—they came to 2 1/4 d .—she gave me a bad shilling—I gave her change—I discovered it was bad in a quarter of an hour afterwards—I put it into my pocket with no other money but five farthings—I am quite sure there was no other shilling—I afterwards marked the shilling, put it in a piece of paper, put it in a box, and locked it up—I showed it to the policeman at nine o'clock, and afterwards gave it him—on Monday, the 18th of April, the prisoner came again, bought 14lbs. of coals, and offered a bad shilling in payment—I gave it to my husband, and told him he had better fetch a policeman—the prisoner was given into custody—she said she was very sorry, that her father had. given it her in Whitechapel, where he worked.

JOSEPH BROOKS . I was in the parlour on the 18th of April—my wife said something to me, but not in the prisoner's presence—I went into the shop, and saw the prisoner there—she asked for 14lbs. of coals—my wife served her—a bad shilling was offered in payment first to my wife—I took

it—it was a Victoria shilling, and a very bad one—I said 10 in the priso ner's presence—a policeman was fetched—I gave the shilling to my wife.

MRS. BROOKS re-examined. When I got the second shilling from my husband, I marked it, and gave it to the policeman.

SAMUEL DOYLE . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner, and received the two shillings from Mrs. Brooks which I produce.

JOHN ALEXANDER PRIOR . I was in the shop on the 16th of April when the prisoner came into Mrs. Brooks for 14lbs. of coals—I am sure it was her—I did not see what she paid.

MR. JOHN FIELD . The two shillings produced are both counterfeit.

GUILTY .* Aged 18.— Confined One Year .

1527. WILLIAM ROBINSON . alias George Hayes was indicted f" a misdemeanor.

MESSRS. ELLIS and ESPINASSE conducted the Prosecution.

THOMAS WING . I am a glover, and live in Newport-street. On the 15th of April, the prisoner came to my shop to purchase a pair of braces—they came to It.—he gave me a five-shilling-piece—I saw it was a bad one—be said he had changed a half-sovereign, and taken—it in change—be was given into custody, and I gave the crown to the policeman.

DANIEL DIXON . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner at Mr. Wing's shop—nothing was found on him—I received this crown from Mr. Wing—the prisoner gave the name of William Robinson—he was remanded for a week, and discharged on the 21st.

JAMES IVATT . I am a green-grocer, and live in Newport-market. On the 26th of April the prisoner came to my shop and bought a bundle of greens, which came to 7 d .—he gave me a bad crown-piece in payment—I stopped him, and gave him into custody to the policeman—I gave the crown to the policeman.

CHARLES ROSE . I am a policeman. I apprehended the prisoner on the 20th—I received this crown from Mr. Ivatt—I found nothing on the prisoner—he gave the name of George Hayes.

MR. JOHN FIELD . The two crowns are both counterfeit.

Prisoner's Defence. I am quite innocent of knowing they were bad; I took them both in change.

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Confined Six Months .

1528. JOHN JACKSON was indicted for a misdemeanor.

MESSRS. ELLIS and ESPINASSE conducted the Prosecution.

HENRIETTA JANE HOWELL . My brother keeps a baker's-shop, in Church-street, Chelsea. On the 13th of April, about seven o'clock in the evening, the prisoner came for a half-quartern loaf, which came to 4 d .—he gave me a bad sixpence—I gave it to my brother—the prisoner went away.

GEORGE ALPRED HOWELL . I am the brother of Henrietta Howell. I received the sixpence from her—I bent it, it broke, and I saw it was bad—I asked the prisoner where he got it—he said a gentleman gave it him for holding his horse—I followed the prisoner, and saw him join another person—I went to look for a policeman, and when I returned I found the prisoner in custody, in another shop, for attempting to pass another—I marked the two pieces of the sixpence, and gave them to the policeman.

ELIZABETH SALISBURY . My father keeps a butcher's-shop, in Leader-street, Chelsea. On the 13th of April, the prisoner came about half-past seven o'clock in the evening for a saveloy, which came to 1 d .—he gave me a bad sixpence in payment—I gave it to my brother.

THOMAS SALISBURY . I am the brother of Elizabeth Salisbury. I re ceived the sixpence from her on the 13th of April—I took it to my father, and wished him to give change.

JOHN SALISBURY . I am the father of Thomas Salisbury. I received a bad sixpence from him—I kept it till I gave it up at the police-station.

JOHN LONG . I am a policeman. I received a bad sixpence from Mr. Salisbury, and two pieces from Mr. Howell—I produce them.

MR. JOHN FIELD . The sixpence and the two pieces of a sixpence are all counterfeit.

Prisoner's Defence. The last piece was passed from one to another, and was out of their sight.

THOMAS SALISBURY re-examined. It was passed round the shop to different people, but was not out of my sight.

Prisoner. Q. How do I know you might not have changed it? A. I am sure I did not.

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Confined Six Months .

1529. MARY ANN SAWYER was indicted for a misdemeanor.

MESSRS. ELLIS and ESPINASSE conducted the Prosecution.

GEORGE WILLIAMS . I am a milkman, and live in Cleveland-street, Fitzroy-square. On the 13th of April, the prisoner came to my shop for some eggs—I served her with sixpenny worth—she gave me a bad crown-piece in payment—I gave her into custody, and gave the crown to Harris after marking it.

WILLIAM HARRIS . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner into cus tody, and received this crown from Mr. Williams—the prisoner was dis charged on the next day.

FREDERICK HUMPHREYS . I am servant to Mr. Tuck, a nurseryman, in Sloane-street. On the 13th of April, the prisoner came and bought sixpennyworth of mignionette-seed—she gave me a bad five-shilling-piece—I gave it to Dunbar, the foreman, for change—I afterwards asked the prisoner where she got it—she said from a gentleman in Oxford-street—she did not know who he was—I then gave her into custody.

WILLIAM THOMAS DUNBAR . I am the foreman. I received a crown from Humphreys—I saw it was bad—I kept it in my hand, and gave it to the policeman—I asked the prisoner where she came from—she said, "From Westminster"—I asked her how she came so far for the seed—she said she had an aunt at Knightsbridge, and she had received the money from her to get the seed—I said I would send for a policeman to go with her—she begged I would not.

THOMAS WORFELL . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner into cus tody at Mr. Tuck's—I received from Dunbar this crown-piece—the pri soner said she got it from a gentleman in Oxford-street, but she did not know who he was.

MR. JOHN FIELD . These crowns are both counterfeit.

GUILTY . Aged 25.— Confined Six Months .

1530. GEORGE ANDERSON , alias John Walsh, was indicted for a misdemeanor.

MESSRS. ELLIS and ESPINASSE conducted the Prosecution.

MATTHEW CHOLERTON . I am a tobacconist, and live at Charing-cross. On the 30th of March, the prisoner came to my shop about eight o'clock in the evening, and bought two cheroots, which came to 4 d .—he gave me a bad half-crown—I asked him where he got it—he said a man had sent him from the corner of Scotland-yard—the prisoner was taken, and I gave the half-crown to the policeman.

GEORGE FRANCIS ( police-constable A 27.) I apprehended the prisoner on the 30th of March, at Mr. Cholerton's shop—I received this half-crown from Mr. Cholerton—it was marked by both of us—I took the prisoner to the station—he gave his name George Anderson—the police-courts were shut at that time, and the inspector discharged him.

WILLIAM WILLIAMS . I keep the Three Johns public-house, in West minster. On the 9th of April the prisoner came to ray house between ten and eleven o'clock at night for a quartern of gin—I served him—it came to 4 d .,—he gave me a bad half-crown—I asked where he got it—he said a woman sent him from the corner of the Broadway—I gave the half-crown to the policeman after I marked it.

Prisoner. Q. Did I give you the half-crown? A. You put it down, and I took it up—I was outside the bar, by your, side, at the time.

JAMES BURTON ( police-constable B 126.) I took the prisoner, and re ceived this half-crown from Mr. Williams.

MR. JOHN FIELD . These are both counterfeit.

Prisoner's Defence, I called for a glass of gin; Mr. Williams was in the parlour; his daughter served me; I gave her the half-crown; she put it into the till.

MR. WILLIAMS re-examined. My daughter was not there—my wife was in the bar, but I served him, and be gave me the half-crown.

GUILTY .* Aged 16.— Confined One Year .

1531. ELIZA YARDLEY was indicted for a misdemeanor.

MESSRS. ESPINASSE and BALLANTINE conducted the Prosecution.

ELIZABETH ANDREWS . I keep a stationer's shop, in Gloucester-terrace, Kensington. The prisoner came into my shop about a week ago, asked for half a hundred of envelopes, and gave me a crown-piece in payment—I gave her a half-crown and two shillings in change—I put the crown-piece into a box with some half-crowns, but there was no other crown-piece in the box that I put it in—in about half an hour a boy came in and bought a bottle of ink, which came to 6 d .,—he gave me a crown-piece, and I put it with the other—Ann Reeves gave me some information, and I took the two crown pieces from the box and gave them to her—she brought them back to me—I then marked them.

Prisoner. Q. Did not you say, when you came to the station, you did not think I was the person that passed the money? A. You held your head down, and I said unless you looked up I could not tell, but when I saw your face I was quite positive of you—I do not recollect the police man saying, "They always change their dresses at fair time, depend upon it she is the female"—when the boy was brought out he said, "You can not

recollect him perhaps, because he has changed his dress;" but you had on the same dress as when you came to my shop—I have not the least doubt of you.

ANN REEVES . I received the two crown-pieces from Mrs. Andrews, and took them to my mother's—I returned the same crowns to Mrs. Andrews.

ELIZA RICHARDS . I keep a toy-shop, in Victoria-grove, Kensington. On the. 3rd of March the prisoner came to my shop about half-past four o'clock in the afternoon—she bought a child's toy, which came to 3 d .—she gave me a bad half-crown in payment—I gave her the change before I discovered it was bad—I then told her it was bad—she said she was not aware of it—she gave me the toy and the change back—I gave her into custody, and gave the officer the half-crown the prisoner gave me.

JOHN CRIPPS ( police-constable T 59.) I received the prisoner in cus tody, on the 3rd of March, from Mrs. Richards, and she gave me this half-crown—I took the prisoner to the station—she was discharged by Thomas Eastland, the officer, who was in charge at the station, the charge not being pressed, he took no recognizances.

Prisoner. The policeman did not discharge me; it was the lady's hus band would not press the charge; the inspector said, "You had better;" he said, "I will not, it is no use."

WILLIAM ROBINSON . I keep the Prince of Orange public-house, at Greenwich. The prisoner came to my house, on the 29th of March, and asked for a pot of beer, which came to 4 d .—she gave me a bad shilling—the policeman Merrett was in my house at the time, and he took her into custody.

HENRY MERRETT ( police-constable T 126.) On the 3rd of March the prisoner was brought to the station—about half an hour afterwards I was passing the house of Elizabeth Andrews, and received from her these two crown-pieces—I was on duty, on the 29th of March, at the Prince of Orange public-house, which adjoins the terminus of the Greenwich Railway—the prisoner came in and called for a pot of beer—she tendered a shilling in payment—I received the shilling from the landlord, and produce it—I took the prisoner into custody.

MR. JOHN FIELD . These pieces of a half-crown produced are part of a counterfeit half-crown—the two crowns are counterfeit, and both cast in one mould—the shilling is also counterfeit.

( The prisoner put in a written defence, stating that she teas not aware the money was bad. )

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Confined Six Months .

1532. JOHN MOSES was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of April , I box, value 1 s .; and 28lbs. weight of bee's wax, value 1 l . 6 s .; the goods of John Clemmett .

JOHN CLEMMETT . I lost a box containing 28lbs. of bee's wax, on the 21st of April, from the neighbourhood of Fenchurch-street—this is the box.

HENRY JONES . I am a town carman. On the 21st of April, about a quarter past one o'clock, I was near the cart-stand in Crutched-friars—I saw the prisoner and two others—the prisoner was carrying this box—I went and asked him where he got it—he said a gentleman asked him to carry it for him—I collared him, and he let the box down—the other two ran away.

Cross-examined by MR. BALLANTINE . Q. Did you know the other two persons. A. I know them all three to be thieves—I did not know where to find the prisoner—I had seen him with the others, perhaps fifty times or more—I live in Ashley-terrace, City-road, but the cart-stand where I was is in Crutched-friars—I have never seen the other persona charged with any thing.

WILLIAM PREADY . I am in the prosecutor's service, at Clement's-inn, Old Bailey. On the 21st of April, I was in Fenchurch-street—I had the box of bee's wax in the cart—I went up a court to deliver a hamper, and in about two minutes I was coming back to my cart, and found the box was gone—this is it.

(Sarah Russell, the wife of Joseph Russell, an upholsterer, in Bow-street, Covent-garden, gave the prisoner a good character.)

GUILTY .* Aged 17.— Transported for Seven Years .

1533. JOHN CORDERY was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of March , 3 sash-pullies, value 1 s ., 6 d .; 1 knocker, value 2 s . 6 d .; and 2 cocks, value 1 s . 8 d .; the goods of Ann Elizabeth Burchett ; to which be pleaded

GUILTY .— Strongly recommended to mercy. — Confined Ten Days .

1534. MARY ANN HARRIS was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of April , 1 sheet, value 4 s .; and 1 bed-gown, value 2 s . 6 d .; the goods of William White , her master.

ANN ELIZABETH WHITE . I am the wife of William White, and live in Upper Penton-street, I slington. The prisoner was in our service for six weeks, and left on the 18th of April—next morning I missed a sheet and some night caps—I afterwards missed the bedgown—these now pro duced are mine.

Cross-examined by MR. PATNE . Q. Did you send for the prisoner next morning? A. Yes—her sister came to my house for two bonnets which I had to clean for her, and I asked her to send the prisoner to me, which she did—when she came I sent for a policeman, and she told me in his presence, that she had pawned it—her mother charred for me, and is a very respectable woman—the prisoner had no wages—I took her out of compassion, and provided her with clothes.

SAMUEL FROST . I am a pawnbroker. I produce a sheet which was pledged on the 7th of April—this duplicate produced is the one I gave for it.

MART DOBAR . I am a searcher—I searched the prisoner at the sta tion, and found this duplicate on her.

GUILTY . Aged 17.— Recommended to mercy by the Prosecutrix and Jury. — Confined Eight Days .

1535. GEORGE ROBERTS was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of April , 7 sovereigns, 6 half-crowns, 4 shillings, 1 groat, and 16 halfpence, the moneys of Thomas Kelly , from his person.

THOMAS KELLY . I am a fishmonger, and live in Darkhouse-lane, Bil lingsgate. On the 8th of April, about four o'clock in the evening, I went to the Queen's-head public-house, and I fell asleep—I had 8 l . in gold, silver, and copper, in my apron pocket, suspended to my waist—the pri soner, the witness Carter, and another were there—the prisoner was in the

room at the time I awoke—I gave him into custody, and all the money was found upon him in my presence.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. Had you been drinking there? A. A little—I had been there from four till seven, and had dinner—I can not say how long the prisoner was there—I do not know whether he had been out—he was drinking there—I think he was a little fresh—when I accused him of taking the money he said he had not got it—I hit him as hard as I could about the head, or he would have got away from me—when the money was found on him, he said he was drunk, that two other persons had persuaded him to take it, and they were to share it.

GEORGE BOWLES . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner—in going to the station, he offered me the money—he said, "I have got the money, you shall have it, if you will let me go and say no more about it"—I found on him seven sovereigns, six half-crowns, four shillings, a four penny piece, and sixpence in copper.

Cross-examined. Q. He appeared to have been drinking, did not he? A. Not at all—to me he appeared as sober as when I fetched him up in the morning—Sergeant Hamlin one of the witnesses is now in Newgate—I began to search the prisoner—Hamlin found the money in my presence—I saw him find it—the bill has been thrown out against Hamlin—I know nothing of a man named James being one of the witnesses against him.

JOHN LONGSTAFF CARTER . I was at the place—I had never seen the prisoner before—I did not hear him confess he had the money—I heard him say he had not got it—I saw it found.

GUILTY . Aged 30.— Recommended to mercy by the Prosecutor. — Con fined Three Months .

1536. GRACE FAIRMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of April , 3 halfpence, the monies of John Whitehouse , her master.

JOHN WHITEHOUSE . I am a linendraper, and live in Oxford-street The prisoner was my shopwoman—I gave ninepence in marked money to Mr. Wilkes to be given to his servant—it was to be sent to my shop to buy three yards of ribbon—I have since seen fourpence of the marked money—it was taken from the prisoner's pocket within five minutes of the time the money was given.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. What were the coins that you saw which the officer took from the prisoner? A. Four penny pieces—I had a character with the prisoner from her sister, with whom it was stated she lived fifteen years, but this circumstance throws much doubt upon it—the money I first gave was a sixpence, a penny, and four halfpence—I made a private mark on the coins—I took particular notice of them in order to be correct, my intentions being to set a trap—I gave tenpence halfpenny in the second instance, but I cannot speak positively to the coins—my impression is that it was a sixpence, four penny pieces, and a halfpenny, but I cannot say—I gave that to Mr. Taylor to give to his servant—he is not here, nor is Mr. Wilkes—the three halfpence now charged applies to the money I gave Mr. Wilkes.

JANE BARRETT . I am single, and live in Laystall-street, Gray's-inn-lane. About seven o'clock, on the evening in question, I received a six pence,

and four halfpence, from Mr. Wilkes—I know they were marked—I took it to Mr. Whitehouse's, and purchased three yards of ribbon, for which I paid ninepence to the prisoner—I do not know what she did with the money—I paid her exactly the marked money I received.

Cross-examined. Q. Who is Mr. Wilkes? A. A straw hat manufac turer.

HENRIETTA SMITH . I am the prosecutor's shopwoman. Barrett came and bought three yards of ribbon—the prisoner brought me on that occa sion, sixpence, a penny-piece, and a halfpenny—she handed it to me with a ticket numbered six.

Cross-examined. Q. You received the other payment did you not? A. Yes—I received sixpence, a penny-piece, and three halfpence—I do not know whether it was marked—she handed both sums to me with the ticket at the time.

BENJAMIN ALBRECHT . I am a policeman. I was sent for to Mr. White-house's—he said to the prisoner, "Have yon any objection to show me what money you have about you?"—she said, "No"—she took out one shilling in silver, eight pennypieces, and three halfpence—four of the penny pieces were marked—the three halfpence were not marked—when I found the money was marked I showed it to her, and she said, she had taken it out of the till, and put sixpence in silver back.

( See page 35.) NOT GUILTY .

1537. GRACE FAIRMAN was again indicted for stealing, on the 9th of April , 2 pence, the money of John Whitehouse , her master.

JOHN WHITEHOUSE . On the second occasion I gave tenpence half-penny—my impression is that it was sixpence, four penny pieces, and a halfpenny, but 1 cannot say positively to the coin—it was all marked.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. How much wages do you owe her? A. One quarter's salary, 5 l . 2 s . 6 d .—I have the account in my pocket—( producing it )—the salary due to her is 7 l . 10 s ., but she has had goods from me which reduces it to 5 l . 2 s . 6 d .—she was not en titled to any commission—she had premiums occasionally for selling various sorts of goods—she was not entitled to any premium upon these goods—this blonde is 1 3/4 d . a yard—it is not a 1 d . a yard—I know the pattern quite well—I bought it in the City—I believe I gave 2 1/2 d . a yard for it—I will not swear that—it came in with a quantity of other goods—I will swear it cost more than three halfpence—I paid three halfpence for it, or more than that—we buy a lot of goods together at a valuation—I bought this of John Wreford.

ELIZABETH SHBLDRICK . I am in the service of Mr. Taylor. I re ceived from him 10 1/2 d .—I do not exactly know what the coins were—there was a sixpence—I bought six yards of blonde with it at three farthings a yard, and gave 10 1/2 d .—I cannot tell what coins I gave.

HENRIETTA SMITH . The prisoner came to me, and brought a ticket for 8 1/2 d . and paid me 8 1/2 d .

NOT GUILTY .

1538. JAMES KNIGHT was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of April , 1 £5 Bank-note, the property of John Job Jeves ; 2nd COUNT , stating it to be the property of John Mitchell .

JOHN JOB JEVES . I am a house-agent and live in South Audley-street.

On Wednesday, the 6th of April, I went into the parlour of the Swan public-house, in Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, and had a chop—I rang the bell—it was answered by the prisoner—I delivered him a 5 l . note to take for what I had had, and get the change at the bar—he appeared as the waiter—he did not return—I saw no more of him nor the 5 l . note till I afterwards met him in Marlborough-street in custody.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. Where did you get this 5 l . note? A. It was my own property—it was a part of some money I had received at Coutts's for a 20 l . cheque of Sir Augustus Foster—I was in partnership with a person named Sargood at this time—this was not part of his money—it was my own—I did not receive a notice the day I received this money that an affidavit in bankruptcy had been filed against me by my partner—it was two or three days after that I received the notice—I come out of the Fleet now—this was money I had received out of the partnership debts before division—Sir Augustus Foster owed us money, and the 20 l . belonged to myself and partner—it was money due to the firm—I never gave any of it to my partner—we had fallen out—he has done the same by me—he has not been in the business for the last six months—the 20 l . belonged to the firm—I received it for the purposes of the business—I did not know I was in a state of bankruptcy at that time—I did not receive this money for my own private purposes—I took it for the purposes of the business and my own private use as well—I knew perfectly well if I handed it over to my partner I should never get it back again—he has taken sums of money at different times—I do not owe him 90 l .

Q. Did not you sign a balance-sheet on the 12th of March? A. He put a balance-sheet before me that I could not understand—I did sign it, but found it was a fraud to cheat me, and I tore off my signature directly—I am in the Fleet because my partner's cousin has sued me for 100 l . I which I do not owe—I have let judgment go against me—I know a person named James Warren—I have not got the notice of bankruptcy with me—I cannot swear to the exact time it was served on me—I cannot say whether it was filed on the 23rd of March, and served on me on the 24th—I am not prepared with dates—I did not obtain the 20 l . by fraud.

WILLIAM HOSSACK . I am barman to John Mitchell, at the Swan. The prisoner did not occasionally assist as waiter there—he came there, not to serve, but to be served—he was not employed by us at all—he has been there when the waiter has been out, but not with our consent—I was at the bar on this evening—he came there with a 5 l . note to pay for a chop that Mr. Jeves had had—he gave me the note—I put my master's name in full on the back of it, and went three or four doors to try to obtain change—I could not—I brought the note back, and gave it to the prisoner—he asked me if he should get change for it—I said no—I am sure of that—( looking at his deposition )—this is correct—I returned the prisoner the note to give back to Mr. Jeves until Mr. Mitchell came down from dressing—the prisoner went into the tap-room—there were two soldiers there—he put up the note between his hands, looked at it, put on his hat, and went out into the passage—I considered he would come back again—there was another door at which he might have gone out—Mr. Mitchell never saw the note—he was up stairs dressing—the prisoner had been about the premises for a fort night—I knew him—he had never answered the bell to my knowledge—we did not recognize his acting for the waiter during his absence.

Q. You swore before the Magistrate that he occasionally attended in the

absence of the waiter—why give him the note? A. I had no one else there—our young man was absent.

THOMAS SMITH . I am a policeman. I stopped the prisoner near Ux bridge, and asked him where he was going—he said, "Down the road"—I said, "What for?"—he said, "I am going towards Hoxton"—at the station he said, "I have had the misfortune to lose the money; it is a bad job, what do you think I shall be done to?"

HENRY ORTON . I live in Long-lane, Smithfield. The prisoner paid me a bill of 1 l . 2 s . 6 d .—there was a note changed, but I did not change it—I have known him twelve months—he bore a good character.

GUILTY on the 2nd Count Aged 42.— Confined Six Months .

Sixth Jury, before Edward Bullock, Esq.

1539. WILLIAM HUSON KEENE was indicted for embezzlement.

MR. JONES conducted the Prosecution.

JAMES JOHN MESSER . I am assistant overseer of the parish of St. Marylebone. The prisoner was a pauper in the Union-house some months before the 3rd of April last—I ascertained from him that he had been an attorney's clerk, and I employed him a considerable time in the office as a copying clerk—I did not give him any wages—on the 3rd of April we had a family chargeable to the parish, which we wished to remove to Leatherhead—I provided a conveyance to take them to Leatherhead, and gave the pri soner instructions to start with them early on the Monday morning, to de liver the papers to the overseers at Leatherhead, and to get an abandonment of the order of removal signed by the proper officers there—I furnished him with a bill of 17 s . 6 d ., at the same time telling him not to wait unless the amount was immediately paid, but to come back—I anthorized him to re ceive the 17 s . 6 d ., and bring it back to me—this is the bill I gave to the prisoner—it is in my own handwriting, besides which I gave him 10 s . to provide the family with a little refreshment on the road, and what he could save out of it for himself he might keep—that was quite distinct from the 17 s . 6 d .—he had no authority to keep that—I provided a person to drive the cart—the cart came back about twelve o'clock the same night with the driver—the prisoner arrived about three quarters of an hour afterwards the worse for liquor—I asked him for the papers, which he gave me—I said, "Have they paid you the money?"—he said, "No, but the overseer will send it you in a few days"—the master of the workhouse ordered him to bed—I do not know whether he did go—I left the house then—he left the workhouse next morning—I inquired for him at the office at ten o'clock, and found he had been sent out by the master, and finding he did not re turn as he should, I discharged him from the house—I believe he was not there again—I never saw him till the 16th, when he applied to me fur the sum of 10 s . to enable him to purchase a coat—that sum had been ordered to him by the Board of Guardians in February last—he said he had a situation, and wanted the coat to enable him to go to it—on that occasion I said to him, "Keene, what have you done with the 17 s . 6 d .?"—he said, "What 17 s . 6 d ?"—I said, "You must be aware that by this time I have written to Leatherhead, and I have a copy of the bill and receipt now in my possession"—he said, "I have never received the money," on which I gave him into custody—he had never accounted

to me for the money between the time of his returning from Leatherhead and the 16th.

Prisoner. Q. Have you had any reason to find fault with my conduct since I have been in your office? A. No, I entertained a very good opinion of you up to the day in question—I do not recollect entrusting you with any monies—I have often given you two or three sovereigns to get change—you were allowed no salary from the board since your last admis sion into the house—you had a gratuity before—I have given you a trifle now and then out of my own pocket.

COURT . Q. At the time he went to Leatherhead was he receiving any salary? A. Not from the Board—I gave him something from time to time on account of his services in the office.

WILLIAM BILLINGHURST . In April last I was overseer for the parish of Leatherhead, in Surrey. On the 4th of that month the prisoner came to me with a family from Marylebone—I consented to receive them—he presented this bill to me, together with another paper, and said, "I am requested to produce these to you from Mr. Messer"—I said, "Very well, I will sign the other paper and this, and send you up the money in the course of a few days"—he then pointed out to me that the bill being al ready receipted, not doubting but what we should find it right, and pay it immediately, he of course could not leave it unless I paid him the money—I made enquiries of the paupers, and after that I gave the prisoner a sover eign, and he returned me half-a-crown out of it—he then left me this paper—( the receipt upon this paper was as follows: "April 3, 1842, Received the above for J. J. Messer, assistant overseer, W. H. KEENE ")—I paid the 17 s . 6 d . to the prisoner for the Directors and Guardians of Marylebone—he brought the receipt ready written—it is dated the day before—he told me it was his own handwriting.

MR. MESSER re-examined. This receipt is the prisoner's handwriting—I took the prisoner into the office—I have not had to pay the 17 s . 6 d . to the Guardians—that question has not been disposed of—I do not know yet which will lose this, the Guardians or myself—if the Guardians insist on it I shall pay it.

Prisoner's Defence. When Mr. Messer gave me the account to receive the 17 s . 6 d ., he said if the 10 s . was not enough to pay the expences, I could take some of that money and account to him. I have the account made out how the 10 s . was expended. My expences came to 14 s . 10 d . which made me press Mr. Billinghurst for the money, not having sufficient without. I perhaps took a little too much, and when I got back the master of the workhouse ordered me to be locked up in a cell, and next morning sent me out to look for the horse and cart, which all the while was in their own possession. I said I did not know where to look for it; he said if I returned without it he would have me transported, for making away with it, and I was afraid to return to the house on that account. I admit that when Mr. Messer asked me if I had received the balance I said I had not, but I only intended to retain it till the morning, and then make out the account, but no opportunity was given me of doing so. I had no inten tion of appropriating the money to my own use.

MR. MESSER re-examined, I never said to the prisoner that if he had not enough money with what I gave him to pay his expences, he might take some of the other—the 10 s . was ample, and he might have had 4 s .

out of it—he never mentioned before to day that he had spent part of the money on the road—he never gave me any account—he charges us with corn, and he had more than enough corn provided, for he brought some back with him.

GUILTY . Aged 52.— Recommended to mercy by the Jury. — Confined Three Months .

1540. WILLIAM MITCHELL , JOHN PHILLIPS , and EDWARD BURBERRY , were indicted for stealing, on the 14th of April , 83lbs. weight of potatoes, value 2 s ., the goods of Richard Booth Smith , the mas ter of Mitchell.

RICHARD SINCLAIR . I am a policeman. About nine o'clock on Thurs day morning, the 14th of April, I was at the Lamb public-house, in Kingsland-road—I saw the prisoner Mitchell drive up in a cart which was loaded with sacks, apparently containing potatoes—the other two prisoners were inside the house—when Mitchell drove up they went out—some conversation passed between the three—the cart was then driven into the yard, and the gates were shut—in about ten minutes they all three came into the house together—they then said, "Let us go and do it now," and they all three went out—I had some suspicion, went out, and looked through the chinks in the gates into the yard—I saw Mitchell and Phil lips in the cart, untying the sacks and taking some potatoes out into a high basket, which is here—Burberry was standing by the side of the cart with this flat basket on his head, into which the other prisoners emptied their basket—he then carried it into the stable—I saw one of my brother-constables pass, gave him information, and we took the prisoners into custody.

Cross-examined by MR. BALLANTINE . A. Were you in plain clothes? A. I was—I was on duty—I went there for a particular purpose—I never saw either of the prisoners before that I know of—I was sitting in the room when I heard them say, "Let us do it now"—I saw no one in the room but the prisoners—I cannot say which said, "Let us do it now"—I was looking out of window at the time—I have no doubt they were the exact words used—I said at the police-office, "or words to that effect"—I had no particular reason for saying so—I am sure they were the words.

RICHARD BOOTH SMITH . I am a farmer, and live at Puxley Farm, Edmonton; Mitchell was in my employ as carter. On the 14th of April I sent him with a load of potatoes to deliver to Mr. Davis, a cow keeper, in London—the potatoes now produced exactly resemble those I sent—they are what we call waste.

Cross-examined. Q. Can you swear to them? A. They are things we cannot swear to—to all appearance they are the same—they are for pigs and cows—the worth of those produced is 18 d . or 2 s .—I have no doubt they were taken at different times.

Mitchell. Q. Did you miss any thing out of the sacks? A. No; I was not likely to miss them—the customers had complained that there was short weight every day for a week previous.

JAMES BRENNAN ( police-constable N 69.) On the 14th of April I was passing by the Lamb public-house, at Kingsland, and was called by Sin clair to assist in taking the prisoners—I saw Mitchell and Phillips driving two horses in a cart out of the Lamb-yard into the road—I went into

the tap-room, and saw Burberry there—I asked him for the key of the stable—he hesitated and said he did not think he was bound to give it to me—after some hesitation he did give it to me—I went into the stable and found the two baskets produced in the stall, and in the manger a quantity of loose potatoes of the same description—I afterwards put them into a sack, and they nearly filled it—in another part of the stable I found a sack nearly full, and another nearly half full—I asked Burberry how he came in possession of them—he said they had been left for him at different times—I asked by whom—he said he did not know—I took him into custody.

Cross-examined. Q. This is a regular watering-house, is it not? A. Yes—Burberry has been out on bail, and has surrendered to take his trial.

Mitchell's Defence. I merely got on the cart to put a sack forward.

Phillips's Defence. Mitchell asked me whether I would get on the cart to help him forward with a sack of potatoes, and I did so.

(Burberry received a good character.)

MITCHELL— GUILTY . Aged 21.

PHILLIPS— GUILTY . Aged 25.

Confined Six Months .

BURBERRY— GUILTY . Aged 38.

Confined There Months .

1541. JAMES WOOD and THOMAS SMITH were indicted for stealing, on the 24th of April , 24lbs. weight of lead pipe, value 15 s .; and 1 copper, value 15 s .; the goods of Samuel Starkey , and fixed to a building.

JOHN SANDILANDS . I am a jeweller, and live in Wellington-street, Gos well-street—I am agent to Samuel Starkey, who is owner of the house No. 12, Lower Ashby-street, Clerkenwell, which was unoccupied. On Saturday evening, the 23rd of April, about twenty minutes past six o'clock, I was at the house, and saw the copper and water-pipe safe in the back-kitchen—the copper was fixed in the brick-work, and the pipe was fixed along the wall with holdfasts—when I left the house I locked the street-door—I did not leave any one in the house—I went to the house about six on the Monday morning following, to admit the workmen, and found the lead pipe and copper gone—the door was on the latch—I had locked it on the Saturday night—I afterwards saw the copper produced and fitted to the place where it had been, and it exactly fitted it—I do not know the pri soners—Smith had called on the Friday before, about twelve o'clock, and asked if the chimneys wanted sweeping.

Cross-examined by MR. JONES . Q. How long has Mr. Starkey had the house? A. About seven years—I have only been his agent four months—he has a lease of the house—the copper has no particular mark about it—I am sure Smith is the person that came to inquire about the chim neys—I took particular notice of him by his coming at the time the men were gone to dinner, and I was in the house alone—I had never seen him before, but I am sure he is the man.

HENRY LEWIS . I am a policeman. On Sunday night, the 24th of April, about a quarter-past ten o'clock, I was in Lower Ashby-street—I heard a noise inside No. 12, went to the door, pushed it, and it opened—I went into the passage, and saw the prisoner Smith just inside the door—as I opened the door, he slipped behind it, and dropped some lead pipe from under his arm—I asked what he did there—he said he got over into the area to ease himself—I saw Wood at the end of the passage with

something in a sack—I called Arnot to my assistance, and got a light—as soon as it was brought, Wood dropped the sack, ran up stairs, and escaped out of the staircase-window—Arnot went after him—I searched the sack, and it contained the copper—a little further in the passage I found another lot of lead pipe, tied up in an apron—I examined the back kitchen, and found that the copper had been wrenched from there—it fitted the place exactly—I found a knife on the mantel-piece, just by where the lead pipe was taken down.

Cross-examined by MR. DICKENSON . Q. Can you swear that the per son you saw at the end of the passage was Wood? A. Yes—I know him by the dress he had on—I had no light then, but there was a lamp exactly opposite the door, and I could see right through the passage—I believe he had on the same clothes he has now—I did not see his face—I saw him get out of the window.

COURT . Q. Are you sure the same person got out of the window that you bad seen at the end of the passage? A. Yes—I only saw two persons.

WILLIAM ARNOT . I am a policeman. I was called to Lewis's assist ance—as I entered the first door I heard a rush up stairs, and the window thrown up—I followed up, stepped out of the staircase-window on to the roof of a building belonging to the adjoining house, and found Wood lying down on the slates—immediately he saw me, he got up and attempted to get away—I said if he attempted to get away I would knock him down with my staff—he said, "Don't, I won't go away"—I took him into custody.

(Smith received a good character.)

WOOD— GUILTY . Aged 18.

SMITH— GUILTY . Aged 17.

Confined Twelve Months .

1542. EDWARD DYKE was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of March , 1 plank of wood, value 1 l . 8 s ., the goods of Philip Hooker .

JOHN RICHARD NORTH HOOKER . I am assistant to Philip Hooker, a timber-merchant, in Raven-row, Mile-end. The prisoner has been in his employ three or four months, as a sawyer—he has been to the yard se veral times since he left, to ask for employment—on Easter Tues day last, between twelve and one o'clock, I was at our yard gate, and observed a person dressed like the prisoner, with a mahogany plank on his back—I could not see his face—he was coming from a yard belonging to my father, within forty feet of where I was—he dropped the board and ran or walked quickly away—I helped to pick up the plank, and carry it into the yard—I saw no one else there—all the wood in that yard belonged to my father.

GEORGE ABRAHAM BULLOCK . I am errand-boy to Mr. Hooker. On Easter Tuesday, about half-past twelve or one o'clock, I saw the prisoner coming out of the gate of my master's yard, with a mahogany board on his back—he saw me, threw the board off his shoulder, and walked away very sharply—I knew him well, and am sure it was him—I was standing at my master's gate.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. Where was your young master? A. Standing where I was—I did not see the prisoner's face until after he threw the board away—I went after him a little way, and am quite sure it was the prisoner—I was just the same distance from him as my master,

but my master was talking to a gentleman inside the gate—I told him, and he then came and looked out—the prisoner had the board on his back then—I called after him three times, "Hoy," and he would not look round—it was against the gate that I saw his face—he was standing side-ways—I am sure I saw his face, and that he is the man. NOT GUILTY .

1543. EDWARD DYKE was again indicted for stealing, on the 11th of April , 1 wooden bowl, value 6 d .; 16 shillings, and 1 sixpence; the property of Frances Evanes .

REBECCA EVANS . I live with my sister, Frances Evans, who is sin gle, and keeps the Bee Hive public-house, King-street, Commercial-road. On Monday morning, the 11th of April, the prisoner was at our house from half-past ten, till a quarter to one o'clock—he had two half-pints of beer—he called for another half-pint, and a pipe—I had to leave the bar to get it, and left the prisoner in the bar, and no one else—I returned in about a minute, and the prisoner was then gone—two females came in for some beer, and gave me 1 s .—I went to the till for change, and missed from it a small wooden bowl, which contained about about 16 s . in silver—the till is under the counter—it was not kept locked—I had gone to the till to give change to a female not two minutes before I left the bar—it was as the female went out of the door that the prisoner called for the beer—the bowl and silver were then safe—I knew the prisoner well—he used to come to our house frequently, but not lately.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. Did any one else come in before you looked at the till, after you returned into the bar? A. Not any one, until the two females came in, and called for a pint of beer—when I went out I left no one to mind the place—the prisoner was there alone—I am quite sure he is the person.

WILLIAM DAY . I am pot-man at the Bee Hive public-house. I saw the prisoner there on Monday, the 11th of April—when he first came in about half-past ten o'clock in the morning, he asked for some beer, and the newspaper, but I do not think he looked at it—he put it down, came into the tap-room, and asked me to lend him a penny, which I did, and he had half-a-pint of beer—that was about half-past eleven—he was standing up against a cask in the bar, facing the counter—he asked mis tress if she wanted any sawdust—I was called up on the money being missed—I found the prisoner about a quarter to nine, that same evening, in the tap-room of the Bull's Head, Well-street, Mile-end, New town, and gave him into custody—he was dressed differently to what he had been in the day.

Cross-examined. Q. Are you quite sure he is the person that asked you to lend him the penny? A. Quite—he said he would pay me when he brought the saw-dust—I had seen him several times before—I did not know where he lived—my mistress said he lodged about fifty yards from our house in the next street, and she went to his lodging—I afterwards went there with a policeman to search—a woman declared that he was not there.

JACOB ARCHER . I am a carpenter, and live opposite the Bee Hive. On Monday the 11th of April, about a quarter to one o'clock, I was brushing my clothes, and looking out of my first-floor window, from which I can see into the bar of the Bee Hive, and right through into the tap-room—I

saw the prisoner standing at the bar—I knew him—I saw the young wo man turn her back to go into the parlour—the prisoner immediately put his hand across the counter and took something out of the till—he came outside the door, put it into his pocket, walked a little way up the street, and then ran away.

Cross-examined. Q. Was your window down? A. Yes, and the Bee Hive window also—the street is about twenty yards wide—I swear I saw the prisoner take something out of the till—he was standing at the bar not above three yards from the window—I knew him by working at Mr. Town's, the boot maker's, the next gateway but one to me—I am sure he is the person I saw come out—I never had any quarrel with him—I never spoke to him.

JOHN BURNHAM . I am a policeman. The prisoner was given into my custody by Day at the Bull's Head, charged with robbing the till at the Bee Hive—he said he was innocent of the charge—I asked him what he had done with the clothes he had on in the morning—he said he had given them to a man that was out of work—I asked where he got the clothes he had on—he said he had bought them at a sale shop—I asked where—he would not tell me—I found seven pence in coppers on him—Archer has made a mistake in saying the street is twenty yards wide, it is quite a nar row street—I do not think two carriages could pass in it—I should not think it was twenty feet wide.

JACOB ARCHER re-examined. I did make a mistake—I meant twenty feet, not twenty yards. GUILTY . Aged 22.— Confined Six Months .

OLD COURT .— Saturday, May 15 th, 1842.

Fourth Jury, before Edward Bullock, Esq.

1544. PHILIP COOKSEY was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of May , 3 handkerchiefs, value 2 s .; 1 pair of gloves, value 1 s .; and 1 pair of gaiters, value 1 d .; the goods of George Bather , his master; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 17.— Confined Six Months .

1545. EDWARD READER was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of May , at St. George , 5 pints of wine, value 5 s ., the goods of the London Dock Company ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 51.— Confined Six Months .

1546. THOMAS MURPHY was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of May , at Paddington , 1 watch, value 20 s ., the goods of Thomas Asher ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 16.— Confined Four Months .

1547. ZACHARIAH BUTTON was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of April , 1 yard of satin, value 5 s ., and 3/4 yard of twilled cotton, value 1 s . 10 d .; the goods of Henry Richardson , his master.

HENRY RICHARDSON . I am a tailor and draper, and live at Poplar—the prisoner was my errand-boy for four or five months. On the 28th of April, about two o'clock in the afternoon, I saw him behind the counter

rolling up some pieces of satin—I saw him kick something behind the counter, which raised my suspicion—I sent him down into the workshop—I went behind the counter where I had seen his foot move, and saw a yard of satin—I took no notice of that—he returned, and went behind the counter again—I sent him over to a neighbour to say I wanted to speak to him—he cams back, when my neighbour came I called him from behind the counter and asked what he had got—he said nothing, and emptied his pockets, as he pretended—I went behind him and drew a yard of satin out of his side pocket—I gave him in charge, and went with a policeman to his house at Eastfield-street, Limehouse-fields—his mother opened the door—I did not know her before, and did not know that he lived there—I found several duplicates there, selected three, and went to Walker's, a pawnbroker, in the Commercial-road—I returned to the station to the pri soner, and asked him how much blue-jean he had cut off—he denied it, but afterwards said he had taken about three quarters of a yard—I asked if he had taken more satin than I found in his possession—he denied it, but at last said he had taken two other pieces before—the satin was worth 5 s . a yard—I missed about two yards off a piece in my stock—I know the frock produced by the pawnbroker is made up from my property—it is a particular kind of cotton made for trowsers and jackets.

JOHN THOMAS LEACH . I am foreman to Mr. Walker, a pawnbroker in the Commercial-road. I have a jean frock and waistcoat pawned by a boy who was head and shoulders taller than the prisoner—the prisoner is not the person—I gave a duplicate for them.

JOHN BRENCHLEY . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner into custody and received this satin from the prosecutor—the prisoner told his master at the station he had taken two pieces off the same piece of satin before.

Prisoner's Defence. I did not cut two pieces off—I did not have the satin at all. GUILTY of stealing the Satin. Aged 14.— Recommended to mercy by the Prosecutor. — Confined Twelve Months .

Before Mr. Justice Coltman.

1548. JOHN BOYD was indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of George John Fairclough , about the hour of ten in the night of the 23rd of April , at St. Mary Stratford, Bow , with in tent to steal, and stealing therein, 2 coats, value 1 l ., 16 s .; and 1 waistcoat, value 4 s .; the goods of the said George John Fairclough.

HENRY PARKER . I am a policeman. On Sunday morning, the 24th of April, about half-past six o'clock, I saw the prisoner in the Mile End-road, coming towards town, carrying a great-coat, a body-coat, and a waistcoat on his arm—I asked him what he had got there—he said his clothes—I asked him to let me look at them, and said, "They are much too large for you, and that don't satisfy me; you must come to the station"—he said, "If I do, you shall carry the things"—I asked him to give them to me, which he did, and immediately ran away—I followed—a per son in the road stopped him—I took him to the station, and said, "Now perhaps you will account for how you came in possession of these things"—he said, "It is no good my telling lies about it now, I stole them from the Black Swan, where I formerly lived"—I met him about two miles from the Black Swan.

MARY ANN CAPPS . I live two doors from the Black Swan, and know the prisoner by his living there as servant. On the 23rd of April, at ten o'clock at night, he came to the door, and asked if I would let him through the back way, as he wanted to see the pot-boy who owed him 18 l .—my yard leads into the skittle-alley of the Black Swan—I let him through, and saw no more of him.

GEORGE JOHN FAIRCLOUGH . I keep the Black Swan, at Bow. The prisoner was my waiter, and left on the Monday before this, the 19th of April—he came into the tap-room on Tuesday, and I ordered him out—I did not see him again till Sunday morning, at the station, where I found him with these coats, which are mine—I had the body coat on on the Saturday, and the waistcoat, and hung it up in the back-parlour at seven o'clock—that was the last time I saw them—I did not miss them till the policeman came—I saw the great-coat hanging there when I hang the other up—it was in the same place—at the station I asked the prisoner what he had done with a letter which was in the pocket—he said he had put it into the great-coat pocket—I found it was not there—he then said he had left it on the table—I went to the house, and found it in another coat-pocket—I did not hold out either threat or promise to him—I said, "You slept in the house all night, and got in the back way"—he said he got in at the par lour-window at four o'clock in the morning—I believe the parlour-window was fast at half-past eleven, for I went round the house, as I generally do—there are outside shutters to it—when I was in the room at seven o'clock, the shutters were open, but the window closed down—there is no fastening to it, it is a sash—a person could get from the skittle-ground into our house—six or seven houses open into the skittle-ground, and they can come into my house by the doors—there is a staircase from the door through the washhouse to a bed-room which is not occupied—a person could come down through the washhouse again, and get to the parlour—I saw the back-door fast about half-past eleven—it is generally open all day till after ten—the bed appeared to have had somebody in it—it had been made the day before—I found no marks of violence on the doors or windows.

MART LYNES . I am servant at the Black Swan. On Sunday morn ing, the 24th of April, I came down at seven o'clock, and found the two passage doors open, and one of the parlour shutters—a policeman came about five minutes after seven—I afterwards went up to the back bed-room—the bed had marks of somebody having slept between the sheets—none of the family had slept there.

Prisoner's Defence. My reason for asking the witness to let me through was, that I might get 18 d . from the pot-boy to pay my lodgings; not succeeding, I walked the streets all night; about four o'clock in the morning, seeing the back-room, called the cave, open, I did get into the house for shelter till the morning; I went into the room where the bed was rumpled and slept there; at six o'clock I went out; walking up Mile End-road, I was stopped; if I had burglariously entered the house at ten o'clock at night, should I have slept there all night? or should I have come away at six o'clock in the morning with the bundle of things? There were silver spoons in the room, and the bar contained money; there was a hatchet I could have used, got the door open, and got the money and silver spoons; I certainly did take the coats when I came down at six o'clock, but it is entirely the prosecutor's fault; it is his duty to see whe ther his windows are shut or not. GUILTY> of Larceny only. Aged 20.— Confined Twelve Mouths .

Before Mr. Baron Alderson.

1549. LAWRENCE ABLE and EDWARD STILLMAN were in dicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Edward Belk , about the hour of three in the night, on the 10th of April , at St. Anne, Westminster , with intent to steal.

HENRY REYNOLDS . I am in the employ of Edward Belk, who keeps the King's Arms, Moon-street, in the parish of St. Ann, Soho. On Monday night, the 9th of April, about five minutes past one o'clock, I went to bed—mistress and me went up stairs together, and were the last up—the parlour windows were all fast, I am certain, and the shut ters—I saw all the windows and doors safe—between three and four the policeman awoke me by knocking at the door—I went down immediately, without dressing, and found a policeman inside the door, with a light in his hand—he was inside the bar-parlour—the parlour window was open—when I came back from the station, I observed a table and window blind removed—the blind had been on the window the night before, not the one which was open, but the window of the bar-door—it was moved to the opposite side of the room—a small table had been right under the window which was open—that was removed two or three yards when I came back from the station—there were two squares of glass broken in the window—they had attempted to cut another square out, and the point of a knife was found broken in it.

HENRY SHEPPARD ( police-constable G 138.) I was in King-street, Soho, on the morning of the 10th of April, about three o'clock, and saw three men standing together close to the bar-parlour shutter of Belk's house—they were all three together at first—I saw them separate, and Barrett standing at the front door of the same house, and the two prisoners standing by the shutters—I watched them, and went from King-street into Grafton-street, and staid there—I was then about twenty yards from Mr. Belk's house—I saw them very busy at the shutters—I thought they were trying to get them open—after some time I saw the two shutters open, while they were there, and heard two panes of glass break, one after the other—I then saw them close them again—I kept watching, till a gentleman crossed out of Monmouth-street into Grafton-street, and I left the place to tell him to fetch assistance—I returned in two minutes—I had left the two men at the shutters, and the other standing at the door—when I came back I missed one of the men at the window, and saw one at the front door, and one at the window—the other was out of sight—as soon as my brother constable came up I turned my head to speak to him for about two minutes—I then saw the one at the front door and the two at the shutters again—I told my brother constable to come with me—we went across the road towards them—Connell, No. 136, came up at the time, and got in between the three of them—I told him to secure Stillman, which he did, at the door, and I was going to take Able—he tried to escape—I followed him into Green-street, Leicester-square, where he was taken by Metcalf—I lost sight of him in turning the corner—when I got round the corner I found him in custody—there was only one gentleman in the street then—Able was run ning when he turned the corner—I knew him again, having seen him be fore—I knew him by sight, and am certain he is one of the men I had seen at the window shutter—I brought him back to the house, searched him, and found in his trowsers pocket a clasp knife, a purse, and four duplicates—the knife had the point of it broken off—I went to the shop window,

tried the shutters, and found they were loose—on pulling them they both came open—two panes of glass were broken, and the window was thrown up—Harwood got in at the window.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. You are quite sure you knew Able before? A. I have seen him before, and am certain it was him at the window—it was getting a little light, light enough for me to see his face.

WILLIAM METCALF . I was on duty in Green-street—I heard a rattle springing, and saw Able running out of Castle-street into Green-street, round the corner—I stopped him—there was a gentleman running after him, crying, "Stop thief"—Sheppard came up shortly after—when I took Able, he was near an area—I heard something fall from him, which rattled, and fell down into the area—at the same time a penny-piece dropped on the pavement—I said, "You have dropped something down the area as well"—he said, "It is my money"—I took him back, and gave him into custody—after wards I went back to the area, and found a gimlet, which I have tried to a hole in Mr. Belk's shutters—it exactly fits it.

WILLIAM CONNELL . I am a policeman. I came up when Sheppard called me, and took the prisoner Stillman, standing up against the parlour window in Moon-street.

JOHN HARWOOD . I am a policeman. I came up when the alarm was given—I examined the shutters after the prisoners, were secured, found them unfastened, and the window pushed up—I got inside—I was the only policeman who went in—I removed the blind myself, to see if the window had been cut—I carried it from one part of the room to the other—I did not move the table at all.

THOMAS WELLS . I am a policeman. About five o'clock, on Sunday morning, I examined the prosecutor's premises,' and found two squares of glass broken, and an attempt made on another square—I examined it, and found the point of a knife in the putty, which I produce—it fits the blade of the knife found in Able's pocket—the house is in the parish of St. Anne's, Westminster.

(The prisoners received excellent characters.

ABLE— GUILTY . Aged 17.

STILLMAN— GUILTY . Aged 18.

Confined One Year .

Before Mr. Justice Coltman.

1550. JAMES CHRISTIE was indicted for feloniously forging and uttering, on the 12th of February , an acquittance and receipt for 4 l . 13 s . 6 d ., with intent to defraud John Mather .—Two other COUNTS , stating his intent to be to defraud Charles Rawlings and another.

WILLIAM JAMES WETHERELL . I am clerk to Charles Rawlings and William Somers—there is no other partner. The prisoner came to their shop on the 12th of February, and applied for the amount of Mr. Mather's account—he had been to the house on Mr. Mather's business once or twice before—he said something about Mr. Mather being short of cash—I asked him the amount of the account—he said 4 l . 18 s . 7 d ., which was correct—the account had been delivered before—Mr. Rawlings gave me the money, I paid it to the prisoner, and he wrote a receipt on the bottom of the bill, which was produced—this is it—he wrote this on the bottom of it—( read )—"February 12. Received, for John Mather. George Williams."

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. You had seen the prisoner come on some business of Mr. Mather's? A. Yes—he is the person who came on this occasion—I have said so all along—this is my signature—( read ) "the prisoner, to the best of my belief, came to my employer's shop")—I have always been confident of him—that belief tends no farther than that I am quite confident I have always sworn positively to him.

JOHN MATHER . I am a builder. The prisoner was not in my employ ment at this time—the last time he worked for me was the 2nd of Feb ruary—I dismissed him on the morning of the 3rd—I took him to assist me in my Christmas accounts, and to assist at my books, and when I did not want him in the counting-house, to do work in the yard—I only au thorized him to receive money on one occasion—this receipt is in his handwriting—I have nobody in my employ named George Williams, and never had—the prisoner never went by that name that I know—I have known him by the name of James Christie from a child—he was taken into cus tody for passing a bad five-shilling piece, and gave his name George Wil liams on that occasion—that was after this occurrence.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. Are you quite sure of the hand writing? A. Yes, I firmly believe it—I have seen him write very often, doing my accounts—he wrote at my elbow—he has not been engaged on my premises since the 3rd of February in the morning—I have never seen him there since—I gave him 10 s . a week, sometimes 12 s ., just as he deserved.

Prisoner. That is false. GUILTY .* Aged 25.— Transported for Fifteen Years .

(The prisoner has been under sentence of Fourteen Years Transportation previously.)

Before Mr. Justice Coltman.

1551. BENJAMIN HOARE was indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of John Shaw , on the 25th of April , at Ealing , and stealing therein 1 pair of trowsers, value 1 l . 2 s ., the goods of the said John Shaw .

MARY SHAW . I live with my father, a tailor, in Old Brentford—the prisoner is a neighbour of ours. On Monday morning, the 25th of April, at five o'clock, he came to our house and asked me for a light—I told him to take one, which he did, and then went out—I went out and shut the door after me quite safe—it is a false latch, and when shut would seem as if it was locked—there are two latches to it—anybody knowing the way of the door, by putting in a bit of stick, could open it—when I went out I left the prisoner walking up and down the road—my father was in the house in bed up stairs, in the back room, and nobody else in the house; before I went out I had occasion to go to the drawer in the front-room, and touched the trowsers—I saw them in the drawer—I am certain these now produced are them—I know them quite well by seeing them so often, and they are not finished at the bottom—my father made them for my brother, but did not finish them, as he did not know the length—on the Tuesday when my brother returned home he missed his trowsers—I was not present.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. You went out to work about five o'clock? A. Yes, I came home at six in the evening—I work in a gardens a mile and a half off—that is my regular employment—my father has not complained of my pledging things at any time—I never gave things to other

people to pledge—there is a man of the name of George Hall, a barge man—I do not know him—I have seen him about the neighbourhood—he lives at the Bull's Head Wharf, New Brentford.

JOHN SHAW . I am a tailor. These trowsers are my property, I made them for my son—I saw them on the Sunday in the drawer on the ground-floor, when I went to it, and saw them again at the office on the Thursday I believe—I missed them on the Tuesday—they had never been worn—they were not finished.

Cross-examined. Q. Had you no other clothes made up in that drawer? A. Nothing unfinished—I had my regular wearing clothes there, two coats, two waistcoats, and a pair of trowsers—these were the only things taken—I do not know George Hall a bargeman—I believe I have heard the name—I never complained to my daughter about him—I never had things of mine pledged that I did not approve of.

JOHN GODFREY . I am foreman to Mr. Watts, a pawnbroker, and live at Angel Terrace, Hammersmith; I know the prisoner. On Monday, the 25th of April, about ten or eleven o'clock in the morning, he came to the shop—I never saw him before—he brought a pair of trowsers to pledge—he said it was not for himself but his master—these are the trowsers—I asked where he lived—he said he lived nowhere—I asked where his master lived—he said they lived nowhere, but when he came to explain, he said they lived on board the barge Nancy on the water—I lent him 8 s . on them—I have kept them ever since.

Cross-examined. Q. Did he give his name? A. "George Hoare, for George Hall, of the Nancy. "

MART SHAW re-examined. I left the window shut—I never opened it before I went out—it opens on one side—there is but one door to the room, and one window—there are two bed-rooms up-stairs—the front bed-room window was fastened at the top—I had slept there with my sister, who went out before me.

JOHN SHAW re-examined. I got up about eight o'clock, I suppose—I do not know whether I went out or not all day.

JOHN HANSLOW . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner into custody on the Tuesday on another charge—I searched him, but found no duplicate on him.

(The prisoner received a good character.) GUILTY . Aged 18.— Confined Six Months .

Before Mr. Baron Alder son.

1552. GEORGE WILLIAMS and MARY MANNELL were indicted for stealing, on the 29th of April , at St. Andrew, Holborn , 2 scarfs, value 8 s . 10 d .; 1 coat, value 10 s .; 1 gown, value 2 s .; 6 towels, value 2 s .; 1 shirt, value 5 s .; 2 handkerchiefs, value 7 s .; 2 waistcoats, value 15 s .; and 2 capes, value 8 s .; the goods of James James , in his dwelling-house.

ANN BALL . I am servant to James James, of No. 60, Hatton Garden, in the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn. On Friday, the 29th of April, between twelve and one o'clock, I was in the kitchen, and heard somebody in the passage—I went up and found the middle-door, between the pas sage and the street-door, open—it is opened with a latch-key—I had seen it shut ten minutes before—a person getting through that door could go to the back-parlour—I found the back-parlour door open, and a trunk there was open, which I had seen shut about ten minutes before—I gave information

master and mistress—I went to the street-door and saw the witness Ayton there with a gig—he gave me information.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. What is your master's name? A. James James—he has no other name—I had been up stairs ten minutes before, and saw the middle-door—I had not shut it myself—it shuts with a latch—if you push it it will catch of itself—there is a knob inside to open it by, but not outside—when I saw it shut, I did not try to see if it was fast—it was pushed fast by my mistress.

JAMES JAMES . I live at No. 60, Hatton Garden, in the parish of St, Andrew, Holborn—I received information from Ball, went and looked into the chest in the back parlour, and missed two scarfs, a silk dress, (a black body coat which had hung up in the room,) a black silk waistcoat, and an other waistcoat, and the other articles named, the whole worth about 10 l .—the trunk was not locked.

CHARLES AYTON . I am servant to George Hill, of Leather-lane. Be tween twelve and one o'clock I was sitting in master's gig, walking it up and down Hatton-garden, and saw the servant come out of the house—about half an hour before that I had been in Hatton-garden waiting for master with the gig, walking the horse up and down, and saw the two prisoners in Hatton-garden—I saw the female first, and in a few minutes the man came and spoke to her—they went together towards Hatton-wall—I saw them again, the female standing at the corner of Christopher-street—I was going towards Holborn, and saw the male prisoner go into No. 60, Hatton-garden—he staid there five or ten minutes—the woman was standing at the corner of Christopher-street all the time—the man came out in ten minutes with a large bundle over his shoulder, and a coat or cloak over his right arm—the woman went towards him—he went down Hatton-wall, and she after him—she was within five or six yards of him—I saw no more of them—Ann Ball came out of the house in about three minutes, and I told her what I had seen—I am sure of the persons of both the prisoners.

Cross-examined. Q. Quite sure of them? A. Yes—I turned my head behind to look for my master when I saw the man go in.

COURT . Q. You were present when they were taken up? A. Yes—I went with a policeman that day, and found them in a beer-shop in Tothill-street, together.

JOHN FREDERICK C —. I am a policeman. I went with Ayton, and found the prisoners in a beer-shop in Tothill-street—he pointed them out—I asked the male prisoner how he was—he said, "You don't know me"—I said, "Perhaps I am mistaken"—I leaned over the bar to speak to the landlord, and during that time the female bolted out of the house—I seized hold of the male prisoner, dragged him out, and caught hold of the female in the street—she asked what I wanted of them—I said, "For felony"—she said she had never seen the male prisoner before—I searched the man at the station, and found a latch-key on him, which I tried to the middle passage-door—it opened it as if it had been made for it—the female searcher found four latch-keys and three duplicates on Mannell.

WILLIAM ROMAIN . I am a policeman. I know the prisoners—I have known the male prisoner eighteen months, and have frequently seen the two together for the last six months—they live in one house together—nothing has been found.

WILLIAMS— GUILTY .* Aged 19.

MANNELL— GUILTY . Aged 21.

Transported for Ten Years .

1553. ADOLPHUS SONNENKALB was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of May , at St. Ann, Westminster , 3 tables, value 2 l .; 1 looking-glass and frame, value 4 l .; 1 looking-glass and stand, value 1 l .; 9 chairs, value 6 l .; 1 fender, value 35.; 1 set of fire-irons, value 3 s .; 4 carpets, value 1 l .; 1 rug, value 4 s .; 2 beds, value 1 l .; 1 bolster, value 4 s .; 2 pillows, value 4 s .; 4 blankets, value 4 s .; 1 set of bed furniture, value 1 l .; 1 bedstead, value 1 l .; 4 sheets, value 4 s .; 1 mattress, value 8 s .; and 2 chests of drawers, value 1 l .; the goods of William Charles Nock , in his dwelling-house.

WILLIAM CHARLES NOCK . I am a goldsmith and jeweller, and live at No. 28, Gerrard-street—my wife lived there with me before this happened. On Wednesday in last week, between three and five o'clock, I went to Kensington, slept there that night, and returned home about half-past twelve or one the following day—I occupy the whole house—when I got home my wife and some of my property was gone—I missed the articles stated in the indictment—I went the same afternoon, about four or five, to a house in Margaret-street—I think it was No. 76—I found the prisoner and my wife there, and my property—I had known the prisoner for eight or ten years—he had been in my father's employ that time—I did not authorise or sanction the removal of the property.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. You have been unwell lately? A. Yes, I have been out of my mind I know, and had a keeper with me some days—you have to prove whether it arose from habits of intemper ance—it did not that I know of—it did not arise from habits of intoxica tion, most decidedly not—what has that to do with the case?—if it has I do not answer it—I might have been ill three weeks—I do not know exactly—I was never in partnership with my father—I swear positively I never was a partner in the firm of Nock and Williams.

COURT . Q. Are you quite sure you are right in your answer? A. Yes, I say no.

MR. PHILLIPS . Q. You are quite sure you never was in the firm, and never put out of it by your father and Mr. Williams? A. Undoubtedly no—there was a quarrel about a bracelet, but I was not a partner with my father—I was in the employment—I was not turned out is consequence of the quarrel—I was charged with purloining that bracelet, and it was paid for—I was put out of the employ because my father wished me to go out—it was a year or more after the quarrel about the bracelet—I did not sell any of this furniture to my father—I did not owe him any money—he has not advanced 1,500 l . to me—I do not know what he has given me—he has given what I have had, I suppose—I am not bound to answer what he has advanced as a loan and gift in five years, it has nothing to do with this case—suppose he has given me 20,000 l ., what has that to do with you?—I will swear I never made this furniture or any part of it over to my father, ex cept on conditions that no one should have it but me, to prevent Mrs. Nock having it with the prisoner, nothing more than that—I forget whe ther that is mentioned in the deed—perhaps Mrs. Nock and me have not lived very happily together—the prisoner has not lent me any money—I swear it—the prisoner never paid the sum of 11 l . 14 s . for me to my know ledge—he became security to a loan society for me—I have paid him—he certainly came about it because I was two weeks behind—if he has been sued by the society for the amount, I have paid it, all that was

due—I have paid the 11 l . 14 s . at the Dog and Duck, Soho—I cannot tell how long it is since he became security for me—suppose we say six months—it is not two years ago—it may be one—I do not know whether it is—I do not mean to swear it—you know it is not as well as I do, that is enough—I will swear it is under twelve months, to satisfy you—my wife did not request me not to let the poor man be sued but to pay him, not to my knowledge—I will not say yes or no to it, but not to my knowledge—at the time of the quarrel about the bracelet I lived in Frith-street, Soho—I swear positively I did not remove my furniture from that place on the accusation being made against me, and I did not employ the prisoner to assist me—we had been on very good terms—about four or five months before Christmas, Mrs. Nock, through the prisoner, had to go out of the house altogether, through my suspicions of their being together I—she did not go out under the protection of her own father nor of mine—she went to her aunt's at the Duke of Wellington public-house—my father brought her back again directly after Christmas, and asked me if we could live comfortably together—she said she never would see the prisoner again—I said, "Very well," and in a fortnight or three weeks afterwards they were seen together, and it went on till now—I had separated from her be fore—I told you that before—I do not care about her being here—I cannot tell you how long we had been separated—it was more than a month—will that answer your purpose?—you do not have any more—I will not swear more than I know—I will not swear it is more than three months—it might have been six months—this is the second time she has been separated from me—she says her reason for leaving me is my cruelty to wards her.

COURT . Q. Have you got your property back, or is it in the custody of the police? A. It is in the custody of the police.

JAMES PALMER . I am in the employ of Mr. Nock—I saw the furni ture removed from the place on Thursday last—the prisoner was at the corner of the street while the van was loading, and went away ten minutes or a quarter of an hour before it left—my mistress went away before the van, with her four children, into King-street—while the goods were moving she was at the door of a friend's house in King-street—I followed the van with the goods to No. 76, Margaret-street.

Cross-examined. Q. This was in the day-time? A. Yes, the van came about ten minutes to eleven o'clock in the morning—it was loaded at my master's door publicly.

JOHN PRICE . I live at No. 18, Pancras-street, Leicester-square. On Thursday, the 5th of May, a little after eleven o'clock, I saw the van at the prosecutor's door in Gerrard-street—I did not see the prisoner then, but I saw him between nine and ten, in the house, assisting the servant down stairs with a chest of drawers—I saw Mr. Nock about twelve that day, and told him what I had seen—I went with him to Margaret-street—I first went to the station and got a policeman, who disguised himself in plain clothes, and came with me—I went opposite, No. 76, and got infor mation—the prisoner was out—we waited till he returned—the policeman knocked at the door—we found the prisoner up stairs on the first-floor front-room, lying on three chairs—the constable asked him if his name was not Sonnenkalb—he said, "That is not my name"—Mrs. Nock was up stairs with the children—she came down—the constable said, "Are you Mrs.

Nock"—she said, "Yes"—I said, "Well, I will go and fetch Mr. Nock"—she said, "For God's sake, don't fetch him"—she made her escape—I went and fetched Mr. Nock—the constable said to the prisoner, "You are my prisoner," and he made a blow at Mr. Nock—the constable seized him, and in the struggle he seized the candlestick from the table, and hit the constable in the forehead and chin—I rushed on the prisoner, seized him by the throat, got the candlestick out of his hand, and got hold of the poker—during that time Mr. Nock was striking the prisoner on the head to protect the con stable—I got two more constables, and when we came, the constable was covered with blood, and the prisoner also—we seized the prisoner and took him to the station.

Cross-examined. Q. What name was he asked, if it was his name? A. Sonnenkalb, but he did not pronounce it right—a surgeon was obliged to be sent for to dress the prisoner's wounds in his head and body—he was covered all over with blood.

GEORGE MADDOCKS . I am a policeman. I have heard the evidence of Price—I went with him to take the prisoner into custody—his account of what passed is correct.

ANN RICHARDSON . I am servant to Mr. Nock, and remember the furniture being taken from his premises. I saw the prisoner there that morning—he carried the drawers and bedstead down stairs for the pur pose of their being sent off—the vans left with the furniture about half-past twelve o'clock—mistress was out with the four children while the van was loading—I did not see her walking in the street then—it was by mistress's orders that the furniture was packed up and sent away—I had seen the prisoner in the house the evening before—I saw him last about nine o'clock or a little after, on Wednesday evening—I went to bed and left him there—I do not know when he went away—I saw him next morning about nine o'clock—Mrs. Nock was standing at the door and she let him in.

Cross-examined. Q. I believe Mrs. Nock desired you to give directions to the man what furniture to put in the van? A. Yes, I told him what to do according to mistress's directions—the vans were at the door loading about an hour and a half—master and mistress have not lived together very happily lately—I have frequently seen him come home tipsy—she was obliged to make frequent complaints of his usage of her—I have wit nessed that ill usage at times.

COURT . Q. Do you mean he beat her? A. I have seen him strike her twice.

GEORGE HOLT . I removed the goods in the van. The prisoner hired it—I took them to 76, Margaret-street, Spa-fields—Gerrard-street is in Soho—I saw a lady and four children, at Margaret-street, in the room—the prisoner said the landlord was in trouble, and he wanted him to pay a quarter's rent, that he would only pay half a quarter's, and Said, if the landlord came to me, I was not to know any thing about the removal.

CAROLINE CARTER . I live at 76, Margaret-street. On the morning of Thursday, the 5th of May, the prisoner came to my house—there was a bill in my window of apartments to let—he asked me what they were—I said I had one room unfurnished—I showed it to him—he said he thought it would not do, but he called again, and said he would make a shift with it—in an hour and a half he came and said he Would decide on the room, and asked me if I could not let him have the second room which

was furnished—I said it would not suit me to move the furniture—he said it was only for a few days, that his landlord was in trouble for a little rent and he wished to save his goods—I agreed for him to have the room—he said he had occupied four rooms and a kitchen, when he was in Gerrard-street, that the van was loaded and was coming, and that his or the mistress was coming in a cab —the cab arrived shortly after with a lady and four children—he was taken away in custody that evening.

MB. PHILLIPS called

DAVID NOCK . I am the prosecutor's uncle. I know his wife—I re member the time Mrs. Nock left her husband's house, eight or nine months—I remember her leaving the last time—about two days before she left she had told me she should remove the goods, and go into a garret—that was last Monday week—my brother is the prosecutor's father—I am aware of the prosecutor assigning over his furniture to his father—I was present when he did so—it was on condition that if his father parted with it, he should have it again—there was no condition that his wife would never speak to the prisoner—she had been told often enough of that—I do not know where my brother the prosecutor's father is.

COURT . Q. Is the prisoner a married man, or single? A. Married—I have never seen any improper conduct between Mrs. Nock and the prisoner.

ELIZA NOCK . I am the wife of Charles Nock. I am now living at his father's house in Church-street, Kennington—I have four children—I remember some months ago, my husband handed over the lease of the house to his father—it was previous to his making the assignment of the furniture—he was not able to pay the rent of the house, and I have been obliged to let lodgings—there is not the slightest ground for imputing any impropriety, or undue familiarity between me and the prisoner—on my oath—I am on intimate terms with his wife—I am the person who gave directions for the removal of the furniture—he had no interest whatever in any one portion of the furniture, or its removal—he removed it by Mr. Nock's father's sanction—because I could not reside any longer with my husband—it is the second time I have left him from his ill treatment.

NOT GUILTY .

First Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1554. THOMAS JAMES REYNOLDS was indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Sarah Lewis , at 11 o'clock at night, on the 24th of March , at S t. Olave, Hart-street , with intent to steal, and stealing therein, 1 time-piece, value 8 s .; 1 o'clock, value 20 s .; 6 yards of calico, value 3 s .; 2 sheets, value 2 s .; 1 shawl, value 2 s .; her property.—2nd COUNT , stating it to be the dwelling-house of George All wright .

MESSRS. RYLAND and GURNEY conducted the Prosecution.

WILLIAM WHITE ( City police-constable, No. 112.) On the eve of Good Friday, the 24th of March, about half-past nine o'clock, I was on duty in Silver-street, and saw the prisoner in company with Godwin, who was in his uniform as a policeman—they were pacing to and fro in Silver-street, for about half-an-hour—they then separated—Godwin placed him self in a dark door-way, and the prisoner placed himself on the opposite side—as soon as they separated, I went to the prisoner, and asked him what he was waiting for—he made no answer—I asked him if he belonged

to the force, or whether he was on special duty—he said "You ask me a very bold question, you are too intelligent; however, if you think any thing, there is my mate's number, that is quite enough for you," pointing to Godwin, who was right opposite—I left him, and went over to Godwin, and asked him if there was any thing amiss—he said, "No, nothing very particular"—I asked him if he knew any thing of the man on the opposite side, loitering about there—he said, "Oh, yes, I know him very well, it is all right"—I left and went down my beat, about half way down Wood-street, when I saw Mrs. Lewis apparently in Godwin's custody, and saw the prisoner following about twenty yards behind—as the prisoner passed me he said, "He ought to have had both of us to help him to take her," mean ing he ought to have had both me and him to help him—he gave me no reason for it—about a quarter of an hour after this, I was standing a few yards from Mrs. Lewis's door, and saw the prisoner and Godwin come back in great speed—both went up to Mrs. Lewis's door—one of them opened it with a key, from what I could hear rattling, and both went into the house—I went to the door, and Godwin brought a candle and candlestick to the door, and asked me to give him a light—I gave him one with my lantern—the prisoner at the same time requested me to keep pretty handy as my services might shortly be required—I kept about for five or ten minutes, and saw nothing of them—I then went round my beat—I saw Mrs. Lewis again, about two o'clock with Godwin and her bail Mr. Cox—she went to her house—she came-out about a quarter of an hour after and said she had been robbed during her absence—I and my ser geant went into her house—she showed us the place, which was in a very disturbed state, and things pulled out of the drawers.

Prisoner. Q. You say I was loitering about Silver-street with God win, about half-past nine o'clock? A. Tea—Mrs. Lewis's shop was closed when I first saw you there—I know nothing about its being a joke when you said you ought to have had two policemen to take the old woman—you said he might want me, and told me to keep pretty handy—I cannot swear how long you were inside—I went away—the door was shut—I did not try it, but I heard it bang to close—I heard the latch catch—I was standing there ten minutes—I did not notice you with a bundle that night—I did not see the little man that was brought with you to the Mansion-house that night—if you had carried a bundle that night to Mr. Jocelyn's I might or I might not have seen you—my beat forms a square—I dare say you took care I should not —I heard Mrs. Lewis say at Godwin's trial that she had lost a shawl—I cannot say whether he was indicted for stealing a shawl—I heard it mentioned—I heard her say so—I first heard of Mrs. Jocelyn on the 14th or 15th of April—I went to several public-houses to see if I could get information of you and Godwin having been there that night—I went to Mrs. Jocelyn's after God win's trial, and asked her if she had seen a man of your description there that night—she said, "Don't say any more, I can give you a description of him"—I cannot say whether it was the 15th—it was in the middle of April—I asked if she had seen a man with a macintosh on with a bundle—she said she had seen a man with a macintosh on with a velvet-collar and a bundle—she said he had a bundle—she did not say whether he came in or not with it, and what made her take particular notice was, the man carried it with his left arm—she said nothing more—she said a little man came in with him—she said you put the bundle under the settle—that the little man came in first, looked about, and said it was all right—a bundle

was handed from somebody outside the door in to you, and you put it down very softly, as if there was something very brittle in it—I do not know what made her remember it—I went of my own accord—I do not remember her saying any thing more than I have stated—she did not tell me the exact words that took place between you and the little man.

SARAH LEWIS . I am a widow, and live at No. 19, Silver-street, in the parish of St. Olave. On Thursday evening, the 24th of March, soon after seven o'clock, the prisoner came and asked me for half-a-pound of list-binding, and a pennyworth of string—they came to 2 1/2 d .,—I was to get them ready against he came again—he asked me what time I shut up my shop—I told him at ten—he said he should not be back at that time, it must be a little after ten—he went away—he had been several times to my shop before, both him and his wife—I never saw him after, till I saw him at the Mansion-house on this charge—Godwin came in that night a little after ten, after the shop was closed—I left the house that night in his custody, but saw nothing of the prisoner or any other person—after going to different station-houses, I got back to my house at two in the morning—when I left the house I had the keys of my street-door, shop door, bed-room, and back-parlour with me—all those doors were shut and fastened—I parted with the keys to Godwin, and had left in my bed room a time-piece, a dark bottle-green cloak with a very large cape to it, and four strings round the front—I missed them, and missed from the back-par lour a pair of sheets, six yards of calico, a shawl, and apron—that was the sitting-room, the room behind the shop—the things were in a drawer—the shawl was a very dark one, with a very small border to it—it struck two o'clock as I was coming home—on going into the house I found the drawers in the lower room turned all about, and disturbed, and then missed these articles—I gave an alarm that the house was robbed—I have never seen the property again.

Prisoner. Q. You recollect me buying string of you? A. Yes—you asked me what time I shut up my shop, and told me you would be back at ten o'clock or soon after—you and your wife had been in the habit of purchasing articles there—your wife has not been there since—she did not fetch the twine and binding next morning, Mr. Potts fetched it—when you came that night I saw no bundle in your hand—if you had one, of course I should have been able to have seen it—I cannot say that you placed any thing in the shop—I might have informed you I should not be in bed till half-past ten—when Godwin knocked at the door, I supposed it was you come back for the binding and twine—I observed nothing more than usual in your conduct—I cannot say how you were dressed—when I was discharged, Mr. Waller ordered my keys to be given to me—the robbery was done while I was at the station, in Moor-lane, between half-past ten and half-past eleven—I received the keys from the inspector on duty, and found my place locked up as I left it—Godwin took my keys and 2 s .—I gave them to him in Wood-street, out of my pocket—I did not see you with him—the shawl was taken out of the last drawer but one—I do not know whether Godwin was indicted for stealing the shawl—I will swear I missed it when I missed my other things—it was a very dark shawl—I dare say I might discern the colour of it by candle light, at a little distance—I should say the border of it is about as wide as the length of my finger—about this length—it was a dark border, and you know it was—I will

swear my shawl is not mislaid among my other things at this present mo ment—I did not bear of Mrs. Jocelyn till the charge was brought against you, and you were brought up at the Mansion-house—I live close by her—my son and Mr. White were ordered to go round to the public-houses to know if any body went in that night—Jocelyn lives at the corner of Basinghall-street—I occupy the lower part of the house and one room up stairs—it is Mr. Allwright's house—he lives there.

MR. RYLAND . Q. Did you give the keys up to Godwin before you were at the first station-house? A. Yes, almost immediately I left the house in his custody—I got them back when I went to the station-house in Tower-street—it was about half-past eleven when I was taken there from Moor-lane—he was going to give them, I believe, to Waller, who ordered him to give them to me—it was then getting on for twelve o'clock, I dare say—Godwin had been absent from me during that time—he left me stand ing in Margaret-street, nearly ten minutes or a quarter of an hour before I was carried to Tower-street station—he had the keys then—I gave him the keys, as he asked if I had got any friends—I said yes, but it was a wrong time of night to go, but I had a son, if he would go to him; and when he left me in the station-house in Moor-lane I expected he was gone to give them to my son—he told me he would take them—I gave him the keys to take to him—he told me I should be searched, and I gave him my keys and two shillings to take to my son, and he told me he would go and fetch him, but he did not.

Prisoner. Q. Was your husband ever in trouble for receiving stolen property? A. Never—he was locked up one night, but did not receive it.

MR. GURNEY . Q. Your husband has been dead some time? A. Three years last March.

MARY JOCELYN . I am the wife of George Jocelyn, who keeps the Red Lion public-house, Basinghall-street. On the evening before Good Friday I remember two persons coming into my house whose appearance attracted my attention—the prisoner Reynolds came in, looked round, and said, "It is all right," to a little man who was close behind him—the little man named Potts, had a bundle on his arm, and gave it into the prisoner's hand—it was a good sized bundle tied up in a dark shawl with a narrow border—I should say not wider than this—( shewing her finger )—I cannot say what was in it—they laid it down with great care, as I thought, as if there was something brittle in it—they did not sit down—the prisoner turned to the little man and asked what he would have—he said a little drop of beer—he had half a pint, and the prisoner had three-halfpennyworth of gin, which he drank with his left hand—he never moved his right hand at all—they stopped a very few minutes—he said to the little man that he was very tired—the little man asked him to sit down—he said no, he was on very unpleasant business to-day, and he was afraid he must have some more, and would make the best of his way home, as he had some things to sell in the morning—the prisoner went out at the London-wall door, carrying the bundle in his left hand—he took it off the seat in front of the bar, and went away with it—the little man opened the door for him.

Prisoner. Q. You take in the daily newspapers? A. We have the Morning Advertiser —I do not read it once a month—I heard of this rob bery before the policeman came, but I knew nothing about you—when he came to inquire, I said you had been there with a dark-green Macintosh

with a velvet collar—the policeman first came to me about the middle of last month—he merely asked me if I remembered any thing that happened on the 24th of March—I said, "That was Thursday fortnight"—he said, "Yes"—I said, "Let me alone"—I went into my bar parlour, and asked myself a few questions—I went to look at my book, and I had good reason to remember that night, for that evening somebody went into my tap-room and stole three brass knobs off a kitchen range—that was the day be fore Good Friday—when I came out I told him I recollected you and a little man—he said, "What sort of dress"—I described it—he said, "Have you any objection to come up and see if it is the same man?"—I said, "Not the least"—I came and picked you out of a score of people—I noticed your taking the bundle with your left hand—I saw how it was put down—I suspected you of doing wrong, you looked about and seemed to have your eye over every body—you looked with suspicion at every body, and I had suspicion of you from your manner—my husband has kept the house seventeen years—the little man had a very shabby hat and dress—I cannot say what was in the bundle—I did not see the time-piece sticking out of it.

FREDERICK RUSSELL . I am a policeman. I was at Godwin's trial—at that time nothing was known of the prisoner with any certainty—I remem ber his name being mentioned in the course of the trial—I knew him, and in consequence of what passed I and other policemen endeavoured to find him—I succeeded in finding him out on the 14th of April, between four and five o'clock in the afternoon, at No. 8, Collyer-place, Collyer-street, Pen tonville, in a house by himself—there was nothing but an old chair in the house—I know his wife, she lives at No. 1, Paradise-street, King's-cross—I went to her house once to look for him, but could not find him—she was living there—when I found him in the empty house, I told him I wanted him for a robbery of Mrs. Lewis, in Silver-street, which Godwin was convicted of—he said he knew nothing about it—I told him it was for stealing a time-piece and cloak along with Godwin—he said what was Godwin to him—he had put Godwin into a good thing, if Godwin bad known how to make it out—making it out that Godwin did not know how to go on with it—he said he did not deny but what he was with Godwin at Mrs. Lewis's that evening, but Godwin had taken away the time-piece and cloak, what was that to him.

Prisoner. Q. Did you give this same evidence at the Mansion-house as you have now? A. Very near, I believe—( looking at his deposition )—this is my hand writing—it was read over to me, and I signed it—( read )—the part referred to was as follows:—" He said he did not know any thing of it, and as to Godwin, what was it to him if Godwin had taken the things he added, he did not deny he was with Godwin, but said Godwin had taken the things away.") A. He said the cloak and time piece—I mentioned the cloak and time-piece to him—he said Godwin had taken away the cloak and time-piece himself, and what was that to him, and that he had put Godwin into a good thing, but that he did not know how to do it, or some thing—I believe I mentioned this to the solicitor—I believe my evidence was taken shorter at the Mansion-house than I gave it—I am sure I men tioned it to Mr. Martin this, but my deposition was taken in another room.

MR. RYLAND . Q. Do you believe you stated before the Magistrate all you have stated here to-night? A. I have—he said positively that God

win had taken away the time-piece and dock, and that he had put him into a good thing, or words to that effect.

Q. How came you not to mention this to the Magistrate? A. My deposition was taken by the solicitor—my deposition was taken before I was examined by the Magistrate, and read over in the Magistrate's pretence, after I gave it to the clerk—I said nothing to the Magistrate except ac knowledging my signature—I was not examined in the bearing of the Magistrate; but Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Jocelyn, and White, were.

Prisoner. Q. Was your examination read over to you in he presence of Mr. Alderman Wilson? A. Yes—the prisoner heard it read over.

COURT . Q. How came you not to point out that these two material facts were left out? A. I did not know but what it was put in at the time—I am quite certain he used these expressions—I stated them to Mr. Harris, who took the examination in the outer room—I was not examined before the Magistrate, only it was read over in his presence.

Q. The prisoner had no means of knowing you had mentioned his say ing he had put Godwin into a good thing, &c, &c.? A. No, nor that he took away the time-piece and cloak, except by the word "things" in the deposition.

JAMES SAMUEL HBATHER . I am ward-beadle of Cripplegate Within. Silver-street is in that ward, and in the parish of St. Olave, Silver-street.

Prisoner. The little man was held to bail to be called here; he would prove whether he brought me the bundle or not; they have locked him up in solitary confinement in Giltspur-street, and have not brought him for ward; they dare not bring him forward, it is shameful.

FREDERICK RUSSELL re-examined. I apprehended the little man named Potts, having information of his being in the prisoner's company that night, and he is the man who attended on the prisoner at the empty house—he was committed for bail, not as a witness—I believe he is in the Compter—be was not examined with the prisoner—the prisoner said he could bring witnesses to prove he was not there that night—Potts was charged with having something to do with this offence.

Prisoner's Defence. I went that night to Mrs. Lewis's house, and bought some binding and twine; I had been in the habit of purchasing there; I asked what time she would shut up; she said about ten o'clock, but should not be in bed before half-past ten; I went there about ten minutes after ten, and saw Godwin, the policeman, take her to the station; I followed her to Moor-lane, waited till he came out, and asked him what she was taken up for; he said for receiving stolen metal; I told him I bought some binding and twine there; he said he was going to the place, and would give it to me; he asked me to go over the way to get a light, but I said, "Here is a policeman coming, get a light of him," which be did; I said to the policeman, "You had better stop, he may want you;" Godwin tried to open the shop-door, but could not; I said, "Never mind, I will send my wife for it in the morning," which I did; Mrs. Jocelyn was never heard of till the prosecutrix's son went with the policeman to the house; she goes into her little back-parlour and states the time of my coming and the words I used: is it likely I should go to her house to say what she states? I declare solemnly I never was in the house, and never saw the little man in my life, and he positively denies bringing me the bundle; he was locked up because he would not say he brought it to me, as they wished; if he did, must he not have received it knowing

it to have been stolen, or have stolen it? he was examined behind my back, while I was locked up; it was read over in my presence; Russell' deposition was read over to him, and he was very particularly asked if he had anything farther to add; he said no, and signed his name; his object in his evidence to-day is to convict me, but can you believe him after he swore different at the Mansion-house? It has been said I went there and put some metal on the woman's premises, then sent Godwin there to get it, merely to entrap him, to transport him; now it is proved I did not bring any bundle in, or she must have seen it, which fully proves the falsehood of the report; the trial is to convict me, to get a commuta tion of his sentence, but the prosecutrix proves he robbed her on the way to the station; I wish to call Leigh Wood, the City policeman.

FREDERICK RUSSELL re-examined. I did not notice the omission in my deposition at the time it was read over to me.

WILLIAM LEIGH WOOD . I am a City policeman. On the 29th of March I recollect seeing the prisoner in Fenchurch-street between eight and nine o'clock at night—I was in the tap, at the Corn-market, afterwards—several persons looked in and nodded to me—I nodded in return—I cannot say the prisoner was one of them—I never saw him in Godwin's company—I never knew him by the name of Reynolds—I was sent with a police-ser geant to find his residence, but could not find it—I went there afterwards but did not find any of Mrs. Lewis's property there.

Prisoner. I have been employed by sergeant Hambling, who is now in Newgate; I have been too much mixed up with the police to have a character; I have served them faithfully, and because I have exposed some of their tricks I am brought here to-day; Godwin never knew my name or residence, till he was informed of it at the station.

( The prisoner called a witness by the name of Mary James, who was ex amined to prove the time the prisoner came home on the night in question, but after her examination she admitted herself to be his wife; and as such her evidence was not admissible. )

JOSHUA POTTS . I did not carry a bundle for the prisoner on the 24th of March, nor see him that night—I have been three weeks in Giltspur-street Compter, and have had no conversation with my friends for a fort night—I have fetched binding and twine for the prisoner from Mrs. Lewis's almost ever since—I have dealt there eleven or twelve years—it does not come to above 2 d . or 3 1/2 d . at a time—I never heard him say anything about taking anything from Mrs. Lewis—I know Russell—he asked if I was in the prisoner's company that night—I said not—I did not carry a bundle into Mrs. Jocelyn's that night—I never saw her—I go to Mrs. Lewis's four or five times a week—she spoke about the robbery, but did not allude to the prisoner—I recollect her saying the prisoner's wife had been for some things, but whether it was on the Saturday or not I cannot say.

MRS. JOCELYN re-examined. This witness is the short man of whom I spoke, as sure as I am a woman—he is the short man who handed the pri soner the shawl containing something at my house—I cannot positively swear whether I had ever seen him before or not, but I am positive he is the man.

CHARLES WALLER . I am inspector of the police. I cannot say one way or the other whether Godwin knew the prisoner's name or residence—I asked him who his informant was—he said he did not know his name, nor where he lived, but he was known to the police.

COURT . Q. Was that when Godwin was charged with making a false

charge, and was asked who informed him there was anything wrong in Mrs. Lewis's house? A. Yes.

MRS. LEWIS re-examined. Potts used to come backward and forward for string and binding—I know nothing of his character. GUILTY . Aged 33.— Transported for Fifteen Years .

NEW COURT .— Saturday, May 14 th, 1842.

Sixth Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1555. WILLIAM FULLER was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of May , 1 bed, value 1 l ., the goods of James Fairhead , his master; to which he pleaded

GUILTY .— Confined Four Months .

1556. JOHN BOREHAM was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of May , 2 bottles, value 6 d .; 1 pint of wine, value 2 s . 6 d .; I wine-glass, value 6 d .; and 1 tumbler, value 1 s . 6 d . the goods of Thomas Bennett , his master; to which he pleaded

GUILTY — Recommended to mercy. — Confined Six Months .

1557. JOHN DORE BENTLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of March , 19 waistcoats, value 3 l . 6 s .; and 5 pairs of trowsers, value 2 l . 9 s .; the goods of John Key , his master.

MR. PAYNE conducted the Prosecution,

JOHN KEY . I am a slop-seller and clothier, and live in Little Prescot-street. The prisoner was in my service as town traveller, at 30 s . a-week—it was his duty to get orders for goods—on the 30th of March, I re quested him to go to Poplar—he came back between seven and eight o'clock in the evening, and said he had not been able to succeed in getting an order, but he had met a very respectable man at Poplar, a Mr. Mun roe, of Blackheath, that he had got an order from him, and they must be packed up, and taken immediately to meet him at the corner of Houndsditch, where he was waiting for them with his gig—the prisoner and my warehouseman went up stairs, looked out the clothes, and brought them down—there were about nineteen waistcoats and five pairs of trowsers—they were packed up—the prisoner asked if I would allow my boy to go with him to carry the parcel, to which I consented—I saw them go away together, the boy carrying the parcel.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. Have you seen the clothes since?

A. No—he said they were to be taken to a public-home where Mr. Munroe's gig was—I do not know where they are now—Mr. Munroe has not offered to pay me for them—'the prisoner was employed to get orders as he could—I desired him to go to Poplar and Stratford, but never to Blackheath—I did not agree before the Magistrate to take 14 l . to settle this—my solicitor said to me, "Will you settle this by the consent of the Magistrate, it will not be prejudicial to your case to do so," but I did not agree to do so—I said if I could get the Magistrate's consent, I would take it.

MR. PAYNE . Q. Did the prisoner come back? A. No, not that even ing—I had discharged him as a servant, and gave him a commission on what he could get.

JOHN COLES HARVEY . I am warehouseman to the prosecutor. On the evening of the 30th of March the prisoner came, and said we were to make haste and look out the goods, as Mr. Munroe was waiting for them with his mule and gig at the corner of Castle-street, Houndsditch, and he would take them down with him, and save the carriage.

JOHN GUDGEON: I am porter to Mr. Key. I took the parcel along with the prisoner to the corner of Castle-street, Houndsditch, by the public-house—I gave him the parcel, and went home—I saw no mule and gig there.

WILLIAM MUNROE . I am a clothier, and live at Blackheath. I did not authorize the prisoner on the 30th of March to order any trowsers and waistcoats for me of Mr. Key, nor tell him that I would wait for them with my mule and gig at the corner of Castle-street

Cross-examined. Q. Do you know where these goods are? A. I cannot say exactly where they are—there is a parcel lying at the public-house for me, which I have reason to believe are the goods, but I have never been there to see—I did not order them, but I am quite willing to pay for them—I deal in such goods, and had many times bought goods of the prisoner.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 29.— Recommended to mercy. — Confined One Month

1558. JOHN DORE BENTLEY was again indicted for embezzle ment.

MR. PAYNE offered no evidence. NOT GUILTY .

1559. ARTHUR PEARSON was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of April , 22 half-sovereigns, 5 crowns, 50 half-crowns, 100 shillings, 40 sixpences, 9 groats, 12 pence, and 24 halfpence, the monies of the East and I West India Dock Company , his masters; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 27.— Recommended to mercy. — Confined Nine Months .

1560. WILLIAM ALFRED TAYLOR and WILLIAM ARM STRONG . were indicted for stealing, on the 15th of April , 1 gun, value 2 l . 10 s ., the goods of Allyn Deacon .

ALLYN DEACON . I live with my mother, who keeps a shop in Frede rick-place, Hampstead-road. On the 15th of April, when I came home, about seven o'clock, I missed my double-barrelled gun from the shop-window—it has not been found.

OMAR HALL . I am a butcher, and live in Little George-street, Hainp stead-road. About three or four clock on the 15th of April, I was close to Mrs. Deacon's shop, and saw the prisoner Taylor come out of the shop with the gun in his hand, and as he was getting over the door, he said to Armstrong, who was ten or a dozen yards off, "Stop a minute, Jack"— they then went together round William-street—I called Mrs. Deacon—I and Charles Cotton went after them—when we got to the other end of Wil Ham-street, they were at the corner of Brook-street, and when we got to the corner of Brook-street we lost sight of them—in the New-road we caught sight of them again, and then lost them again.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Had you ever teen Armstrong before? A. No, neither of them—Armstrong did not appear to be watch ing at the door, or taking any part before Taylor came out with the gun—he could see me—there were plenty of people passing.

Cross-examined by MR. HORRY . Q. When the person you say was Taylor ran away, was his back to you? A. Yet, when he came out of the shop his face was to me—I was on the same side of the road—I was out of place at the time, and I sometimes stand there when I have nothing to do—I live close by—I was along with Enoch Jones—we came out of Little George-street together—there were some other boys about there—I might have been talking to Jones at the time I saw the man come out of the shop—he did not run very fast—be made haste over the hill of the door—I have not spoken to anybody about Taylor since I have been here to day, nor last night—I swear I did not say to any one last night, "I shall be in time to-morrow morning to transport him," or "I will transport him yet"—I said nothing about transporting to any body—I did not see Taylor's sister last night to my knowledge—I do not know her—I did not speak to any body as I left the Court last night—directly we left, Jones and I went to the bath.

ENOCH JONES . I live in St. James's-place, Hampstead-road, with my father, who is an engraver and printer. I was in Frederick-place with Hall, and saw Taylor jump over Mrs. Deacon's shop-door, with a gun in his hand—Armstrong was standing about ten yards from die door—while Taylor was getting over the door, he said to Armstrong, " Jack, wait a minute, I shall be with you in a minute," or something like that—I did not understand it exactly—he then ran away up William-street, and when he got round the comer of William-street, Armstrong no after him—they, turned round Mary-street together—Cotton and I followed

them to Fitzroy-market, and then lost sight of them—I am quite sure the prisoners are the persons.

Cross-examined by MR. HORRY . Q. You just saw the backs of the parties, did you not, when they came out of the shop? A. I saw their faces—I was talking to Hall at the time, and walking towards Hamp stead-road.

CHARLES COTTON . I was down a court near Mrs. Deacon's shop, and saw Taylor pass the court with a gun in his hand—I am tore he is

the person—I did not see Armstrong.

EDWARD KING . ( police-constable S 10.) I took the prisoners into cus tody the day after, from information which I received from Jones—they were together—I said I wanted them—Taylor said, "What for?"—I said,

"For stealing a gun yesterday"—he said, "I was not in the neighbour hood yesterday"—I said, "Armstrong, where were you yesterday?"—he said, "I was in the neighbourhood, but I stole no gun"—I took them to the station, and found these duplicates, and some matches on Taylor.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. What do you mean to insinuate by saying that you found matches on Taylor? A. I do not know—thieves very likely carry them, because they would be handy at night to get a light easily.

TAYLOR— GUILTY .* Aged 26.— Confined Six Months .

ARMSTRONG— NOT GUILTY .

1561. BRIDGET M'CORMACK and MARGARET SALMON were indicted for stealing, on the 6th of April , 4 shawls, value 3 l ., the goods of Eleazer Collins .

ELEAZER COLLINS . I live at No. 6, Cox's-square, Houndsditch. On the 6th of April, between five and six o'clock in the evening, I went into a beer-shop in the Fulham-road—I had a bundle, containing some shawls, with me—I called for a pint of beer, and afterwards for another pint—Mrs. Salmon and another woman were in the bar—I was there about half. an-hour—I was tired, and said to Mrs. Salmon, "Can you tell me where I can get a lodging?"—she said, "I can accommodate you with a good lodg ing, you can sleep here"—I left my bundle in her possession, went into the tap-room, and dozed for about five or ten minutes—I then went to the bar again, and saw my bundle—I thought it felt different—I opened it, missed four shawls, and said, "Mrs. Salmon, I am robbed, and nobody has robbed me but you"—she said, "I know nothing at all about it"—I took out the four papers the shawls had been wrapped in—Mrs. Salmon directly took and threw them on the fire—I said, "I am a poor man, give me my pro perty back again, and I won't hurt you"—she said, "I know nothing at all about it"—in about ten minutes another woman, who was in her com pany at the time, and M'Cormack, came in—they called me a b foreign I b——, and the other woman gave me two slaps on the mouth, which I had I the marks of for a week—I said to Salmon, "Look how I am served; I am robbed, and beat into the bargain"—she said, "Serve you right, why I say you were robbed? you were never robbed in your life"—in about fire minutes in came her husband—he said, "What is the row?"—she said, "This foreigner says he is robbed; he has drunk three pints of beer, and won't pay me; and I won't give him his bundle up, because he has no money"—I had no money—I had paid 2 3/4 d ., and gave her a pin for the rest—her husband said, "What is the matter?"—she said so and so—he said, "Why don't you split ? then you are clear"—she would not say—another woman said, "That woman next door"—I went to one police-man, but be would not take the charge—I got another policeman, told him what had happened, and we went next door, where M'Corroack lives—she was with Mrs. Salmon when I gave her my bundle to take care of, and another woman too—we went up stairs into M'Cormack's room, and the policeman found one of my shawls under the bed—she was down stairs at the time—I directly gave her in charge—she said she knew nothing at all about it—it was very lucky there were two policemen to protect me, I might have been killed, for in about a quarter of an hour there were more than thirty women round me.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. bid you intend to stay the night in Mrs. Salmon's house? A. Yes—I was in the tap-room—there was nobody there, and I gave my bundle into Salmon's possession—I did not intend to sleep in the tap-room—she was to give me a bed—her house is in Fulham-fields, seven or eight miles from my lodging—I frequently sleep out for three or four nights together—I am a traveller—it was after I missed my shawls that I gave Mrs. Salmon the pin—she would not let me go—she said I had not paid my reckoning, and that my saying I was rob bed was an excuse—there were no other women there when Salmon threw my papers on the fire—I am perfectly sure of that—I do not know a man named Wolf, who was tried in this Court—I never sent or went to Mrs. Salmon's husband about this business.

M'Cormack. Q. Did you not take me into the house to give me some drink? A. No—I cannot say whether I gave you any beer or not—may be I did—I gave Mrs. Salmon some—I was sober—I ordered a pot of beer, and gave 1 s ., to pay for it—there was another' woman in company with you—Mrs. Salmon may have given me a fourpenny bit and 4 d . of halfpence change—I do not know whether I denied knowing what a fourpenny bit was—I did not say I would put the fourpenny bit back, and have it in beer—I had only one pot of beer and one pint of ale—I did not ask Mrs. Salmon for some brandy to treat my sweetheart, meaning you—I could not, it was only a beer-shop—I did not slip a ring on the finger of a girl named Ellen Casey in the tap-room—I had no ring—I did not put one of my shawls round your neck, and say I should like you for a sweet heart, nor did I put my arm round your waist and neck and kiss you—I did not tell Mrs. Salmon and Ellen Casey to leave the tap-room—I never saw you or any other woman in the tap-room—I sat there alone, and fell asleep—I did not owe Mrs. Salmon 9 d . when I left the tap-room, only 2 3/4 d .—I may have had two screws of tobacco—I did not tell you I was selling tea and sugar under price, and that I would call in a few days and leave you something, as I had no money, nor any thing of the kind—you did not say you had no money, or you would like to buy one of the shawls; and I did not say, "Never mind, we will make a bargain about that"—I did not make you a present of the shawl, nor say I should like you to travel the country with me—I did not meet you on the road, and take you to Mrs. Salmon's to have something to drink—I did not say you should have one or two of the shawls for a present—I never wanted to go to bed with you—I have a wife at home.

PATRICK SHEEN . I live in Wheatsheaf-alley, Fulham-fields—my fa ther keeps the house—M'Cormack lodges in the front-room. I found this shawl in the bed tick of an empty bedstead in her room, one Saturday in April—I cannot tell the day of the month.

WILLIAM WHITEFOOT . I am assistant to Mrs. Stewart, a pawnbroker, at Putney. Between six and seven o'clock on the evening of the 6th of April, this shawl was pledged for 3s, in the name of Ann Donovan, by a short stout woman, neither of the prisoners.

THOMAS BAKER . I am a policeman. I was called on this evening to the beer-shop—I found this shawl in M'Cormack's bed-room, in Sheen's house.

THOMAS ATHT . I am a policeman. About seven o'clock on the even ing of the 6th of April, the prosecutor informed me that he was robbed—I went to Sheen's house, and saw Baker find this shawl under the bed in M'Cormack's room—I went down, and told M'Cormack we had found it—she made some answer—only three shawls have been found.

MR. PHILLIPS . called

MARY HAMILTON . I am single—I live at No. 10, Wheatsheaf-alley. I was outside Mrs. Salmon's beer-shop on Wednesday evening, the 6th of April, and saw the prosecutor come out at the door with his pack on his back—Mrs. Salmon followed him, and said, "You have not paid me for what you have had"—he said, "Oh, how much is it?" and turned back, and put his pack on the table—she said, "ninepence halfpenny"—he put his hand into his pocket, and said he had no money—after some time he said, "I am robbed"—"Well," said Mrs. Salmon, "it is a curious thing you did not find out you were robbed before I asked you for my money; but I gave

you change for a shilling, and you have that in your pocket, it is no use to say you have not"—he stood talking a long time, then undid his pack, and threw the papers on the ground, when Ellen Casey, the woman that was drinking with him, fetched him a slap in the mouth, and said, "You should not behave in the way you have to me," she picked up the papers, and threw them into the fire—I am quite sure it was Casey threw them into the fire, and not Mrs. Salmon—there were as many as ten women came in.

FRANCIS CROTTENDALE . I am a policeman. I live at Fulham—I have known Mrs. Salmon and her husband three years—they are respect able people—she was given into my custody in the first instance, but when I took her to the station the prosecutor declined charging her, and said, "God forbid that I should have any thing to say against her"—he said he had lost his shawls, but had nothing to say against her—she was then discharged, and afterwards taken again.

M'CORMACK— GUILTY . Aged 23.— Confined Three Months . SALMON— NOT GUILTY .

1562. ANN LYNCH was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of May , 1 inkstand, value 1 l ., the goods of Jonathan Pereira .

MARY JENNINGS . I am a widow, living as cook in the family of Dr. Jonathan Pereira, in Finsbury-square. On the 8th of May I lost the ink stand, now produced, from the slab in the hall—it was safe at half-past seven o'clock—I had occasion to leave the steps of the door for about two minutes, and when I came back it was gone—I know nothing of the pri soner.

WILLIAM HENRY BAYFIELD . I am shopman to Mr. James Peachey, a pawnbroker. The inkstand was pledged with me by the prisoner on the 9th of May.

Prisoner's Defence. I pledged it, but I did not steal it; it was brought to me by a boy, who said it was his father's inkstand, and asked me if I knew any one who would purchase it; I said I did not; I believed it was his father's; I have not seen the boy since.

GUILTY . Aged 42.— Confined Three Months .

1563. GEORGE PUCKETT was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of April , 1/2 yard of woollen cloth, value 4 s . 9 d .; and 1/2 yard of twilled cot ton, value 9 d .; the goods of Benjamin Mitchell , his master.

BENJAMIN MITCHELL . I live in Rawstorne-street, Clerkenwell—the prisoner was my apprentice and shopman. On the 20th of April I put some pieces of cloth away in a bundle—on the 24th I missed them—I suspected the prisoner—on the Monday morning when I went into the shop I found him with his hat on ready to go—he said, "I am up before you this morning"—I said, "Yes, and so you were on Saturday morning, I suppose"—he said, "No, I was not"—I attended to my work—in about half an hour he said, "Well, I think we had better have a tussell to get the street-door open"—I had locked it to prevent his going—I said, "Very well," and directed my mother to call a policeman—I returned to the shop—the prisoner said, "You had better open that street-door, or else I will make you"—I said, "You will?"—he said, "Yes, I will upset you in about two minutes"—I bolted him in, he began kicking as hard as he could, and got something to wrench the door

open—a policeman was called in—I had broken his box open on the Sa turday, and there I found the cloth which I had put into the bundle—I meant to get the things out, lock them up, and make no disturbance about it—I did not intend to prosecute him, if he had not behaved as he did—when the policeman came in, I accused the prisoner of robbing me—he directly said it was not mine, and I had no business with it—the police man then took him in charge for stealing the things I found in his box—I missed them on Sunday morning—this is the cloth I found in his box—this black remnant I had left in cutting out a coat and trowsers, and I in tended making a waistcoat of it.

Prisoner. My master broke my box open, and put the cloth into it; he told me he would serve me out if he could. Witness. When I missed the cloth I opened the box with an instrument I had, in the absence of the prisoner or a policeman, in the presence of my own family—none of them are here—I broke it open directly I missed the cloth—when he came home at night, I said to him, "George, think yourself lucky you are not going to sleep in the station to-night"—he said, "What for?"—I said nothing more, because I saw him looking for the things—he saw how his box had been served, and understood what I meant—he has been with me three years—I had a premium with him—I have received 17 l . of it by instal ments, and there is 3 l . more to come.

Prisoner's Defence. I went to the box for some bread and butter which I had left at breakfast—I found it broken open, but said nothing about it till the morning, when master gave me in charge.

NOT GUILTY .

1564. SAMUEL OAKHAM was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of April , 2 shillings, the monies of Lucy Oakham

LUCY OAKHAM . I am a widow, and live in World's End-passage, the prisoner is my son. On Saturday, the 16th of April, I gave the prisoner two shillings to go and pay Mr. Ho well, the baker, in Church-street, Chelsea, part of a bill, which came to 4 s . 3 d .—he returned in about a quarter of an hour—he brought me a small note, and made an excuse that Mr. Howell's mother was not within, and for that reason he could not bring the bill and receipt for the money—he said he had paid the money.

ALFRED HOWELL , The prosecutrix deals with me. The prisoner did not come on the 16th of April and pay me 2 s .—he has not paid me any money for his mother in April—his mother generally comes herself—I am confident he did not pay the 2 s .

GUILTY .** Aged 12.— Transported for Seven Years—Convict Ship .

1565. WILLIAM GOODSHIP was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of April , 2 saws, value 7 s .; 3 planes, value 6 d .; 1 square, value 1 s . 6 d .; I screwdriver, value 1 s .; 1 rule, value 1 s .; 1 hammer, value 1 s .; 1 chital, value 1 s .; 1 mortice-gauge, value 2 s .; 1 axe, value 1 s . 6 d .; 1 oil-stone, value 1 s .; 1 basket, value 6 d .; and 1 gimlet, value 6 d .; the goods of James Escott : and 4 planes, value 10 s ., the goods of John Hawkins .

JAMES ESCOTT . I am a carpenter, living in Little Saffron-hill, Hatton garden. On the evening of the 2nd of April I lost some saws, planes, a screwdriver, and other articles—these are them—they are mine.

JAMES BROWN . I am a policeman. I found these tools on the 14th of April, at Mr. Peachey's, a pawnbroker, in Goswell-street.

WILLIAM HENRY BAYFIELD . I am shopman to Mr. Peachey, a pawn broker—this basket of tools were pledged by the prisoner at half-past seven o'clock on the evening of the 2nd of April.

Prisoner's Defence. I was on tramp at the time the tools were lost; I came through Stratford, and met a young man; he asked me if I wanted to buy any tools; I said they were no use to me, I was a bricklayer; he said he would sell them cheap, as he was hard up; as I had a shilling or two in my pocket I thought to get a trifle by it, and bought them. GUILTY . Aged 21.— Confined Three Months .

1566. JAMES CHANDLER , JOSEPH CHANDLER , and GEORGE RUSSELL , were indicted for stealing, on the 18th of April , 1 watch, value 1 l . 19 s .; 1 seal, value 6 d .; 1 key, value, 3 d .; and 1 chain, value 3 d .; the goods of Francis Coulson .

MARY COULSON . My father's name is Francis Coulson—he keeps a beer-shop in Sion-lane, Isle worth. On Monday, the 18th of April, about twenty minutes after eleven o'clock, the three prisoners came to our shop—Russell asked for a pot of table-beer, and offered me 6 d . in payment, but I did not take it—I had occasion to go up stairs for change, and while I was gone, just as I got to the top of the stairs, I heard a noise—I thought all was not right—I did not stop to get change, but ran down stairs—as soon as I got down I missed my father' e watch, which had been hanging under the mantel-piece—I immediately ran to the door—the prisoners were all gone, but had left the 6 d . on the chest of drawers in the same room, and had left the beer undrunk—I ran to the door and saw all three prisoners running as fast as they could—I put on my bonnet and cloak and ran after them—I kept them in sight till they got beyond Isleworth turnpike-gate—I sent information to the station, and saw them again at the station in charge the same morning—I am quite positive they are the three—I have not the least doubt about either—this is my father's watch.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. Had you seen them before? A. I had—they worked at a Mr. Norris's—they were out of work at the time they did this—my father has had the watch two or three years—I have no doubt about it—it corresponds, watch, chain, and seal, with the one lost.

Joseph Chandler. I was not inside your house that morning, nor near your door. Witness. You were on the step of the door—I am positive of it. John Chandler. Q. Did you see me near the mantel-piece where the watch hung? A. I saw you come in.

CHARLES HIGGINS . I am a shoemaker. About eleven o'clock on the 18th of April I was near the Angel, at Brentford-end, and saw the three prisoners running, with four or five boys running after them, towards the Cut—I did not know them before—they were running towards Brentford in the direction of Mr. Blake's, as fast as they could—they would pass Mr. Blake's premises in the way they went—I saw two of them pass it—I missed one of the men—I cannot say which.

JAMES HANRAHAN . I am a policeman. I went after the prisoners in the direction Higgins told me—I took them all three together—I found them going along the Cut.

JAMES OTWAY . I live at Old Brentford. I was at work for Mr. Blake,

at Brentford-end—I found this watch, which the prosecutor identifies, under a tub on the 19th of April.

JAMES CHANDLER— GUILTY . Aged 27

JOSH. CHANDLER— GUILTY . Aged 25.

Confined Four Months .

RUSSELL— GUILTY . Aged 20.

1567. WILLIAM OTLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of April , 1lb. 9oz. weight of leather, value 2 s . 3 d ., the goods of John White .

GEORGE ABBOTT . I am shopman to John White, who lives in Great St. Andrew-street, Seven Dials. About eight o'clock on the night of the 8th of April, the prisoner came into my shop for some pieces of leather—I placed them on the counter before him—he selected two pieces, which came to 9 d .—he then went to a bin at the back of the shop, and selected two pieces, which came to 5 d .—he then asked for two pieces of Spanish leather—I went to the back of the shop to get some—he took four pieces of leather off the counter and ran away—I followed him, and he was secured—the leather was found on him, and three pieces besides—they are my master's.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 26.— Recommended to mercy. — Confined Three Months .

1568. WILLIAM WILKINS was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of April , 1 shilling, the monies of Auguste Dominique Causse , his master.

AUGUSTS DOMINIQUE CAUSSE . I am a perfumer, and live in Regent-street. The prisoner was employed by me on Friday, Saturday, and Monday, the 25th of April, to clean knives, shoes, and forks—I missed a silver-spoon on the Saturday—on the Monday following I put a marked shilling on the dresser in the kitchen—I found it was gone—I went out for a policeman, came back, and told the prisoner I wanted to speak to him—this shilling is mine, and the one I marked.

CHARLES MARTIN . I am a policeman. I found this shilling under the mat.

NESTOR TIRARD . I was in the prosecutor's house—I saw the prisoner stoop down when he was on the mat, and put something under it—the policeman was then in the kitchen.

Prisoner's Defence. It is the first time, I hope you will excuse it.

GUILTY . Aged 13.— Recommended to mercy. — Confined Ten Days, Solitary , and Whipped Twice .

1569. JOHN JARVIS was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of April , 3 pewter-pots, value 4 s ., the goods of William Daniel Saunders : also, on the same day, 3 pewter pots, value 5 s ., the goods of John Mapp ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY .* Aged 28.— Confined Six Months .

1570. THOMAS RYAN was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of April , 2oz. weight of tobacco, value 6 d .; 2 sovereigns, 2 half-crowns, 6 s . shillings, 2 pence, and 3 halfpence; the property of Henry Collins , from his person.

HENRY COLLINS . I am a sailor, and live in the country—I was stay ing with my sister, who is in service at No. 22, Finsbury-square. On the 25th of April, I was at a public-house in Worship-street, Shoreditch—I

had in my pocket two sovereigns, some silver, a discharge paper, and a prize-ticket—I was rather in liquor—the prisoner was at the house—I had never seen him before—as I was stooping to get my bag in the house I found his hand in my pocket—I missed the sovereigns out of my pocket, and the silver shortly afterwards—I said nothing—I shook him off, and some of the silver dropped on the floor—I cannot say the sign of the public-house, as I was never there before—he took me from one house to another—I gave him into custody.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Did you happen to swear to the name of the public-house before the Magistrate? A. I knew the name then, but I do not now—I was stooping to take something out of my bag when I first found him robbing me—I was sitting down at a table part of the time, and he opposite me—that was at the time he took the silver off the table, not when he took this money—when I was stooping to my bag the prisoner was standing right behind me, and I felt his hand go into my right-hand trowsers pocket—that was the way I was robbed—there were four or five persons in the house at the time—Reeve was there—I have been rather fond of drinking at times—I was not tipsy when I was in the Indictment-office—I had not tasted a drop of liquor that day—I did not send for any beer there—I did not go into any public-house opposite—I remember saying I was robbed of a pocket-handkerchief at the Rose—I produced two others out of my pocket, and asked the policeman to lend me a pencil, that I might take down the name of the house, to indict them—I do not mean to do so—the policeman told me I was dreaming—I missed my handkerchief, and thought I was robbed—I was never before a Court before, nor ever said I was—I might have boasted of my prosecu tions before the policeman at the public-house—I do not exactly know how many I said—I never was concerned in any prosecution before this—I once gave a woman twelve months for robbing me of a sovereign—that was only a trifling thing—it was about four years ago—I am very seldom drunk—I was drunk on the day this happened—from the time I got up in the morning till I went to bed at night I was not sober for a single minute—I have been in two public houses to-day, for two half-pints of porter—I was put into the dock at the police-office—I cannot say what for.

WILLIAM REEVE . I am a pot-man, at the Baker and Basket, in Worship-street, Shoreditch. On the evening of the 25th of April, the prosecutor and prisoner were in my master's tap-room—the prose cutor was sitting at a table drunk, and the prisoner was sitting oppo site to him—the prosecutor put his hand into his pocket, took out some silver, and put it on the table—the prisoner was reading the paper at the time—he passed it over to the prosecutor with his right hand, picked up the money with his left, and went out at the door with it—he afterwards returned and drank some beer, and went out again—I followed, and asked if he knew the prosecutor—he said he did not—I asked where the money was which he had taken off the table—he said at first he had not got it—he then took out 3 s ., and threw them down on the tap-room table, and said that was all, and he had picked them up—the prosecutor took them up and put them into his pocket—the prisoner was searched in the tap-room, and some silver and halfpence found on him, but no sovereigns—I am sure I saw him take up some silver—there was more than 3 s . on the table—I saw half-a-crown amongst it.

Cross-examined. Q. You cannot be mistaken as to the way in which

this was done? A. No—the prisoner was not standing behind the pro secutor when he took the money, but sitting opposite him—people do not leave lead and iron in my custody—I never sold the works of a clock to any one—I have been pot-boy at this house ten months—I did not see any gold among the silver that was on the table.

WILLIAM WILLIAMS . I was at the Baker and Basket on this oc casion—I saw the prosecutor sitting in a box, and the prisoner facing him, reading a paper—the prosecutor took a tin box out of his pocket with some money in it—it dropped on the ground—he put his hand into his pocket again, drew some more money out, and put it on the table—the prisoner handed the paper over to the prosecutor with his right hand, took the money up with his left, and walked outside the door—Reeve asked the prosecutor if he knew the man—he said, "No," and Reeve followed him outside the door, and asked him where he was going—he turned in again, and Reeve said, "What have you done with the money?"—he said, "I have only taken 3 s . away from him. "

Cross-examined. Q. You saw the tin box, did you?, A. Yes—he put it on the table—Reeves was present at the time—the box was as large as the palm of my hand—any body must have seen it—I cannot say how much silver I saw on the table—I did not see any gold—I did not hear the prisoner offer Reeves 1 s . to let him go.

WILLIAM TILLIER . I am a policeman. I was sent for—I asked the pro secutor who robbed him—he pointed to the prisoner—I said, "What has he robbed yon off?"—he felt in hit pockets, and said, "I have lost two sove reigns and some silver"—I said to the prisoner, "You must come along with me"—he said nothing—I saw the ends of the tobacco sticking out of hit left waistcoat pocket—the prosecutor said that tobacco was his—the prisoner said, "He has given me that"—the prosecutor-said, "No, I have not"—I found two sovereigns in the prisoner's fob, and two half-crowns, 4 s . 6 d ., two penny pieces, and three halfpence in his breeches pockets—the pro secutor had previously told me he had lost two sovereigns and some silver, but the amount of the silver he could not tell.

Cross-examined. Q. On your oath, did he mention any silver at all to you? A. He did—I told that to the Magistrate—I cannot say whether what I said was taken down in writing—I have given evidence at police-offices forty or fifty times—I should say what I stated was taken down—I have not the least doubt of it, and I signed it—I do not think they took down what the prosecutor told me—all I said was taken down—I cannot say whether I told the Magistrate that the prosecutor told me he had lost some silver. (The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 28.— Confined Six Months .

1571. JEREMIAH M'CARTHY was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of April , 1 till, value 2 s .; 3 half-crowns, 6 shillings, 4 sixpences, and 3 halfpence; the property of James Cockrane .

JAMES COCKRANE . I am baker, living in Francis-street, Bedford-square. About ten o'clock, on the 21st of April, I saw the prisoner run out of my shop—I missed my money and till from its place—he did not take it out of the shop, only about three yards from where it was placed—it contained three half-crowns, seven shillings, and three sixpences.

ELIZABETH COCKRANE . I live with my father. About ten o'clock in

the evening I was going out, and saw the prisoner about three yards from the place with the till in his hand—I laid hold of one end of the till, he had hold of the other, and we both pulled at it—he ran out, and was brought back—no money was found on him—the money was in the till.

Prisoner's Defence. I did not pull the till.

GUILTY . Aged 11.— Recommended to mercy. — Confined Ten Days Solitary , and Twice Whipped.

1572. GEORGE JONES , alias Samuel Beale, and CHARLES MEL VINE were indicted for stealing, on the 6th of May , 3 loaves of bread, value 2 s .; and 1/2 lb. weight of butter, value 6 d .; the goods of William Coard Griffin Jarrett ; to which

MELV1NE pleaded GUILTY ,† Aged 18.— Confined Nine Months .

THOMAS WILLIAM MEAD . I live in St. James's-walk, Clerkenwell. About five minutes to seven o'clock in the morning of the 6th of May I was in Harrison-street—I saw Jones standing with his back to an area—I leant over, and saw Melvine down in the area, about to secrete some bread, which he had tied up in a handkerchief—he came up, I seized him, a policeman coming up with Jones, and I gave him into custody—Jones ran away as soon as I called out—the policeman stopped him, and brought him back—they were both taken to the station-house—this rope-ladder was hanging down the area.

WILLIAM COARD GRIFFIN JARRETT . I live in Harrison-street, St. Pancras. About seven o'clock this morning I was disturbed by an unusual knocking at the door, and going out discovered that the door of the safe had been cut open—three loaves of this description had been taken from the safe, and were tied up in a handkerchief on the ground—they were in the safe at eleven the night before—the safe was locked but the gauze in front had been cut open.

THOMAS LINNARD . About seven o'clock that morning I was in Har rison-street—I saw Jones run away—he said, "It is not me, it is the other"—I had said nothing to him then—this rope was given to me by a man who had Melvine—it would enable him to get up and down the area. Jones's Defence. On Thursday night I saw Melvine. I did not see him again after parting with him till I was standing in Harrison-street; the man came up and asked me what the rope did down there. I said I did not know. I was walking away, and the policeman stopped me.

JONES †— GUILTY . Aged 19.— Confined Nine Months .

1573. JOHN ROBINSON and DAVID JONES were indicted for stealing, on the 16th of April , 12 yards of printed cotton, value 1 s . 6 d ., the goods of Henry Holderness ; to which

JONES pleaded GUILTY . Aged 25.— Confined Three Months .

DAVID GRIFFITHS . I am assistant to Mr. Henry Holderness, a linen draper, in Farringdon-street. About a quarter to nine on Saturday night the 16th of April, I put a piece of cotton about a foot inside the lobby—the officer brought the prisoner back with it—this now produced is it—it is my master's.

CHARLES BAKER . I am a carver and gilder. At half-past seven this even ing I was going along Tottenham-court-road I met Handcock the constable,

who I had seen two or three times—he asked me whether I would go into the City with him—I went with him—on going up Holborn we met the two prisoners at the corner of Red Lion-street—they were lurking round a book seller's shop—we afterwards saw them in Farringdon-street, round the pro secutor's shop—I saw Jones put up his right hand to the print, take his hand down, put it up again, and take the print down off the iron—he went away—Handcock went and brought him back—Robinson was close by him at the time, and as Jones took the print Robinson crossed the road.

JOHN SIMS HANDCOCK . I am a policeman. About a quarter to nine on Saturday, the 16th of April, I saw the prisoners at the prosecutor's shop-door—Jones took the cotton from the door—he had it in his arms going across the road—Robinson was standing by the side of him, about a foot from him, when he took it—I had followed them together from Leather-lane, Holborn, down to Farringdon-street—they talked as if they were acquainted.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. Are you a Middlesex policeman? A. Yes.

ROBINSON— GUILTY . † Aged 18.— Confined Nine Months .

1574. MARY ANN BRODRICK was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of April , 1 sheet, value 2 s . 6 d .; 4 flannel petticoats, value 5 s .; 1 pair of stockings, value 6 d .; 1 shawl, value 1 s .; 4 bed gowns, value 2 s .; 1 pair of stays, value 8 d .; 2 shawls, value 2 s .; 1 pillow-case, value 1 s .; 1 gown-skirt, value 4 s .; 4 pair of socks, value 1 s .; 2 shifts, value 4 s .; 5 pinafores, value 1 s . 6 d .; 4 towels, value 1 s . 6 d .; 1 cap, value 6 s .; 6 nap kins, value 1 s . 6 d .; 1 blanket, value 1 s .; 1 frock, value 6 d .; the goods of Vincent Matthews: and 1 apron, value 6 d ., the goods of Ann Eagles .

HEPHEZBAH MATTHEWS . I am the wife of Vincent Matthews, and live in Crown-street, St. Giles's. On the 13th of April I sent my little boy and the servant with a bundle, containing the articles stated, to Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields—part of them are here—they are all mine except one apron, which belongs to Ann Eagles, my servant—she came back without the bundle.

ANN EAGLES . At a quarter to seven, this Wednesday evening, my mis tress gave me a bundle—I went to Charles-street, Long-acre, with it—my mistress's little boy was with me, he is three years old—the prisoner came up to me, and said, "Poor little fellow, I will carry the bundle for you"—I said, "No, thank you, the child can walk"—I was carrying the bundle—she took up the child and carried him—I went on till we got to another street—she said, "Will you go and get change for a sovereign?" giving me a paper—I said I would—she said, "I will take charge of the child and bundle"—I went, and when I came to open the paper there was no thing but the paper—when I came back she was gone, child, bundle, and all—I saw her again the next afternoon passing the door—I ran down and asked the landlady's son to stop her—she was stopped—we found the child the same night—he was brought to Bow-street—he was left in the street—this is my apron.

ANN MACHIN . I live in Monmouth-street. I was at Mrs. Sheen's shop between eight and nine o'clock on Wednesday evening, at the time the prisoner brought these articles in for sale—she asked 1 s . for them—Mrs. Sheen bought them of her in my presence for 1 s .—I am quite sure she is the person—Mrs. Sheen is ill.

Prisoner's Defence. She said at the office that the bonnet I had on was brown; I have not got such a one; mine is blue. I was going down Queen-street for something for my mother, when a man gave me in charge, while they went to search my father's house; it is not likely they would find what I never saw.

GUILTY . Aged 16 .—Recommended to mercy. — Confined Three Months .

1575. GEORGE KINGSBURY was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of April , 1 roller, value 4 s .; 1 hood, value 4 s .; 1 breast-plate, value 4 s .; and 1 horse-cloth, value 5 s .; the goods of Charles Gillies .

WILLIAM TURNER . I am coachman to Colonel Charles Gillies, of Ro chester House, Bayswater. I met the prisoner at the Black Lion—I knew him—he went to the stable along with me—he asked me if I had anything for him to do—I said there were six or seven bridles and bits he might clean for me—he did so, and went to my master's house to dine along with me—after dinner we had two pots of porter from the Craven Arms, which I paid for—we came back from there between four and five o'clock, and I went into the green-house to water some plants for the gardener—on Sunday I missed the set of horse cloths, the roller, and other things—these are them—they are my master's—I wrote and told my master all about it.

WILLIAM LANGDALE . I bought these articles of the prisoner, on Satur day, between six and seven o'clock, for 17 s —he asked me 1 l .

Prisoner's Defence. We went to the public-house, played at skittles, and had too much to drink.

GUILTY . Aged 26.— Confined Six Months .

1576. HENRY SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of April , 3 tame fowls, price 10 s ., the property of William Webster .

STEPHEN DUNNING . I am groom in the service of Mr. William Webster, of Bell and Horn-lane, Old Brompton. About six o'clock, on Thursday night, the 28th of April, I shut the hen-house up, behind my master's house—he had three fowls there—I missed them next morning—they have since been found—the prisoner is a private watchman—he had a key that would open master's gate, but we had a lock put on that this key would not open—I do not know whether he would have an opportunity of seeing the fowlsat my master's.

HENRY WOODSON . I bought the fowls of the prisoner, on Friday morn ing, at eight o'clock, for 4 s . 6 d .—he said he had them to sell for a man at Old Brompton, and was to have 6 d . for doing so—I have known him between three and four years—I never dealt with him before—he had asked me to buy the fowls three weeks or a month before.

MAURICE MULCAHAT . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner—he said he had picked the fowls up in Bell and Horn-lane.

Prisoner's Defence. A man came up to me, and asked me if I knew any body that would buy these; I said no, there was a shop at Knights-bridge; he said he lived in Chelsea; when I went back to the lane the man was gone; in the course of an hour the man came back again; I gave him the money; I never received a sixpence; I have lived in the neigh bourhood a number of years.

GUILTY . Aged 63.— Confined Three Months .

1577. WILLIAM DYSON was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of April , 13lbs. weight of beef, value 3 s ., the goods of James Hayward .

JAMES HAYWARD . On the 20th of April I missed 38lbs. of beef—in consequence of what I heard, I ran out, and overtook the prisoner, with my beef on him.

Prisoner. He did not overtake me with the beef, I had no beef with me. Witness. I saw him with it, called, "Stop thief," and he dropped it.

THOMAS HARRIS . I was in St. John's-street, and saw the prisoner go to the prosecutor's shop, take a piece of beef, and walk away with it—I told the prosecutor, and he ran after him.

Prisoner. Q. Where did I take it from? A. From the lid of the pickle-tub.

GUILTY . Aged 23.— Confined Three Months .

1578. THOMAS BRYAN was indicted for embezzlement.

SAMUEL RICHARD NEWTON . I am a grocer, living in Upper Charlton-street. The prisoner was my porter—it was his duty to receive money for me, and to pay me the same night—if he received 2 s . 5 d . from Mrs. Archer, on the 19th of March, and 14 s . 11 d . on the 19th of April, from Mrs. Salmon, he has not paid me; I asked him what he had done with it—he said he had bought clothes, and spent it—that is all he said about it—he is a defaulter to the amount of 12 l .

Cross-examined by MR. PRENDERGAST . Q. He told you directly, did not he? A. I had been round to make inquiry, and questioned him when I returned in the evening, and he said he had received it, and spent it.

FANNY TIERNEY . I am the daughter of Mrs. Salmon. On the 19th of April I paid the prisoner 14 s . 11 d . for her—I gave him a sovereign—he gave me two half-crowns and a penny in change.

ANN JONES . I paid the prisoner on the 19th of March 2 s . 5 d . for Mrs. Archer.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 19.— Confined Six Months .

1579. WILLIAM RAVENSHAW was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of April , 1 coat, value 2 s ., the goods of Edward Hall .

EDWARD HALL . I am gardener to Mr. Pitt, of Kensington. I left my coat in the tool-house on the morning of the 21st of April, and it was gone—this now produced is it.

JOHN GROVES . I am in Mr. Pitt's employ. Between three and four o'clock I was riding in the lane adjoining my master's house—I saw the prisoner come over the garden paling, with this coat under his arm—I se cured him.

GUILTY .* Aged 17.— Transported for Seven Years .

1580. FREDERICK BRANDON was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of April , 1 brush, value 9 d ., the goods of John Stephens .

HENRY COVE . I am apprentice to Mr. John Stephens, a brash-maker, in Upper North-place, Gray's Inn-road. On the 11th of April I saw the prisoner take something—I followed him—he ran away—I overtook him, and he threw this brush from him—it is my master's.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY .* Aged 14.— Confined Three Months .

Fifth Jury, before Edward Bullock, Esq.

1581. WILLIAM DUFAUR was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of April , 1 handkerchief, value 4 s ., the goods of Francis Gardener , from his person.

REV. FRANCIS GARDEN . I am a clergyman, and live at Blackheath-hill. On Wednesday, the 13th of April, I was in the Strand, a little after eight o'clock—some person gave me information, in consequence of which I felt in my coat pocket, and missed my handkerchief—this now produced is it—it has my initials in the corner.

JAMES LEWIS ASHMAN . I am a policeman. On Wednesday night, the 13th of April, I was in the Strand—I saw the prosecutor passing along, and the prisoner and two others following him for about a hundred yards—I saw the prisoner lift the prosecutor's coat tail, and take his handker chief from it—he turned back, and tucked it inside his coat—I went and took him into custody—he took this handkerchief from his breast, and threw it behind him on the pavement, while I had hold of him—I picked it up—I asked him what he threw the handkerchief away for—he said he knew nothing of it.

Prisoner. Q. Where was you when you saw me take it? A. Just by Exeter-hall—I was on the opposite side of the way—it was about half-past eight o'clock in the evening—the gas was lighted—I could see from one side of the way to the other—there were no carriages passing at the time.

Prisoner. I was going on an errand.

GUILTY . Aged 22.— Confined Twelve Months .

1582. SAMUEL TAYLOR was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of April , 3lbs. weight of bacon, value 18 d ., the goods of Charles Borer ; and that he had been before convicted of felony.

WILLIAM GUDGEON . I am in the service of Charles Borer, a cheese monger, in Lower-street, Islington. Between twelve and one o'clock, on the 17th of April, I was in my master's shop—I saw the prisoner take a piece of bacon out of the window—the sash was up—he ran straight down the road—I followed—he threw the bacon away—he was stopped, and given to me—he picked up the bacon, gave it to me, and begged for mercy—I gave him into custody.

WILLIAM HORNSBY . I am a policeman. I took him into custody, and received the bacon—he said nothing to me.

THOMAS NORTON . I produce a certificate of the prisoner's former con viction, which I got from Mr. Clark's office—( read )—the prisoner is the person.

GUILTY . Aged 17.— Transported for Seven Years .

1583. ELLEN BRYAN was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of January , 2 blankets, value 6 s .; and 1 shirt, value 1 s .; the goods of James Jordan .

MART JORDAN . I am the wife of James Jordan, of Bury-court, Gray's inn-lane. The prisoner took a furnished room at our house, about a fortnight before Christmas—she left three weeks ago last Monday without giving notice—after she was gone I missed from her room two blankets, two sheets, and two saucepans, which I had seen safe in her room eight or nine weeks before she left—she left the room once and came back again the week after—I did not see the room after she had taken it the second time

till she left—no one went to the room, but her and her acquaintance—she had the key of the room—I gave her into custody.

Prisoner. Q. I took the room two months before Christmas? A. I do not think it was so long as that—I did not say I did not care how often you pawned the things if you got them out again—I never gave any one leave to pawn the things—Mrs. Winter is a lodger of mine—I never allowed her to pawn things—I know she has pawned things, bat I never gave her leave to do so.

JOHN ARCHER . I am a policeman. The prisoner was given into my custody at the house—she said she had pledged part of the things, and part she had left—she did not tell me where they were pledged—there are shops in the neighbourhood where they leave things, and get a small sum on them without having a ticket.

MARY ANN REDMAN . I searched the prisoner at the station, and found eleven duplicates on her, three of which relate to this property.

WILLIAM DAVID RAWLINGS . I am a pawnbroker, and live in Peter's-lane, Cow-cross. I produce a sheet pledged by the prisoner, on the 11th of March, in the name of Ann Collins—I am certain of her—I gave her a ticket.

Prisoner. Q. You know I have pawned thing frequently? A. I know you by coming to the shop at different times.

JOHN THORPE . I am in the service of Mr. Rosier, a pawnbroker, in Turnmill-street, Clerkenwell. I produce two blankets pawned by the prisoner—one on the 28th of January, the other on the 31st—I know her by her coming to the shop—these are the tickets which I gave for them.

( Property produced and sworn to. )

Prisoner's Defence. I have frequently pawned the clothes and re deemed them again, but my husband being out of work I could not redeem them; I kept on my room three months after pawning the clothes; they would have let me go, if I would release the blanket, and give 5 s . as security; I could not, and Archer told them to give me in charge; if it had not been for him the prosecutor would not have given me into custody.

GUILTY . Aged 24.— Confined Six Months .

1584. GEORGE TYLER , CHARLOTTE LIVERMORE and ANN MOLE were indicted for stealing, on the 30th of April , 4 sovereigns, the monies of John Newman , from his person.

JOHN NEWMAN . I am a labourer. I have been a soldier, and was discharged with a pension—I live at Enfield-highway—on the 29th of April, I received my pension 4 l . 17 s . 3 d . at Enfield town—I took it home that day—I had my instruction papers with it—on the morning of the 30th, I missed my papers—my money was all right—I went to the Wheatsheaf to inquire about my papers—(I had been there the evening before)—I was a little in drink when I went there—I had my pension money with me—I had too much to drink there, and did not know what I was about—I cannot stand much drink—I received a wound in my head, and can take but little—I left the Wheatsheaf, about seven o'clock in the evening—I strove to get home, and laid down by the river-side—I had my money with me when I left the Wheatsheaf, but before I got far I put my hand into my pocket and missed it—I missed it before I laid down, about five minutes after I came from the Wheatsheaf—I found my

instruction papers at home after all—the policeman found me by the side of the river, and took me back to the inspector's house.

RICHARD WATKINS . I am a sergeant of the mounted police, stationed at Enfield. On this Monday I was informed of the robbery, and appre hended Tyler on the Saturday after—I told him what for—he said he knew nothing about it—I asked him if he had changed any money that Saturday night—he said he had not—I then asked if he was in Mrs. Livermore's house, which is opposite to the Wheatsheaf—he said be was in the yard—I then took him to the station-house, and locked him up—I told him he had changed a half-sovereign at the Serjeant in Parson's-lane, and asked him if he had not bought a pair of trowsers at another place, and how he came by the money—he said he had worked for it—I took Liver more into custody the following morning, as she was coming from Robin son's mill, down a place called Windmill-hill—I told her why I took her—she said she knew nothing about it—I asked her what money she had laid out the Saturday night previous—she said she had only bought a lit tle shop things with the money she had earned—I asked her if she had not taken some blankets out of pledge that night—she gave me no answer—I asked if she had not changed a sovereign at Robinson's mill—she gave me no answer—I asked whether it was her or Mrs. Mole who brought the prosecutor into her house—she said it was Mrs. Mole enticed him in—I asked her about Tyler being in her house—she admitted he was there, but said it was Mrs. Mole that brought him in—I afterwards went in company with a sergeant to Mole's house—I called her up—she came on the stairs partly dressed—I desired her to dress herself—I told her the charge—she denied it at first, and then she said that she and Livermore brought the prosecutor into the house to wipe his face, because the boys had been worrying him, and in a few minutes she went out, and Liver more followed her—she said Tyler went for a pot of beer, and the went out soon after the beer came—she said one sovereign was changed at Mr. Gosling's, and they were all three in company—that she went to Mr. Robinson the miller and changed half-a-sovereign, and one sovereign was changed at Mr. Jarvis, at the Horse Shoes.

Cross-examined by MR. HORRY . Q. I believe you were only told that? A. I was told it by Mole—I inquired and found it to be true—I asked Livermore whether it was she or Mrs. Mole that enticed the prose cutor into the house—she said it was Mrs. Mole.

JOHN COLLINS ( police-constable N 24.) I went with Watkins, and took Mole into custody—I told her we had come to take her for robbing the old man—she said she knew nothing about it—she afterwards said she would tell us all about it—I said what she did say would be told again to the Magistrate—she then said she thought it would be best to tell all about it, that on the night of the 3rd of April, she was in Baker-street, and saw the old man thrown out of the Wheatsheaf public-house—after that the old man called Mrs. Livermore by name, and went into the house—she said she had had two sovereigns of the money, one of them was changed at Mr. Gos ling's, the beer-shop, and one at King's, the pawnbroker, at Edmonton—she did not tell me that one of them was changed at the Horse Shoes public-house, but I found that one was changed there—she said that one of them was changed at Mr. Robinson's, at the Mill—when I was at Mole's house she gave me two handkerchiefs, and said those handkerchiefs she had bought

with part of the money—after the first examination before the Magistrate, I took Tyler back to the station and locked him up—he asked if he should be allowed to say any thing—I said yes, the Magistrate would tell him when—he said he would tell all about it—that he was to have part of the money, but he had not.

REBECCA JARVIS . I am the wife of James Jarvis, who keeps the Horse Shoes public-house, Chase Side, Enfield. On Saturday night, the 30th of April, Livermore came and asked me for change for a sovereign—I gave it her—she then asked me for change for a second sovereign—I had not got it—I saw both the sovereigns.

Cross-examined. Q. You had known her before? A. Yes.

HENRY GOSLING . I keep a beer-shop at Windmill Hill, Enfield. On Saturday evening, the 30th of April, about eight o'clock, all three prisoners came to my house nearly altogether—Tyler and Livermore came first—they asked for some beer—I gave it them—Livermore gave me a sover eign to take for it—they appeared to drink all together—I did not stop in the room long.

SARAH ROBINSON . I am the wife of Isaac Robinson, who has a corn mill in Enfield parish. On Saturday evening, the 30th of April, between eight and nine o'clock, Livermore and Mole came together to buy flour—I gave them change for a sovereign, which Livermore gave me—Mole give me a half-sovereign, and I gave her change.

Cross-examined. Q. You have known 'Livermore before? A. Yes, her husband is a labourer—I have not known much of Mole.

JAMES SMITH . I keep the Serjeant, in Parson-lane, Enfield. Between eight and nine o'clock on Saturday evening, the 30th of April, Tyler was at my bar—he had a pint of beer, and gave me the half-sovereign in pay ment—I gave him change.

Tyler. I had a pint of beer and gave you 2 d ., and gave you the half-sovereign for a quartern of gin. Witness, You gave me the half-sovereign for a pint of beer.

MARY ANN MOLE . I am the daughter of the prisoner Mole, and live with her. On Saturday, the 30th of April, about seven o'clock, she came home and had her tea—Livermore came in afterwards, and after that Tyler—I did not hear what passed—I heard them say they were going for some flour—on Monday my mother gave me a sovereign to go and fetch some things out of pawn—when she came home on Saturday evening she said something about having something—she did not tell me what—I did not take much notice of what she said.

GEORGE HOBBY ( police-constable N 314.) About half-past six o'clock on the 30th of April, I was at my door in Baker-street, Enfield, which is near Livermore's house—I can see the Wheatsheaf from it—I saw the pro secutor drunk in the middle of the road—he came across to the side which I was on, and went into the wicket gate, where Livermore lives—some mi nutes afterwards I saw the prosecutor and her in the passage—she had got her hand on his arm or his hand, and was talking to him—I afterwards passed by her house and heard some persons talking—I cannot say who they were.

Cross-examined. Q. How far were you from where you saw her taking hold of his arm? A. About twelve or fifteen yards—I do not think she was holding him up—I could not distinguish accurately whether she was or not—I did not see any one with him when he went through the wicket—

I observed some boys were teazing and jeering him—he appeared to go through them.

Tyler's Defence. I never received any money, nor had any.

Mole's Defence. I was coming home at half-past six o'clock. I went into a shop for a few things. The prosecutor was in a bad state of dirt and filth, and was cut in the face and hands. I stood looking at him, and after that Livermore came up I said, "Charlotte, look at that poor old man, he has been drinking these four days at the Wheatsheaf." I said, "Bring a cloth and wipe his face;" he went in, and Tyler soon after came in, and asked him to send for a drop of beer; he went for a pot; he dropped sixpence out of his pocket. Tyler picked it up; he behaved in an indecent manner to me and Livermore. I went out and went home. I stole no money; my money that I had was given to me in the fields.

NOT GUILTY .

1585. MARY ASPREY was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of May , 1 coat, value 2 s . 6 d ., the goods of Charles Taylor .

ALICE TAYLOR . I am the wife of Charles Taylor, living in Evans's-buildings, George-street, Chelsea. On the 5th of May, I missed my hus band's coat from the back-parlour—he had worn it on the Thursday pre vious—I did not see it again, till I saw it for sale at Lloyd's door, which is about a quarter of a mile from my house—this is it—I had seen the pri soner at my gate on the Saturday previous.

Prisoner. Q. What had I on when you saw me at your gate? A. I did not notice your dress—I only knew you by sight.

JANE FLOYD . I am the wife of William Floyd, a marine-store dealer, in Turk's-row, Chelsea. On the morning of this day three weeks, I bought this coat of the prisoner.

Prisoner. It was this day month. Witness. I had not opened my shop this day month.

Prisoner's Defence. I own I sold the coat—last Tuesday three weeks I was going to work; I was waiting for a woman; I saw a piece of paper lying on the ground; I picked it up, and it was the ticket of a coat pledged for 1 s . I took it with me to the station, and spoke of it there; I took it home to my lodging, and said I had found a ticket for a coat in the name of Murray, Wil derness-row—at dinner-time I went to inquire, but no such name was there; I kept the ticket till the Saturday following; I then unfortunately went and redeemed it, as they told me I was entitled to do so, as I could not find the owner; I paid 1 s . 1/2 d ., and sold it to Floyd for 2 s .; a fort night afterwards I was taken up; the policeman knows the name of the pawnbroker.

ROBERT SEARLES . I am a policeman. I went to the pawnbroker she referred to, and he could not trace anything of it whatever—I showed him the coat—he said he had not the slightest knowledge of it.

GUILTY . Aged 51.— Confined Six Months .

(There was another indictment against the prisoner.)

1586. HENRY BRYANT was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of May , 1 pepper-castor, value 15 s .; and 6 spoons, value 25 l .; the goods of John Stevens .

ELIZARETH JOHNSON . I am servant to Mr. John Stevens, of Park place South, Chelsea. On the 6th of May, about eleven o'clock, I was

coming down stairs, and saw the prisoner standing at the top of the kitchen stairs, by the back-door—I asked him what he wanted there—he asked if Mr. Williams lived there—I said no—he then walked out—I followed him—he threw down one pepper-castor, one mustard-spoon, one table spoon, two dessert, and three tea-spoons—when he got out of the gate he ran—I ran after him—I called out, and he was stopped—I did not lose sight of him till he was taken into custody—the plate had been in the basket in the kitchen closet—I bad seen it safe about a quarter of an hour before—I left nobody in the kitchen.

Prisoner. Q. How far was I down the road when I was caught? A. A few gates from ours—I was-close behind you when you were opening the front gate—you were never out of my sight.

SOPHIA JOHNSON . I am sister of Elizabeth Johnson; I live as servant to Mr. Stevens. About eleven o'clock on the morning of the 6th of May I heard my sister call out—I went out into the back-yard and found the silver pepper-castor, table-spoon, dessert-spoon, and tome teaspoons, which belong to my master—I took them back into the kitchen—the pri soner was afterwards brought to the house in custody.

RICHARD BEARD . I am a policeman. I received the prisoner into cus tody—he said a boy who had made his escape had committed the robbery, it was not him.

Prisoner's Defence. I saw a young man running; he got away; I ran back to the house, seeing a mob, and I was recognized.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Recommended to mercy. — Confined Twelve Months .

1587. ROBERT HART was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of May , 1 window-guard, value 3 s ., the goods of our Lady the Queen .—2nd COUNT , stating it to belong to Samuel Higham .—3rd COUNT , stating it to belong to Ann Norris .

WILLIAM SELLERS . I am porter at the National Debt Office, in the Old Jewry. About twelve o'clock, on the 11th of May, I was in the office—I saw the prisoner coming to the door—as I was going to the door, he took a wire guard from the window and ran down the steps with it—I ran after him and collared him—he had the guard under his arm—I de sired him to come back to the office—he immediately dropped the guard, and escaped from me—I took it up and ran, crying, "Stop thief"—I never lost sight of him till he was stopped in Bell-alley—the policeman came up, and I gave him into custody—this is the guard—it is the property of her Majesty—the National Debt Office belong to the Crown.

ABRAHAM DAVY . I am a City police-constable. I took the prisoner in charge with the guard.

Prisoner's Defence. I was coming down the Old Jewry; I saw a man like a porter run down the steps with the guard; he threw it at my feet; I picked it up; the prosecutor collared me, and in the sudden effort of his tearing my shirt I ran away.

GUILTY . Aged 24.— Confined Three Months .

1588. MATTHEW READ was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of April , 1 pair of boots, value 2 s . 6 d . the goods of Louis' Banfield , his master.

ROBERT BANFIELD . I live with my father, Louis Banfield, a shoe maker, in Norfolk-place, Bethnal-green-road; the prisoner was our jour neyman. On the afternoon of the 29th of April, he came to the shop to change two pieces of leather—I took them from him and left the shop, leaving him there in a sort of entry or passage adjoining the shop, divided from it by a wicket door—he could see all round the shop—I came back and gave him three pieces of leather in change for the two pieces he had brought—he then went away—after he was gone I missed this pair of boots from a bar under the counter, within reach of where he had been standing—I went after the prisoner—he had got about half a dozen yards from the door—I stopped him and told him my father wanted him—he said did he, and came back with me—I told him he had taken a pair of boots off the bar—he said he had—he took off his hat and gave them to me—these are them—they are my father's—the prisoner had nothing to do with them.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. Had his family been in the habit of working for you? A. They had, and do now—he came back directly I asked him.

EDWARD M'CARTHY . I am a policeman. The prisoner was given into my custody—I told him what he was taken for—he said he was guilty of it, and he said to Mr. Banfield, "Robert, I hope you will forgive me this time. "

Cross-examined. Q. Are you quite sure he said that? A. Yes, just outside the prosecutor's door.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 20.— Strongly recommended to mercy by the Prosecutor and Jury. — Confined Three Months .

1589. PATRICK MULLINS was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of April , 1 pair of trowsers, value 4 s ., the goods of William Blackborn .

THOMAS ASHLEY . I am in the service of William Blackborn, a pawn broker, in Clerkenwell. On Thursday afternoon, the 28th of April, be tween five and six, I missed a pair of trowsers which I had seen hanging up inside the shop-door that morning—these now produced are them—they are my master's—they were brought back by the policeman next afternoon.

HENRY MORTON FAREBROTHER . I am in the service of Mr. Reeve, a pawnbroker, in Gray's-inn-lane. The prisoner offered these trowsers in pledge to me—seeing a piece of string tied round one button, the opposite button torn off, and two pins in them, I suspected they were stolen, and gave the prisoner into custody—he was asked how he came by them—he said they were Mr. Cootes's, who is a customer of ours, and that he had sent him to pledge them—the prisoner had been in the habit of pledging for Cootes.

CHARLES HART . I am a policeman. The prisoner was given into my custody with the trowsers—I asked how he came by them—he said a boy gave them to him in Brook's-market to pledge, that he was to wait there till he took him back the money, and would give him 6 d . for his trouble.

Prisoner's Defence. A young man in Brook's-market gave them to me, and offered me 6 d . to pledge them. I asked in what name; he said, "Cootes. "

GUILTY . Aged 17.— Confined Six Months .

1590. SAMUEL STEVENS was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of May , 36 yards of carpet, value 8 l . 17 s .; and 1 hearth-rug, value 3 l . 3 s .; the goods of Benjamin Higgins Woodward , and another.

HENRY COXHEAD . I am in the service of Benjamin Higgins Wood ward and another, carpet manufacturers, in Skinner-street. On Saturday, evening, the 7th of May, between seven and eight o'clock, I had a piece of carpet, and a hearth-rug, belonging to my employers, to carry to Gains ford and Booth's, in the Borough—I engaged the prisoner to carry it for me for a pot of beer—I told him I would take it of him at the end of Union-street—he took it on his shoulder, and I went with him—before I got to the end of Union-street, I missed him—I searched for him, and went to Gainsford and Booth's, to see if he had been there, but he had not—I had mentioned their names to him, and supposed he might have gone there—next morning I found the prisoner at a lodging-house in Blue-court, Saf fron-hill—he told me he was very sorry, that he had missed me, that he had brought the carpeting home there, and put it into an out-house, and that some one had broken it open during the night, and stolen the carpet—I said that would not do for me, and offered him a sovereign if he would get it for me—he said he knew nothing about it, but some person he knew in the house would make a search, and if I would call in the afternoon it might be found—I came out, got a policeman, and gave him into custody—this is the carpet and rug now produced—our ticket is on it, and it is in the same sort of bundle—I had no intention in giving it to him, but to carry it—I happened to walk rather in front of him, and so lost him—I had seen him about the street before, but did not know his name.

NOAH STONE . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner into custody on Sunday morning, the 8th of May, about twelve-o'clock, at No. 10, Blue-court, Saffron-hill—he said he was employed by Coxhead to carry this load to Union-street, that going along Union-street, he missed him, and had brought the bundle to his lodging for safety, that he had put it into an out-house in the back-yard, and it had been taken away—I searched the yard of that house, and two others, but found nothing there—I took the prisoner to the station, came back in about an hour and made further search, and found the property in the privy of the back-yard of No. 12—I had searched that place before, and it was not there then—the landlord of No. 10 was with me the first time—on the Saturday night, on which the carpet was lost, I had seen prisoner on Saffron-hill about a quarter to eleven, with this same load, resting it on the pavement—just before I got to him, some one assisted it on his shoulder—I asked him if he was going to carry it far—he said, "No, not far"—he carried it down Field-lane, which is quite away from his lodging, and while I went round my beat, he must have returned home again.

CAROLINE LOMAX . I am the wife of John Lomax, and live at No. 19, Little Saffron-hill; I have known the prisoner eight years. On Sa turday night, between nine and ten o'clock, he came to my door with a bundle similar to that produced, and asked if I would let him leave it there—I said, "What is it?"—he said, "Never mind what it is"—he after wards said he had picked it up in Whitechapel—I said I would not have it left there—he said if I would let him leave it, he would make me a pre sent of the rug—I told him I did not want any present, to take it away, and he went away with it—he did not appear to be sober.

Prisoner's Defence. This man employed me to carry the carpet and rug to Blackfriars-road; when we got opposite the Cross Keys he wanted to go in and have some beer, but I would not till we got to Union-street; we went into a public-house there, and sat till we were very tipsy; when we came out, I missed him; he ought to have kept alongside of me; I went to London-bridge, and rested there about an hour looking for him, but I dared not leave the bundle for fear some one should take it—I put it on my back, and told another porter, "If you see a man inquiring about a carpet, send him to No. 10, Blue-court, Saffron-hill, to a person named Thomas Allen, who sells rabbits, and things about the streets;" I took the carpet to Mrs. Lomax; I certainly said I would make her a present of the rug if she would keep the carpet, for I did not know rightly where to take it, being tipsy; I took it down towards Field-lane, thinking to leave it at a station-house, or somewhere, but I turned back, took it to my own place, and put it in the stable; between one and two o'clock in the morning the stable was broken open, and it was taken away.

NOAH STONE re-examined. There were no marks of violence on the stable or shed.

HENRY COXHEAD re-examined. I was not tipsy, nor was the prisoner—I gave the prisoner part of a pint of ale—I do not suppose he knew where I came from, but he knew where the carpet was to go to—when I gave it him to carry, I mentioned the name of the shop where I was going to, two or three times.

GUILTY . Aged. 44.— Recommended to mercy. — Confined Four Months .

OLD COURT .— Monday, May 16 th, 1842.

Third Jury, before Edward Bullock, Esq.

1591. DAVID DAVIES was indicted for unlawfully obtaining, by false pretences, a quantity of goods, value 11 l . 18 s . 10 d ., the property of Thomas Wisdom and another; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 23.— Transported for Seven Years .

1592. JOSEPH FIELD was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of April , 1 watch, value 4 l . 10, s ., and 1 watch-guard chain, value 4 l . 5 s ., the goods of George Polson , in a vessel, upon the navigable river Thames; and WILLIAM JENKINS , for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing it to have been stolen.

GEORGE POLSON . I am master of the Isabella Sarah, lying off the Tower, in the river Thames. On Monday, the 27th of April, I went on board, and found Field there—he came to me on deck, and asked if I wanted a boy—I asked if he was ever bound apprentice to a ship—he said no, he had been in a billy-boy, and the owners had laid her up, and could do no more for him; he had been about several ships, but could get no employ—I asked if he had any clothes—he said none but what he stood up in—I said I could not take him because he had no clothes, for as soon as we fit a boy out with clothes he is in the habit of running away—he burst into tears then, and I took him out of compassion—I went ashore at nine o'clock next morning, returned at six in the evening, went into my cabin, found the door burst open, and the lock forced open with a marline spike

—I missed my silver watch and gold chain from my pillow—the prisoner had left the ship—I gave information, and on the next day, Thursday the policeman came to me—I went to Lambeth-street, and found him in cus tody—I have no doubt of him—the boat of the ship was taken away at the same time, and was found at Hungerford-market, with my name and the ship's name rubbed off, and about 3 l . worth of paint-brushes, and other things, belonging to her—I saw the watch at the Thames police-office—this is it.

Field. I went to sleep on the deck; master had two men on board quite drunk.

ROBERT GEE . I am a policeman. On the Thursday morning, about Half-past eleven o'clock, I was in the shop of Mr. Horn, a watchmaker, of Ratcliff-highway, and the prisoner Jenkins came to the counter—Horn handed a gold chain to me, which I have produced, and said, in his pre sence, that Jenkins had got the gold chain for sale—I turned round, and asked him how he came by it—he said he had found it in Red Lion square, Horborn—I asked what he was doing there—he said he went for relief to get into Peckham workhouse, and that he found it the day before—I said I should take him to the station, and make inquiry—he then said, "It is no use; a lad is standing out side the door, and he gave it to me to go to sell it"—he described the lad to me—I searched him, and found four shilling and a halfpenny on him—he said the lad gave him 4 s . 4 d . to carry the watch to sell, and he had spent 3 1/2 d . of it—I took him to the Thames police—he was remanded for a week—I saw the two prisoners together on the Saturday at the Thames police, and asked Jenkins, in Field's presence, if that was the lad who gave him the chain to sell—he said, "Yes"—Field did not deny it—I said, "I thought you knew nothing about the watch'"—he said, "I do"—I said, "where did you pawn it?"—he said, "in Rosemary-lane, somewhere," and referred to field, who said, "Yes. "

THOMAS ARNOLD . I am a policeman. On Friday morning I appre hended Field in Mill-yard, Rosemary-lane—I asked him what ship he be longed to—he said he did not belong to a ship—he belonged to a billy-boy, and was paid off—I said I had suspicion that he belonged to a brig—he said he did not/emdah/I told him I wanted him, on suspicion of stealing a watch—he said he knew nothing about it—when he got to the station he said there was no good in denying it, and asked me where the other lad was—I asked what lad he meant—he said the lad who was taken into custody yesterday for selling the chain—I asked him how he knew he was taken into custody—he said he was outside waiting for him—he said he would take and show me where the watch was pawned—he took me to Cable-street, New-road, and as the pawnbroker had it in his hand, he said, "Give it me—I will see if that is the same watch or not"—the pawnbroker opened it—he pulled out a paper, and said, "This is the watch, I know"—I found two half-crowns, a few halfpence, and two watch-keys, on him, one of which the prosecutor claims.

GEORGE POLSON re-examined. I know this key—it was on the chain when lost.

JOSEPH BLAY . I am a pawnbroker, and live in New-road, St. George's. This watch was pawned at my house, in the name of William Jenkins—I am not positive of the person.

Field's Defence. I went to sleep on the deck about one o'clock in the morning; the captairr said there was two men half-drunk; he took them ashore with him, and next day I went ashore at dinner-time; I did not

like the captain, and did not see him any more; I saw this boy; he said I was not to say any thing about the watch.

Jenkins's Defence. On Thursday morning, about ten o'clock, I was waiting at the Three Crowns, London Docks; Field came and called me two or three times; I went to him at last; he said, "Will you go and sell a watch and chain?" I said, "Yes," and went and pawned the watch for 1 l .; I did not know whether he had stolen them or not; he afterwards said, "Come down the Highway," which I did, and he sent me to sell the chain.

FIELD— GUILTY . Aged 14.— Transported for Ten Years .

JENKINS— GUILTY . Aged 21.— Confined Six Months .

Before Mr. Recorder.

1593. WILLIAM CLARK was indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Robert Sutherland , on the 8th of March , and stealing therein, 1 writing-case, value 1 l . 10 s .; and 210 l . Bank notes; his pro perty: and WILLIAM CLARK the younger, for receiving 110 l . Bank note, part of the same, well knowing it to have been stolen.—Other COUNTS , varying the manner of laying the charge.

MESSRS. PRENDERGAST and PAYNE conducted the Prosecution.

ROBERT SUTHERLAND . Previous to and on the 8th of March I was a pri soner in the Fleet. the elder prisoner lived in the room exactly opposite to roe—the other prisoner is his son—the elder prisoner was in the habit of coming into my room frequently—his room is what is called a whistling-shop, where people can get any thing to drink, a sort of canteen, and where now and then you can dine, to save the trouble of employing servants about the place—my room is No. 10, in the Coffee-gallery—I hired the room of Mr. Shepherd, one of the turnkeys—I was the sole occupier of it—previous to this Clark had a piano-forte standing in my room, and other things, and from his coming there he had the opportunity of seeing the position of dif ferent articles in my room—no other person had the same kind of general access to my room—a few days before the 8th of March I lent him a couple of sovereigns, which he paid me again—on the 8th of March I left my room, about a quarter after nine o'clock at night, and locked it—it was considerably after the prison gates had been closed for the night—about a week or ten days before the robbery I was in the prisoner's room, and heard him and another man conversing about cashing bills, and I acci dentally said to the prisoner, "Why, if I had known you cashed bills, I should have got a bill cashed some time ago, which I have had done since I have been here"—he asked me the amount—I said 66 l .—I then asked him what per centage he asked—he said 50 per cent.—I said I had had mine done for the regular per centage—when I left my room on the 8th of March I left a leather coat-bag and my writing-desk on the portmanteau in the room—there was a small German clock—the writing-case contained two 10 l . notes, and other things much more valuable to me than money, documents, securities, and correspondence—I locked the padlock of my door, and put the key into my pocket—there was no other lock to the door—I went along the Coffee-gallery, up the stairs leading from the Coffee gallery—as I was going up I met the elder prisoner at the bottom of the stairs leading to the upper gallery, with a bason of sugar in his hand—I was leaning over the gallery, and he came up, with, I believe, one foot on

the stairs, going to ascend—we entered into conversation there—he informed me he was taking it to No. 11, in the top—meaning the other gallery—he asked where I was going—I replied, to the room of an acquaintance in the next gallery—he inquired bow long I should be—I said about half an-hour—this at the time made no impression on me, as he kept a whistling shop, and people sometimes assembled there, I thought be might wish me to go into his room, or something—I then proceeded to my friend's room—I do not swear positively, but my impression is, that instead of going up stairs, he went back—when I left my own room his room Was wide open, and there appeared nobody in it—the candles were lighted, and nobody else in the gallery at the time but him and me, which is a very rare occurrence—my impression is there was nobody in his room—it is possible somebody might be in a corner without my seeing them—I suppose it is not above fifty or sixty yards from the prisoner's room, No. 3, to the staircase where I met him—I returned in about three quarters of an hour—I should say it was about ten o'clock, and found the padlock and staple wrenched off my door, and on entering the room, and lighting a candle, I found my writing-case gone—I looked for the padlock and staple, and they were gone also—none of the contents of the writing-case were left behind—the clock was not taken—I had seen the two 10 l . notes safe in the writing case that very morning—it was impossible I could have opened the cast without seeing them—by a memorandum which I made I am able to speak to the notes I lost—I had a recollection in my mind of the notes—I would not even trust to myself, but next morning I sent about them—I know I had three 10 l . notes of a certain number—I know the numbers and dates from the note I gave away—I know it to be "No. 3," the other two consequently must be "Nos. 4, and 5," that were stolen—I have no me morandum made before they were lost—I made this memorandum myself merely to bring down here—the three notes had been brought me by my sister with other money—I had had the notes in my possession from about the 23rd of February—I cannot tell the numbers from my memory—I bad frequently seen them—I cannot tell the numbers from my memory—my memory in numbers always fails me—I know the one I gave my sister was "No. 81, 303," dated the 10th of December, I think 1841—the other numbers must have been "4, and 5," as they were consecutive.

COURT . Q. How do you know they were not "Nos. 1, 2, and 3" in stead of "Nos. 4, and 5," had you seen them and recollected three was the earliest number? A. Yes.

MR. PAYNE . Q. When you found the state of your premises, and your writing-case gone, what did you do? A. I went to the turnkey and reported it, and it was cried—I immediately went back to Clark's room, and met Mrs. Clark—I did not see him himself till the search be gan, to the best of my recollection—he was present when a proposal was made to make a general search—some gentlemen offered to throw open their rooms to have a search—a man named Parker, who bad a room two rooms from mine, threw open his room and offered to have it searched—Mr. Clark said, "I think you are rather premature Mr. Parker," or something conveying that meaning—Clark's room was not searched that night—I forget whether or not I saw him again that night—if I did nothing particular passed—Clark was as busy as any body, bustling about to see if he could find the things—I saw him next day—I was present when the search was made by Roe the City officer, and saw a coat found which I know I had seen on Mr. Clark.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. Did he appear to be active in trying to find out who had done this? A. Yes, and I had not the slight est suspicion of him—I was quite disappointed when I found the note had been traced to him—I never offered to bet ten to one that I would convict him—several attempts were made to induce me to make the bet, but of course if I did I could not appear here—I mean to swear I did not make or offer such a bet—as to offering, no bet is concluded till you say "done and done"—I will positively swear I never made any bet—I might have said if I could be justified in betting—I never said, if I could be justified in betting, I would bet ten to one that the prisoner would be convicted, and nothing to that effect—I swear I never mentioned ten to one—the oppo sition I have met with from all these persons is great—I have no recollec tion of any thing of the kind—I recollect something occurring between me and Major Widdy.

Q. Did you say to Major Widdy that if he wanted to make a bet you would take it? A. I never mentioned ten to one to him, nor to any body else—I have not the slightest recollection of it—I can swear that I never made the bet—so far from having any vindictive feelings, I have done all I could—I swear positively I have not the slightest recollection of the offer of betting ten to one—I never said to anybody if I convicted Clark I would stand a dinner, and as much champaigne as we all could drink—so far from acting in that way I should turn with sorrow and pity towards the unfortunate man—I got the notes from my sister's hand—not from Mr. Bishop—they were received on a cheque of Mr. Bishop's—I did not send down to the country to ascertain the numbers and dates of the notes—I sent down to Gosling's bank the next morning, because I had no clear re collection of the numbers in my mind—it was to confirm my opinion, and the numbers did confirm it.

MR. PRENDERGAST . Q. In the course of some conversation you may have said to some persons, there was a probability it was ten to one, he would be convicted? A. I never said any such thing—I have said the probabilities were against the man, but I do not recol lect the expression ten to one at all, in fact there is no such person as Major Widdy, I know a person by that name, but he is not an officer—I became acquainted with him in the Fleet—I never recollect any particular conversation with him on the subject—on the contrary, I always avoided any conversation with him—I am not on intimate terms with him or any body there—I was merely acquainted with him—I have dined a few times in his room—I know Gillen, his real name is Kerr I understand—I had a perfect recollection of the numbers of the notes without sending to Gos ling's, and have so now—my only doubt was in tracing the notes—I was anxious to identify the one I had given my sister—I was uncertain which of the three I had given her—I am now certain of that—it has the name of Watkins on it—I am now able to speak to my know ledge which are the two notes I had, and the one my sister had—I do not speak from inquiry I have made since, but from the knowledge I had—my sister came to see me, and I gave her the note—I can say decidedly that the note I gave her was the first "No. 81, 303"—I took that note off, and gave it her—I recollect it because I had some 5 l . notes, and it was necessary to remove the 5 l . to get to the first 10 l . note—I know the uppermost note was that number, because I saw the numbers were "3, 4, and 5."

Q. How came you to say you had a doubt which note you gave your sister? A. The fact is, I was convinced of it, but I am one of those peo ple who have a doubt of every thing, till I have every necessary proof to confirm me—I did not trust my memory on a matter of figures.

JURY . Q. Are not visitors sometimes in the prison all night, being too late for the hour of shutting up? A. Not that I know of—it has never occurred to people coming to me—if people are after the time they would be locked up.

COURT . Q. Did you send to Gosling's the day after the robbery, and before there was any suggestion that the prisoner was mixed up in this transaction? A. Long before—the fact is, my suspicion was entirely on another man.

THOMAS HAWKER . I am a tailor. I was in the Fleet prison on the 8th of March, between nine and ten o'clock in the evening—I bad received some articles of wearing apparel to repair for Mr. Sutherland—it was near or quite ten o'clock when I took the pair of trowsers up to Mr. Sutherland's door—his room-door was open when I went into it—he had a long hasp to the door—as I pulled the door, the hasp hung down—there was no pad lock on it—it was open about this far—when I hit the door to knock at it, it went open—I rapped two or three times, and it came open—nobody came to the door—I went immediately to the opposite side, to Clark's door, knocked there, and saw Mrs. Clark—I asked if Captain Sutherland was there—I observed nothing particular in Clark's room, or about Mrs. Clark—I did not enter Mr. Sutherland's room, or open the door wider than to ascertain that it was open—Mrs. Clark said I could leave the trowsers there, but I did not—I went to the coffee-room, to see if he was there, but did not find him—I was an inmate of the prison.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN . Q. How long had you been there? A. Twelve months—I lent some money on a deed in Chancery, to Sir Paul Baggot's son, and was obliged to go through the Insolvent Court at last—I was not remanded—it is six weeks since I went before the Insolvent Court, the first time—I was taken up one week, and something was omitted in my schedule—I remained in prison twelve months before I went before the Court—my son slept in the prison that night—he is rather more than sixteen—my youngest boy, who is thirteen, slept at his grandmother's, out of the prison—I heard that the prosecutor charged me with having had something to do with robbing him—he denied it to me—I went next morning with the trowsers, and kicked up a great row about it, but he denied it to me—I had heard of it in the lobby—Mr. Ellis, in the lobby, said, "There has been something said about you, I would go up to the room, if I was you, and inquire whether it is you or not"—I went through the Insolvent Court a fortnight after this, and left the prison three days after—I live at Hand-court, and carry on business there—it is allowed by the regulations of the prison, that sons of prisoners may remain there all night—he works at my trade with me.

MR. PRENDERGAST . Q. Did you see the younger prisoner there that night at all? A. I was in the habit of seeing him every day—I cannot say I saw him that night—there were people in Clark's room—Mrs. Clark opened the door a little way—I could see people sit there—I knew one person, but I cannot call him to mind at this moment—she did not open the door quite wide—I did not put my head in—it was enough to answer my inquiries.

THOMAS PARK . On the 8th of March last I occupied the room no. 13, or 14, I am not quite certain which, in the Coffee-gallery of the Fleet prison—my room was three doors from the prosecutor's—his room is no. 10, Carter's no. 11, and then No. 12,—I was there only two or three nights—there were two rooms between mine and Mr. Sutherland's—it is the door on this side of what is called the watch—it opens into the Coffee-gallery—I heard an alarm that Mr. Sutherland had been robbed—there was a noise made in the passage—I came out to see what it was—I was walking about the gallery some time—the prisoner was there—somebody, I cannot say who, made the proposal to search the premises—it was mentioned by some person.

COURT . Q. A proposal was made to search the rooms? A. Yes, to make an immediate search—it might have been Clark that made the ob servation, for what I know—I do not know whether it was—I do not know who it was—I threw my door open, and said, "Gentlemen, you bad better begin here, you have plenty of light—commence here, if you please"—Clark then said, "You are rather premature," or "too forward"—he said nothing else—the search was abandoned altogether—I heard no thing of searching after that—I retired—be did not say why it was pre mature.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. Did Ellis, the turnkey, say, "Why, if you begin to search to night, it will last till eight o'clock to morrow morning?" A. No, I did not hear that—I have never heard any wager offered by Captain Sutherland about the result of this case—I never heard any thing about ten to one, or about a wager at all, or about a dinner.

CHARLES BAWTREE . I am a clerk in the Accountant's office of the Bank of England. I produce a 10 l . note, No. 81, 304, which was paid in on the 21st of March, and No. 81, 303 on the 11th of March—Roe, the officer, has the note No. 81, 305.

HARRIET SUTHERLAND . I am the prosecutor's sister. I received a 10 l . note from him in March last—I sent it by my servant, Ann M'Nire, to be changed in my neighbourhood—it was two or three days after I re ceived it from my brother—I think I received it the day 1 handed him the money—I handed him some notes, and then received one back from him.

Cross-examined by ' MR. CLARKSON . Q. Where was it your brother gave it you? A. In the Fleet, at the same time—I handed it to him before I left him—I took leave of him, and he gave me the 10 l . note—the money was not on a table, it was placed in his desk—I spent the day with him—there were other notes there at the time, which I had handed him—he got a 63 l . bill cashed hrough a friend of mine—I swear it was the same day that I handed him the money, that he handed me the note—I did not put any mark on it—I gave it to my servant two or three days after.

ANN M'NIRE . I am servant to Miss Sutherland. I received a note from her—I took it to Mr. Watkins, a publican, in Marylebone, and gave it to Miss Watkins, who changed it—I did not take notice of it, but am quite sure I gave her the note I received from mistress.

SUSANNAH WATKINS . I live in Marylebone-street. I changed a 10 l . note brought by M'Nire—I did not write on it—I took it to Mrs. Odell, who keeps a milk-shop, to cash it—she wrote on it—she brought the ink stand for me to write on it, but I could not wait to write—I got the change from her, which I gave to M'Nire—I gave Mrs. Odell the note I received from M'Nire.

ANN ODELL . I keep a milk-shop in Marylebone-street Miss Wat kins brought me a 10 l . note, which I changed for her, and wrote on it—this (No. 81, 303) is the note—I have written "Watkins" on it—I cannot say on what day I received it.

PHILIP ROSE . I am assistant to Mr. King, of Holborn. On the 14th of March I took a coat in pledge—it was a large coat—I think they call it a Chesterfield wrapper—it is not the sort of coat we commonly have in pawn—I cannot tell who brought it—it was pawned for 1 l . 10 s .—the sum demanded was either 3 l . or 3 l . 10 s .—in consequence of which I was in duced to look at it particularly—I looked at it for perhaps ten minutes be fore I gave the person the money—I do not remember its being taken out of pawn.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN . Q. Is yours a house of a good deal of business? A. Moderate—we take in a great many pledges in the course of a day, and give out a good many—I believe the coat is made of what they term "beaver"—I have no idea what it cost—I should suppose 4 l . 10 s . or 5 l .—it had been worn—it was rather more than a fortnight after that I saw a coat produced by Roe—I saw William Clark, Jun. before the Magistrate—I was asked if he was the person who pawned the coat, and said not.

MR. PRENDERGAST . Q. Did you ever have such a coat as that in pawn before? A. No, I have both the duplicates here—( read )—"James Broad, 1 l . 10 s ., 26, Southampton-row. "

JAMES ALDRIDGE . I am in the employ of Mr. King, of Holborn. On the 18th March, I delivered out a coat in return for this duplicate, and re ceived the 10/. note produced for it—I know it by my own handwriting on it, "Mr. King, 34, High Holborn"—here are three other names on it—at the time I received it there was "James Blewett, Southampton-row," on it, and I asked the person what his name was—I thought he said it was on the back of the note, but it was on the front—I looked, and there was that name and address on it—there is a number, but there is ink over it—my attention was called to that particular name, as it was the same direction as was on the ticket, but not the same name—the No. under the blot is some thing like "26"—I believe the younger prisoner to be the person who re deemed the coat—Roe made enquiry of me about this, and I gave him a description of the person who paid me the note—I went with him to St. Paul's Churchyard, and there saw the younger prisoner, and thought he was the person.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. Was you pointed out the younger prisoner sitting at a desk writing by himself, by Roe? A. No, Roe went in and spoke to him—he was standing—it was agreed I should look at the person he spoke to—I will not swear he is the person.

MR. PRENDERGAST . Q. What is your belief? A. I believe he is the person—I did not notice his dress—I beard his voice in the shop—there was nothing in his voice that reminded me of the person—I believe it to be him from his person, his general appearance—it was a person of that age.

JOHN ROE . I am an officer of the Mansion-house. On the 1st of April, I searched the room, No. 3, in the Coffee Gallery of the Fleet-prison, and then No. 13, in the third gallery—Captain Sutherland was with me when I searched no. 13, also Rose, the pawnbroker, and the elder prisoner—it was his room—he took me into his room, and unlocked the door—it was a bed-room

—I searched a trunk there containing wearing apparel, and found the coat I have produced at the bottom of the trunk, with other clothes—Rose saw it—I merely held it up—he nodded his head and said, "That is it"—I said to the elder prisoner, "This coat has been fetched out of pledge with one of the stolen notes"—he said, "That must be a mistake, for it has not been out of my possession since term, or the end of term," I am not certain which—I had traced the note to King's shop—a bank clerk had produced it with King's name on it—I afterwards went to St. Paul's Churchyard with Aldridge—I had received a description of the person who had taken the coat out of pawn—I saw the younger prisoner there—Aldridge did not recognise him at the time, not in the shop—when he came out I asked him if the person I had been talking to was the person—that was in the pri soner's absence—I went there in consequence of the description I received—Rose also gave me a description of the coat, which tallied exactly with the coat produced.

Q. Did the description of the person who had paid the note, tally with the person you saw in St. Paul's Church-yard? A. It did certainly io the age.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN . Q. Did you trace the other 10 l . note that was stolen? A. Yes, to a Mr. Barnett, of Oxford-street, who was examined before the Magistrate, and saw the younger prisoner—he is here—I found the younger prisoner at the house of Messrs. Smith and Co., St. Paul's Churchyard, where he is employed—he produced witnesses from that house before the Magistrate, and was allowed to go at large without entering into his own recognizances—he has come here voluntarily to be tried.

ME. PRENDERGAST . Q. If he had not come you would have gone for him? A. I suppose I should.

PATRICK FOY . I am watchman in the Fleet-prison. I did not see the younger prisoner in the prison on the night in question.

Cross-examined. Q. I believe the elder prisoner assisted in the search to endeavour to find out who committed the robbery? A. I believe he did.

CHARLES ESSEX . I am landlord of the house, no. 26, Southampton row, and live there. No person named James Broad or Blewitt ever lived there.

JOHN WHISKIN BARNETT ( examined by MR. BODKIN .) I am a stationer and a patent medicine warehouseman, in Oxford-street. One of the 10 l . notes was traced to me—a young man bought some medicine, and I gave him change—I saw the younger prisoner before the Magistrate—he is not the person.

COURT . Q. Did you put any name on the note? A. My own name—I did not take the name of the person who gave it to me—he was rather taller than the prisoner, and between eighteen and twenty, I should think—he was about the same complexion and colour of hair as the prisoner—he was decidedly taller—I should say there is not much resemblance to the prisoner in his person.

PHILIP ROSE re-examined. ( Examining the coat. )—This is the coat I took into pledge—I am quite confident of it, from its make and general appearance—it is partly faced with velvet, lined throughout with silk, and quilted—I never took one in like it—the colour of the velvet and cloth, and the nature of the lining and the size, are exactly the same as the

one I took in; also the breadth and depth of the velvet—it is the usual quality of silk velvet—I paid particular attention to the quality of the various materials.

JOHN ROE re-examined. I asked the younger prisoner if he was the person who took the coat out of pawn—he said, "No"—he asked who I was—I said I was an officer of the Mansion House—he said well, then, he should not say anything more—as soon as I left him he went down to the Fleet.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN . Q. Did you go to the Fleet with him? A. I followed him down, and entered at the same time as him—he did not see me—I found among the prisoner's property duplicate of articles pawned.

( Evidence for the Defence, )

ELIZA MARSH . I am in the employ of Messrs. Smith and Co., of St. Paul's Churchyard—I have been there seventeen years—the younger prisoner has been in the house about six years—I remember the 18th of March—I saw him there at breakfast-time that morning, and engaged there daring that day, attending to the entry of goods—he was there during the whole day—I can answer for him till six o'clock, tea time—he remained there from breakfast till tea time—we have a porter named H ami man, who was sent out with goods that day—about one o'clock I saw Clark give him several parcels to take to the West-end of the town, and 1 s . to pay for his dinner—it was just before dinner time, which is usually one o'clock, but we did not dine that day till near two, and Clark dined with us.

Q. Was there anything particular that attracted your attention to that day? A. Several things, since I have referred to the book—one was Mrs. Shaw, a customer, who was there along time in the morning, and he assisted a good deal in serving her—she came about ten in the morning, and remained very likely two hours, till near twelve—I remember the goods she bought—Mr. Clark gave them down at the counter to the clerk—it was a considerably larger order than usual for her.

MR. PRENDERGAST . Q. Where was he employed? A. In the ware-house, and I am generally there—I am not often in the show-room—I am sometimes—I am occasionally, and was there very likely on the 15th—I am usually in the warehouse—we deal with ladies, and show them goods—I must have passed through the show-room, and might stay some time—I do not recollect being there with customers on the 15th—I cannot say whether I was there on the 16th—I was not there on the 18th to stay—Mrs. Shaw was in the lower warehouse, and not in the show-room at all I am quite sure—she bought straw of various kinds, feathers, and flowers—ladies might have called that morning, but I did not attend to them—I did not go into the show-room to stay, nor to serve anybody—I passed through it to go up and down, that was all—I did not serve any one there—I re member that, for I was with Mrs. Shaw all that time, and after that we had French goods in, which required marking off, which we always do in the lower warehouse—that kept me down stairs the whole day—Mrs. Shaw left about twelve—it might have been five minutes before—I did not look at the clock, but I know she wished the goods sent home immediately, and they were sent about one—they had to be entered—I was in the warehouse sorting flowers all the time till she came—we had a quantity of new ones to sort that morning—I took what I required and put into the boxes—I sorted some the next day, the 19th—I began sorting about half-past eight

on Friday morning—Clark was engaged at that with me—the French goods were silks, ribbons, and blondes—Mr. Clark and I are always in the lower warehouse together—our departments are joined—the books are here—here is the entry of Mrs. Shaw's goods—she lives in Leonard-street, and here is an entry to Mrs. Male, of Portsea—the prisoner assisted me in getting down goods once or twice for Mrs. Shaw, and showing feathers which were not marked—the porter was not there—when he is at home he is employed in the cellar, cleaning knives and shoes—there are other persons in the warehouse occasionally—Mr. Ledger and Mr. Marks, the clerk, and Mr. Smith's son—Ledger attends to the straw goods up stairs, and is not often in the lower warehouse—Miss M'donald was there that morning—she generally attends to the ladies who go up stairs—she is in the warehouse, but takes them up as they come—she was not present all the time Mrs. Shaw was there—Marks and Mr. Smith's son were there—Mr. Goodyer was there, but not all the time, as he had to go up stairs with gentlemen when they came—I know Clark was not out of the premises from ten to six, for we dined together.

MR. DOANE . Q. Are there a great number of items entered under Mrs. Shaw's name in the book? A. Yes, on the 18th, in Mr. Marks' hand writing—I saw it made at the time—I was in the warehouse—Mr. Clark gave the goods down as I told him—the prisoner called the goods over to be entered—there are nearly forty items—I did not lose sight of Clark between Mrs. Shaw leaving and our dining together—I was examined before the Justice—I have not been subpoenaed here—we have several porters—the prisoner lives in the house.

MR. PRENDERGAST . Q. Do you know where he slept on the 8th of March? A. At our house—he always sleeps there except on Saturday, when he generally goes home.

COURT . Q. What time does he come in at night? A. If he goes out he comes in about half-past ten—if we are very busy he cannot go out at all—if he went out he might go about eight—the shop is shut up some times at eight, sometimes not till ten—he is not much out—the hour for coming in is half-past ten—he seldom varied from that time—we do not finish business till ten sometimes, and at times not till twelve—he could have no business at the Fleet on the 8th of March till half-past nine at night—he would be wanted on the premises—I cannot be positive where he was after six on the 18th, as I was a good deal up stairs in the evening, but I do not remember his going out at all—he was at supper with us, and in the warehouse between seven and eight—we sup about ten—I remem ber well seeing him in the warehouse between six and seven—I did not come down stairs till about that time—I was several times up stairs and down between that and nine, and did not see him out—I remember the circumstances of the day well—we were very busy that evening, and he could not be out and not be missed—we were still busy on the 19th.

JAMES ALDRIDGE re-examined, I have no means of fixing the time that the coat was redeemed—I think it was about one o'clock—it was before we had dinner.

ELIZA MARSH re-examined. Q. When did you first hear a loss had occurred in the Fleet prison? A. I do not know—Clark named it—I think it must have been after the 18th, but cannot tell—he came and told Mr. Smith—I heard it from Mr. Smith—I do not know when.

WILLIAM HARNIMAN . I am in the Messrs. Smiths' employ, and have

been so many years—I am preparer of whalebone, and occasionally act as porter—I remember on the 18th of March being at work in the whalebone room, and was called by the younger prisoner about twelve o'clock—he was in the shop—when I came down, Thomas, the regular porter, was out, and Clark gave me some goods to take out—I went to several places—I returned just before one and found Clark there, and Miss Marsh—Clark said he wanted me to go to the west end of the town—I was not in the habit of going westward—I usually dine at one—I said I had better get my dinner first—he said he could not let me go to dinner then, because the things were wanted, I must go, and he gave me 1 s . to buy my dinner on the road—I got the goods ready, and started about a quarter-past one—I left him and Miss Marsh in the warehouse—I returned just before six, and then he and Miss Marsh were at tea up stairs.

MR. PAYNE . Q. Who looked out the things you took to the west end? A. I do not know—I and Clark packed them up—it was very un usual to have 1 s . for my dinner—I do not think it ever happened before—I have been there nearly nine years—there are two other porters—Han cock was out—he is the man who generally goes to the west—Craig, the other porter, came in while I was getting the goods ready.

COURT . Q. Where did you go? A. First to Pyer's-buildings, Hol born—I received 55. there; then to Saxby's, Princes-street, Leicester-square; and next to Miss Clapham, New Bond-street—I left goods at all those places—I was sent out on account of their being very busy that day—I did not go on any errand besides carrying goods out.

GEORGE CRAIG . I am porter to Smith and Co., and have been so three or four years on and off. On the 18th of March, about one o'clock in the day, I was going out to dinner, and was called back by young Mr. Clark, to go to three places with goods—by the time I had gathered them in my basket it was half-past one—Mr. Clark packed up the parcels—Miss Marsh was in the shop at the time—I went to Bucklersbury, then to Leo nard-street, Shoreditch, then to Barnsbury-park, Islington—I returned about five—Mr. Clark was there then—I had gone there about half-past seven in the morning, and was employed on the premises from a quarter past nine till I went out, cleaning knives in the cellar—I occasionally came up, and when I did Mr. Clark was always there—it was a remarkable day to me as it was the birth-day of my first child.

MR. PRENDERGAST . Q. Where was Hancock when you first went out? A. He might be below in the cellar—I had been out, I believe, some where before one with a small parcel, perhaps next door, or into Ludgate hill, but I cannot say exactly that I had been out—I go to the west end of the town sometimes—the porters sometimes go all ways—there is not one for the west and another for the City, we change about—Mr. Clark sends porters where he thinks fit—when I am out I cannot tell which way another goes—Mr. Clark takes his meals in the house, sometimes in the kitchen—I cannot exactly say which room he dines in—Miss Marsh has her meals at times in the parlour and sometimes in the kitchen, wherever it is convenient—I cannot say whether they have their meals together—when busy they are obliged to have it as they can—one may relieve the other, or they may go up together, I cannot say—sometimes Mr. Smith dines in one place and sometimes in another.

MR. CLARKSON . Q. You do not dine with them? A. No, nor in the house at all—Harniman is a whalebone-man, not a regular porter.

CHARLES MARKS . I have been subpoenaed on the part of the prosecu tion. I am clerk to Messrs. Smith and Co.—the principal part of the entries on the 18th of March in this book are my writing—they were cor rectly made on the day the business was done—here is an entry to Mrs. Shaw, made by myself, this was made about the middle of the day—the goods are entered after they are selected—the prisoner Clark called them over to me—(I have several entries after 1 o'clock)—there are entries to several places at the west end of the town before Mrs. Shaw's—I recollect the prisoner calling the goods over to me—I had my eye on him the whole time—he was not absent about the middle of the day at all.

Q. Was he absent before or after two o'clock? A. I should say not, not till towards evening, then I cannot say well—I think he could not have been absent sufficient time to go to High Holborn and back without my missing him.

COURT . Q. If he went in an omnibus, how long would it take to go and return? A. I should say half an hour at least—no. 34 is about Mid dle-row, I believe.

MR. CLARKSON . Q. Have you endeavoured to call back to your recol lection what occurred that day? A. I recollect these goods for Mrs. Shaw were particularly wanted, and we were very busy—if the prisoner had been away a quarter of an hour I think it would have been observed and com plained of—I do not believe he left at all—I do not think I was absent from the warehouse from nine in the morning till night, except going up stairs to dinner, about half-past one—I am sometimes five or seven minutes at dinner.

MR. PRENDERGAST . Q. Where did you dine? A. On the second floor, where it was set out for the family—we sometimes dine in the par lour, sometimes in the kitchen—there were others to mind the warehouse while I was at dinner—there was Miss Marsh—the impression on my mind is she was down while I was up at dinner, but I cannot say positively—we seldom dine together—some are obliged to attend to business while others dine.

MR. CLARKSON . Q. You recollect being very busy that day? A. Yes, we cannot always dine at the same time, nor in the same place—I am often called down two or three times while at dinner.

COURT . Q. Do you sleep in the house? A. no. I cannot charge my memory whether I saw Clark on the evening of the 8th of March from eight to ten o'clock—I do not know whether Clark, senior, has any other son.

THOMAS FALL COOK . I carry on business as a tailor, in Giltspur-street. I was in the Fleet prison on the 16th of March—I was in the elder prisoner Clark's room this day (it was the day before St. Patrick's day)—there was a clergyman named Clark confined there—I received directions from him about making a coat—the make and style of the coat was talked over in the prisoner's room—a coat of the prisoner's was mentioned, and young M'Donald was sent for it—he brought it down—it was like the coat produced, the same colour, and it was precisely the same make, I should say.

MR. PRENDERGAST . Q. What day was this? A. Wednesday; the day previous to St. Patrick's—I know that in consequence of a Mr. French giving Mr. Clark orders for the Olympic Theatre, and I at the same time was offered orders for my family, which I did not accept—the orders were for Thursday night—Clark desired the coat to be fetched down for the cler gyman to look at the make of it—he wanted a loose coat—the prisoner

said, "Have a coat made like mine, I will send for it"—I did not make the coat—I have made many of the colour—I cannot undertake to say they were like it in every respect—the clergyman wanted a dark mixture.

Q. He did not want it for the House of Commons? A. I be lieve he was going in a day or two on a trial—he said he was going to the courts—he did not want one of this colour—I have not made him a coat—I believe it depended on some remittance from the country—I took his measure that afternoon—I believe Heft the prison on the 25th—I have not spoken to him about it since—I have still the order on hand—he went up to the court without the coat—I heard so from him—he has been called "Parson Clark," but I never heard him called so to his face.

COURT . Q. You understood the coat was to use outside the prison? A. Yes, he was going to the Court of Chancery, or somewhere on a trial—it was not to wear in prison—he expected to be released immediately.

JAMES CLARK . I am a private gentleman, and not in the Church. I was brought up to the Church, but was never ordained—I was in the Fleet prison, not for debt, but for contempt of the Court of Chancery I remain there—and have come here by habeas, at the instance of both parties—I believe in March last I had some conversation with. Cook about a coat—I cannot speak particularly as to the day—Cook and the prisoner Clark, son., and another, came into my room when I was in bed, and asked me if I re collected this—I could not recollect the precise date, but I have since thought it was the week previous to the 21st of March—a coat was produced for my inspection in the presence of Cook—it was fetched, down by Clark's order into no. 3, Coffee-gallery—it was a coat similar to the one produced in colour—I can say nothing about the make—I saw it was what is com monly termed, I believe, a Taglioni—there was velvet about it and a silk lining—I particularly recollect noticing the velvet, because I said I should not require it—I think it was the middle of, the week, and not so late as the 18th, because on the Tuesday a gentleman called on me from Yorkshire—I handed over to him a particular document which I was to receive on Friday, but did not, and I am certain it was previous to the Friday—I can not be certain it was the 16th, but am convinced in my own mind it was—I am sure it was before the Friday.

COURT . Q. If it was in that week at all? A. I think it was is that week, because I know I was about giving Cook an order for the cost, which I wanted against the 21st, when I was going up to the Court of Chancery—I think it was a fortnight before that I spoke to Cook, but the impression on my mind is, the coat was shown to me in the week previous to the 21st.

MR. PRENDERGAST . Q. Have you ever performed any clerical duties? A. no. I never said I was a clergyman—I live on my income—I was educated at the University—I have not applied for orders-4 believe I shall have the next presentation to a living, at least I am promised it—I cer tainly think the coat was shown to me that week—I will not say more—it is my firm conviction, but I will not swear positively.

COURT . Q. Do you recollect hearing in the prison of a supposed lose of money? A. Yes, it was about a week after that.

ALEXANDER M'DONALD . I am step-son to the elder prisoner. I was sent for the coat—Thomas Cook and Mr. Clark, the clergyman, were. in the room at the time, and Mr. Boon—Mr. Clark is usually called a clergy man

in the Fleet—it was on the 16th of March—I know that on account of coming in to Captain French for an order for the Olympic theatre—I fetched the coat, and believe the one produced to be it—Captain French gave mean order for the 17th, but it being Miss Mitchell's benefit, the order was refused—I did not keep It—I went for the coat the day before I went to the theatre—I got another order from Captain French, and went with it.

MR. PAYNE . Q. How came you in the Fleet? A. I came for the order for the Olympic—I came in to see Mr. Clark—he was to get me the order—I had been there about an hour when I was sent for the coat—I got it from no. 13, in the 3rd gallery—my mother, who was there, gave it to me from a box in the bed-room—I threw it on the table—Mr. Clark took it up, and showed it to the gentleman, and put it on the back of a chair—about an hour or two after he told me to take it up again, which I did—Mrs. Clark was there till I took it back—it was about twelve o'clock when I went up for it—I went to the Olympic on the 18th—that was the only time I went—that is the way I know that it was on the 16th—I did not at that time go to Mr. Clark's more than once or twice a week—I live with my sisters, no. 4, Bedford-row East, Old Kent-road—they are no business—they are Mrs. Clark's children, and live on their money.

Q. What makes you recollect fetching the coat the day before you went to the Olympic? A. My coming for the order—I mentioned about this six or seven weeks ago to Mr. Clark—I was not asked about it—I was not examined before the Justice.

COURT . Q. Did you on any subsequent occasion see the coat pro duced at the Fleet? A. No, I am sure I have not seen it since the 18th—I had seen it before the 16th—in February, I believe, but not since—I was not at the Fleet on the 8th of March, when the money was lost—I was there the next day.

WILLIAM L. FRENCH . I have been in the army, but have left the service. I was confined in the Fleet in March. I remember M'Donald's father applying to me for orders for the Olympic—I gave one on the 16th for the 17th, St. Patrick's day—I was not then aware it was a benefit night—on the following evening, I went into Clark's room about eight o'clock, and learnt by the ladies having returned, that the order was not admitted on account of it being Miss Mitchell's benefit—I gave another order for the 18th—that enables me to be certain of the 16th being the day, having applied to the books of the theatre on that occasion—M'Donald was there on the 16th.

COURT . Q. You know nothing of the coat being produced? A. I saw a coat produced in Mr. Clark's room on the 16th—I cannot say who was present, nor what sort of a coat it was—I will not swear whether it was the one produced or not, as I did not look at it—Mr. Clark said, "I will show you a coat, I recommend one of you to have something made from as a pattern"—it being so long back, I cannot say who "one of you" was—I cannot swear any one was present but Mr. Clark and M'Donald—I cannot say whether the younger prisoner was present—there were two besides—I cannot say whether Cook, the tailor, and James Clark were there, my memory does not serve me—I have had a great deal to do with the Olympic—I have the power of giving orders.

MR. PAYNE . Q. Are you in the Fleet still? A. I am—I was very often in Clark's room at that time—I have often given orders for the

Olympic, but not to his friends, I will swear—I will not swear I never gave another order in his room but I know this was on the 16th, because it was a private box order, which I did not often give, and St. Patrick's-day is a clue to my recollection—I knew some time before that Miss Mitchell was to take her benefit on St. Patrick's-day, and when they came back, I said, "God bless my soul, I forgot it was St. Patrick's-day, or I would not have given you the order, I should have known it was Miss Mit chell's benefit"—I was not called before the Justice.

COURT . Q. Did you ever give Cook an order? A. I think I have—I remember offering him orders that day to the boxes—it was quite a distinct order.

JOHN BOOTH . I am a prisoner in the Fleet. I came in on Monday, the 14th of March. On Wednesday, the 16th, I saw Mr. French and M'Donald together, and the elder prisoner was in the room, no. 3, Coffee gallery—I saw French give young M'Donald an order for the Olympic—I saw a very handsome brown coat in the room that day—I can swear it was the coat produced, by one defect in it—here it is—it exposes part of the red padding.

MR. PRENDERGAST . Q. Are you a tailor? A. No, a commission agent—I can swear to the coat from any other in England by this defect—when I see a handsome coat I look at it—I board in Clark's room, and sleep in my own—I am in the Fleet for debt—I am not charged with embezzling my effects as a bankrupt—there is no warrant out against me—there was a charge, but I have a letter from the commissioners to pro tect me against that—I was a bankrupt, and have not passed my last examination, as all my books were in the hands of the Excise—I was taken in extent on a Crown debt—my examination is adjourned sine die —there was a warrant lodged against me, but it is taken away—I am satisfied this was the 16th of March—I know it from a letter from a friend of mine, who was arrested that day, or the day previous.

MR. CLARKSON . Q. You went in on Monday, and this was the Wed nesday after? A. Yes.

WILLIAM SMITH . I keep a fancy warehouse in St. Paul's-churchyard. Young Clark has been in my service five or six years—if ever there was anything oi consequence I was to leave to one of the establishment, I left it to him, in preference to any other—I had the greatest confidence in him—he lives and sleeps in the house.

COURT . Q. What time does he come in at night? A. Our doors are closed at half-past ten o'clock—I knew his father was in the Fleet—Mr. Clark's daughters live somewhere at Walworth—Mrs. Clark was the widow of a general officer—I know the young ladies have property sent from Scotland, as sometimes it comes through my hands—I have had 50 l . or 70 l . at a time for them pass from the bankers in Scotland from time to time.

MR. PRENDERGAST . Q. Do you know whether young Clark might have slept at the Fleet? A. I only know of hit sleeping there one night—he slept on Saturday nights at his sisters', at Walworth.

ALDRIDGE re-examined. I have no particular recollection of this flaw in the coat—I should have noticed it if it had been there, but I do not remember it.

NOT GUILTY .

Fifth Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1593. ANTHONY MOSS was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of April , I pewter pot, value 1 s . 6 d ., the goods of William Hodges ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY .** Aged 12.— Transported for Seven Years—Convict Ship .

1594. WILLIAM BUTLER was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of May , 2 handkerchiefs, value 7 s . 6 d ., the goods of James Gilbert ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY .— Confined Three Months .

1595. THOMAS HEATH was indicted for embezzling 5 l . 18 s . 8 d . and 1 l ., the monies of William Hale , his master; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 24.— Confined Four Months .

1596. JAMES MOOR was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of May , I pair of trowsers, value 6 s ., the goods of Francis Thomson and another; to which he pleaded

GUILTY .— Confined Six Months .

1597. JOHN BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of May , 1 box, value 1 d .; and 13 farthings; the property of George Calcutt ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY .— Confined Six Months .

1598. WILLIAM SANGSTER was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of August , I truck, value 1 l . 15 s ., the goods of James Long ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY .— Confined Three Months .

1599. JOHN DAVIS was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of April , 3 handkerchiefs, value 8 s ., the goods of George Louis Krafft , from his per son; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 19.— Confined Three Months .

1600. THOMAS FEANEY was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of May , I knife, value 1 s .; I comb, value 3 d .; I handkerchief, value 6 d . I bottle, value 1 d .; I key, value 3 d .; and 1 half-crown; the goods of Frederick George Acton : and 5 knives, value 1 s .; and I fork, value 1 d .; the goods of Daniel Heavens .

GEORGE ACTON . I am pot-man at the Portman Arms, Milton-street, Dorset-square. About four o'clock on the 4th of May, I took off my jacket in the kitchen—the pocket contained a half-crown, a handker chief, a key, a phial, a sixpence, a knife, and a comb—I went into the skittle-ground for about three quarters of an hour, and on returning I missed the things from my jacket—I afterwards saw them found on the prisoner—these now produced are them.

WILLIAM CROUCHER . I am a policeman. I searched the prisoner, and found the property on him, with five knives and a fork belonging to the landlord.

Prisoner. I was very much in liquor. Witness. He was not drank, he had been drinking.

GUILTY . Aged 23.— Confined Two Months .

1601. HENRY BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of May , I chair, value 1 l . 1 s ., the goods of Henry Stote .

CHARLES PARKER . I am shopman to Henry Store, a cabinet-maker, in the City-road. On the 2nd of May, between half-past seven and eight o'clock in the evening, I missed a chair, which I had seen safe ten minutes before, outside the door—this now produced is it—I found it on the pri soner's shoulder, some distance down Old-street-road—I asked where he was going with it—he made no answer, but threw it down on me and ran away—I pursued, called "Stop thief," and he was taken.

Prisoner's Defence. I was going down Old-street-road; a man came up and said he would give me 6 d . to carry it to Bishopsgate-church; I had not had it two minutes before I was taken.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Confined Three Months .

1602. SUSAN GRAINGER was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of April , 2 sovereigns, the monies of Thomas Hearn , from his person.

THOMAS HEARN . I live in George-street, Commercial-road. I was going home on Saturday evening, the 30th of April—the prisoner came up to me and asked where I was going—I said home—she asked me for some beer—I pulled out two sovereigns, two sixpences, and a penny, to give her 24.—she snatched the two sovereigns out of my hand—I said, "If you don't give me the two sovereigns I will give you in charge"—she gave me one sovereign back—I said I wanted the other—I saw her put something into her mouth—she would not give me the other, and I gave her in charge—she was searched at the station, and the other sovereign was not found.

Prisoner. Q. Did you not give me a sovereign? A. No; you snatched the two out of my hand.

CHARLES IRWIN . I am a policeman. The prosecutor charged the pri soner with taking the two sovereigns—she said, "He gave them both to me to mind till the morning;" and after a few minutes she said, "I gave him one sovereign back again"—he was perfectly sober.

Prisoner's Defence. I have known the prosecutor twelve or fourteen years; he asked me if I would have anything to drink; a young woman was with me, and we had some beer; he said he would give me some gin. but he had not money enough; he gave me one sovereign to take care of; when he got a little farther he asked me for it again, and I gave it him; he said, "I gave you two," but he did not.

THOMAS HEARN re-examined. I only knew her by sight—she is a bad woman, and walks the Commercial-road—I did not give her the money to mind—I was only two minutes' walk from my own house.

GUILTY .* Aged 40.— Confined Six Months .

1603. RICHARD PERKINS was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of April , I 5 l . Bank-note, the property of Jeremiah Murphy .

JEREMIAH MURPHY . On Sunday, the 10th of April, I went with two other persons to the Crown and Sceptre, in Wilmer-street, Poplar. I had some ale there—I took a 5 l . note out of my pocket to get change of the

landlord, but he could not give it me—I put the note into my pocket again, as I thought, but I cannot say whether I did or not—I afterwards missed the note—the prisoner was potman at the public-house—I asked him in the morning if he knew any thing about the note—he said he did not—I missed this piece of cloth now produced, which was in the same pocket with the note—I asked the prisoner if he knew anything about the cloth—he said he did, and he took it from behind the box—I knew the number of the note, and stopped it at the Bank of England—this now produced is it—it was endorsed at the Joint Stock Bank.

WILLIAM SLADDEN ( police-constable K 50.) I took the prisoner. I found on him one sovereign, three half-crowns, and one shilling—I asked him where he got it—he said it was part of the money for which he had sold an estate eleven years ago, for 755 guineas, and then he said he had saved it up at 6 d . a week.

ELIZABETH STEED . I live at Limehouse. On the Tuesday afternoon, about a quarter-past three o'clock, the prisoner came and asked for Mrs. Parker, who is his niece—I said she was not at home—he came again about four o'clock—I then asked him to walk in and sit down—he said he was very thirsty, and asked me to get him some beer—he gave me a 5 l . note to get change, and pay for the beer—I got the change and brought it, and gave it him.

HARRIET PILE . Mrs. Steed brought me this 5 l . note wrapped in a piece of dirty linen—she put her mark on it, and my husband wrote "Richard Perkins" on it.

Prisoner's Defence. I found the note the next day among the dirt and cinders.

GUILTY . Aged 52.— Confined Six Months .

1604. ELIZABETH JONES was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of January , 1 shawl, value 2 s . 6 d .; I bonnet, value 6 d .; 2 shillings, two pence, and 2 halfpence; the property of James Gorman , her master, since deceased.

MARY GORMAN . I was the wife of James Gorman—he is deceased. We took the prisoner into our house out of charity, and on the 1st of January I sent her out for some little things—she took my bonnet and shawl with out my consent—she did not return.

Prisoner. You gave me the bonnet to wear, and lent me the shawl—you took me into your service at 1 s . a week and my victuals—you never gave me a farthing of money, and scarcely any victuals. Witness. I gave her 2 s . 2 d . to buy some sugar and other things.

GUILTY .* Aged 14.— Transported for Seven years .

(There was another indictment against the prisoner.)

1605. JOHN BELL was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of April , 1 jacket, value 3 s .; 3 pairs of trowsers, value 10 s .; 1 blanket, value 2 s .; 1 quilt, value 2 s .; 4 shirts, value 4 s .; I cap, value 6 d .; 2 pairs of draw ers, value 5 s .; I waistcoat, value 4 s .; 2 pairs of stockings, value 2 s .; I bag, value 6 d .; and I printed book, value 2 s .; the goods of Hugh Connor , and that he had been before convicted of felony.

HUGH CONNOR . I lodge in Glass-house-fields, Ratcliff. I am a sailor boy, just come from sea. On the 25th of April I met the prisoner in Ratcliffe-highway—he asked me if I wanted a ship—I told him I did—he said if I would come with him, he would get me one, that a captain had

sent him to look for a boy, and had given him 6 d . to pay for the boy's bed—I went to get my clothes from my ship, but could not get them that night—I went with the prisoner, and got them the next morning—we went and left them at a public-house—he then took me to a coffee-shop, and told me to sit down for a quarter of an hour while he went to the captain—he went, and did not come back—I waited some time, and then went to the public-house, and found the prisoner had been and had my things about ten minutes—I met him about a week afterwards, and he said if I would go with him he would get my clothes—I gave him to the policeman—my clothes consisted of the trowsers, and other articles stated in the indict ment—I have never seen them since.

EDWARD ROBINSON . I keep the Crown in High-street, Wapping. The prosecutor and the prisoner came with the bundle—he asked if he might leave it for a short time—the prisoner afterwards came and fetched it away.

WILLIAM LEE ( police-constable K 268.) I produce a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction, which I got from Mr. Clark's office—( read )—the prisoner is the person.

Prisoner. The policeman never saw me in his life before. Witness. I have no doubt at all of it—he had been twice summarily convicted before—I have known him three or four years.

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Transported for Seven Years .

1606. JOSEPH CHICK was indicted for embezzlement.

JOHN REES . I live in Chapel-street, Tottenham-court-road, and am an oil and colour man. The prisoner was in my service for about six months. On the 23rd of April, about half-past seven o'clock in the morning, I saw a customer come into the shop, and pay the prisoner a shilling, a penny, and two halfpence—(I was in a situation where I could see it)—the pri soner put the money between the scales at the end of the counter, and when the customer was gone, he threw the shilling into the till, and put the penny and two halfpence into his pocket.

Cross-examined by MR. BALLANTINE . Q. Do you know he is mar ried? A. Yes, his wife has recently had a child, who is dead—I do not consider he was in distress—his wages were 15 s . a week—I should have owed him 3 s . on the Saturday evening—I did not owe it him then—I sent for an officer immediately—the prisoner did not tell me he was driven to it by desperate want—he said, "This is the first and the last time, and I hope it will be a warning to me"—he could have had 10 s . if he liked—I did not tell the policeman to go away, but my wife was ill in bed, and I could not leave the shop—I let the policeman go away—I gave the prisoner into custody about half-past seven that evening—he did not remain in the shop all day—I desired him twice to go away—this note is my writing—( read —"Joseph Chick,—You go out of my house, otherwise I will prosecute you")—I gave him this paper about eleven o'clock in the day—I could not leave my shop, or else I should have gone and turned him out—I certainly intended to prosecute him—I was very warm and very cross about it—he did not ask for the 8 s .—(he did not come and demand them, nor send a demand for them—he did not say he could not go without his wages—he said, "I shall not go, you cannot prove any thing against me, and I shall not leave the house"—it was-his duty to have put this money into the till

—it was put on the counter, and when it was put on the counter, I con sidered it was my own money.

NOT GUILTY .

1607. JOSEPH CHICK was again indicted for embezzlement.

JOHN REES . In about ten minutes after the other customer had been, another man came into my shop and purchased 2 d . worth of Vandyke brown, and gave the prisoner sixpence—the prisoner took 4 d ., out of the till and gave him the change—he kept the sixpence in his hand till the cus tomer had got out of the shop, and he had an opportunity of putting it into his pocket—I then went in doors—I afterwards went to the till, and I said to the prisoner, "You have not taken much this morning"—he said, "No"—I said, "Things are very bad"—in the mean time I had sent for a police man—when the policeman came I asked the prisoner if he had sold any Vandyke brown—he said, "No"—I told him I knew how much he had taken, and told him to take it out of his pocket, and put it down—he took out 7 1/2 d .—I told him to get out, as I could not leave the shop—he went out of the shop, and went into the other house, which is mine, where he lodged in my attic, and I saw nothing of him till eleven o'clock, when I wrote this bit of paper—at half-past seven o'clock at night he came down to my door, I said, "What do you want?"—he said, "You cannot bring any thing against me, and I shall not leave your house"—I then got an officer, and gave him in charge—he said, "Don't give me in custody, Sir. "

Cross-examined by MR. BALLAKTINE . Q. Just describe where you were when you saw this take place? A. I was sitting on a little staircase at the back of the shop—I had been there an hour and a half—I was about four yards from the prisoner—he could have seen me if he had looked—I could see on the counter—it was a man that came in with the sixpence—I heard him ask for 2 d . worth of Vandyke brown—after he had been served, he paid for it—I cannot say whether he took his money out of his pocket, or had it ready—his left hand was towards me—I cannot say whether it was with his right hand or his left that he paid—the sixpence was thrown on the counter, and it was a very curious sounding one—I will swear it was not a shilling he paid—it was a sixpence, and this is the sixpence—I saw it so distinctly that I swear this is the one I saw thrown on the counter—it was the prisoner's duty to have put it into the till—I do not know who the customer is—I could not find him—the prisoner took fourpence change out of the till.

NOT GUILTY .

1608. ANN PHILLIPS was indicted for feloniously receiving, of a certain evil-disposed person, on the 7th of April , 1 pair of watch cases, value 1 l .: the goods of George Mackie , and another, knowing them to be stolen.—2nd COUNT , calling it 2 ounces of silver, value 1 l .

GEORGE MACKIE . I live in the City-road, and am a watch and clock maker—I have one partner. On the 2nd of March I left a brown paper parcel wrapped up on my work board, which contained two pairs of silver watch cases—I was absent from my shop about an hour, and when I re turned the parcel was missing—one pair of the watch cases are here now in fragments—here is enough for me to identify it—I have compared it with the movements which I have here with me—they correspond exactly—I have no doubt of it.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. Did you leave any one in the shop? A. Yes, Harriet Gwatkins.

HARRIET GWATKINS . I was left in charge of the shop—a young lad came in and asked for a knife—I had to turn my back to get what he wanted—no one else came in the shop during the time Mr. Mackie was out.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you miss any parcel? A. No.

JOHN WILLIAM FRYETT . I am a pawnbroker. On the 4th of April, the prisoner came to me with this watch-case broken up as it is now—I asked her how she became possessed of it—she said it belonged to a cousin of her's—I asked her how it came to be in this condition—the said her cousin destroyed it in a drunken fit—the case appearing new I asked how long he had had it—she said five years—I knew her and let her go—I asked her address—she said No. 7, Osborn-place—she was to come for it the next morning, but she did not.

Cross-examined. Q. Did she not come the same evening, and say she could not find the person? A. She came, but not about this—she came to redeem a pledge, and merely repeated that she would come in the morning—Osborn-place is in Whitechapel-road—she never told roe that a woman had asked her to do this—it was on a Monday the prisoner came to me, and on the Wednesday I told the policeman about it, and he knew where to find her.

WILLIAM ARGENT ( police-constable 126 H. ) I went to the prisoner's house—I told her I came respecting some watch cases which she had of fered to Mr. Fryett for sale—she said she knew nothing about them—I said she must go there with me, and just before we got there she said, "I will tell you the truth, I did."

Cross-examined. Q. Did she not say a woman she had done jobs for had sent her? A. She said that in the pawnbroker's shop, not before—I knew where to find her from the description—I did not go to her till Mr. Fryett gave me information about the prosecutor—I took her on the 30th of April? GUILTY .* Aged 47.— Transported for Seven Years .

1609. CHARLES PRIOR was indicted for embezzling the sum of 1 l . 5 s ., which he had received on account of Thomas North , his master; and that he had been before convicted of felony.

THOMAS NORTH . I live at Windsor, and am a carrier. I employed the prisoner to drive my van—on the 12th of April I employed him to come to London with the van and a mare—I overtook him, with the van, without the mare—he said the mare had set to kicking, and had kicked her entrails out, and he was forced to have her killed—if he sold the mare I have not received any money for it.

Q. Had he ever received money for you before? A. No, never—if he had delivered any goods on the road it would have been his duty to have given me the money, but he had no goods to deliver—I was behind with another wagon—he had delivered goods four or five years ago, but he never took any money—if the mare had been killed, or died, and he was obliged to sell her, it would have been his duty to pay me the money he took—he did not do so—he never had received any money for me before—I asked him what he had done with the mare—he said he had left it with some policemen and some gentlemen—I asked him whether he had received any

thing for the mare—he said no—he has never paid me 25 s . for it—I cannot say whether it was killed intentionally.

Prisoner. When we were unloading parcels in town he used to allow me to take the money for them, and bring it to him; he used to tell us what to charge for them; I was only with him about a month this time; I was with him and his father, off and on, for fourteen years; I used to receive money for the parcels, and paid it to him; we used to receive 1 s ., or more, for them. Witness. I never allowed him to take money for parcels—I am always there when any parcels are delivered.

Prisoner. He says I sold the mare; I never sold her; the policeman who was there can say J never sold it.

GEORGE BIRD . I buy dead horses. I was fetched to the Terrace, at Hammersmith—I saw the prisoner there, and the mare lay dead—I paid him 1 l . 5 s . for the mare, and gave him a note to give to his master—he told me Mr. North's name—I paid him the 1 l . 5 s . for his master, and the note, stating the amount I had paid him—I gave him one sovereign and two half-crowns.

Prisoner. I did not sell you the mare. Witness. Yes, you did—you had the 1 l . 5 s .—you told me it belonged to Mr. North—you went to the public-house, and I gave you the money.

JOHN WHITE . I saw the prisoner in the Coach and Horses, at Hammersmith, about five o'clock—he said he had a horse in the van to sell—I saw the horse in the van—it was all right then—he asked 5 l . a leg for the horse—that was 20 l .—he offered to sell me the van—I told him the van was no use to me.

Prisoner. Q. What did I have to drink? A. I do not know—you had some half-and-half—it was a mare—I have seen the dead mare—that was the same mare.

Prisoner. Q. You knew it was not my van and horse, why did you not have me put into custody? A. I did not know—I had never seen you before.

ALFRED BLUNDELL ( police-sergeant T 9.) I saw the mare lying in the road on the shaft of the van, about three-quarters of a mile from Hammersmith, about seven o'clock in the evening—when the mare got up her entrails came out—it appears there was something sticking on the shaft which went into her side—she plunged about the road—I cannot tell how she was wounded—I saw the prisoner receive a sovereign and two half-crowns.

Prisoner. Q. Did yon hear me sell the mare to that man? A. I heard you say you had rather he had it than any other man, because you knew him—I did not say at the bench that you would not sell the mare—I did not say you had better give me the money, and make it right with your master.

Prisoner's Defence. I did receive the money, but in my fright I lost it.

WILLIAM THOMAS ( police-constable T 20.) I produce a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction, which I got from the clerk of the peace of Buckinghamshire—( read )—the prisoner is the person tried—I was at the trial. GUILTY . Aged 35.— Judgment Respited.

1610. THOMAS HOPE was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of May , 2 sovereigns, and 1 half-sovereign, the monies of Arthur Milligan , from his person.

ARTHUR MILLIGAN . I am a sailor, and lodge at the Sailor's Home. I met the prisoner on the 11th of May—he asked me if I knew a coffee-shop—we got into conversation, and went to the South Sea coffee-shop—I had two sovereigns and a half in my watch-pocket, and some silver and coppers in my trowsers-pocket—I went to sleep—I recollect the prisoner and I lying down in bed, and recollect him fumbling about my pockets—I went to sleep, with my hand inclosing my watch-pocket, and when I awoke my money was gone—the prisoner was then in the room—I had him searched, and two sovereigns and a half, and some silver and coppers, were found on him—I knew nothing of him before.

Prisoner. When I met you that night you took me to a low publichouse; you went into a night-house; there were a number of the girls of the town, and you got into conversation with them. Witness. I rather think he took me to the house—there were girls and men in the house—I did not speak to them—he said he would give me a glass, but I paid for what I bad—I drank with no one but the prisoner.

EDWIN JOHNSON . I keep the coffee-shop. The prosecutor and the pri soner came—they called for coffee and bread and butter—the prisoner paid for it—he was there about an hour—he said his time was very short, and he should like his friend to lie down for an hour—I showed them up stairs to the front-room, and offered my services to assist the prosecutor to bed—the prisoner desired me to go below, and said he would attend to his friend himself—I went down, and in a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes I went up to see why the prisoner had not come down, and he was pretend ing to put the clothes on the prosecutor—the prisoner came down some time afterwards, and went out—I called him back, and stopped him—he was searched when the prosecutor awoke—two sovereigns and a half, and tome coppers and silver was found on him—he said he had got at much money to give the sailor, if he would give him part of it back again.

Prisoner. Q. You said you came up in the room and saw me asleep? A. You was asleep the second time I came up, and I fastened the door, but you opened the door and came down afterwards—you said you was a particular friend of the prosecutor's, and that you both came from Edinburgh.

Prisoner. I left a situation at Herne Bay the week before with an excellent character, and had a sovereign and some silver; a few days previous I had received two sovereigns from my friends, and I signed at the Post Office for it. I went to a coffee-shop that morning, and when I went to pay, the girl that waits there saw that I took three sovereigns out of my pocket, and she said one was a very bright one; she gave me a half-sovereign in change for one.

SYLVANUS GILL ( police-constable H 55.) I took the prisoner—he said he had as much money as the sailor had lost, and he would give it him rather than have a bother.

Prisoner. Q. Did I tell you I had some money from my brother? A. You stated that before the Magistrate.

Prisoner. There is a gentlemen in Thames-street who knows all my relations, and got me the situation at Herne Bay. I could not send to him. GUILTY . Aged 24.— Transported for Ten Years .

1611. JEMIMA CLEMENTS was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of May , 1 jug, value 3 d ., the goods of William Shepherd .

SUSANNAH SHEPHERD . I am the wife of William Shepherd, a chinadealer, in Goldsmith-row, Hackney-road. On Sunday afternoon, the 8th of May, the prisoner and another woman came to my shop—(we do not sell goods on a Sunday, unless any one happen to knock at the door)—the prisoner asked for some white plates with blue edges to them—I told her we had none—she then asked to look at some white ones—I showed her some—she then asked to look at some blue plates, which I showed her—I missed a jug—this is it—it is my husband's—I am sure I lost it that day, and I did not sell it to her.

Prisoner. I and Sarah Edwards went in together. I bought two plates. I asked for some sugar, while she turned to get it, Edwards took the jug off a shelf on the right-hand side, and put it under her shawl. I gave her a shilling to get a pot of beer.

SARAH EDWARDS . I went into the shop with the prisoner—she called for two plates, and while the lady was turning her back the prisoner took the jug, put it under her arm, and told me to fetch the pot of beer—I asked her whether she had paid for it—she said, "Yes."

Prisoner. I gave her the shilling in the shop before I came out at all. I was standing talking to the mistress of the shop, she being hard of hearing, and when Edwards came home I asked where she got this jug—did she borrow it? she said she took it out of the shop. I told the Magistrate this.

RICHARD GOODWIN . I am a policeman. I found this jug in the prisoner's lodging in Beufoy-square—she deluded Edwards away from her home on the Saturday night previous.

Prisoner. She came there on the Saturday night to lodge with me; we are both unfortunate girls, and walk Hackney-road, and her sister also.

Witness. I have made inquiries about Edwards, and it appears she has been brought up to hard work.

GUILTY .—Aged 19.

1612. JEMIMA CLEMENTS was again indicted for stealing, on the 9th of May , 3lbs. weight of veal, value 1 s ., the goods of George Sutton .

ANN HOMAN . I am single, and live in Goldsmith-row, Hackney-road, nearly opposite Mr. Sutton's. I was standing at my window on the 9th of May, between eight and nine o'clock in the morning—I saw the prisoner and Edwards come out of Mr. Sutton's shop—the prisoner had a plate of steak in her hand—she said to Edwards, "What a fool you was you did not take it, you had a good opportunity"—it appeared to me that the pri soner had something under her shawl.

SAMUEL MILLS . I am in the employ of Mr. George Sutton. The two young women came in for a pound of steak—I served them, and they went out—they came in in a minute or two and said they must have another half a pound, which they had—the prisoner stood near the window where the veal was, and Edwards stood where I was cutting the steak—the prisoner said, "I shall go and get some tea, and make Jack's breakfast"—I served Edwards with half a pound of steak, and she went out—in about half an hour my master came down—a person over the way called my master, and gave him information, and he missed the piece of veal—nobody but the two girls had come in that morning, except a little boy.

SARAH EDWARDS . On Monday morning she asked me if I would go with her to buy a pound of steak for breakfast—I said I would—she went home with the steak and I with her—I went back with her for another halfpound—while the little boy was serving her she put the veal under her arm, went away with it, and left me waiting for the steak—I saw her take it—she said, "I shall go home and get Jack's breakfast"—that is a man she lives with.

Prisoner. She had as much to do with it as I had.

GUILTY .** Aged 19,— Transported for Seven Years .

1613. JOHN LITTLE was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of May , 1 gown, value 4 s ., the goods of Jane Allison .

JANE ALLISON . I live in Brook-street, Ratcliff. I know the prisoner—I hung a black and white cotton gown out to dry on Thursday, the 5th of May—I saw it safe at about a quarter to nine o'clock—I misted it after wards—I have not found it.

Prisoner. Q. Did you see me in the yard? A. I saw you come through the passage—you was the last in the yard except myself—it was not a minute and a half after I heard you go into the yard, before the gown was gone—I did not see you take it.

Prisoner. It is a house where they let out apartments. There are five families live in it, and there is a side gate which persons can go in at at all hours of the night.

JAMES COURTNAY . I am a greengrocer. About a quarter-peat nine o'clock that evening, I saw the prisoner come out of Mrs. Allison's yard with a dark cotton gown, and walk into the next house—I watched him—he tried to tie it up in a bundle, but somebody coming down stairs he could not—I knew him before, and knew him to be a bad character—he came out of the house and passed me with a piece of the gown banging out, and went into a court—I stopped him and said, "Little, you have got Mrs. Allison's gown"—he said a very bed word, and a friend who was with him ran away with the bundle, and has not been taken since—there was a wet sheet and shirt in the bundle also.

Prisoner. I had no gown or bundle. He said, "You had better bring the old woman's gown back." I said, "What gown?" he said at Wor ship-street he did not know it was a gown. Witness. I saw t piece of the gown as he passed my window hanging out of the handkerchief—this was at a quarter-past nine o'clock at night, but it was right under the gas-light—I could not swear to the pattern of the gown—I knew the gown well—the prosecutrix is my mother-in-law—I have had no quarrel with the pri soner—I would have employed him before this.

WILLIAM TAPLIN . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner.

NOT GUILTY .

1614. JOHN PURDY was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of April , 1 saddle, value 5 s .; 1 back band, value 1 s . 6 d .; 1 crupper, value 6 d .; 1 pair of reins, value 1 s . 6 d .; and 1 pair of tugs, value 6 d .; the goods of Henry Clements .

HENRY CLEMENTS . The prisoner came to my place on the 25th of April—I had a saddle, a backhand, a pair of reins and tugs which were safe between one and two o'clock—I missed them about she—they have not been found.

GEORGE HOLLINOTON . My parlour window looks into Mr. Clements's yard. About two o'clock, on the 25th of April, I saw the prisoner and another man about the yard for some time, while I was at work—when Clements went out, the prisoner and the other man went out with him—about five the same afternoon, I saw the prisoner and the same man come up the court, which is nearly opposite my door—he left the other man at the corner of Clements's shed, and he immediately went into Clements's yard—in about ten minutes I saw him come out again, and go about twelve yards past my house with the saddle and other straps—be returned back again, and went through the court the same way he had come—the other man also went away—I went to look after the prisoner, but he was out of sight.

Prisoner. I was at Mr. Clements's house in the morning, but not afterwards—he said before the Magistrate he saw me from the door, and now he says from the window. Witness. The first time I saw him from my window.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 25.— Confined Three Months .

1615. ELIZABETH NORMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of May , 14 3/4 yds. of ribbon, value 10 s ., the goods of William Burleson .

SUSAN NORTH . I live with Mr. Burleson, in Manor-place North, Chelsea. On Friday, May 6th, the prisoner came with another person and bought something—I afterwards missed this ribbon—we searched every where for it, five minutes after the prisoner was gone, but could not find it—we found the prisoner on Wednesday, the 11th of May, at her house—I accused her of having stolen the ribbon—she denied it three or four times—I then said, "My master will perhaps forgive you, give up the ribbon "—she and her sister went into the other room, and took from her box this ribbon, and gave it to me—it was not her sister that was at the shop with her—the other girl was discharged by the Magistrate—she does not live in the same house as the prisoner—I did not know where the prisoner lived till her sister came on the Wednesday, and then we went to her house.

NOT GUILTY .

1616. WILLIAM CLARK was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of May , 10 knives, value 10 s .; 10 forks, value 10 s .; the goods of Robert Francis Beeton : and 2 knives, value 2 s .; and 2 forks, value 1 s . 6 d .; the goods of Charles Gabriel Davey .

ROBERT FRANCIS BEETON . I keep the King's Head, at Stratford. I lent Mr. Davey four dozen knives and forks—only a portion was returned—I believe those produced to be mine—they correspond with what I have at home.

CHARLES GABRIEL DAVEY . I keep a public-house. n the 4th of May, I borrowed some knives and forks of Mr. Beeton—twelve were found on the prisoner—two are mine, and the rest are Mr. Beeton's.

WILLIAM GALILEE SAVILLE . I am a pawnbroker. he prisoner offered these knives and forks in pledge—I stopped him, and gave him into custody.

GUILTY . Aged 33.— Confined Three Months .

1617. JOHN CALE was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of May 2lbs.

weight of leather, value 8 s . 6 d ., the goods of Allen Wintle Smith; and that be had been before convicted of felony.

ALLEN WINTLE SMITH . I live in Red Lion-street, Holborn, and am a shoemaker. Between eight and nine o'clock in the morning, on the 3rd of May, I was in the parlour at the back of my shop—I saw the prisoner in the shop—I saw him take two pounds of leather off a nail, wrap it up, and put it under his coat—the leather produced is mine—it is marked—part of it was cut up.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. He threw it back into the shop, I believe? A. Yes, after he got outside—a person named Thomas, a shoemaker, has part of the shop, and I have the other part—we are not partners in the business, only in the shop—it was my leather the prisoner took.

JOHN COLEBY . My master called me, and I saw the prisoner with the leather under his coat, outside the door—I asked him what he wanted—he asked if there was a man named Harris lived there—I told him no—he then threw the leather back.

LUKE NIXON . I am a policeman. I produce a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction, which I got at Mr. Clark's office—( read )—the prisoner is the man.

GUILTY . Aged 21.— Transported for Seven Years .

1618. JOHN COSGROVE was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of May , 1 jacket, value 15 s ., the goods of Lewis Joseph Hart ; and that he had been before convicted of felony.

JOEL JOSEPH HART . I am shopman to my brother Lewis Joseph Hart, of Ratcliff-highway. I hung a jacket outside, the door on the 9th of May, about eight o'clock in the morning—I missed it about five minutes afterwards—this is it—it is my brother's.

JAMES ALLEN . I work opposite Mr. Hart's—I saw the prisoner jump up and take the jacket down—I gave information, and he was pursued—I did not pursue him myself.

WILLIAM ARUNDELL . In consequence of information I received, I went after the prisoner—he was stopped by t policeman—I saw him drop this jacket.

GEORGE CLARK . I am a policeman. I produce a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction, which I got from Mr. Clark's office—( read )—I am quite sure the prisoner is the person.

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Confined One Year .

1619. EDWARD WEIR was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of May , 1 handkerchief, value 4 s ., the goods of Edward Halton , from his person.

EDWARD HALTON . On the 12th of May, about one o'clock, I was walking down Fleet-street—a person tapped me on the shoulder, told me something, and pointed down a street to the prisoner, who was running—I ran, and he was caught by some workmen—a gentleman pointed out my handkerchief behind the door—this is it—it is mine—I cannot say how long before it was safe.

JOSEPH JONES . I was in Fleet-street, behind the prisoner—I saw him suddenly raise his arm up to his breast, put the handkerchief in, and run

down Salisbury-square—I touched the prosecutor on the arm, and said, "That young man who is running has got your handkerchief."

THOMAS BARNES ( City police-constable, No. 334). I heard a cry of "Stop thief," and saw the prisoner running, and the prosecutor after him—I took him into custody, and the prosecutor gave me the handkerchief.

Prisoner's Defence. I heard a cry of "Stop thief," and ran to see what was the matter; a man said, "Lay hold of that fellow, he is one of them;" I said to the gentleman, "Is that your handkerchief behind the door," and it was; I was not near the gentleman at the time the robbery was committed.

GUILTY .* Aged 17.— Confined Six Months .

1620. GEORGE BACON and GEORGE WILLIAMS were indicted for stealing, on the 5th of May , 9 1/2 yards of printed cotton, value 3 s ., the goods of Thomas Walker and another.

WILLIS SNUGS . I am in the employ of Thomas Walker and another, linen-drapers, in Oxford-street. On Thursday afternoon, the 5th of May, between five and six o'clock, I was in the centre of the shop—I saw the prisoner Williams take a length of cotton from the shop—I went out after him and caught him—Bacon was a few yards ahead of him with it under his apron—I let go of Williams, ran after Bacon, and caught him—he threw the cotton down—I picked it up, and he was brought back to the shop—Williams was caught last Monday—I am quite sure they are the two persons.

Williams. I was never in Oxford-street in my life. Witness. I am quite sure of him.

PAUL JONES . I am a policeman. I took Bacon—he said he had not taken it, the other boy had given it to him.

Bacon. He said, "It is a bad job for you, don't you know the other boy took it;" I said I knew nothing about the other boy. Witness. I did not say so.

BACON— GUILTY . Aged 16. Confined Three Months and

WILLIAMS *— GUILTY . Aged 16.

Whipped.

1621. CECILIA MEREDITH was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of May , 1 sovereign, the monies of Elizabeth Ellison .

ELIZABETH ELLISON . I am a widow, and live in Lower Chatham-street—the prisoner lodged in my house with her father and mother—I lost the key of my parlour—I put a sovereign into my snuff-box to pay my rent, and went out between eleven and twelve o'clock on the morning of the 11th of May—when I came home I found the plants I had put against the place where the snuff-box was, were moved, and the sovereign gone—it has not been found—the prisoner came home at one next morning—she and her sister went up to her father's room—the next morning I challenged her with robbing me—she disowned it—I sent for the policeman and took her before the Magistrate, and then she owned it.

JOSEPH PENNEL . I came home at half-past eleven, and found the pri soner in the prosecutrix's room—she bid herself behind the door—I asked what business she had there, and where Mrs. Ellison was gone—she said she was gone out with her mother—I stopped and walked backwards and forwards—she slammed the door and went up stairs—I afterwards heard her say, "I took the sovereign."

Prisoner. I was frightened, and fainted away; they said if I owned to it I should not be hurt. Witness. She was frightened—she had just come out of an hysterical fit.

THOMAS COOK . I am a policeman. I was called on Thursday evening, about eleven o'clock, and the prisoner was given into my custody—she denied in the first instance having seen the sovereign—her mother came in and said if she had done wrong she had better acknowledge it—she said, "I have not done wrong, I cannot own to anything I have not done"—I took her to the station—the sergeant told me to take her to a pawnbroker—I took her a little way and she fainted away—I returned and left her at the station—before the Magistrate she acknowledged it, and offered to pay 2 s . back.

COURT . On the contrary, according to the depositions, she said, "I did not take it," Witness. She said she did take it—she had taken a gown out of pledge at the pawnbroker's, and my object in going there was to ascertain whether she had changed a sovereign there—she had not—it was 2 s . she had paid to take the gown out.

Prisoner. I did not say I had taken it; I said I would pay it back rather than go to prison.

NOT GUILTY .

1622. EDWARD HUMPHRIES was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of May , 30lbs. weight of beef, value 15 s ., the goods of Charles Davis ; and that he had been before convicted of felony.

WILLIAM ROWLAND AMBROSE . I am in the employ of Mr. Charles Davis, of Mount-street, Lambeth. Between eight and nine o'clock in the morning of the 12th of May, I was in Paternoster-row with my master's cart—the prisoner was there with a cart also—he came up to me and asked me if he should carry the fat out to Mr. Cuthbert's—I told him no, I had a man that did the work regularly—he then took the tail-board of the cart down, and said he would carry one sack out for a pennyworth of gin—I said, "No"—I went to market, and when I came back to the cart, about 30lbs. weight of ribs of beef was gone—I went and asked the prisoner if he had seen any thing of it—be said no—I then went into Mr. Cuthbert's and made inquiry.

Prisoner. I went to my master's cart, and waited there twenty minutes—I saw three men taking the fat out of the cart—they asked me if I would have a drop of gin—I said I would, and I went and had it—I then went to Westminster with my master's cart—Ambrose came after me with another man, and asked me if I had got any meat in the cart belonging to him; my master was with me; he told him to get up into the cart to look—he got up, and shifted every bit of meat—after that be asked me to come back to Newgate-market with him, which I did, and was given in charge.

LAURENCE LATTIMER . I saw the prisoner take the ribs of beef out of the cart—I am sure he is the man—I have no doubt about it.

Prisoner. Q. Why not give me in charge then? A. Because I did not know you was stealing it—you were not in Paternoster-row for nearly an hour afterwards.

JOHN DEAR . I am a City-policeman. I took charge of the prisoner—as we were going from the station to Guildhall, he said, "It is all b—y well right, it is gone over the water safe enough."

GEORGE BARHAM ( police-constable B 84.) I produce a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction, in the name of Edward Wetheral, which I got from Mr. Clark's office—( read )—the prisoner is the person.

GUILTY . Aged 28.— Transported for Seven Years .

1623. WILLIAM MATTHEWS was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of January , 2 sovereigns, and 3 half-crowns, the monies of George Cull .

GEORGE CULL . I live in Whitmore-street, Hoxton. On the 7th of January I was at the Bell, at Hoxton—I placed two sovereigns and three half-crowns on the table—the prisoner, who was in the room, took them off the table before my face, and went off—I told my son to follow him—he caught him in the passage—they both fell down—he got up, struggled, and ran off—I lost sight of them both—I am sure he is the person.

Prisoner. Q. Are you sure it was me that took the money off the table? A. Yes, I bad changed one sovereign out of three, and placed the other two with the half-crowns, on the table, and was looking for a shilling, when you took them.

GEORGE CULL, JUN . I am the prosecutor's son. I was at this publichouse—my father got up, and said, "That man has robbed me"—I detained him—we both fell on the floor—he got from me, and ran—there was no one there to run after him—I followed him to the Green Man, and there gave him in charge, about half-an-hour after the money was lost—no money was found—he was in company with one or two others at the Green Man, who he seemed to know.

Prisoner. You wanted to fight me. Witness. No, I did not want to have any thing to do with you—I did not borrow 10 s . of my father at the Green Man—I knew my father had money—we had three sovereigns in the morning when we went out—he changed one, and he had two sovereigns and three half-crowns, or more left.

JAMES DAWE . I am a policeman. I took hold of the prisoner near the Green Man—he asked me what I wanted him for—I said, "For felony"—he said, "What felony?"—I said, "For robbing Cull"—he said it was no such thing—coming up to the Green Man, he said, "There is a person in here, that can satisfy you that what this man says is incorrect"—he then broke from me, and went into the house—I was not strong at that time; indeed, I am under the doctor's bands now—I afterwards found him in Hammond-square, behind some bricks—he went from there to Dennis-place—he there struck me, bit my hand, and threw me down—"Now," he said, "you b—y b—r, I have got you, I will serve you out"—I called out, "Murder"—he ran away, and I lost sight of him altogether—I was laid up for ten days in consequence of his violence.

Prisoner. I deny it—I know nothing about it.

WILLIAM HORSNELL . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner, and got him into a cab —he asked how much I wanted him for, for the job at Hoxton—I said, "About 3 l ."—he said it was false, he had not so much as 3 l .—I had a terrible job to take him—he said no two men should take him—I had to call on the landlord of the house to close the door.

Prisoner's Defence. The prosecutor came into the Green Man on this afternoon; a man named Nixon was there, who knew me, and asked me to have a drop of beer; the prosecutor's son asked me if I knew him, I said no; he said, "I know your brother Adam"—he borrowed 10 s . of his father, which was spent before they left the house; he went into the tap-room

where there were eight or nine people, and asked them to sing, and gave them drink; he asked me to go with him to the Bridge House, which I did; we then went to the Bell; the son said he was robbed, first, and then the father said so; they were all tipsy, and had been drinking all day; I know nothing of the money.

GUILTY .* Aged 22.— Transported for Seven Years .

1624. HENRY WELLS and HENRY CARLILE were indicted for stealing, on the 14th of May , 2 loaves of bread, value 7 d .; the goods of George Fuller .

GEORGE FULLER . I live in Wingrove-place, Clerkenwell, and am a baker. On Saturday afternoon, about three o'clock, I was spoken to by the boy Jones, in consequence of which I missed two loaves—I found the prisoners eating them.

ALFRED JONES . I live in Coburg-street, Clerkenwell. I saw Carlile go into the shop and take the loaves off the shelf—he brought them out, gave them to Wells, and they both ran up Coburg-street.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. Did they go into Whiskin-street? A. No, there were two other boys besides—I am quite sure it was Carlile—I had never seen him before—I distinctly saw what he had in his hand—I went and told Mr. Fuller.

RICHARD JONES . I saw them all four before the window—two went away from the others—Carlile went on the step, went on his knees, and crawled in—he brought out two loaves—he gave them to Wells, and they both ran up Coburg-street.

WELLS— GUILTY . Aged 15.

CARLILE— GUILTY . Aged 12.

Confined Nine Days and Whipped.

1625. WILLIAM GREEN and EDWIN BARTLETT were indicted for stealing, on the 6th of May , 2 pairs of boots, value 2 l .; 1 shoe, value 6 s .; and 1 slipper, value 4 s .; the goods of Andrew Ward .

ANDREW WARD . On Friday morning, the 6th of May, I went from home—I locked my shop—I returned about nine, and missed two pairs of boots, a slipper, and a shoe—the following morning I went with a warrant with an officer to a house in Peacock-court, Gray's Inn-lane, and found the boots in the first-floor room—these now produced are them—I do not know whose premises they are.

Green. There is no Peacock-court, in Gray's Inn-lane. Witness, I believe it is Pheasant-court, but it has two or three names.

CHARLES HENRY BAGNALL ( police-constable 31 S ). On the morning of the 7th of May I examined the lock of the prosecutor's door, and found it forced—I then went to No. 1, Pheasant-court, Gray's Inn-lane, and met the two prisoners coming out from the passage—I and another constable took them into custody, and took them to the back room first-floor—I knew by the search-warrant where they lived—they both lived there—I found one boot on Green, one boot under the bed, and one on the bed—and on the top of the ceiling I found ten skeleton keys—the house is not on my beat.

Green. This is a house of ill fame; a young man named Driscoll and a girl lodge on the third floor; he sent this girl round for me the night before and said he had some boots; I went there next day, he gave me one boot

to try on; it would not fit me; I said I thought I could sell it for him; he said he was a plasterer, and sometimes sold things for young men—did not I say you ought to take Driscoll into custody? Witness. You said I ought to take him because he knew something about a timepiece—you did not say anything about the boot.

Bartlett. It was not our room.

LOUISA OSBORNE . I have the care of this house—I do not know who the landlady is—I have known her some years but she only comes to the house once a week—a young man named Driscoll and a girl named Eliza Welstead lodge in the first-floor room, according to the statement of my charwoman, who does business in the house in my absence—Driscoll did lodge there—I believe the policeman took him and the young woman away on the day this occurred, for I have never seen him since—my charwoman let two rooms to Driscoll and Isabella—I do not know her other name—I understood that Bartlett was a tenant of the house, but I understand since that he was not a lodger—he only came there occasionally—I never saw Green—I do not remember their coming on the morning of the 7th of May—I never saw them till the policeman brought them into the house that morning—I think I should have seen them if they had come because my room is in the front, but I might perhaps be out of the way—they might pass into the house without my observing them, but I should scarcely think it possible—I am an unfortunate woman—the house belongs to a man named Jones, who generally comes once a week—it is a brothel—I did not swear before the Magistrate that any one took the room—I considered Bartlett was an inhabitant of the room by his going in and out.

Q. Did you not say before the Magistrate "that room was taken by the prisoner Bartlett and a female, a week previous and had it then in occupation?" A. The mistake must have originated where they wrote it down—I was never in a place of that description before—I may have seen Bartlett two or three, or three or four times passing through the passage to the upper rooms—a person named Jane Brown generally let rooms during my absence.

CHARLES HENRY BAGNALL re-examined. I was present when the examination was taken—I heard Osborne give her evidence—it was taken down, she signed it, and it was read over to her—this is the Magistrate's signature.

( The deposition being read stated, "I remember the two last witnesses and the prosecutor coming to my house; they went into the first-floor room back; that room was taken by the prisoner Bartlett and a female a week previous, and had it then in occupation.") Witness. I was sent with the search-warrant from the station, with information which was received from a person who has absconded—Driscoll lived at the top of the house—I took the prisoners back to the first-floor room after taking them into cus tody—there was a girl in bed there apparently very ill—Green said to me, "Bagnall, she knows nothing at all about it, she is very bad, don't take her "—I should consider from their language that both the prisoners cohabited with that girl—I consider they knew one another—I am satisfied that Bartlett cohabited with her—I do not know that I ever saw Bartlett before—I have never seen them go into that court—there are five or six houses in the court—Green had the boot under his coat, and the fellow one to it was on the bed in the back room first-floor, with the two slippers.

Green's Defence. It is all a planned thing of Driscoll's and the girl;

I used to live in White Horse-court when he went away from his mother to live with this prostitute; I did not live at this house; I only came out of the hospital the Sunday before.

Bartlett's Defence. It is clear I had nothing to do with the room; Driscoll occupies the two rooms, one for himself and the other for company.

JANE BROWN . I am servant at this house in Pheasant-court—I do not know the name of the landlady; she comes once a week to receive the rent—Louisa Osborne takes care of the house—I do not know who lives at the top of the house now—a man named Driscoll did lodge there on the 6th of May, and a woman named Bell with him—two females lodge below them—I do not know their names—there is no man there—Driscoll and Bell lodge in the first-floor back-room—I do not know Bartktt's room—he has no room in the house to my knowledge—I do not know the name of the woman who is ill—she is not in the house constantly—she was in Driscoll's room when the officers came—Driscoll took those two rooms—I let them to him and Bell the week before—Bartlett did not take them to my knowledge—I have seen Green pass several times—I do not know which room he went into—I have seen Bartlett come several times, not twenty or fifteen times a week—I have not seen him every day—I have seen him pass through the passage up stairs—I did not see him go into any room—no other men live in the house but Driscoll and the two prisoners.

CHARLES HENRY BAGNALL re-examined. I never charged Driscoll with this robbery—he lodges at the top of the house—I have no reason to think he is in any way connected with this room—I have not tried the skeleton keys to the prosecutor's door—as it was burst open they would not fit.

GREEN— GUILTY .

BARTLETT— GUILTY .

Transported for Seven Years .

Sixth Jury, before Edward Bullock, Esq.

1626. JAMES JOHNSON was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of May , 1 pair of trowsers, value 15 s .; 1 handkerchief, value 1 s .; and 3 sovereigns; the property of Robert Mott : and 1 hat, value 5 s -, the goods of William Marshall, Esq.

ROBERT MOTT . I am coachman to Mr. William Marshall, and live in Devonshire Mews South, Marylebone. I have known the prisoner three years—he came to the stable about three weeks ago, and said he had just left his place, and wanted work—I employed him to help me for two days—he asked me if I would allow him to sleep there, as his father had turned him out, and he did sleep there—on Monday afternoon, the 2nd of May, I went away about four o'clock—the prisoner locked the door and gave me the key—there are two keys to the stable—he gave me one and kept the other—I returned next day about one o'clock—the prisoner was not there then—he did not come there that night to sleep—I went to the stable on Wednesday, the 4th—I had a. trunk in that stable, looked, before I went away—I found it forced open, and a small box, containing three sovereigns, gone from it—I also missed a pair of trowsers and a silk handkerchief of my own, and a livery hat belonging to Mr. Marshall—I had a pair of shoes in the cupboard in the room, which I cleaned just before I left, and when I returned I found them in the cupboard dirty—I

had been to my box about three o'clock on the previous Sunday afternoon—the prisoner was present, and saw me go to it—I afterwards found the prisoner at the Plasterers' Arms in Little Marylebone-street, not a quarter of a mile from the stable, and gave him into custody—I saw a black handkerchief on his neck at the station, which I can swear to as having left in my room—I never gave him permission to wear it—this now produced is it—I have had it a year and a half—I do not think the prisoner had any money when he went away, for he had asked me for 1 d . or 2 d . to get half a pint of beer, and sometimes I gave him 6 d . or 1 s .

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Do you know of his being in place with a Mr. Stevens, a butcher? A. He told me so, and that he had left the day before—I know the handkerchief by the way in which it is worn, on the cross—I found no handkerchief of the prisoner's left behind—he used to wear a plaid handkerchief—I never saw him wear a black one—I knew him when he lived with his father at Brighton, but I have known nothing of him for the last two years.

JAMES HOBBS . I keep the Weymouth Arms, in Weymouthstreet. On Monday or Tuesday morning, the 3rd or 4th of May, the pri soner came to me for change for a sovereign, which I gave him—I saw him again in the afternoon—he had been drinking—I saw half-a-sovereign in his hand, with some silver—I asked him to let me take care of it for him, which he did, and I gave it him again in the evening.

GEORGE SMITH . I live at No. 9, Devonshire-mews, next door to the prosecutor's stable. On Monday afternoon, the 2nd of May—soon after the prosecutor went out, I saw the prisoner at the stable where I was at work—he had nearly a new hat on, and nearly a new pair of shoes—I know the shoes by seeing the prosecutor wear them since—the prisoner complained of the shoes pinching his feet, and said he could not wear any stockings with them—he generally wore a light cap—I do not know that I ever spoke to him before that day, but I had seen him with the prosecutor several times.

JOHN CLAYTON . I am a policeman. On Wednesday night, the 4th of May, the prisoner was pointed out to me by the prosecutor, and I took him into custody—I told him the charge—he said he knew nothing about it—I found this handkerchief and key on him.

NOT GUILTY .

1627. JOHN DENNY and WILLIAM WHITE were indicted for stealing, on the 6th of May , 104lbs. weight of lead, value 4 l . 10 s .; the goods of John Perkins , and fixed to a building.—2nd COUNT , not stating it to be fixed.

JOHN WINSLEY . I reside at Islington-market, and am surveyor to Mr. John Perkins, who has some unfinished houses adjoining the market—I saw the houses about a fortnight before the 6th of May,—the lead was then safely fixed in the gutters—on Friday morning the 6th of May, I received information from the police, in consequence of which I went to the houses and found the gutters cut up and removed—part of the lead now produced is such as was in the gutters of Mr. Perkins's houses.

WILLIAM FISH . I am landlord of the Jolly Farmers, near Islingtonmarket, and am also a builder. I built these houses and know them well—on Friday morning, the 6th of May, in consequence of information I received I went to the top of one of the houses, and found the lead removed

from the gutters—I had seen it safe about a month before—it was fixed to the house—a portion of lead was left—I cut a portion from it which I matched with two pieces, which I afterwards saw at the sta tion, and they corresponded exactly.

JAMES DORM AN ( police-constable N. 205.) About seven o'clock on Friday morning I was on duty on Whitmore-bridge, Hoxton—I saw both the prisoners together drawing a track, about half a mile from Islington-market—I saw it was loaded with something very heavy, and stopped them—I found in it these pieces of lead, and several more which I have at the station-house—it was covered over with an old sack, and a piece of carpet—I asked the prisoners where they brought it from—they said from a plumber named Robertson, at Kingsland—I asked where they were to take it to—they said to Dixon, a plumber, near Compton-street, Clerkenwell—I have made inquiries about the plumber at Kingsland, and there is no such person—I took them to the station-house—I went to these premises and found the lead was gone—it was afterwards compared with the lead Fish brought.

Denny's Defence. I was hired to drag the truck.

White's Defence. I was hired to drag the truck in Long-lane, Smithfield.

DENNY ,— GUILTY . Aged 20.

WHITE ,— GUILTY . Aged 20.

Confined Twelve Months .

(There was another indictment against the prisoners for stealing the track.)

1628. GEORGE TANDY was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of May , 2 decanters, value 10 s .; the goods of James Hackwell .

JAMES HACKWELL . I am a glass dealer and live in Tavistock-street, Covent-garden. The prisoner had been apprenticed to me as a glass cutter—he has been with me seven years and five months—about nine o'clock on the 13th of May, in consequence of suspicion, I went to my workshop and looked over a bench where the prisoner in general worked—I found a coat tied up in a handkerchief with some hard substance in it—I called the prisoner in about half an hour, and told him to go and fetch the bundle and bring it to me—he did so, and began to cry directly and to make a noise—I took him to the station, and gave up the bundle to the policeman—it was opened in my presence, and these two pint decanters were found in it—I had not given him any leave to take them away—they were kept on a shelf in the workshop six or seven feet high—it was the prisoner's coat—he had asked leave to take it out to be mended.

SAMUEL RUTHERFORD ( police-sergeant. ) About nine o'clock on this evening, the prisoner was brought to Bow-street station, and given into my charge—the prosecutor gave me a bundle—I opened it in the prisoner's presence, and there found these two pint decanters wrapped up in this coat—he said nothing.

GUILTY Aged 19.— Confined Six Months .

1629. WILLIAM JOHNSON was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of May , 1 handkerchief, value 2 s . 6 d .; the goods of James Hobbs , from his person.

JAMES HOBBS . I am a licensed victualler, living in Weymouth-street, Portland-place. On Thursday, the 13th of May, I was at the Grand Jury-room door of this Court—I felt something pluck my coat behind

—I felt my pocket and found that my handkerchief was gone—I saw the prisoner walking away at a quick pace—I followed him out of the Court into the street—I said to him, "Young man, I think you have got my handkerchief"—he said nothing—a policeman came up, and the prisoner had the handkerchief in his hand—this is it—it is mine—it is marked—the constable took it from him.

Prisoner. I told him I had picked it up. Witness, He said nothing of the kind—he said so at Guildhall on the Saturday, but not at the time he was taken.

SAMUEL COOMBS . I am a policeman. I saw the prisoner and the prosecutor together just outside the Court—the prosecutor accused the prisoner of taking his handkerchief—I saw the prisoner take it from under his coat, and I snatched it out of his hand—I took him into custody, and going up the Old Bailey he rushed out of my arms, and struck me several times, and gave me a black eye which I have now.

Prisoner's Defence. I am a tailor—I went to my employer for work—he told me to come in two hours—I came into the Court to pass away my time, and saw the handkerchief lying on the ground—I picked it up, and was going out when the prosecutor overtook me, and accused me of taking it—I gave it to him, and said I had picked it up a minute or two before.

GUILTY . Aged 25.— Confined Twelve Months .

1630. WILLIAM WILSON was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of May , 6 printed books, value 1 l . 10 s .; the goods of John Darton , and another.

LEWIS ANDREWS . I live in Nowland-buildings, Leather-lane. I am a private watchman at Thavies-inn, Holborn—I saw the prisoner about a quarter before nine o'clock on Saturday morning last, in Thavies-inn, with these five books under his arm—there was another man with him—they stopped at No. 4, Thavies-inn, placed the books on the step of the door, and the prisoner put them in an old silk handkerchief—I spoke to the other man—they were three doors apart from each other, and the prisoner was not near enough to hear what I said to the other man—the prisoner went out of the Inn with the books under his arm in the silk handkerchief—I went after him—he went to the corner of Bartlett's-buildings—I took him, and told him I wanted him to come with me directly—I gave him in charge to an officer about four doors below Bartlett's-buildings—I then took the prisoner to Mr. Darton's, and asked him in the prisoner's pre sence, whether the property belonged to him—he said "Yes."

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. Were the two persons together when you first saw them? No—I spoke to the other man because he looked a suspicious character, and likewise the prisoner—he trembled at the time I spoke to the other man—I was at the door of No. 2 in the Inn, speaking to one of my employers there—they passed by me, and stopped—I asked them what they wanted—I did not speak to the prisoner—the other man made answer that he Came up the wrong turning—there is no thoroughfare through Thavies-inn—there is through Bartlett's-buildings into Fetter-lane—the prisoner was stopping when I overtook him in Bartlett's-buildings.

JOHN BARNES ( City police-constable, No. 273.) I took the prisoner into custody. I found this handkerchief on him containing the books—I went with the prisoner to Mr. Darton's, who said the books

were his—the prisoner put his hands together, and asked him to forgive him—at the station I found 17 s . 6 d . in silver, and 2 1/4 d ., two latchkeys, a knife, and a comb.

Cross-examined. Q. What was it he said? A. "I hope, Sir, you will forgive me"—I am sure he used the word forgive—I told the Magistrate that he said, "I hope you will not take any notice of it," but I was mistaken in the word—I did not hear him tell Mr. Dartan that he was innocent—he said, "I hope you will forgive me."

FREDERICK WILLIE . I am in the employ of John Darton and Samuel Clark, booksellers, on Holborn-hill I saw these books safe at eight o'clock, or a quarter after eight the same morning—I then left the shop—the books were on the counter by the door—these are the property of my employers.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you leave anybody in the shop when you left? A. Yes, a lad.

GUILTY . Aged 20.— Confined Three Months .

1631. JOHN JENKINS , FRANCIS MORAN , and JOHN WIL LIAMS were indicted for stealing, on the 13th of May , 5 handkerchiefs, value 19 s ., the goods of John Wills , and another.—2nd COUNT , stating it to be 5 yards of silk.

THOMAS RADCLIFFE . I am a constable of the Animal's Friend Society. About half-past nine o'clock on the night, of the 13th of May, I saw the prisoners and two others come out of Field-lane, and proceed down Farringdon-street—the prisoners took the right hand, the other two the left—they proceeded up Ludgate-hill—I saw Williams lift up a gentleman's pocket, but he was not able to extract any thing—they then west into Cheapside, and tried another gentleman's pocket—Jenkins then went into two pastrycook's shops—after he came out, I went in, and made inquiries—after that Moran went into Wills and Withers', a hosier's shop, in the Poultry—Jenkins and Williams waited on the opposite side close together—I Watched them, I suppose, for ten minutes—they watched Moran very attentively—as he came out they made a signal to him, and they both ran across the road to him—Williams took off his hat, and put something into it which Moran passed to him—I then went into the shop, and made inquiries—when I came oat the prisoners were gone on a-head—I then proceeded on till I got a constable—I told him to take Williams while I took the other two—after a desperate resistance I captured the other two—they beat me and kicked me, but I kept hold of them—they laid down, entwined their legs in mine, and tried to throw me—I was obliged to call for assistance.

Jenkins. I was obliged to resist, or I should have been choked. Witness. I did not touch their throats at all—I caught hold of them by their blouses which they bad on.

Williams. If he saw me put any thing in my hat, I should think he would have stopped me. Witness. I stopped him as soon as I could—I did not like to stop him in the Poultry on account of the numerous vehicles passing—I thought he might escape.

WILLIAM TERRY . I live with Mr. John Wills and Henry Withers, hosiers, in the Poultry. On the night of the 13th of May, the prisoner Moran came into the shop for a pair of gloves—I showed him some—he said they were not the colour, and they were too thin—I turned round to get him

some stouter ones at 8 d .—he said he could not give more than 6 d .—he went out without buying any—I had seven or eight pieces of silk handkerchief lying on the counter similar to those produced—these are my employers' property—here is a ticket on this with the private mark—after Moran was gone, the officer came to me, and I went to the station, and identified the handkerchiefs there—I had not sold them.

Moran. Q. Did you see me take the handkerchiefs? A. No, I did not.

JOHN STRADLING ( City police-constable, NO, 117.) Radcliffe came to me, and I went with him—Williams ran away—Radcliffe asked me to take him in charge—I ran after him, and took him in Philip-lane—I was not two yards behind him—he was in the three pair of stain of No. 2, Ann's-court, under the bedstead—as I came through the court, which is very dark, I observed a motion as if something was thrown, but there was so many people, I was afraid of losing the prisoner—I kept hold of him, and did not see what it was.

Williams. Q. Did you see me take off my hat, and throw something out? A. No, the court was so dark I could not see any thing, and it was full of people.

HANNAH BYRNE . I live at the corner of Ann's-court, Philip-lane. I heard the mob, and saw a boy in custody of a policeman—I opened my side door not many minutes afterwards, which is in Philip-lane, and found something under my feet—I stooped down, and found these handkerchiefs—I picked them up, and gave them to my husband's cousin to take to the station—these are the handkerchiefs as far as I know—I did not open them.

ALEXANDER BYRNE . I am cousin to last witness. I saw her pick up the handkerchiefs—she gave them to me—I took them to the station, and delivered them to the officer—these are them.

Jenkins' Defence. I was going to see my sister. I saw a lot of boys standing together talking about a fire; I was going to see it when the policeman caught hold of me, and took me to be a thief.

Moran's Defence. I was going down Cheapside to buy a pair of gloves, because my hands were sore; the foreman at Mr. Jones's, London-wall, where I work, gave me 6 d ., to get them.

Williams' Defence. I never saw the other prisoners before.

JENKINS-GUILTY . Aged 16.

MORAN-GUILTY . Aged 14.

WILLIAMS .— GUILTY .* Aged 17.

Confined Six Months .

Transported for Seven Years .

1632. THOMAS JAMES CARTER was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of May , 24lbs. weight of lead, value 4 s ., the goods of Thomas Andrews .

THOMAS ANDREWS . I keep the Windmill at Gravesend. On Tuesday, the 3rd of May, I employed the prisoner, at Gravesend, to do some work for me at No. 6, Clerkenwell-close—I knew nothing of him before—we had a written specification of what he was to do—he had nothing whatever to do with the roof of the house—I went to the house on the 11th, in consequence of receiving a letter—I found the lead was gone off the roof—I had not observed it for some length of time, but the lead was on the roof when I saw it last—some lead was missed, beside that on the roof, from

another house—the house's ate my property, and the lead belonged to me—it was fixed to the houses.

COMFORT LAKIN . I am the wife of Samuel Lakin, and live at No. 7, Clerkenwell-close. On Tuesday evening last, about seven o'clock, I was in my back yard, and saw the prisoner taking the lead off the side of the window, at the back attic of No. 7—I asked him what he was doing—he said he had orders to look to the smoky chimneys—I saw him come into the street, between seven and ten minutes after, out of the door of No. 6, with a bundle of lead under his arm—I asked him to bring it into my back yard—he said he had orders to take it away, and put sine in its place—I again told him to bring the lead back into my yard—he brought it back, and laid it in my yard, he then went away—he insisted on finding it when he came for it—I gave it to the policeman.

JOHN RAY . I live in John-street. I was employed by the prisoner, at No. 6, to do the painting—I received information from Mrs. Lakin, in consequence of which I had the prisoner taken into custody.

ZACHARY LANGTON . I am a policeman. The prisoner was given into my custody—I asked him what he had to say about taking the lead—he said he did not know that I had any business to ask that question—the lead was delivered to me—I tried it with that which was at the attic window in the back yard adjoining the roof of No. 7—it corresponded, nailholes, cutting, and in every respect.

THOMAS ANDREWS re-examined. I gave no orders or permission to the prisoner to remove this lead, and to put zinc instead of it—he had no business on the roof at all—the smoky chimneys were spoken of, but not the roof—the lead had not been on two years.

Prisoner's Defence. I went on the roof by Mr. Andrews's orders, to see if I could do anything to prevent the chimneys smoking; I found a portion of the lead gone; I took down the remainder, intending to replace it with zinc.

GUILTY . Aged 37.— Confined Four Months .

1633. CHARLES GORSE was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of April , 1 pane of glass and a frame, value 1 l ., the goods of Frederick Stock .

JOHN BARTLETT . I live in Hogg-street, Clare-market, and am in the service of Mr. Frederick Stock, a coachmaker, Nos. 28 and 29, Little Queen-street, Lincoln's-Inn-fields. I was passing by the shop about three o'clock, on the 23rd of April—I saw the prisoner come out with a carriage-glass in one hand, and a basket in the other—I asked what he was going to do with it—he said he did not know, for God's sake let him go—I gave him into custody—I missed a glass from a carriage in the shop close against the door—the glass produced is it—it is my employer's.

ARTHUR CUSHION . I am a policeman. The prisoner was given into my custody, charged with stealing a carriage-glass—he said nothing—I took him to the station, and found 6 1/2 d . in copper on him, a basket, and two painter's knives.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. He said he was in distress? A. He did.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 33.— Recommended to mercy. — Confined One Month .

1634. RICHARD BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of May , 2 shoes, value 2 s . 6 d .; the goods of William Cooper ; and 1 flannel shirt, value 18 d ., the goods of Richard Hamilton , in a vessel in a port of entry and discharge.

SAMUEL AVELING . I am a constable employed in the East and West India Docks, which is within the port of London. On the morning of the 5th of May, about half-past nine, I saw the prisoner coming out of the export entrance of the East India Dock—I asked him what he had about him as I thought he looked rather bulky—he said, "Nothing"—I searched him, and found a new pair of shoes, one on each side of him, between his skin and his shirt, also a blue frock, and a flannel shirt—he had three shirts on, and it was a very hot day indeed—I asked him about the shoes—he said a person on board the Bucephalus gave them to him—I took him on board the ship—I saw a person on deck who said in the prisoner's presence they believed there was a person crying out below that they had lost a pair of shoes—he said nothing to that.

WILLIAM COOPER . I am a seaman belonging to the Bucephalus, which was in the East India Docks on the 5th of May. These shoes are mine—they were in my chest—I took them out that morning with a pair of trowsers, and put them on another man's chest while I put my trowsers on—I missed them in two minutes afterwards—I had seen the prisoner on board the ship that morning for two hours—he was afterwards brought back to the ship with the shoes—I said I had lost them—he said nothing—he had no right on board.

RICHARD HAMILTON . I belong to the Bucephalus —this flannel shirt is mine—I saw it on board the night before, lying on my chest—I never anthorized the prisoner to have it—I did not see him on board.

Prisoner's Defence. I went on board to fetch two men's things; a man told me to stop on deck and he would send them up—these things were handed up to me from below and I took them on shore.

GUILTY . Aged 68.— Confined Six Months .

OLD COURT .— Tuesday, May 18 th, 1842.

Jury half Foreigners, before Edward Bullock, Esq.

1635. JOSEPH M'KENZIE was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of May , 1 pair of trowsers, value 4 s .; 1 razor, value 4 d .; 2 pence; 5 halfpence; and 1 farthing; the property of Phillip Mandy , in a certain vessel in a port of entry and discharge.

PHILLIP MANDY . I am ship-keeper of the John, a vessel lying in the West India Export Dock. On Saturday morning, the 7th of May, when I unlocked the door, I missed a pair of trowsers, and found my bed and things all turned over—on looking further I missed a razor, a comb, and 4 3/4 d .—I was on shore the night before, and it was when I came back in the morning I missed them—the trowsers had been under the bed in my berth, and the other things in a little box—when the prisoner was taken he had the trowsers on him under his own—I knew them directly—they were formerly my son's—these are them—I have had them about two years, but not worn them—the key of my berth hung up behind the door, so that he could get it, but the ship was entered by the skylight.

JOSEPH MONTAGUE . I am a constable of the East and West India Docks. On the morning of the 7th of May I received information and stopped the prisoner coming from the Export Dock to go out—he had this jacket, waistcoat,

pair of trowsers, and other things with him, and the prosecutor's trow sers were on his person, he was wearing them under his canvas trowsers—I found the razor and comb in his pocket, and 4Â3/4 d . in money.

PHILIP MANBY re-examined. This razor and comb are mine, and were in the berth when I left the vessel.

Prisoner. Q. Is there any mark on the trowsers? A. No, but they have no pockets and the button holes are not close to the lappel—I know them well and swear to their being mine—the razor is loose in the handle—I have used it constantly.

Prisoner's Defence. There are plenty of clothes like these; I did not get in by the door but by the sky-light.

GUILTY .* Aged 20.— Transported for Ten Years .

(There were two other indictments against the prisoner.)

Second Jury, before Edward Bullock, Esq.

1636. JOHN NEALE was indicted for stealing, on. the 2nd of May , 10 padlocks, value 7 s .; and 10 keys, value 2 s .; the goods of Samuel Wells .

SAMUEL WELLS . I am an ironmonger, and live in Old-street-road; On the evening of the 2nd of May, about six o'clock, the prisoner came to my shop and asked for a halfpenny worth of nails—I served him—he paid for them—he was at the further end of the counter which there was no oc casion for—as he was leaving I had suspicion, and stopped him two or three doors off, and saw something under his jacket—I said "You rascal what have you got there?"—he said he was going to take it home to show his mother—he had not asked for anything to show his mother—I took the parcel of ten padlocks from him, and gave him in charge—they are my padlocks, they were in the shop before he-came in—I saw them there that day on the counter.

WILLIAM MILLS . I am a policeman. I was passing Wells' shop and saw a crowd of people—the prisoner was given in my charge—he said "Pray don't take me, I have done nothing."

Prisoner's Defence. Coming out of the shop I saw a young chap who I knew; I hallooed out to him to stop; he dropped a parcel, I picked it up, and Mr. Wells came out and took me. GUILTY . Aged 17 .—Recommended to mercy by the Prosecutor. — Con fined Six Months .

1637. WILLIAM CURMIN was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of April , 1 desk, value 10 s ., the goods of Alexander Rogers .

JOHN POOLE . I am in the service of Alexander Rogers, a chemist of Wardour-street. On the 16th of April, between ten and eleven o'clock at night the prisoner came for an ounce of salts—he said he wanted to take them there—I gave him a tumbler and a bottle with water in it—he com plained of the water being greasy—I left him while I went to get more water—I heard a bustle in the shop, came back, and missed him and the desk produced, which was on the counter when I left him—a girl gave me information—I saw the prisoner about twenty doors off with the desk—I called "Stop thief," and in Meard-street he flung it down and ran off—I took it up and went back to the shop—I did not see him again till the 2nd of May—I am certain of him—he left the salts behind him.

JONATHAN WHICHER . I am a policeman. I apprehended the prisoner on the 30th April on another charge.

ALEXANDER ROGERS . I am a chemist and live in Wardour-street, The prisoner was my errand-boy for five weeks—this is my desk—there

was a cash-box in it, but it was empty fortunately—I have kept money in it previously.

Prisoner. It is the first time I have been in custody; I always bore a good character.

GUILTY .

Aged 18.— Confined Six Months .

1638. JOHN PITMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of May , 1 jacket, value 4 s .; and 2 handkerchiefs, value 2 s .; the goods of Henry Duncan .

HENRY DUNCAN . I am servant to the captain of the ship Madagascar from Calcutta. On the 5th of May the ship was in the East India Docks—I removed my chest, hammock, and other things to No. 3, Crisp bird East India-road—I covered my jacket over a bird-cage to keep the warm—there were two silk handkerchiefs in the pocket—I stopped the cart at the dock gates to take in another chest—the prisoner was about the cart then—I went on to my lodgings—the cart came shortly afterwards—another man was driving it—I then missed my jacket and two silk hand kerchiefs, which are here.

Prisoner. I was never in the East India Docks the whole day. Witness. I am sure I saw him at the gate outside about two o'clock—I have not a doubt of his person.

THOMAS SHEEN . I am a policeman. I received information from Duncan, and from the man who drove the cart—in consequence of which I went to the Red Lion, High-street, Poplar, and saw the prisoner—I asked him what he had done with that jacket—he said, "I pledged it at Mr. Holly's, High-street"—I took him to the station, and found 4 d . on him—I asked him where the duplicate of the jacket was—he said he gave it to the person who sent him to pledge them—I asked if he knew the person—he said he did not, they called him pussey —next morning he told me the person's name was Hughes.

GEORGE HANCE . I am shopman to Holly, a pawnbroker, in High-street, Poplar. This jacket and two handkerchiefs were pawned by the prisoner, about three o'clock in the afternoon, in the name of John Smith—I asked him whose property it was—he said it was his own—he said nothing about pussey or Hughes.

Prisoner's Defence. I was sitting in a public-house; two sailors came in, and one of them had a jacket, the other had none; he asked me to go and pawn his jacket; I went, and brought him the duplicate, and money, and he gave me a drop of beer.

(The prisoner received a good character.) GUILTY . Aged 20.— Strongly recommended to mercy by the Prosecutor and Jury. — Confined Three Months .

Before Mr. Recorder.

1639. WILLIAM BRACE and MARY ANN BOULTON were in dicted for feloniously assaulting Jane Lucas , on the 10th of April , putting her in fear and danger of her life, and taking from her person, and against her will, 1 bonnet, value 1 s ., and 1 shawl, value 1 s .; and beating and striking her, before, at the time, and after the said robbery; and that they had both been previously convicted of felony.

JANE LUCAS . I live at Blue Anchor-court, Brook-street, Ratcliffe. On the night of the 10th of May I was in Brook-street, returning home to my father's, and saw the prisoners there—I had a shawl round my neck—the prisoners appeared to be quarrelling—as I passed, Boulton made a

snatch at my shawl to pull it off my neck—I asked her what she meant by molesting me in that sort of manner—I crossed the road—she followed me, struck, and knocked me down with one hand, and took my bonnet and shawl with the other—Brace came up, and inquired what was the matter, struck me, and was in the act of repeating the blow, when Boulton pulled him away—I was on the flag-stone at the time, on the ground—I recovered a little, and told Boulton I should give her into custody as soon as I could meet with a policeman—she did not strike me again—the blow she gave me was in the mouth and made it bleed—I was in the company of a young man at the time—he did not resist them—Boulton took my bonnet and shawl across the road into her own house—they both went together—I got a policeman, and gave them in charge—the bonnet and shawl produced are mine—I never saw the prisoners before to my knowledge.

HENRY GOULD ( police-constable K 19.) I went with the prosecutrix to No. 73, Brook-street, and found the prisoners there—she complained of the prisoners taking her shawl and bonnet, which I found in the room the prisoners were in—they both denied the charge.

Brace. I was quite intoxicated. Witness. They had been drinking, but were quite capable of knowing what they were about.

WILLIAM TAPLIN ( police-constable K 234.) On the night of the 10th of May, about half an hour before this, I saw the prisoners together in Brook-street—they were the worse for liquor, but quite sensible, and knew what they were about.

Brace. Q. You know we were very much in liquor? A. You had been drinking freely—it was about half-past twelve o'clock the night this happened.

JURY . Q. Was he recovered from the drink? A. When he was taken into custody he was so far recovered as to be able to stand up and put his handkerchief and things on properly, and I spoke to both of them about the things—he was more in liquor when I first saw him—both said they knew nothing of them—they understood my question quite well.

Brace's Defence. I knew nothing about it more than a child; when I was in the station in the morning I asked two or three persons what I was there for; I then said to the woman, "What are we here for?" she said, "About a bonnet and shawl;" I know nothing about it, and have no recol lection whatever of coming to the house, I knew nothing about it till I found myself in the station; the policeman had to hold me while I went up the stairs of the station; I dare say they insulted us as much as we insulted them.

HENRY GOULD re-examined. I produce a certificate of the pri soners' former conviction, from Mr. Clark's office—( read )—the prisoners are the persons, but their names are different—I have seen them nearly every night since they have been out of prison, patrolling the streets.

BRACE— GUILTY . Aged 29.

BOULTON— GUILTY .

Transported for Fifteen Years.

1640. CAROLINE AMELIA FLETCHER was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of April , at St. Paul, Shadwell , 1 apron, value 6 d ., the goods of Henry Brown : 1 bonnet, value 3 d .; 1 shawl, value 1 s .; 4 handker chiefs, value 6 s .; 1 petticoat, value 18 d .; 1 apron, value 6 d .; 1 pair of boots, value 1 s .; 5 sovereigns, 4 shillings, and 1 penny; the property of Catherine Harvey , her mistress, in her dwelling-house.—2nd COUNT, stat ing it to be the property of Frederick Harvey , in his dwelling-house.

CATHERINE HARVEY . I am the wife of Frederick Harvey, of No. 94, New Gravel-lane, in the parish of St. Paul, Shadwell, and occupy the house. My children brought the prisoner to my door on Easter Saturday—she seemed in distress—I gave her some victuals and some old clothes to wear, and promised to try to get her into some place—she staid three weeks with me entirely on charity—on the 20th of April she lighted a fire in my room—I fell asleep after that, and on awaking she was gone—I went to my box in my room—it was open—the key had been in my daughter's pocket during the night—I found it on the table—I missed from the box five sove reigns, four shillings, and one penny, which the prisoner had seen me put there the Saturday before; also a pair of boots, a shawl, four silk handkerchiefs, an apron, and a white petticoat—she was afterwards apprehended, and the shawl, bonnet, apron, and boots were found on her—I had not given her any of them ( the apron belongs to Mary Ann Brown ) she had told roe she had no friends at all, but I found her aunt in Chapel-street, who said she had been gone away three-quarters of an hour, but I went and found she was getting over the yard at the back of the house—I caught her, and said if she would give up my property I would not give her in charge; that she had taken all I had to maintain my children—I gave her in charge of a policeman in Charles-street.

Prisoner. The woman gave me the apron, and told me to put the boots on; I never saw the money or the handkerchief. Witness. I did not—I was asleep at the time—she was in the habit of having the key of my door, because she was the first to come down in the morning—she was taken about half-past twelve o'clock—she left my room about eight o'clock in the morning—I knew nothing of her before.

MART ANN BROWN . I am the wife of Henry Brown, and lodge with Mrs. Harvey—I sleep in the same room with her. On Wednesday morn ing, the 20th of April, the prisoner lighted a fire, and I saw her go to the box, while Mrs. Harvey was asleep—she used frequently to open the box for Mrs. Harvey, who often sent her to it, and I thought nothing of it—when she left the room she told me she was going for some new bread for break fast—she did not come back—I missed a cotton apron, which was found on her—I bad not given it to her.

ANN PRICTOR . I am the wife of James Prictor, of No. 3, Chapel-street, St. George's. My sister married the prisoner's father when she was about five years old—she nursed my child for eighteen months, and was a very good girl then—she came to me on this Wednesday morning, about twelve o'clock, and said she had left her place, that her mistress had sold her things and gone to Liverpool—she had a parcel, containing print enough to make five aprons—she asked if I could tell her of a place—I said no—she said, did I think her father and mother would take her home again—I said she might stop at my house till I went to inquire whether they would—she had run away from them about eight months ago—she had a pair of cotton stockings and some cotton, which she said she had bought in the Highway—in half-an-hour after Mrs. Harvey came and asked for Caroline, which was not the prisoner's name—I told her I did not know such a person, and asked if she was married to a sailor—she said no, she was a girl—I said, "There is a girl here, Amelia Fletcher"—I sent the prisoner down to answer the door—she was frightened, and got over the pales of the yard—she put 1 d . on my table—she did not pro duce any more money to me.

GEORGE SWODEN ( police-constable K 92.) Mrs. Harvey gave the pri soner

into my charge—I asked her what she had done with the money—she said she had never seen it—I took her to the station—in the mean time her aunt brought this parcel, containing the print—the prisoner told me she had bought it at two or three different shops, but I could not hear of her at either of them—I produce the clothes, which were found on her—the bonnet, shawl, boots, apron, and 1 d ., were found on her—the new cotton is worth about 2 s . 9 d .

MRS. HARVEY re-examined. These things are mine;—I gave her the shawl and petticoat—these boots are mine—she left me without any boots to put on, and she cut up a pair of her own.

ANN HARVEY . I am the daughter of the prosecutrix—the prisoner slept with me—on Tuesday night I put my pocket under the pillow—I had three shillings, a penny, and a halfpenny, in it, and seven keys on a bunch, one of which belonged to the box—about three o'clock I was awoke, and found her dressed, and sitting up in the bed—I asked what she wasted—she said I had frightened her—I went to sleep again—when I awoke next morning she was gone—I found my pocket on the-chair, and the key of the box gone from it—I afterwards found it on the table.

Prisoner. You know you frightened me overnight, and you left the key yourself on the table; you blew the light out, and said there was a man had hung himself in the cellar; I got up and dressed myself directly. Witness. I did not say so—she gave the candle to a lodger to go up stairs with, and she came down in the dark—I never told her a man had hung himself in the cellar—I did not fasten the bed-room door—I was in bed when she came down—she kept the key of my mother's room.

Prisoner's Defence. I know nothing of the money, silk handkerchief, or white petticoat.

GUILTY . † Aged 15.— Transported for Ten Years .

1641. FRANCIS CARNEY was indicted for unlawfully and feloni ously assaulting Mary Ann Jones , on the 14th of April , and cutting and wounding her in and upon her head, with intent to do her some grievous bodily harm.

CORNELIUS MARTIN . I am a labourer, and live in Monmouth-street, Cannon-street-road. On the night of the 14th of April, from nine o'clock till eleven, I was at the Royal Crown, and saw the prisoner and a female, named Mary Ann Jones, at very high words—I saw the prisoner strike her once or twice with, his fist in the mouth—I afterwards saw him take up a poker, and threaten to hit her on the head with it—he threw it down among the ashes, as I interfered—I afterwards heard her exclaim that he bad hit her on the head—she did not say what with—I turned round, and he was standing by the fire-place, with the poker in his hand—he did nothing with the poker—she was at the other end of the room, six yards off—he put the poker down into the ashes a second time—I saw a wound on the top of her head, which was bleeding—he walked out of the room, and she walked out after him—I believe they were both in liquor—they had been drinking to gether for an hour, and she aggravated him to it, calling him very bad names, and his mother too—when he hit her with his fist she called him names—he took out the poker and said he would hit with it if she did not get out of his way.

Prisoner. I never hit her with the poker at all; she called me very bad names, and my mother too.

CHARLES HUNNISETT ( police-constable K 151.) I heard a cry of "Stop thief" near the Royal Crown on this night, and saw the prisoner run across the road from the house, pursued by other persons—another man found him lying down under a wall—he was charged with having done something in the public-house—he said nothing, but in going to the station he said he hoped I would be lenient with him.

Prisoner. I was not lying under a wall; I fell down, in consequence of a cart going by.

JAMES KEEL . I am pot-boy at the Royal Crown. Between eleven and twelve o'clock I was going into the tap-room, and saw the prisoner take the poker up, and strike the young woman with it—I noticed blood come from her head, but not much—they were both having very high words, and when she went out of the room he followed her out—it was a single blow.

WILLIAM MEREITT HARTLEBURY DAY . I am house surgeon at the London Hospital. Mary Ann Jones was brought there on Friday morn ing—I examined her head—she had received a lacerated wound of the scalp, of about two inches in extent, and a contusion of the back of the right shoulder—there was a little extravasation of blood—it might have been attended with serious consequences if neglected—it was such a wound as a poker would make—it extended through the scalp, it broke the skin, but not the bone.

Prisoner's Defence. I was very tipsy at the time; I do not recollect taking up the poker at all.

GUILTY of an Assault. — Confined One Year .

1642. SAMUEL LEWIS was indicted for feloniously assaulting Jane Hemmings on the 8th of April , and cutting and wounding her in and upon her right arm and lower lip, with intent to do her some grievous bodily harm.

ROBERT HOARE ( police-constable D 72). On the evening of the 8th of April I met the prosecutrix, Jane Hemmings, opposite Harcourt-street—her arm was cut, and was all in a gore of blood—the blood was running from it—it seemed cut across about two inches and a half or three inches long, and was laid open—her mouth was covered with blood—I took her to the dispensary, and had the wound dressed—I afterwards went to No. 15, Providence-place, and found the prisoner there—she said, "That is the man who cut me"—I said to him, "You are my prisoner"—there was a white-handled knife lying on the table—he said, "I don't care a d—n, it is not the first time I have been locked up"—the woman said in his presence, "That is not the knife he cut me with," and went to the cupboard and brought a knife from under several others, and said, "This is the knife he cut me with"—the prisoner said, "It is not, that is the knife I cut her with," meaning the one on the table—there was no blood on either knife—on the way to the station he said, "She pawned a shirt for 1 s ., and she had no business to do it"—I did not consider the prisoner to be in liquor.

JAMES COLTHIRST BODGER . I am assistant-apothecary to the Western Dispensary, New-road—the woman was brought in—I found a wound on her right arm, such as a knife would produce—it was about three inches long, and her lip had a small wound—the arm was cut inside as if she had been holding it up to protect her face, and received it.

Prisoner's Defence. I struck her; she called me bad names; a dog

flew at me when I struck her; I flew at the dog, and she pushed the knife out of my hand, and cut her arm in trying to pull the dog from under the bed.

ROBERT HOARE re-examined. There was a dog followed him to the station, and wanted to remain with him in the cell, I could hardly get it away—it did not appear likely to fly at him, it was so fond of him.

GUILTY of an Assault. Aged 29.— Confined One Year .

1643. EDWARD LAWRENCE was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of April , 6 spoons, value 2 l .; and 1 pair of sugar-tongs, value 10 s .; the goods of George Welborne .

GEORGE WELBORNE . I am a chemist, and live at Ratcliff-highway, in the parish of St. George in the East—the prisoner occupied my first-floor, furnished. On the 27th of April he did not come home—I went into his room and missed six spoons and a pair of sugar-tongs—the spoons were in the room for his use—the sugar-tongs he had borrowed on the previous Sunday—he was taken into custody on the 3rd of May.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. He has been a seafaring man, has he not? A. He said he was a steward on board a steam-boat which was not then running, and he had removed from the other side of the water to be about an equal distance between the steam-boat and his father's house in the Mile-end-road—I received a letter from him before he was taken—I have not got it here—there was no address to it nor any clue to his friends—it did not tell me he had pawned the things and would restore them to me—he left his clothes at my house—1 l : rent was in arrear—it was 10 s . a week—I have received the rent since, which was 2 l . from the 10th April to 10th May—that was a week beyond the time he was found—the keys were not delivered up till he was in custody—he was taken at 12, Suffolk-street, St. George's—the officer told him he had come to take him for taking my spoons and sugar-tongs—he said, "Oh, I hare them here, I was about to bring them to Mr. Welborne," and produced them—I found they had been pawned and redeemed—he said he redeemed them, and was about to bring them to us—since that I have received the rent up to the week ending the 10th of May, which inclnded 2 s . he was in my debt for medicine—my wife asked for the sugar-tongs, which made them leave.

WILLIAM ARGENT ( police-constable H 126). I went to No. 12, Suffolk-street, Cannon-street, on the 3rd of May, and found the prisoner in bed——I asked him if his name was Henry Lawrence—he said "Yes"—I said I had come respecting some spoons of Mr. Welborne's—he said "Stop," and I told him to open the shutters, that I might hare light—he said, "You need not search for the spoons, I have got them," handing them to me—"I was going to bring them to Mr. Welborne."

JOHN CHUBB . I am foreman to Mr. Reynolds, a pawnbroker, of Mile-end, three quarters of a mile from the prisoner's lodgings—the sugar-tongs were pawned on the 25th of April, by the prisoner—he came on the 2nd of May, about nine o'clock in the morning, and redeemed them—he paid 6 s . for them.

JAMES RATCLIFF CHESTER . I am a pawnbroker—a table-spoon, simi lar to this one, was pawned with me, and was taken out on the 13th of April—two on the 13th of April, and the rest on the Monday previous to the 14th of May—he pawned two on the 19th, two on the 7th, and two on the 15th—two were redeemed on the 13th of April, and two on Monday, the 2nd. of May. NOT GUILTY .

1644. CHARLOTTE DRAKE was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of April , at St. Marylebone , in the dwelling-house of Thomas Cooper , I watch, value 14 l .; 1 neck-chain, value 4 l .; 1 pair of ear-rings, value 18 s .; 1 toothpick, value 7 s .; 1 brooch, value 7 s .; 1 box, value 3 s .; 6 spoons, value 1 l . 10 s .; 1 pair of sugar-tongs, value 12 s .; 1 bodkin and case, value 1 s .; 1 pair of scissors, value 8 d .; 1 pair of stockings, value 1 s .; 2 watch-keys, value 1 l .; 1 seal, value 10 s .; 1 ring, value 10 s .; 2 sove reigns, and 110 l . Bank-note; the property of Samuel Syred : and MAR GARET BARRY and WILLIAM GOWLAND , for feloniously receiving 1 watch, value 14; l .; 2 watch-keys, value 1 l .; 1 seal, value 10 s .; and I ring, value 10 s .; part and parcel of the said goods, well knowing them to have been stolen; against the Statute, &c.—3 other COUNTS, stating it to be the property of Elizabeth Syred .

MR. DOANK conducted the Prosecution.

ELIZABETH SYRED . I am the wife of Samuel Syred, who lives in the country, I believe—at the time in question I was living at No. 7, Spring-street, Portman-square, in the parish of St. Marylebone—Thomas Cooper occupies the house. On the 11th of April the prisoner Drake proposed to take half my bed, and lodge with me at 2 s . a week, she came that evening—on the 16th of April I missed from a box six silver spoons and a pair of sugar-tongs—I thought I might have mislaid them, and made inquiry about them—on Sunday, the 17th, I told Drake she must go on the Monday, which she did in the morning—two days after I searched a large box of mine, not the one the spoons were in, and missed from it a small mahogany box containing a 10 l . note, two sovereigns, a gold watch, a gold neck-chain, and the other articles stated in the indictment—I hare seen some of them since.

COURT . Q. What is your husband? A. He was a servant five years ago, when I lived with him—I do not know anything more about him—I have not seen him for five years—I have been in service till within a few months, and gave fourteen guineas for the watch in Norwich—I was cook and house-keeper for nine years in the same family, and have been living on my savings for the last few months.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. How do you get your living? A. I was living on what little I had got by me—I got this property in service.

JAMES LARK . I am inspector of police at Woodbridge. On Thursday, the 5th of May, in consequence of information, I went with a search-warrant to the father of Drake, a labouring man, at Redfield-street, Woodbridge, and found her and her mother there—I told her I was come with a search-warrant to search for property stolen from London—the prisoner asked me what property—I said, I dare say she could tell me better than I could myself, and asked her to show me her boxes—she showed me two boxes—I searched a clothes-box, found a small mahogany box in it, opened it, and it contained a gold neck-chain, which I produced, a gold brooch, a gold tooth-pick, a bodkin and case, and a pair of small scissors—in the large box I found a pair of stockings marked "E. S."—I took a pair of gold ear-rings out of her ears—while I examined the box, I saw her put something into her bosom, and took from her bosom six silver tea-spoons and a pair of sugar-tongs—I took her to my house—her uncle came to see her there, and requested her to tell the truth about the mat ter,

and asked what she had done with the 10 l . note—the did not answer it—a question was put about the watch, which she answered—I found a quantity of wearing apparel in her boxes, some appeared to be new—I found a half-sovereign in the small box, and 8 s . 6 d . in her pocket.

ANN DRAKE . I am a servant out of place. The prisoner is my sister—I lodged at No. 2, Molineaux-atreet, West-end, at the time I was examined—I have left now—I lived there about three weeks ago—several servants lodged in the house—the prisoners Gowland and Barry had the second floor front and back room—they had their dinner and breakfast always together, and kept the lodging-rooms jointly—they lived in the front room, and the servants, who lodged with them, slept in the back room—they did not keep the house, only the second floor—a day or two after I had been there, Mrs. Barry told me my sister had been staying with her for a fort night, and had taken her a watch to sell, and she said Mr. Gowland had taken it out to sell—that was all she told me about it then—when I beard my sister was taken in the country, I came home to Mrs. Barry's house and told her I heard my sister was taken for the robbery—I told her about the watch—it was about ten o'clock at night—she went and called Gowland up, and after that we all three went out to get it out of pledge—I stood at the corner of the street till she came back—it was the same night—I went out with the two prisoners—they walked together, and I by the side of them—we went into Oxford-street—Barry went into some back street, I and Gowland stood at the corner till she came back—I cannot say where she went—she was gone about ten minutes—when she came back she told Gowland to take the watch, and put it into hit pocket—she put it into his hand—we all went home, and went to bed—when we were going to bed, she said we must get up very early in the morning, and take this watch down into the City—I had told them I had an uncle living in the City—the said they must get up very early and take it to my uncle, who was to take it and give it up to the Lord Mayor, or to the prisoner Drake—we got up next morning a little after six, and had breakfast—Mrs. Barry said, "Be as quick as possible, and take the watch into the City"—we were going into the City, and met a constable coming—I told him Gow land had got the watch, and they were apprehended.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. You thought your titter was going to be examined before the Lord Mayor, did not you? A. No, I knew nothing of it.

Cross-examined by MR. PATHS . Q. Do you know how long your sister had been out of place when she went to live with Mrs. Syred? A. I did not know she had led her place—she has been out of place, I understand, about four months altogether—I do not know Mrs. Syred at all.

WILLIAM TOLHERST . I am a policeman. I took Gowland into cus tody in consequence of what the witness Drake told me—I told him he must give me the watch—he gave me a watch, seal, two keys, and a ring, and said he was going to give them to the Lord Mayor, that he understood Drake was there, and if she was not at the Mansion-house, he was going to Clerkenwell to see if she was there—I went to Barry, in Molineaux-street, and told her I wanted her to go with me—she told me to go up stairs while she put on her boots, gown, and bonnet—I did so, and while I was up there, she said Drake told her she had taken the watch from a

gentleman's dressing-table, and she had given it to her to sell for 1 l ., but she thought she would not sell it, but pledge it, which she did, for 27 s .—I took her to the station.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Was what she said, that she wished her to take it, and sell it, to pay herself for the time she had been stopping there? A. That was part of it—she said she bad better pledge it, or take and pledge it for 27 s .—I am quite sure of that—I am not under a charge myself on the subject of what I did in this matter—I have received no communication from the Commissioners of Police—not since or at any time—when Barry was in custody, I went to her house—I did not enter in a book the names of the articles I had taken—they were not all entered on the charge-sheet.

Q. Did you affect to enter them at all at first? A. I was detained so long, running about to Piccadilly and Soho-square, I placed them in a box for safety.

COURT . Q. Placed what things? A. Ten sovereigns and a gold ring, &c., which I got in a room occupied by Mrs. Barry.

MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Did you enter the ten sovereigns as part of the articles you had taken away? A. No—I forgot them—I did not enter the diamond-ring—they were all left at home—I forgot it—I left a Sav ings'-bank book for 30 l . at the station—I had not got to enter it—it was left there for them to enter—I took it away, and left it at the station—it is in general the duty of a constable taking things from a house, to enter them as being taken from that house—I took the sovereigns, diamond ring, and Bank-book to the station at the same time, and left them there—it was not my place to enter the Bank-book—there were some articles omitted to be entered—I was running about in search of a belt, supposed to be stolen, and went and took them to the station for safety—I took them, because there was other property supposed to be stolen—I told the Magistrate I had mentioned the ten sovereigns to the inspector, and left them—he was called, and denied it to my face—I believe I also took one or two gold rings, and two gold brooches, and four spoons—on my oath, I did not say I only took one spoon, this is another case altogether.

COURT . Q. Has this property been claimed by anybody else? A. It has all been given up to a gentleman—I took all this property away because all the drawers were broken open, and I went to look for other property that was stolen—at the charge of Mr. Pritcher, who lost a silver watch and silver snuff-box—the ten sovereigns, ring, and spoons, had nothing to do with it.

MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Was it not in your private room in the station that you locked them up? A. It was—I had nothing to do with entering in the books of the station articles I brought from the house—the inspec tor is Sergeant Jackson—the sister was in the house at the time.

MRS. SYRED re-examined. This is my mahogany box, which I missed—I have looked at all the articles here, they belong to me—the property is worth 10 l ., and more—these stockings are mine.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. What do you know by any mark? A. I know the spoons, watch, brooch, and chain—I am quite sure of them—I lost the box altogether, with the 10 l . note, two sovereigns, and other things.

ANN DRAKE re-examined. Q. Who recommended you to lodge at this

house? A. My sister told me she had been lodging in the street, but I did not know it was the same house—I lived at Mr. Sheperson's, an artist, of Sherrard-street, and left there because my sister took the place when she came from the country—I believe she was in the hospital, and had a brain-fever, or something—she was there about two months ago.

(Martha Hewitt, of Doughty-mews; Mary Ann Turner, and Susan Luke, of Hereford-street, Paddington, gave Drake a good character.)

DRAKE — GUILTY . Aged 17.— Judgment respited.

BARRY and GOWLAND— NOT GUILTY .

First Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1645. HANNAH CLARKE was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of May , 1 frock, value 1 s ., the goods of John Trinder Walters .

ANN WALTERS . I live with my father, John Trinder Walters, at No. 51, Great Wild-street. On the 3rd of May, in the afternoon, I was behind my father's counter in the shop—the prisoner and another woman came in—a pair of shoes were shown to them—the prisoner went to the door, and unpinned a frock—I thought she was going to look at it—in about a minute she walked away with it—I followed her into Great Queen-street, and asked her for the frock she had taken from the door-way—she said she had not got it, and knew nothing about it—I gave her in charge—the frock was produced at the station.

JAMES SELWAY . I am a policeman. On the evening of the 3rd of May I was on duty in Drury-lane, and took the prisoner—she denied the charge.

JANE GARLAND . I am the wife of Thomas Garland, a policeman. On the 3rd of May the prisoner was brought to the station—I searched her, and found fourteen duplicates on her, and this frock concealed under her clothes—she appeared as if she was very tipsy till I took this from her, but then she appeared very different, and was quite abusive.

( Property produced and sworn to. )

(The prisoner put in a written defence, stating that she was intoxi cated, and unconscious of what she was doing.)

GUILTY . Aged 28.— Recommended to mercy. — Confined One Month .

1646. JAMES SIMPSON and JAMES SHANNON were indicted for stealing, on the 29th of April , at St. Marylebone , 6 pairs of boots, value 1 l . 13 s ., and 15 pairs of shoes, value 4 l . 2 s ., the goods of William Jones and others, in the dwelling-house of the said William Jones ; and that they had both been previously convicted of felony.

JAMES LAWSON . I am a stable-man, and live in Wilstead-yard, Sey mour-place, Marylebone. On the night of the 29th of April I was at a shoemaker's shop, in Crawford-street, and saw Shannon come out of Wilson and Jones's shop with a bundle of shoes in his hand—he went three doors on to the leather-cutters, and then the shoes fell down, and all tumbled about—Simpson spread an apron out, and put them into it—I gave information at the shop—I thought at first he belonged to the shop—the shopman came out, ran up, and collared both the prisoners—Shannon broke away from him, but before that he had put the shop-ticket down the area of a leather-cutter's—I am sure he is the man that came out with the shoes, and Simpson was helping him in the street.

GEORGE WATSON . I am shopman to Alexander Wilson, William Jones, and another, of No. 84, Crawford-street, Marylebone—Mr. Jones lives in the house. In consequence of information from Law son, I ran into the street, and saw the two prisoners tying the shoes up in this apron, three doors off—Shannon got away—I am certain of him—I secured Simpson—inside there were six pairs of boots, and fifteen pairs of shoes—they had been the shop—I know them, they are marked, and are worth 5 l . 15 s . 6 d .—a few minutes after Shannon was brought in—the shop-ticket was attached to them.

JOHN TURNER ( police-constable D 39.) Simpson was given into my custody in the shop, with the boots and shoes—he said he did not steal them—I asked him where he lived—he refused to tell me, or give his name.

RICHARD BOURKE ( police-constable D 70.) I was on duty at the end of Montague-square—I saw Shannon running, and stopped him—he was charged with stealing boots and shoes—he said he only picked them up from another man, that he might as well have them as anybody else.,

Shannon's Defence. Coming up Crawford-street, a man ran away and dropped the boots; Simpson was standing by them, and said, "Young man, assist me in taking these into the shop; "I said yes, and was help ing him; the prosecutor laid hold of me; I was frightened, and ran away; a man called "Stop thief" after me, and I stopped; Bourke came up, and took me to the station; I did not say what he says.

MR. LAWSON re-examined. Shannon took the shoes—I saw him run out of the shop with them.

JAMES BLOOM ( police-constable E 98.) I produce a certificate of Shan non's former conviction from Mr. Gilby's office, the Clerk of the Peace for Westminster—( read )—the prisoner is the person—I was present at the trial.

RICHARD WALKER . I am a policeman. I produce a certificate of the prisoner Simpson's former conviction, from Mr. Clark's office—( read )—I was present at the trial—he is the person.

SIMPSON*— GUILTY . Aged 18.

SHANNON*— GUILTY . Aged 19.

Transported for Ten Years .

1647. ROBERT NOYES was indicted for assaulting Elizabeth Webb , with intent, &c.

GUILTY .— Confined Nine Months .

NEW COURT .— Tuesday, May 17 th, 1842.

Sixth Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1648. JOHN FITZGERARD was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of May , 1 pair of boots, value 1 s ., the goods of Edward Scully , in a vessel in a port of entry and discharge.

JOSEPH TUCK . I am gate-keeper at the East India Docks. On the 5th of May, about half-past seven o'clock, I was called, and took the prisoner into custody—I found this pair of boots on him—he said be had taken them from the chest of Edward Scully—Scully was present and heard that, and said they were his boots—the prisoner afterwards said he should not have taken them if he had known they had been in use—the

prosecutor is a sailor—I saw him standing in this Court last night—he is not here this morning.

Prisoner's Defence. I had been at work at six o'clock in the morning; they sent roe down between decks to get some water-casks; the deck was wet; I saw these shoes lying about, and 1 put them on; I did not mean to steal them.

GUILTY . Aged 29.— Confined Two Months .

1649. WILLIAM CLARK was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of April , I4lbs. weight of lead pipe, value 8 s .; and 2 metal cocks, value 7 s .; the goods of Oliver Waterloo King , and fixed to a building.—2nd COUNT , not stating them to be fixed.

OLIVER WATERLOO KING . I live in St. John-street, Clerkenwell. The prisoner was in my house, on the 18th of April, about half-past nine or ten o'clock—I observed, as he was leaving, something very bulky—I had missed several things previously—I went into the yard, and found the water dripping, and the lead pipe was all wrenched off—this is it now pro duced—it had been fixed to the wall—it was brought to me by sergeant Brannan.

JAMES BRANNAN . I am a police-sergeant. I produce the pipe—it was given to me by Walkley.

WILLIAM WALKLEY . The prisoner gave me this pipe about half-past eleven o'clock on Monday night, and told me to take care of it till to-morrow.

Prisoner's Defence. I was coming flown the street, and saw two men put it down in a court; I picked it up, and afterwards gave it to my landlord.

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Confined Six Months .

1650. ROBERT ROGERS was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of May , 35lbs. weight of lead, value 4 s ., the goods of Charles Frederick Old field , his master.

STEVEN OVENDEN . I am a policeman. I produce this lead, which I found on the prisoner's person on the 5th of May—he was in the New-road—I asked him where he got it—he said he would rather not answer—he threw it from him—I picked it up and took him to the station—I have matched this lead with the premises at No. 2, Clifton-place, and three of these pieces fit exactly—I am able to swear it comes from there—there was another man with him when I took him.

CHARLES WOOD . I own the house No. 2, Clifton-place. I have missed lead from there—I have compared this lead with it, and it cor responds.

Cross-examined by MR. BALLANTINE . Q. Is it your property? A. It is the property of my employer, Charles Frederick. Oldfield—I have known the prisoner four years.

GUILTY . Aged 29.— Recommended to mercy. — Confined Two Months .

1651. EDWARD HARWOOD was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of April , 1 watch, value 3 l .; 1 watch-chain, value 6 d .; and 9 shillings; the property of William Johnson , in a vessel in a port of entry and dis charge.

WILLIAM JOHNSON . I belong to the William Pitt, lying in the East India Dock. I had a watch on the 26th of April—the prisoner was on board the ship—I missed my watch—this now produced is it—the pri soner had the opportunity of taking it.

Prisoner. Q. How do you swear to it? A. The chain resembles mine, and both the keys which are on it.

JOHN ALLAN . I am a pawnbroker. The prisoner pledged this watch with me on the 26th of April.

Prisoner's Defence. I never had it.

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Confined Six Months .

1652. JAMES HALL was indicted for assaulting Emma Caroline Tarltan , with intent, &c.

GUILTY . Aged 30.— Confined Two Years .

1653. OWEN OWEN was indicted for a common assault.

NOT GUILTY .

1654. JOSEPH SADOSKI was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of April , 1 coat, value 10 s .; 1 pair of trowsers, value 3 s .; 1 shirt, value 1 s .; 1 pair of stockings, value 4 d .; and 1 stock, value 2 d .; the goods of Wil liam Mathews : and 1 flannel shirt, value 6 d ., the goods of Michael Hickey .

(The prisoner, being a foreigner, had the evidence communicated to him by an interpreter.)

WILLIAM MATTHEWS . I lodge in Maynard-street, St. Giles. I lost a coat, a pair of trowsers, and some stockings—they were found, in my pre sence, on the prisoner's body.

Prisoner. I do not recollect it, I was intoxicated. Witness. He had my coat on, and my stockings, and shirt, and trowsers—he did not lodge in the same room with me.

MICHAEL HICKET . Matthews called me up to help him to take the pri soner—I found his shirt, and stockings, and trowsers on him.

Prisoner. I had not them on. Witness. I assisted in taking off the shirt—he was found in the prosecutor's room.

GEORGE JOHN RESTIEAUX . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner about three o'clock in the morning—I said, "How came you to steal these poor people's things?"—he said, "I did not steal, I changed"—he said that in good English—I have known him these three years—he can speak English—these trowsers were on him—I made him pull them off.

Prisoner's Defence. I was very tipsy when I took the things.

GUILTY . Aged 33.— Confined Six Months .

Fifth Jury, before Edward Bullock, Esq.

1655. EMMA BULLEN was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of May , 9 sovereigns, the monies of Richard Wells ; to which she pleaded

GUILTY .— Recommended to mercy by the Prosecutor.

Confined Twelve Monthr .

(The prisoner received a good character.)

1656. WILLIAM SNOW was indicted for a misdemeanor.

MR. PRENDERGAST conducted the Prosecution.

EDWARD MARKLEW . I keep the Ship in Talbot-court, Gracechurch-street. I became acquainted with the prisoner in September last—he was

introduced to me by my son Edward, who is nineteen years of age—the prisoner said he was the proprietor of the Yarrow Steam-packet hotel, at Port Philip, that he had come from there to London to receive from 700 l . to 800 l ., and when he had settled his business and received his money, he intended to take some young persons back with him to Port Philip, and to get situations for them, and as my son had been speaking to him about it, he asked roe whether I was agreeable for him to go—I said as he wished to go, and he had met with so respectable a person as I understood him to be, I was agreeable to trust him under his care—he said he would take him, get a situation for him, and be a father and a friend to him—we had three meetings—I do not know that he told me all this at the first meet ing—he afterwards told me that he had agreed with the owner of a ship to take seven passengers, and the next time I saw him he said the ship was the Pathfinder —he said he had paid a deposit on each passenger, and he was to pay 125 l . for the seven—I agreed to give 27 l . for my son, 25 l . for the passage, and 2 l . for extras—it was to be paid partly in goods—the prisoner said the goods would be of more service to him at Port Philip than the money, for he could make more than double on the goods there, than he could on the money—I made him several presents' to induce him to be have well to my son—he said a great deal about the country, about its being a very prosperous place, and that my son could get a situation with-the out any trouble the moment he got there—I settled with him on Saturday, 9th of October, and the vessel left the Docks on the Monday week fol lowing—we went to take the luggage to the docks, and found the vessel was gone to Gravesend—the prisoner, my son, and myself, went by the steamer to it—he did not mention what money he had paid—I thought every thing was all right with him and the ship's owners—I remained on board the ship for some time—I said nothing to the captain—I merely saw all my son's luggage placed on board, and then came on shore—I saw several boxes on board, belonging to the prisoner—he said nothing to me about them—the Pathfinder sailed next afternoon—three weeks afterwards I went down to Plymouth, and there found my son, young Williams, and his wife, who was the prisoner's sister—I had known Williams some time—he introduced the prisoner to my ton—all their money was gone—I brought Williams's wife home, and kept her at my house for a long time, till I got her into the Union work-house, and she died a few days after—I heard no more of the prisoner until six weeks ago, when I received this letter from him, enclosed in one directed to young Williams—I know them to be his handwriting, and he acknowledged before the Lord Mayor that they were so—( read )—"Mr. J. Williams, 2, Essex-place, Haggerstone. Wednesday morning. Sir,—I sincearely trust that the step I have now taken will be viewed by you in the light I wish; I am now in London, and with the intention of abiding the whole of my previous conduct to be investigated by the parties most concerned, but mostly by you, whom I have injured, and who must have suffered so much through the cause of my leaving. Oh, that I could recall the past, and restore to you that peace of mind and comfort you enjoyed before the unfortunate circumstance occurred which caused my ruin and wretchedness to you. Believe me, John, sincerely, as there is an Almighty God in heaven to hear what I now say, that not in the least had I any intention of deceiving you or any one; bow it has all occurred, and the principal cause of my downfall, I should wish to prove

to you if you would allow me to see and speak to you. Sincerely do I entreat your pardon, and that of your mother for what I have done, but believe me I am not so culpable as you imagine. I enclose a note to Mr. Marklew, if you will be kind enough, if I may ask such a thing, to deliver; and likewise permit me to see him, if he will consent, at your house; per haps things may be better arranged by what I propose; still if not, I will then on to-morrow morning go to the Mansion-house, and then trust to Him above. I should much wish to see you and Mr. Marklew this evening, Wednesday, at seven o'clock. Will you consent? if you will, it will add an act of great kindness to the unfortunate W. SNOW ."

Letter to Mr. Marklew. —"Wednesday morning. Sir,—You will no doubt feel much surprised at having a note from me, but I write to you with the hope that however culpable I may appear, yet on hearing some circumstances from me you will find I am not guilty. I have arrived in London with the sole purpose of letting justice prove the truth; and though I would fain the matter might be settled if possible in a different way, yet should you not be enabled to listen to what I can say in palliation of what has occurred, I am determined to abide by the laws of the country. Allow me to say, Mr. Marklew, that you are indeed very much mistaken in supposing I am the villain stated in the public papers. I can prove, I trust, to your satisfaction, if you would hear me coolly and dispassionately, that no intention ever existed in my mind of injuring any one party. 1 could also prove, if matters were now settled peaceably, how much better it would be for all parties concerned. This I can do if you would con sent to meet me alone at seven o'clock this evening at Mr. Williams's. I have many persons to prove the truth of what I might say to you, and all I ask of you is to hear me first; all may yet be able to go well without loss to any one; and such is my earnest wish that it may. Should you refuse to see me, I can only add, the thing must take its course, and no benefit to any one will then ensue; acceding to my request of conversing together for a short time may prove of mutual advantage. I must again state that you are very much deceived in judging me as you do. I enclose this in a similar note to Mr. Williams, begging him to be kind enough to present it to you, and all I entreat of you is, to beg you will hear me.—

W. SNOW." MR. MARKLEW continued. I found the prisoner at William's mother's, and apprehended him—he made me several offers not to prosecute—he said he had not had much more than a fourth part of the articles, and I should have them, and he would make up all the money if I would not prosecute—I have found part of the property.

Prisoner. Q. At what time did I say I was possessed of 700 l . or 800 l .? A. The first time you came to me—I mentioned it to young Wil liams, and he said you had brought plenty of property with you, and I thought you were a man of property—he did not tell me you had been out only eighteen months—I gave you seven sovereigns—I did not give you all the money I charge you with having received on the same day—I gave you part, and I sent part by my son—I received a receipt or agreement from you, but thinking you would never show your face in London again I have mislaid it—I did not inquire at the agents whether you had secured the passage—I put too much faith in you—I left every thing to you, and you did every thing as my agent.

Prisoner. Q. How came you to place such confidence in me, only seeing me once? A. Why, knowing your brother-in-law—my son had been

wanting to go abroad for some time, and I was certainly glad of an oppor tunity of his going with some one who I thought would take care of him.

Prisoner. Q. It was not at my entreaty, then? A. You came to me and asked whether I was agreeable to let my son go—I did not earnestly solicit you to take him—I have been a prosecutor several times before—I was indicted about eighteen months or two years ago for suffering card playing in my house, not for keeping a disorderly house, or allowing bad company to come there—I had a very respectable card party up-stairs—it was a charge made by a policeman.

COURT . Q. What did you let him have besides the 7 l .? A. Nine teen yards of broad cloth, two watches, and a time-piece—those were goods paid for part of my son's passage—I gave part of them into the prisoner's hands and part I sent to his lodgings by my son—I let him have them entirely for him to pay my son's passage to Port Phillip, upon hit promise of taking him there and getting him a situation—he stated several times that he would be a father and a friend to him—he said he had paid a deposit to the owners to secure the passage for seven persons, and my son was included in the seven—his representing that he had come over to receive 700 l . or 800 l . operated on my mind in letting him have the rest—he gave me a card stating that he was the sole proprietor of the Yarrow Steam Packet Hotel—I asked him how he and his wife could leave the bu siness—he said he had left some one to. take care of it while he was away.

Prisoner. Q. Have you any witness that heard me say to you that I had come to receive 700 l . or 800 l .? A. There was no one present, but I could bring half a dozen persons to whom you stated the same thing.

COURT . Q. Was it partly owing to that, that you trusted him? A. It was—I thought he was going to take a good deal of property with him to do work.

JURY . Q. Did you send out your son on the faith of that representa tion? A. I did—he was a stranger to me but I knew his relations—his wife's relations are in very humble circumstances—some of his relations are in very good circumstances—his brother-in-law was in a situation in Throgmorton-street—his mother is a widow, and gets her living by a mangle.

EDWARD MARKLEW, JUN . I am the prosecutor's son. I was intro duced to the prisoner by Williams. I was present at conversations between the prisoner and my father—I heard him say, in my father's presence, that he was the proprietor of the hotel, and he had come here to receive money—I do not remember what sum he mentioned—I heard him say he had paid a deposit for the passage of seven persons, of whom I was one—I was not present when my father paid him the money—I went on board the Pathfinder at Gravesend on the Tuesday afternoon with the prisoner and his wife, and Williams and his wife—Williams's wife is the prisoner's sis ter, and the prisoner's wife is Williams's sister—we sailed about three o'clock on Wednesday morning—we started from the Downs, I think, about the 20th or 22nd of October, and meeting with an unfair wind when we got to Dungeness we were obliged to return to the Downs—the priso ner and his wife left the ship on Sunday afternoon, and said he should be on board in four days—he asked the captain whether he would allow him four days—he promised to meet us at Plymouth in four days—two boxes and one large box were left on board belonging to him—the prisoner did

not meet us at Plymouth—we went on shore there to the Royal Hotel as he had directed us, and stopped there two days, but he not coming, we went on board again on the Friday, when we were informed that only 25 l . or 27 l . was paid as a deposit for our passage, and if he was not forth coming with the rest, 70 l . odd, we could not be allowed to remain on board—they would not allow us to remain—I received a letter from the pro prisoner of the Royal Hotel and went back there—Williams and his wife went to the Brunswick Inn—my father came down on the Wednesday evening—I was put to great inconvenience, and was in a state of distress, disappointment, and anxiety—when we found the prisoner was not forth coming the captain took on himself, in our presence, to break open hit boxes to see if there was anything in them worth the passage-money—the two first boxes contained a little wearing apparel, but nothing like the quantity which ought to have been in them—the third contained old colo nial papers, log-books, and some wood, bone, and iron, not worth a penny to us, and more especially if we had taken them to Australia—they were not worth anything either in Port Phillip or anywhere else—when the pri soner left us he said, "Take care of that box, for in it is all my hopes."

Prisoner. Q. Did I not help to fit up berths on board? A. Of course you did, and I helped you—the things found in your box were useful to no one—I have the bone now in my possession—the iron was an old Italian iron and heaters—there were only five persons on board instead of seven.

Prisoner. The bone was a piece of a whale's jaw, and the other things were useful to any one, especially to a female passenger—how long was it after my seeing you that I spoke to your father about your going? Wit ness. Four or five days—I have been intimate with Williams above twelve months, and he introduced you to me.

GEORGE LEWIS . I am owner of the Pathfinder. The prisoner made an engagement with me for the voyage of seven persons to Port Philip, at 125 l —he paid me 27 l . deposit on the 14th or 15th of October—the vessel left London about the 18th—73 l . was to be paid at Plymouth—I have never received it, and know nothing of any such payment being made—in the ordinary course I should have received it from the agent there.

Prisoner. Q. In making that agreement with you, I believe I made a great many quibbles about the amount? A. A great many, as to the amount being larger than you liked to agree for—you agreed to take seven persons in a space large enough for six—I agreed to make a difference on that account—I knew nothing of any party but you—I engaged with you for that number of persons, and unless the money was forthcoming, the captain's orders were to turn the persons out of the ship—I do not intend to refund the 27 l . of course—I did not know you before—25 l . was to be paid at Port Philip—you tried to make the most economical bargain you could.

SIR HENRY ATKINSON, BART . I came from Bahia, on the coast of Brazil, in a vessel which came from Sydney. The prisoner was on board that vessel when it arrived at Bahia—he told me he had come from Sydney, and it is most likely he did—he was a steerage passenger—his passage money was paid before he came on board—he had no money in his pos session, but he told me he had bills to the amount of 700 l . or 800 l .—he borrowed 5 l . of me at Portsmouth, which I lent him on the faith of those bills, and he gave me an "I.O.U.," which I have now in my pocket—I have repeatedly asked him for the money, and he has always put me off

from time to time by letter—at last I waited on him one Saturday, and he promised me faithfully on his word and honour, that he would pay me on the Wednesday—I called on the Wednesday, and was told he was gone back again to P ort Philip—I never saw him again till he was at the Man sion-house—I never saw any thing of these bills—I took his word for it—I knew his father a little, a little, a and on his telling me he had this amount, I lent him the 5 l ., and if he had asked me for 20 l . at the time he could have had it—his hather was a lieutenant in the navy, and had the semaphore at Put ney for some time—he is dead.

Prisoner. Q. When did I state to you that I had this money? A. On the Passage home, and likewise on the morning before we went into the cutter to go ashore at Portsmouth—I did not solve it you to go on shore gone—I never asked any of your relations whether what you stated was true—I trusted to your "word and honour," as you said in your letters—the doctor of the ship heard you state that you had these bills—I have not been much with Mr. Marklew lastely for the purpose of consult ing together—I called on him to know if he could tell me where you were, that I might try to fathom you out and arrest you—I have not frequently called on him since you left the Mansion-house.

JOHN WILLIAMS . I am the prisoner's brother-in-law, I embarked with him on board the Pathfinder —I was not present at the conversation be tween him and Mr. Marklew—I heard him say he would take his son out with him, and that he kept the Yarrow Steam packet Hotel, at Port Philip—I did not hear him say any thing about receiving 700 l . or 800 l .—I was present at the Mansion-house when he was before the lord Mayor—I will not know whether what he said then was taken down in writing—I will not be sure whether Mr. Marklew stated there in the prisoner's presence, that he (he prisoner) had said he kept the Yarrow Steam packet Hotel at port philip—I married the prisoner's sister—I think she was going on for seventeen years of ago—I never knew of his having to receive 700 l . or 800 l . in England—I have known him about fouryears, before he went to Australia, and when he came back—he married my sister.

Prisoner. It is about two years since I first went out to Australia Witness. Yes, in 1840.

MR. MARKLEW re-examined. I was present at the prisoner's examin ation at the Mansion-house—I do not think what he said was taken down—I stated there, in his hearing, that he had told me he came over here to receive 700 l . or 800 l ., and that he kept the Yarrow Steam Packet Hotel at port philip—the prisoner replied, "it is false," and called me a false perjured villain for stating that he had ever said any thing about the 700 l . or 800 l ., for he never had stated such a thing, and that I should suffer for it on my death bed—he said he never was the proprietor of the Yarrow Steam packet Hotel, and he had never stated to me that he was.

Prisoner. I stated that I was never the proprietor, but that I kept the hotel. Witness. He said he never was the proprietor, but he was always there to manage the business—I am sure he did tell me that he was the proprietor in the first instance—it was on Saturday, the 9th of october, that I gave him the goods and money and it was on that day that he told me he had paid the deposit.

— GOSLING . I am a pawnbroker. I produce a pice of cloth which was pawned by the prisoner on the 11th of october, for 1 l . 10 s .

Prisoner. Q. How do you know it was me? A. I can swear it was you—I have not the least doubt of it.

FREDERICK JONES . I am shopman to Mr. Board, a pawnbroker. I produce nine yards of cloth, which was pledged on the 15th of October for 1 l . 10 s . by a man, I cannot say who, in the name of William Snow—I wrote the ticket for it—I saw the person that pawned it, but I do not re collect who it was, it is so long ago—I have no belief on the subject.

GEORGE BECK . I live in the Blackfriars-road. I produce a time-piece, pawned on the 14th of October, in the name of William Snow, for 15 s .—I cannot say who by—the person who received it in pledge has left—it is a repeater.

MR. MARKLEW re-examined. This is a portion of the property I left with the prisoner—I left the time-piece with him on the 9th of Oc tober.

Prisoner. Q. Will you swear you gave it me on the 9th of October? A. I think I let you have one or two of the watches before the 9th, as you had none in your pocket, but this time-piece you had on the 9th, and the cloth.

COURT . Q. Are you quite sure the representations about the deposit were made by the prisoner before you gave him the goods? A. Yes, I am certain of it—I can speak to this cloth—one piece I know by the narrow width—it is exactly the same description of cloth, and the same length.

JURY . Q. Did you state that you would pay him either in money or goods? A. No, I do not think I should have paid him in money—I bad these goods by me, and he said they would be of more service to him than money.

JAMES CLARK . I am a policeman. I took several papers from the pri soner, which I produce.

( The prisoner read a long defence in which he stated that he had been en gaged by the agents of the ship in which he first left England to manage the hotel at Port Philip—that his health obliging him to return to England, he with their consent transferred his licence to another party, who agreed to take the house at the rent of 700l. per annum, and he came over with the money he had obtained, intending to take back his poor relations to settle at Port Philip, where he had sufficient influence to procure them good situations. He denied ever representing to any one that he had to receive 700l. or 800l., or that Mr. Marklew gave him the money and goods stated. He declared that he had no fraudulent intention, but that being unable to obtain sufficient money to pay the remainder of the passage-money for which he had become security he was induced to leave the vessel with his wife, and proceed to Caen, in Normandy, where his step-father resided, in hopes of procuring it from him, but without success, and that his return to England was prevented by a severe attack of illness; had his intentions been not to have gone with the vessel, he should not have paid any deposit to the owners, nor have gone to any expense in fitting up the vessel for the accommodation of the passengers; that the contents of his trunks were not rubbish, but of much greater value and importance than was stated; he produced several papers, the inspection of which, he said, would corroborate the truth of his statement. )

GUILTY . Aged 24.— Confined Twelve Months .

NEW COURT .— Wednesday, May 18 th, 1842.

Fifth Jury.—Before Edward Bullock, Esq.

1657. RICHARD HITCHCOCK was indicted for a misdemeanor.

MR. PAYNE conducted the Prosecution.

HENRY HINTON . I am out of business at present, and live at Stock, in Essex. In the early part of 1839 I carried on business in Queen-street, Cheapside, in partnership with Mr. Taylor, and resided in the country—I became acquainted with the prisoner in May, 1839—I rendered him some service at that time—in August, 1839, the prisoner and his wife called on me at the warehouse in Queen-street—his wife said in his presence that her husband had a valuable property case for a person named Wall, at Whet stone, and from the great kindness I had rendered him in his distress, it was his determination I should receive a portion of the property when recovered—his wife said that, and he rejoined by stating that I had been a great friend to him, that, this property would amount to a very large sum, and it was his intention that I should have a share of it, but at the same time they stated their circumstances would not allow them to carry on the suit unless furnished with money for the purpose, and also for their support during the time the Chancery suit was in hand—his wife said this, and he himself stated so afterwards—shortly after, in October, 1839, he brought me a copy of a will—this is it—( looking at it )—he said he brought it for my satisfaction, to show me that there was such a Chancery suit in existence, and to satisfy me as far as was in his power—he said he could show me that there was such a property to which this Wall was entitled, and he would introduce me to Wall, and also to other members of the family—he did introduce me to Joshua Wall, I think in September, 1839, at the Anchor in Newport-street—that was previous to his bringing me the copy of the will—on the 24th of January, 1840, I gave him a cheque for 15 l ., which I produce—previous to my giving him that cheque he said that he was desirous of relieving Wall's family until the business was settled—I asked him what he proposed to allow Wall and his family until the business was settled—he said he thought 15 s . a week would be sufficient—I told him to make the most he could of the money that I advanced him, but I should have, no objection to his advancing from 15 s . to 20 s . a week to Wall until the, business was settled—on the 22nd of February he came to me again at Queen-street, and stated that he was going to the Court of Chancery, and it was his intention to make a present to some of the clerks—that he found the clerks in the Court more ready to attend to the business he had in hand if he made them presents—no one was present but our two selves when he stated that—he got from me a cheque for 5 l . on that occasion—he said he was going with Mr. Taylor to the Court of Chancery—that he (Mr. Taylor) was the acting man in the business at the Court of Chancery—this cheque is dated the 22nd of February—on the 2nd of March, he came to me again, and said he was going to the Court of Chancery with Mr. Taylor, that they should have to discharge some heavy fees at the Court, and on that occa sion he obtained this cheque for 20 l .—he was in my warehouse two or three times a week on the average, all the year round, and was constantly pestering me for money—I drew so much from the firm that it almost embarrassed us, and caused a dissolution of partnership between me and my partner—about the beginning of December, 1840, as near as I can re member, the prisoner went to town—before he went, he expressed his

opinion that he should find the business settled—and when he came back, he said it was just as he had thought, that he had seen the attorneys, that the Chancery business was finally concluded, that the cheques were drawn for the division of the property, and that he had nothing more to do but to bring up Wall and the members of Wall's family to receive; that he should require a suit of clothes to appear in at the Court of Chancery on that occasion and also a great-coat—in consequence of that I wrote to Pearson, my tailor, who came down to Leytonstone, and measured him for a suit of clothes and a great-coat, of the most expensive cloth—I was present when they were brought in by my tailor, and saw the prisoner in them afterwards—they were furnished on my credit—the prisoner has had three suits of him on my account altogether—I have seen him wear that particular suit frequently, and the great-coat too—it had a velvet collar, and the waist coat was a figured velvet—I believe the suit cost 11 l . 15 s .—this letter, ( looking at one ) is the prisoner's handwriting—I received it from the hands of his wife, and gave her a 5 l . note when she brought it—it is dated Jan. 22, 1841—( read )—"Mr. Hinton, 2, Forest-place, Leytonstone,—My dear Sir, I write merely to say that the business is concluded with the exception of fetching up Wall, which I intend doing to-morrow, and must beg a little of the needful from you to enable me to do so. I should have come down to you, but I am afraid I should increase my cold, which is very bad, and my boots are too thin to attempt to come through this deep snow; my wife is coming back to me to-night, and I wish to start early in the morn ing, and she will bring to me what you choose to send,—I am, dear Sir, your's truly, Richard Hitchcock."—at the latter part of 1839, the prisoner said that Messrs. Shave and Taylor had sent out two agents to Antigua, who had proved the identity of Wall as the heir of the property: that they had returned, and had successfully accomplished their mission—some time after he said the Lord Chancellor had issued the decree in favour of Joshua Wall.

Cross-examined by MR. BALLANTINE . Q. Have you ever paid for any of these suits of clothes that you have ordered? A. No—I am indebted to the tailor for them—I paid for two prior suits—I am involved in debt—that is not the reason I have indicted the prisoner—I am involved through the prisoner—I have been drawn out of a fine business, and to tally ruined—I married the daughter of his second wife, in March, 1840, about nine months after this pretended suit was entered into—she is eighteen years of age now—I do not think she is under eighteen—I cannot speak precisely to her age—I understood she was turned sixteen when I married her—I had known the prisoner nearly twelve months before I married her—I had no acquaintance with Wall until the prisoner intro duced me to him—at the time I married I was in a flourishing business, in Queen-street, Cheapside—at the time of my first acquaintance with the prisoner, I slept at Clapton—I had no dwelling-house of my own—at the time I married I was lodging in Tredegar-square, Mile-end-road—I took my wife home there after our marriage—we resided there for about a month, and then removed to Herman-hill—I was in furnished lodgings in Tredegar-square—we occupied the ground-floor for part of the time, and the latter part of the time we had the first-floor.

MR. PAYNE . Q. When the prisoner told you the names of the attor neys, what else did he say? A. He said it was on condition that I made no inquiries of them, that they would not be interfered with in the busi ness

—he safe me strict injunctions that I should not go to them or com municate with any one of them—I lost sight of the prisoner about tea days after I sent him the 5 l .—I had hand-bills circulated, offering 10 l . reward for his apprehension—he was not taken dn this charge—he was taken in Whitechapel, I think, in October last.

MR. BALLANTINE . Q. What was the nature of this flourishing busi ness you were carrying on? A. A branch of the iron business—I had been in it four years, about two years and nine months before I became acquainted with the prisoner—I think I had been living in Tredegar-square about six months before I married—the prisoner was living at Tredegaer square the whole time—I removed and lived with them in Tredegaf-square—at least they lived with me there—I engaged the apartments—I believe I and the prisoner occupied the house on the same day together—the prisoner might be in the occupation of the house a few hours before I went there, but not a day with his family—the prisoner, his wife, the daughter I afterwards married, and three children, lived there—before I went to Tredegar-square I had a furnished bed-room near Southwark-bridge, at Bank-side—I did not live there with the prisoner—I removed my clothes and trunks to Tredegar-square from Bank-side—I had only one room there—my habits were economical—before that I lived at Mrs. Wallace's, a friend of mine, at No. 6, Stamford-grove East, Upper Clapton—I cannot toll you how long I lived there—these are foolish questions, they have nothing to do with the case—the prisoner did not live with me then, nor I with him—I believe he lived in Garnault-place then—I went to Garnault-place after the first time he came to my warehouse, previous to my going to Trede gar-square—I visited them there—I never went there to live—after leaving Tredegar-square I went to Herman-hill, on-Epping-forest, and had the greater part of a furnished house—I did not agree to board with the prisoner and his family at 100 l . a year, nothing of the kind—they engaged the house at Herman-hill, but I found the money to pay the lodgings and support them.

Q. Now, on your oath, was it not during the time you were living there that some of these sums were paid? A. What I speak of the pri soner having had, was expressly for Wall's business—I found money for the housekeeping—I lived at Herman-hill from April to June, I think—I went to live with him originally in May, 1839, and we continued to live together, from one place to another, till January, 1841—the prisoner's wife had the management of the house—I cannot say exactly how much I paid them for housekeeping during that time—I kept no account of it—on my oath the prisoner had 1000 l . from me for the purpose of carrying on Wall's business—the prisoner did not pay the whole of my wedding expenses—I paid for the whole of them—Mrs. Hitchcock received the money in my counting-house last March—I cannot say the precise amount—I kept no account of it, but she, the prisoner, and all the family, had new suits of clothes—I have received money from him to the amount of a few shillings, not to the amount of several pounds—I think Wall came to my warehouse twice, and met the prisoner there, with some other members of his family—they met for the purpose of talking of this law-suit—I should certainly not have trusted to the prisoner unless I had seen Wall—what I heard from Wall and other members of his fauie mily, and from his friends, certainly impressed the belief on my mind that he was entitled to the property—unless that belief had been impressed on my mind by Wall and his friends, I should certainly not have trusted to the prisoner's representations.

MR. PAYNE . Q. But when you advanced him these particular sums of money, did not you trust to the particular statements he made at the time? A. I did, unquestionably—I gave him the money, and the clothes to go to the Court of Chancery, on the particular statements he made at the time—I drew 1,300 l . from my business between May, 1839, and Au gust, 1840—the prisoner and his family lived with me, not I with them—I provided for them, and supported, clothed, and housed them during the whole time this supposed suit was going on.

JOHN TAYLOR . I am a solicitor, in partnership with Mr. Shave, in Fenchurch-street. I remember some time in 1839, the prisoner coming to me and bringing a person with him who he represented to be Wall—he stated that Mr. Wall was entitled to large property, that he had been ad vertised for that—there were proceedings in Chancery, and he brought some papers, but what they were I do not remember—by my desire he showed the advertisement to me—it referred to Messrs. Teasdale and Symet, solicitors, in Fenchurch-street—in consequence of that reference I went to Messrs., Teasdale and Symes's, leaving the prisoner and the man he called Wall in my office—I came back and told them that the suit had been disposed of by the Court of Chancery, and there was nothing for Wall, he had applied too late, or something of that sort—the prisoner did not em ploy us as his attorneys for Wall in the Chancery suit—I never saw the prisoner afterwards till he was in custody—I did not go with him to the Court of Chancery to pay for the costs, or any thing else—there was no pretence for saying there was any suit going on about Wall's property in our office,

Cross-examined. Q. He did show you some papers which he brought with this person? A. He did—I had an opportunity of looking at them if I pleased—I do not remember what their contents were—I can only recollect the circumstances from going to Teasdale and Symes's—I have no entry of the time, and cannot tell exactly when it was—I remember there was a newspaper with an advertisement—I considered that Wall was too late to obtain this property, from my communication with Teasdale and Symes's—I should suppose he originally possessed some claim from what little I did see, but I cannot say.

MR. PAYNE . Q. But you did not carry on the suit? A. No—I made no bargain with him that our names were not to be mentioned.

MR. BALLANTINE . Q. I suppose as a respectable solicitor, you would hardly take up a suit of that kind? A. No—there are a good many that would be very glad to do it.

WILLIAM PEARSON . I am a tailor. At the latter end of the year, 1840, I made a suit of black, and a great coat for the prisoner, on the credit, and by the desire of Mr. Hinton—I took them to the prisoner—I have seen him wear a portion of them—I have supplied the prisoner with clothes on Mr. Hinton's credit to the amount of 30 l .—this suit came to 13 l .—I did not supply them on the prisoner's credit at all.

Cross-examined. Q. Have you sent in any bill to the prisoner? A. No.

WILLIAM LOWE . I live at Stock, in Essex. I know the prisoner and Wall—I have heard the prisoner say he was inquiring after property of Wall's, and that he was going to allow Wall a sovereign a week—I saw him at Ilford—he had notes and money with him—he said Wall had a large property coming to him.

JOSHUA WALL . I live at Engleston. I know the prisoner—he never allowed me 1 l . a week—if he has got the money from any one to pay it to

me, he has not paid it—I never had the value of a sovereign from him—I have not got a decree in my favour, and a large quantity of property through his means—I never could prove be did anything for me—what has been done, Mr. Clayton of Ingateson has done for me—I never went with the prisoner to Messrs. Shave and Taylor's.

Cross-examined. Q. I believe you authorised the prisoner to act for you? A. The first time I went to him was at his entreaty, at Ley ton stone—he asked me to let him look at the will, and how I got on—I told him I did not know—he asked tie to let him have the will—I let him have it, and the advertisement, where he could go and find out if there was any chance for me, and what—he went up to London with the copy of the will, and the advertisement—I saw the prosecutor several times during the course of a year or two—he sent for me many times at the Anchor—I only saw him once up at the warehouse—me and my relations went; there—I was not satisfied with the prisoner's goings on, and I was determined to see who the solicitors were—I went up to him and told him, "Mr. Hitchcock, let us know who the solicitors are"—ne said "I have orders from the solicitors not to let you know who they are"—he said, "Go home and I will bring you some money"—I entered into an agreement—he has done nothing whatever—he has brought me into great difficulties—I have seen the prosecutor alone as well as in the prisoner's presence.

MR. BALLANTINE called

MARY JACQUES . The prisoner married my mother. I am sister to the prosecutor's wife—I have lived at home with my family—I remember living in Tredegar-square—Mrs. Roberts kept the house then—Mr. Hinton and the prisoner hired the house, I believe—I should think we re mained there nine months—there are five of us in family—during that time the prisoner bad the receipts for the bills made out in his name—he used to pay for what was wanted—my sister is eighteen—I have seen money pass between the prisoner and the prosecutor several times—I have seen the prisoner give the prosecutor money several times—(I am sixteen years old)—that was at Ley tons tone—I never saw it in Tredegar-square—I should think I have seen it six or seven times—Ido not know to what amount—I think it was silver—the prisoner paid the bills at Leytonstone—I do not know whether he paid them out of his own money—he was doing nothing at that time—he has been married to my mother seven years—he has al ways supported us since his marriage—my mother has some property—the prosecutor lived with us at Leytonstone—I do not know how he lived with us—I never heard any agreement made about payment for board and lodging—I never heard him speak about it—I do not remember his ever paying anything for board and lodging—from Leytonstone we went to Mrs. Roberts's, in Tredegar-square again—the prosecutor did not live with us there—I believe he came there twice on a visit—I do not know that the prisoner has been greatly reduced.

JURY . Q. At the time he was staying at Leytonstone, and also while visiting at Tredegar-square, was the prosecutor in or out of business? A. In business—he was in the habit of going out to his business in the morning and returning in the evening.

THOMAS JACQUES . I am brother of Mary Jacques. I remember when we lived at Leytonstone—the prosecutor was living with us then—in the month of February 1840 or 1841, I was sent by the prisoner to take some money to the prosecutor—I think I took 5 l .—I gave it to my sister, and

when the prosecutor came home, I saw her give it to him—I do not recol lect how long ago that was—it only happened once. GUILTY . On the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Counts, Aged 63.— Judgment Respited.

ESSEX CASES .

Before Mr. Recorder.

1658. GEORGE PORTER and WILLIAM GARWOOD were in dicted for stealing, on the 1st of April , 65lbs. weight of hay, value 3 s ., the goods of Joseph Samuel Lescher .

GEORGE MAUN ( police-constable K 96). I know the prisoner Garwood—he is ostler at the Rising Sun, at Ilford—Porter was a master carter. On the 1st of April, between seven and eight o'clock at night, I saw the prisoners in company—I saw Porter carry a trass of hay from the pre mises of the Rising Sun, and place it in the hind part of his cart—he was driving the cart himself—he went to the horses' head and did something to the bridle, watered his horses, then followed me down the road about a quarter of a mile, and there overtook me—I asked him where he bought the hay in bis cart?—he said, "At a corn-chandler's"—I asked "What corn-chandlers?—he said, "I shall not tell you"—I said, "How can you say you bought it at a corn-chandler's when I saw you bring it from the stable of the Rising Sun"—he then said, "I know I did."

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSOK . Q. How is it you are out of your police dress? A. I am suspended, and have been fined for neglect of duty—it does not arise from the proceeding at the Rising Sun, that I am aware of—it did come from the Rising Sun, but not in the present case—I be lieve it was done through ill-feeling towards me at that house—last Mon day fortnight I was on duty in the same road, and a carter that goes the road interrupted me in any duty, and made use of very obscene language to me—I took him into custody for being intoxicated—it was two miles to the station—he begged hard of me to let him go, as he should have to leave his master's team, and he would never do it again, and I let him go—he afterwards made a complaint against me at the station—there were two or three carts standing in front of the Rising Sun—I cannot say there might not have been four or five.

GEORGE LORD . I keep the Rising Sun at East Ham, and have a hay and straw loft in my stable—Garwood was the ostler—the key of the door hung outside the stable—I saw the truss of hay which was found in the cart on the bench, but did not examine it to see if it was like mine.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSOK . Q. How long has Garwood been in your service? A. About three years altogether—his conduct was per fectly satisfactory—I had much confidence in his honesty—I have left him in possession of my bar and goods—it is the practice daily for carters to leave the fodder on the road down, and fetch it on returning, that it should not be splashed and spoiled as the wagons go for soil—he has been in the service of Mr. Hind, a brewer in my neighbourhood, for three years before he came to me.

JOSHUA GUY . I am carman to Joseph Samuel Lescher, of East Ham. On the 1st of April I drove my master's team to town for a load of soil—I took two trusses of clover-hay, some mixed oats, beans, and clover-chaff

—I baited at the Rising Sun—my bones consumed part of the clover-hay on their way to town, and I left the rest at the Ewipg Sun—it was rather better than a truss—my master does not authprize me to leave it there, but I always do it—I never got it back again—it was gone when I returned—I left it in Garwood's care, in the doubie-dppr stable—Garwood told me to put it there—when I got there on my way back, Lord told vie I had better not stop there, for my hay was taken away, and the police had got my corn—I have seen the hay taken from Porter's cart—here is part of it—I know it, and can say it if part of the hay J left in the stable—it is the same as master had at home, which it was cut from—there was a binding on the truss, but I did not tie it myself—I had seen it tied and am able to say it is a portion of what I had left at the fitting Sun—I saw the whole truss at Ilford station, and this is a sample which I took from it.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. How long have you, been in the habit of going up and down the road? A. Four of five. years—I was in the habit of leaving my hay at the stable—I alway found it safe before, Cross-examined by MR. ESPINASSE . Q. How do you know it? A. There is no particular mark—it if clover-hay, trefoil, and Dutch clover mixed, and I know the growth—I know it is the hay I had in my cart.

GEORGE MALINM re-examined. This is part of the hay I took from I Porter's cart.

JOSEPH SAMUEL LESCHER . I have a farm—I saw the hay at the sta tion, and hare no doubt of its being fart of what I had on my premises—it is red and white clover, and trefoil.

(The prisoner Porter received a good character,)

GARWOOD— NOT GUILTY .

PORTER— GUILTY . Aged 26.— Confined Five Months .

1659. GEORGE PORTER was a gain indicted for stealing, on the 1st of April , 2 sacks, value 2 s ., the goods of William Maxwell ,

GEOBOE MALIN . The prisoner lives at Barkingside, in Essex—I went to his house and saw his wife—I went to the place where he keeps the provision for his horses, and found three sacks, two marked, "W. M., East Ham;" the other, "H. Squires, Leytonstone."

WILLIAM MAXWELL . I live at East Ham, very near the Rising Sun—I have a farm-house by the road-side, on which the prisoner's cart travels—these two potato-sacks are mine—I had no dealings with the prisoner, for him to get possession of them.

Cross-examined by MR. ESPINASSE . Had you missed any sacks? A. No; I have above 200, and never count them—I am in the habit of send ing things out in sacks to London, very seldom any where else, except to my farm—I never send corn out in the sacks—the prisoner was sent to London to a salesman many times, and they send them to the consumer.

MR. ESPINASSE called

---- STRINGER . I deal in vegetables, and am in the habit of buying and selling potatoes—I get them in. sacks, and generally have other per sons' sacks coming from the market, who have our sacks, and have others sent back in return—they get changed in business—the prisoner has dealt in vegetables since Michaelmas—he was my servant six years—sometimes, I send a ton of potatoes to market, and have several back not our own—I know the prisoner cannot read.

NOT GUILTY .

1660. LAWRENCE SWINSON was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of April , 2 bags, value 2 s .; 9 yards of canvas, value 3 s .; 1 bucket, value 1 s .; 1 lantern, value 1 s .; 1 basket, value 6 d .; 2 pieces of wood, value 2 d .; and 59 yards of rope, value 1 s .; the goods of the Eastern Counties Railway Company , his masters.

WILLIAM WILLIAMS . I am in the employment of the Eastern Counties Railway, and live at Stratford, in Essex—I have charge of a factory at Marsh-gate-lane—the prisoner assisted me there some months ago—I missed some articles, got a warrant, went to the house, and found nine pieces of canvas, a bucket, a lantern, some rope, wood, and other things, the property of the Company, which had been in the factory—nobody but him and I had access to it.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. It is five or six months since he first began to assist you? A. More than that—he was there last on the 11th of April—I never had any quarrel with him—when I accused him of losing any thing, he said, "Do you accuse me of theft, if you do I will report you?"—I had nobody to ask but him if I missed anything—we took the Northern Star newspaper between us, and had a few words about pay ing for it—he was to have paid half and I half—it was only 5 d .—he did not pay any thing—we quarrelled about a week before I took the warrant out—I have smoked my pipe with him twice—I am a teetotaller, and never drink with anybody—I have been at his house once or twice, and he has been at mine—he has a wife—I know he is a foreigner—I am positive the things belong to the Railway—I know the bucket to be marked with the initials of the railway on it—it was branded when I picked it up on the railway with the initials "E.C.R.," but that has been cut out, painted, and the initials "L.S.S." painted on it—I picked it up about five months ago—I have orders to take anything I find on the railway belonging to the Company, and take care of it—I know the bucket by the roughness on the inside, as if it had had stone or lime in it—it was nearly falling to pieces—when I missed it I said to him, "Where is the bucket?"—he said, "What bucket?"—I said, "The bucket"—he said, "Do you charge me with stealing it?"—I said, "There is nobody but you and me."

COURT . Q. Where was the brand? A. Between these two hoops—I cannot see where it has been cut out—I cannot say how deep it was—this lantern has the same initials on it as was on the bucket, "E. C. R."—I found this in the prisoner's house under the stairs—he never used this to light himself home on a dark night, to my knowledge—I will swear I never lent it him—I last saw it in the latter end of last year or the be ginning of this—when I missed it I accused him of it—nobody was pre sent—I have taken things of the Company with their knowledge—I never took anything without permission.

MR. PAYNE . Q. Do you recollect a pair of trowsers and capes for the shoulders being mad count of the Company's canvas? A. It is a customary thing—I did not make any—the prisoner made a pair of canvas trowsers to slip over my things in my dirty work—Mr. Braithwaite has seen them—the Company never gave me leave to take them—I never got the pri soner to make me a cot or hammock for my children to sleep in, out of the canvas—they sleep on a bedstead—I never told him I might take as much canvas as I liked—I have never been in the habit of accusing other people of stealing things to screen myself—I made a charge at Lambeth-street against one Peffard—the case was discharged—if my master had been there it would not have been—I believe the Company had to pay 30 l . damages for my

accusation against the man—whether it was false or not is yet to be proved, but my master did not appear, and I believe that was the cause—I took the roan in the act of stealing a coil of rope—I was a witness in the case—I swore against Rickards, not against Peffard—Rickards was dismissed, and Peffard brought an action because master, Mr. Braithwaite did not appear the day he was to appear at Lambeth-street—it was before the Magistrate at 11ford—I believe he was held over to bail, and is under bail at the present time—it is six or seven months ago—he was bailed in cut the Company wanted him—I was never in the Excise—I have been in the Customs, and was superseded for being a few minutes absent without leave, after being there sixteen years—here is my certificate, and what I was discharged for—( the certificate certified that he was discharged for being absent from a vessel without leave )—I have been in the navy—I was never tried by a court-martial—I have been punished for drinking, but never for anything like mutiny—here is a basket—there is no mark on it, but I am positive of it—I know it by the handle—I have handled it for months—I found that under the stairs, stowed away with the other things—I had seen it two or three months before finding it—I accused him of taking it, and asked him for it—I sever went to his house to search before—I do not know what the basket is worth—I do not suppose I could get a new one for 3 s .—I never gave it him—I never told him any of these things were my perquisites—there is some wood that was cut up for lighting the coke ovens—I found that in his house—I never told him he might have it as old wood—this canvas had been carriage-covers, and was still used—we have cut some carriage covers up for screens, and this is part of it, but we have so much I did not mist it—I found it under the stairs—here is a tin can—I know there is no mark on it—I cannot swear to it—the lantern and pail were not in use—he resided about half a mile from the railway.

SIDNEY BBAITHWAITS . I have the king's printers' copy of the Act, incorporating the Company.

Cross-examined. Q. Has Mr. Williams authority to make trowsers out of your canvas? A. Certainly not—this canvas is old and damaged, and not fit for covering goods—it is always useful at a rag-shop.

NOT GUILTY .

Before Edward Bullock, Esq.

1661. GEORGE WARRINGTON was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of April , 3lbs. weight of butter, value 2"., the goods of Samuel Baxter , in a certain boat, on the navigable river Thames ; to which he pleaded GUILTY . Aged 20.— Confined Three Months .

1662. ANN GREEN was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of January , 1 shirt, value 2 s ., the goods of Bartholomew Maloney .

JOHANNA MALONEY . I am the wife of Bartholomew Maloney, and live in Moor-lane, East Ham. On the 1st of January I hung a shirt out to dry near my door—I went to a neighbour's, about four or five hours after wards, to look for it, and could not find it—I saw it again last Friday three weeks—this now produced is it—I know it by a stain in the corner.

CHARLES COLLYER ( police-constable K 30.) I went to the prisoner's house on the 14th of April, in consequence of information—I asked her to produce a shirt, which she did—the prosecutrix said it was hers—the prisoner said it was her own property—I asked her how it came her pro perty

—she said she purchased four yards and a half of calico, at a shop at Stratford, at 4 1/2 d ., a yard; that she made a shift for her child out of that quantity, and put the remainder into the shirt—I have measured the shirt, and there are five yards in it—the prosecutrix said she made two shirts at one time, and I have compared this with another shirt she gave me, and they seem to me to correspond—I went to the shop at Stratford where the prisoner said it was bought—they said that was about the price of calico, but they could not say who they sold it to, as they sold such a quantity of it—the prosecutrix pointed out this mark on the shirt before I found it—it is an iron mould, and will not wash out.

Prisoners Defence. If I stole the shirt, it is not likely I should go and hang it up close by Mrs. Maloney's door; my sister washed the shirt, and knows it to be mine.

GUILTY . Aged 27.— Recommended to mercy. — Confined Three Months .

Before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1663. JAMES BOURNE was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of April , I saw, value 8 s .; and 1 square, value 3 s . 6 d .; the goods of Ben jamin Wildsmith .

BENJAMIN WILDSMITH . I am a carpenter. I lost this saw on the 8th of April, from my shop, up stairs—I can swear to it, by a particular mark—this square is also mine—my name is on it—the prisoner formerly worked for me, and I always found him honest.

JAMES ARCHER . I know this saw and square to be Mr. Wildsmith's.

WILLIAM EPPS ( police-constable N 303.) I met the prisoner in the Lea Bridge-road about eight o'clock, on the 9th of April, with this saw and square—I asked what he had got—he said he had bought it—I asked him Where—he said in Sun-street, Bishopsgate, about eighteen months ago.

Prisoner's Defence. I went to Woodford to look for work; as I was coming down Snaresbrook I met a carpenter, whom I had never seen be fore; he had the square and saw, and asked me to buy them, which I did, for 3 s .; when I found the name on the square it confounded me; I did hot know what to do; I thought I would take it to Bow, and send it to Mr. Wildsmith; I was never in trouble before.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 78.— Strongly recommended to mercy by the Prosecutor and Jury. — Confined Ten Days .

1664. WILLIAM WINDLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of April , 2 loaves of bread, value 9 d ., the goods of John Macomie .

JOHN MACOMIE . I had a wheelbarrow in the street—I went to a gen tleman's house—I left my bread in my barrow—when I returned I found two loaves gone.

CHARLES PENNYPATHER . I saw the barrow at the gate—I saw the prisoner go away with two half-quartern loaves—I called him to stop—he would not.

Prisoner. The gentleman came to me; my brother was in doors; he said he stole the bread; my brother said he did not steal it. Witness. I did not charge the brother—there was another one with him, who also had a loaf—I could not swear to the other.

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Confined Three Months .

Before Edward Bullock, Esq.

1665. WATSON STAFFORD was indicted for obtaining 4 half-crowns, by false pretences; to which he pleaded GUILTY .* Aged.— Confined Twelve Months .

Before Mr. Common Sergeant

1666. SARAH DRAKE was indicted for a misdemeanor.

MART ANN WILLIAMS . I am laundry-maid in the service of Mr. Catley, it Leyton, Essex. The prisoner was cook—I saw her about eight o'clock in the morning of the 6th of April in the kitchen—the appeared to be very ill—I saw her next day ill in bed—I examined her clothes, and I never saw clothes in such a state, unless a woman had been recently confined; and on the 18th my suspicions were confirmed, by seeing discharges of milk on her under-linen—I was satisfied there had been a birth.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. Was the linen you saw on the 18th on the prisoner's person? A. It came with her dirty clothes—they were brought to me by Clark—I am single.

MARY CHAPMAN . I am the wife of George Chapman, of Leyton. The prisoner's linen was given me to wash on the 12th of April, by Clark—it had the appearance of the linen of a woman who had been confined.

MAHALA CLARK . I received the linen from the prisoner in the kitchen—she was confined to her bed on the 6th, 7th, and 8th of April—I lent her a box on the 13th of April—I saw it afterwards tied up, and sealed with red—I cannot tell what was in It—it was heavier than when I lent it to her—it is here.

Cross-examined. Q. You were her fellow-servant? A. Yes—she had been in the service three months—I never said any thing to her about her being in the family way—I did not observe that she was—I heard no talk of it among the servants—I said nothing to her about her having a child when I saw the clothes—the linen was folded up when she gave it to me, and asked me to take it into the laundry—I did not see it at that time—there are three other female servants besides those who are here—I have heard the prisoner speak of her friends living at Nottingham.

JOHN SLADE . I assisted the prisoner to tie up a box—I sealed it, and directed it to "Mr. Tipley, Knutsford Union, Cheshire"—I brought it to London, and sent it by the Birmingham Railway—I do not know what it contained—to the best of my belief, the box now produced is it

JAMES M'CULLOCH . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner into cus tody—she said, "What will become of me!"—she afterwards said that she had given birth to a child, but that it was dead born, and the reason she sent it into the country was because she did not know what to do with it.

WILLIAM HARPER . I am a constable of Cheshire. In consequence of information, I went to the house of Mr. Catley, at Leyton, by order of the Coroner of Knutsford division, and searched the prisoner's room there—I saw some paper there, which corresponds with some which I got from Tipley, with part of a shawl, and a piece of fine linen—I brought the box from Cheshire.

JOSEPH TIPLEY . I am porter at the Union Workhouse, Knutsford, Cheshire. I received this box—it contained the body of a dead child, wrapped up in this rag, part of a shawl, and paper.

GUILTY . Aged 32.— Confined Six Months .

Before Mr. Recorder.

1667. JOHN MILLS HASELDEN was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of April , 1 handkerchief, value 3 d .; 2 half-crowns, and a sixpence; the property of Richard Holmes , from his person.

RICHARD HOLMES . I am a sawyer, and live at Woolwich. On the 19th of April, between four and five o'clock in the afternoon, I was at the sign of the Duke on Horseback. The prisoner was then sitting on my right-hand side, close to me—after sitting some time I found his hand in my pocket, and caught hold of it—I missed my money, and collared him—he tried to get away—I charged him with robbing me—Inspector Browne came up outside the house, and I think the prisoner said, "I have got your money"—I can swear I had two half-crowns, a sixpence, and some halfpence, but I cannot say how many—I missed my handkerchief from my hat, which was on my right-hand side—there was nobody but us two sitting there—I had given him some bread and cheese and beer, because he asked me for charity.

Prisoner. Q. Had you and I been previously at any other public-house drinking together? A. Yes—you followed me into the Duke on Horseback—you remained in the same room as I did—I went into another room besides the room I was robbed in, the back tap-room—then we came into the parlour, the bar is opposite the parlour—we sat in one room, but we went into the tap-room—you and I were in the tap-room first—previous to that I was with you at the Ordnance Arms—we staid there perhaps three-quarters of an hour—we went in between eleven and twelve o'clock—you kept following me from one house to another—I wanted to get rid of you—I do not know that I was in any other house with you—I started in the morning with a sovereign and 4 s .

COURT . Q. Was it all spent except this money? A. It was all spent according to the prisoner's account—he said he had no money about him. and when Browne took him he said he had got 3 d . upon him.

Prisoner. I said I had got 3 d . and the remainder of the money was yours—did you change the sovereign in my presence, so that I might see you had the money? Witness. No, I changed it at the Crown and Anchor, Market-hill, about half-past six o'clock in the morning—I had a friend with me, who saw me change it—I never saw you till between eleven and twelve—I was a little intoxicated, but I could take care of myself—you were neither drunk or sober—you never said you must go, and did not want to drink more—you followed me into the room—we were about forty yards from the house when Browne came up—you did not tell the landlord in my presence that you had my money, till I got you outside the house—I charged you at the station with stealing two half-crowns and my handkerchief.

MICHAEL BROWNE . I am inspector of the R division of police. About five o'clock in the evening I saw a crowd at the corner of Beresford-street, about forty or fifty yards from the Duke on Horseback, which is on the other side of High-street, I went up and saw the prisoner and prose cutor struggling—I asked the meaning of it—the prosecutor said, "He has got my money, he has robbed me"—the prisoner was evidently trying to get away—he put his hand into his pocket and took out two half-crowns and sixpence, and said, "Here is his money, I have got it"—I took him to the station, and found this cotton handkerchief in his hat.

RICHARD HOLMES re-examined. This is my handkerchief.

Prisoner's Defence. I went to the Ordinance Arms with a person who works at the docks—he went to work, leaving me there—the prosecutor asked me to drink—I said I had no money to join his company—he afterwards asked me to go with him—we went to the Salutation, but did not go in; we went from there to the Prince of Wales, and drank together; he went away with one woman, and I with another; he being tipsy, and likely to quarrel with a stone-mason, I did not wish to remain with him; I left him for two hours, went to the Duke on Horse back, and found him there drinking and very tipsy; he called for five or six pots of beer; as I was leaving the tap-room, he followed me, say ing, "If you don't like to stop there, come into the parlour;" he called for another pot; he sat by my side, and laid his head on the table; he fell down with his hat on; and was struggling as if in a fit, or in romance; I heard a rattling in his throat, and untied his handkerchief and collar; in a short time he turned over on his side, and I observed under him his tobacco-box, two half-crowns, and a sixpence, which I took up, and his handkerchief laid there; I put that into my hat; I got him up, and put his handkerchief on, and told him I had got his handkerchief and money; he said I had robbed him, words arose, and he collared me; I was angry at the charge; he said he would call a policeman, opened the parlour door, and said to the landlord, "I am robbed;" I said, "No, he is not; I have got two half-crowns and a sixpence;" I brought the bar-maid before the Magistrate to prove whether I did not offer him the money at the bar; I hope her evidence is here; I expected her here; she swore I did offer him the money; I did not at the moment recollect that I had his hand kerchief; he could not know what he was doing; if I was disposed to have robbed him, I could have walked out at any time.

M. BROWNE re-examined. The servant was examined before the Ma gistrate, but was not bound over—I fetched her in consequence of what the prisoner stated—the Magistrate did not consider her evidence mate rial—she said the prisoner did acknowledge having the money, but not till after the prosecutor accused him of robbing him.

RICHARD HOLMES re-examined. When I got him out of the house, he said he had my money, but had not robbed me, but not till I collared him and brought him out of the house.

NOT GUILTY .

1668. ROBERT BALDERY and ROBERT BALDERY , Jun ., were indicted for stealing, on the 20th of April , 1 violin, value 12 s ., and 1 violin bow, value 1 s ., the goods of John White ; to which

ROBERT BALDERY , Jun., pleaded GUILTY .

CAROLINE WHITE . I live with my father, John White, in Powis-street, Woolwich—I know this violin—the younger prisoner called at the house about three weeks ago, and asked me the price of it—I told him, and put it back in the window—he said he would bring 2 s . that evening at eight o'clock, but he did not—he had been about it the week before that—I missed it on the 22nd of April, but it might have been stolen before—there were three strings to it—I had not seen the father—I have no reason to believe he was at the shop.

EMANUEL ACKMAN . I keep a clothes-shop in Artillery-place, Woolwich. On Wednesday, the 20th of April, the prisoners both came to me—the elder prisoner said, "Will you buy a fiddle?"—I said I did not want one

—he produced one tied up in a handkerchief—I said, "What do you want for it?—he said, 3 s . 6 d .—I said it was not worth 1 s . 6 d ., he had bought it in the fair—he said, "No, I bought it of Booth, the pawnbroker, and gave 5 s . 6 d . for it, to learn my boy to play it, but I do not wish to keep it, and had better change it for a pair of trowsers"—I showed him a pair at 5 s .—he said, "I will give you the fiddle for them"—I said, "Give me the difference"—he said, "I have not got the money to-day; I will call another day and pay you the difference"—he took the trowsers, but did not pay the 18 d ., and next week I was desired to attend before the Magistrate—I said there was a string short—the boy said, "I have got the string, and will bring it you," but he never did.

WILLIAM TWYMAN ( police-constable R 127.) I went to Ackman's house and found the violin—the elder prisoner told me on the way to the office that his son had bought the violin of Mr. Pilkington, in High-street, for 7 s ., which he had given him to pay some rent to his landlord.

CAROLINE WHITE re-examined. I saw the fiddle safe about three weeks ago, and missed it out of the shop on the 22nd—it might have been gone before that—I am quite sure this is it.

Prisoner's Defence. When I offered it for sale I thought I was justified in making the most of any article that I considered my money had bought; I gave my boy the money to pay my landlord, and he promised he would; when I came home he said he was induced to buy a violin; I took it from him, and locked it up, but he got it again; he used to interrupt the peo ple of the house, and I offered it for a pair of trowsers for him, rather than he should annoy me with it in the house; he is a very bad boy.

ROBERT BALDERY , Sen.— NOT GUILTY .

1669. ROBERT BALDERY, JUN . was again indicted for stealing, on the 19th of April , 1 pair of boots, value 6 s . the goods of John Higgs .

JOHN HIGGS . I am a shoe-maker, and live at Woolwich. On the even ing of the 19th of April I heard the door open, went and found the pri soner in my shop—he asked if Mr. Porter, the tailor, lived there—and a very few minutes after he was gone I missed the boots.

WILLIAM LEECH . I am shopman to Mr. Booth, a pawnbroker, at Wool wich. On the 19th of April the prisoner offered these boots in pawn—he said he brought them from his father—I lent him 3 s . on them.

ALFRED JOHN FINN ( police-constable R 81.) I took the prisoner at his father's house—I told him it was for stealing boots from this shop—he said there was another boy with him, his brother, and that he pawned them at Booth's.

Prisoner. The other boy stole them and gave them to me to pawn; he waited at the door; he used to go to the same school as me. GUILTY . Aged 14.— Transported for Seven Years .—Convict Ship.

1670. WILLIAM MORISS was indicted for stealing 2 lbs. weight of bread, value 4 d .; the property of Henry Bowling ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 26.— Confined One Week .

1671. BRIDGET WOOD was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of April , 1 pair of slippers, value 2 s . 6 d .; the goods of Robert Kersey ; to which she pleaded>

GUILTY . Aged 16.— Confined Three Months .

1672. MARY SIMMONS was indicted for stealing on the 6th of April , 2 sheets, value 10 s .; the goods of Richard Carpenter .

ANN MART RUDGE . I am the niece of Richard Carpenter, a licensed victualler, of Church-street, Greenwich. On the 6th of April the prisoner came to the tap-room of the house—I heard her go up-stairs—I had made the bed where the sheets were about one o'clock, and at eight I went up to show a person to bed and the sheets were gone.

Prisoner. A girl gave, them to me and told me to pawn them, which I did.

JOHN MORRIS . I am apprentice to a pawnbroker in Greenwich. I pro duce a sheet pawned by the prisoner on the 6th of April—she said she pawned it for a person named Smith, living in Bridge-street, Greenwich—I found the name of M. R. Carpenter upon it.

Prisoner. The female who was with me told me to pawn it in that name; I was very much in liquor.

JOSEPH BUCKM ASTER ( police-constable 42 R. ) I apprehended a person named Daley who was in company with the prisoner—I apprehended the prisoner on the 7th of April—she was sober.

RICHARD CARPENTER . I keep the public-house. I know this sheet to be mine—the "M" is my wife's initial—the prisoner was in my house on the evening of the 6th of April, and was heard to go up stairs—the sheets were safe on the bed at six o'clock, and were missed at eight—the prisoner had been drinking in the tap-room that day and the day before, and so had Daley.

Prisoner. Daley was up stairs with the soldiers there; I was in liquor and hardly knew what I did. Witness. I had not seen the prisoner above four times before—there is a beck entrance to my house, so that they might go up stairs without being seen.

GUILTY . Aged 33.— Confined Three Months .

(There was another indictment against the prisoner.)

1673. JOHN BOYLE was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of April , 1 tea-caddy, value 2 s .; 2 spoons, value 2 s .; and 1 pair of sugar-tongs, value 1 s .; the goods of Andrew Haynes ; and that he had been previously con victed of felony.

ELIZABETH HAYNES . I am the wife of Andrew Haynes, and live at No. 3, Church-street, Deptford. My husband is a tract distributor to the Christian Friend Society—I lost a tea-caddy from the front room of my house, between eleven and twelve o'clock on Saturday, the 16th of April, with a silver spoon, a caddy-spoon, and plated sugar-tongs—I keep a school myself, and leave the street-door ajar—this is my caddy, there is tea and sugar in it.

JOHN GITTINS . I am an out-pensioner of Greenwich Hospital. About eleven o'clock on the 16th of April the prisoner, in company with two more, came towards me—one of them asked me if I would have some tea, and gave me some in my hand—I thanked him—it was loose in his hand—he said, "Down that gate there is a tea-caddy, go and take it"—I stood and looked at it—they said "That is it, it is all right"—I went down the court, put the tea into it, and called to Mrs. Stacey, "Have you lost anything, this is stolen?"—they left me—I left the caddy with Mrs. Stacey, while I went after them—I met the prisoner and two more in the same spot where they gave me the tea—I said, "Did that caddy belong to you?"—"Yes," said they—I said, "Come with me"—they came with me down the alley, and one of them told Mrs. Stacey to give it me, for it was their property—the prisoner had told me that it was his property—Stacey gave

it me—I put it into my basket, followed them and got a policeman—we found the prisoner at the corner of the street—on seeing me with the po liceman he made a signal to the others and ran away—the policeman caught him—they came up to me by Trinity alms-houses, where the prosecutrix lives.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. You found them on the same spot, did you? A. I left the caddy with Mrs. Stacey at first, and then went away, and found them again within a few yards of where I had seen them before—one of them said it was his, then another said it was his—there was nothing but the caddy.

JOHN EWINS . I am a policeman. I went with Gittins to New-street, Deptford, between eleven and twelve o'clock, and caught sight of the prisoner at the corner of Flagon-row—he held his hands up to the others to go on—they all ran down New-street—I followed, and caught him in the middle of the street—he said, "I am not the party you are looking after"—I found nothing on him.

NOT GUILTY .

1674. WILLIAM WOOD was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of April , 3 quarts of beer, value 1 s ., the goods of Thomas Hayes .

EDWARD EVANS . I am pot-boy to Thomas Hayes, who keeps a beer shop, at Sydenham, Kent. On the afternoon of the 20th of April, I was in a cow-shed at the back of master's house, and saw the prisoner go to a cellar and bring a bucket and bottle, take it to the pig-sty, and conceal it, then return to the brewhouse, take a pint pot, and return to the cellar again—there was about three pots of beer in the bucket altogether—he brought some beer out in a pint pot, and offered it to a man named Darby, who said, "I shan't have that," and he chucked it away against the coal-shed—I told master, and the prisoner was given into custody—I saw the bucket and the beer in the sty.

Cross-examined by MR. BALLANTINE . Q. Did you see it yourself? A. Yes—neither master nor mistress are here—it was porter—only master and mistress had access to the cellar—not the servants, unless they had leave—the prisoner is a gravel-digger—he was not in master's employ ment—there was nobody but Darby present—he is a navigator.

COURT . Q. How did he get into the cellar? A. He must have gone round the back of the house, then closed the middle door, while mistress was serving in the shop, and could get round to the back premises.

WILLIAM GLADWIN . I am a policeman. I apprehended the prisoner, and asked him if his name was William Wood—he said, "Yes "—I said, I apprehended him for stealing beer from Mr. Hayes—he said, "Arn't you going to take more of them from work?"—I said no, there was no more—he then said, "There was more concerned in it than me."

Prisoner's Defence. I did not go into the cellar at all; I was drinking rum at the time it happened; Mrs. Hayes lent us the money to get the rum; I did not go into the cellar except when she sent me to draw beer, because she would not awake the baby; he swore at first he saw Darby go into the cellar; I was not given in charge till next day; they gave other men in charge that night, but he then said it was not me at all; there was only five pints, not three quarts; the boy could not see me go, because the pig sty is not level with the cow-house.

EDWARD EVANS re-examined. I am certain I saw him take it into the pig-sty in a bucket and bottle; the door was placed open; master was not

at home, and I did not like to mention it till be came home; the prisoner was then gone; he was taken next morning; the prisoner is talking about a different case altogether.

GUILTY . Aged 22.— Confined Six Weeks .

Before Mr. Justice Coltman.

1675. DENNIS SULLIVAN was indicted for burglariously break ing and entering the dwelling-house of George James Fletcher , about the hour of three in the night of the 25th of March , at St. Nicholas, Deptford , with intent to steal, and stealing therein, 1 coat, value 20 s .; I pencil-case, value 3 s .; 1 knife, value 1 s .; 1440 pence, and 480 half pence, his property.

GEORGE JAMES FLETCHER . On Good Friday night, the 25th of March, I went to bed at half-past eleven o'clock—the house was perfectly fastened before I went to bed—I was very particular in seeing every thing fast, because it was a very stormy night—I got up about a quarter after six in the morning, and found the window of the back-room on the basement story broken open—we use that room as a counting-house—the window does not open—it is a fixture—part of the sash was cut out, and two squares of glass taken out—I found about 8 l . worth of copper money missing, con sisting of 5 s . packages, and about 4 s . worth of halfpence in a bag—the whole amounted to better than 8 l .—my house is in the parish of St. Nicho las, Deptford.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. Where does the window look into? A. Into a gateway—there is no shutter to the window—the place is built of wood, and plastered inside—a person getting through the window would come into the counting-house—it is under the basement of the house—I lost my great coat, spectacles, and pencil-case, from the same place.

COURT . Q. Does the counting-house communicate with the dwelling-house? A. Yes, there is a passage besides—they got into the house by opening the counting-house door.

RICHARD OGLE . I am a green-grocer, and live in King-street, Dept ford, about 200 yards from Fletcher's. On Saturday morning, the 26th of March, I saw the prisoner at a quarter after six o'clock with another young man named Barry, in New King-street—I heard the other say, "Go back, you b—, for the b—policeman is coming"—they were coming in a direction from Fletcher's at the time—they then turned towards London—the young man with the prisoner went a little way up to see if a constable was coming, and then they both joined and went towards London—I saw no more of them—the young man had beckoned to the prisoner, and then he joined him;

Cross-examined. Q. Where were you? A. At my own door—I have been a policeman, but am not so now—I ceased to be one because I went down into the country, and did not like it—I left of my own accord—I was not turned out—I was in the police two years—I left because I had taken some prisoners down to Maidstone, and they said I did not give them enough provision—they did not charge me with taking money from them.

Q. Was you not charged with taking money from them, and not giving it them again? A. They said that was the reason.

DANIEL MURPHY . On Easter Monday last, I saw the prisoner—he desired me to go and get his boots out of pawn, and gave me 1 s . 6 1/2 d . in copper to do so.

ANN BOWLES ( a prisoner. ) I know the prisoner. I remember seeing him

in April last—it was the 2nd, if I am not mistaken—it was two or three o'clock in the afternoon, in Ratcliff-highway—I asked him what brought him on that side of the water—he began to smile a bit—he said he had been doing something amiss in Deptford—I asked him what it was—he said he and Barry had broken into Mr. Fletcher's house, and taken 8 l . or 9 l ., and a coat out, and Barry sold the coat for 14 s .—he said Barry broke two panes of glass and got in.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. Are you married? A. Yes—I have not lived with my husband for two years—I do not walk Ratcliff-high way—I am not an unfortunate woman—I go out charing and washing—I am charged with breaking into Mr. Stubbs's house—I am not guilty of that—I was in Newgate once before, and had nine months at Maidstone Jail—I was tried here—I do not know what it was for—it is going on for two years ago—I do not know rightly what it was for—they charged me with stripping my lodgings—if I was not in distress I should not have done it—I said I did not know what it was, because I did not like to ex plain it—I do not live with my husband, because he behaved like a wretch to me—I went to Ratcliff-highway on an errand—I live in Bluegate-fields—the first person I told about this, was Sergeant Lovell—he came over to the house, inquiring for Barry and the prisoner—I told him this at Ratcliff-highway—I was taken up on the charge of breaking into Mr. Stubbs's house a fortnight afterwards—I know Barry, but had not seen him for nine or ten years—I have known the prisoner from a child—Barry is a young man with one eye—I went before the Magistrate last Monday month I think.

BENJAMIN LOVELL ( police-sergeant. ) On Good Friday, between eleven and twelve o'clock at night, I saw the prisoner with Jem Barry who is blind with one eye—they were about 100 yards from Mr. Fletcher's, standing at the corner of Brunswick-square.

JOHN EVANS . I am a policeman. I apprehended the prisoner on Sunday, the 4th of April, between twelve and one o'clock at night—I told him the charge—he said he knew nothing about it—I found a new cap and a new pair of braces on him, and half a new handkerchief round his neck—I asked where he got them from—he made no answer.

Cross-examined. Q. You found him asleep did not you? A. Yes.

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Recorder.

1676. ANN BOWLES was indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Ann Hockan Stubbs , about the hour of four in the night of the 1st of September , at St. Paul, Deptford , with intent to steal, and stealing therein, 1 table-cloth, value 2 s .; 2 pillow-cases, value 1 s .; 1 shift, value 1 s .; 2 handkerchiefs, value 6 s .; 1 night gown, value 3 s .; and 2 petticoats, value 3 s ., her property; and that she had been previously convicted of felony.

ANN HOCKAN STUBBS . I am a tambour worker, and live at 34, Gif fin-street, Deptford—I rent the whole house. On the night of the 1st of September, I went to bed about ten o'clock—I secured the front parlour window with a wedge—I got up between seven and eight o'clock, and missed from the room the articles stated in the indictment, which had been sent to me to mangle—I had seen the bedgown the day before—I have no servant in the house—I found the window shut when I came down, but the wedge was not in, that was found on the floor.

HENRY BURROWES . I am a sawyer, and lodge at the house with my parents who have lived there five yean. On the day of the robbery, I came down at half-past six in the morning, and found the window open—I shut it and went to work—I did not know any thing was gone—I shut it down outside—I did not go into the parlour, but noticed it open when I was outside, and pulled it down—it was not above three feet from the ground—there is no area before it—I know nothing of the prisoner.

ABRAHAM CURTIS . I am a labourer, and live at 32, Giffin-street, within two doors of the prosecutrix. At four o'clock in the morning of the 1st of September, I saw a woman standing at the window of No. 34—I had no previous acquaintance with her—I looked her in the face, and said "You are up early"—she made no answer—I walked away to my work—the window was up at that time—it was quite day-light—I am positive the prisoner is the woman—she had a slate-coloured bonnet on—she had a black bonnet on before the Magistrate—I knew nothing of her before.

Prisoner. I had a green silk bonnet on before the Magistrate—he only said he firmly believed it to be me.

JOHN EVERDEN . I am assistant to Mr. Sharp, a pawnbroker, at Dept ford. On the 2nd of September, about eight o'clock in the morning, the prisoner pawned a night-gown for 1 s . 6 d . just as I opened the shop.

Prisoner. I was talking to a woman and she sent me in with the gown saying, he would not take it in from her, as she had quarrelled with him on Saturday night; I came out and gave her the money. Wit ness. I know nothing of any quarrel with, a woman—I asked the pri soner if it was her own—she said, "Yes"—she was waiting at the door before I opened it, with two others to be served—they were customers.

JOSEPH GREEN ( police-constable R 107.) I apprehended the prisoner on the 30th of April, in Bluegate-fields, Ratcliffe-highway—I could not find her before—I knew her, and had seen her at Deptford, before Sep tember—she lived in Barnes-alley—I went there to look for her, on the 2nd of September—I looked for her all over Deptford.

MRS. STUBBS re-examined. The robbery was on the night of the 1st of September—this is my bed-gown.

Prisoner's Defence. I was never in her house in my life—I went to pawn the bedgown, and gave the woman who gave it to me the ticket—I used to come to Deptford constantly to see my child—I was at the station-house against a man named Sullivan—the policeman saw me there a fort night before he took me, and he asked the reason I did not come against Sullivan the second time.

JOSEPH GREEN re-examined. I did not see her there—I was not there, and did not hear of her being there—she was a witness against Sullivan.

(See page 202.)

JOHN EVANS . I am a policeman. I produce a certificate of the pri soner's former conviction, from Mr. Clark's office—I was present at her trial, and know her to be the person—( read. )

GUILTY . Aged 27.— Confined One Year .

1677. CAROLINE FORMAN and MARY EVANS were indicted for stealing, on the 13th of April , 2 sovereigns, the money of John Nicholls , from his person.

JOHN NICHOLLS . I am a labourer, and live at Lewisham. On the 13th of April,. I was in the Admiral Hardy, at Greenwich—the prisoners

came in, and I gave them some beer—they pleaded poverty, and said they had nothing—I said I could give them nothing else—I went away about one o'clock in the day—they followed me, and decoyed me away to their place—they pulled me about going along—they took me by each arm one on each side, and led me to their room in Roan-street, Deptford—when they got me there they wanted me to go to bed and insisted on stripping me—I do not know what for—I was not sleepy—we had had three or four pots of beer among a lot of us—I would not lay down, and then they began to pull me about—got their hands into my pockets, and then went away—I missed my money, and went after them—it was Forman put her hand into my pocket—Evans was away at first, but when Forman could not get the money from me, Evans came up and assisted her, and then they both went away—I followed them, but they got out of sight—I found them at a public-house—then they said they would be glass to my glass—I said I wanted my money—they began to knock me about shamefully—a young man came up and took my part—I had two sovereigns and some silver safe in my pocket when I went with them—I spent some silver at the Hardy—I was three parts drunk—I was telling a Greenwich pensioner what I was going to do with the money—the prisoners heard that, and then persuaded me to go with them—when they got my money they set off—I am a pensioner and received my pension the day before.

Forman. It is quite false, I neither went home with him, nor was I in the room at the time; I waited below till he gave Evans 1 s . to get something to drink. Witness. I never gave her a halfpenny—I said I had a wife and family at home, and could not afford it.

Forman. I was away an hour and a half before I heard anything about it; then he came and said he would give me into custody for stealing a sovereign; I said I had never seen him; the policeman searched me, and said I had nothing about me, and then he said somebody else must have taken it. Witness. I never said somebody else must have taken it—one could not get the better of me—the other came up and insisted on having it—they took it from me by main force. Evans. He gave me 1 s . to fetch a pot of beer and gin. I said, "Do you know what you have given me"—he said, "Yes, keep what you have got." Witness. I did not—we had nothing to drink except at the public-house.

WILLIAM ROMAN . I am a sawyer, and live in Randal-place, Roan-street. On Wednesday, the 13th of April, at half-past four o'clock in the afternoon, I saw the prisoners come out of the Grey Coat Boy, Roan-street—the prosecutor followed them—I heard him say they had robbed him of his money—they both directly knocked him down over a step into the gutter—that happened three times afterwards, and the fourth time he could not get up—I assisted him and went for a policeman—he was the worse for liquor—he was not sensible for several minutes after the fourth fall—the prisoners went to go up a court, and he went to stop them from going, saying he would have a policeman to take them, and that was the fourth time they knocked him down—I then ran and fetched a policeman—I saw Evans come out of the court the same evening, between six and seven—she shook her bands with some money, and said she had got the old b—'s money, and would have a jolly good drink with it—I heard that as I passed by—it was the court they had run up before.

Forman. The man hit me in the mouth, which was the reason I hit him. Witness. He did not hit her at all—she gave him a black eye.

JOSEPH HARRIS . I am shopman to John Smith, a draper, of Stock well-street, Greenwich. On Wednesday the 13th, about seven o'clock in the evening, the two prisoners came to master's shop and bought calico and stockings, ribbon, and a handkerchief, to the amount of 1 l . 1 s . 7 d .—Evans gave a sovereign to Forman to change at first—it was not quite sufficient, and she gave her a second—Forman bought all the goods, and the other produced the money.

Forman. She told me he had given her the two sovereigns for two shillings, and she asked me to go with her to buy the handkerchiefs.

WILLIAM THOMAS ARTHUR . I am a policeman. On the 13th of April, at eight o'clock, I was on duty, and took Evans into custody for being partly intoxicated, and found half a sovereign, and two half-crowns upon her—she gave the half-sovereign to change to a young man to pay 4 s . 6 d . for a window which she had broken—I asked how she came by the money—she said a young man had come down to see her who was in the habit of coming, but not paying her every time he came, and she received it from him—I found the goods now produced at the prisoners' lodging, a common brothel in Roan-Street—I found a pair of the new stockings on Forman's feet, and a pair of old ones left behind in the lodging—the other articles bought at the linendraper's were all down stairs, in the room of the house they both lodge in.

Forman. She said the man gave her the money—I did not think it any harm to put the stockings on. Witness. I found some of the calico cut off for shifts—Forman was not taken till the following morning.

JOHN WHITE . I apprehended Forman the next morning, in a court in Roan-street—I told her it was for robbing a man of two sovereigns last night—she said, "I did not rob the man, I know nothing about it; I never had any money in my possession all day yesterday"—I took her to the sta tion, returned and ascertained she had bought four handkerchiefs at a linen-draper's shop—I went to the cells and found one handkerchiefs on each of the prisoner's necks, and two more at a pawnbroker's.

JOSEPH HARRIS re-examined. These are two of the handkerchiefs they bought at our shop.

Evans's Defence. I was in liquor; the man came up stairs and asked What he was to give me—I told him two shillings, instead of which he gave Me two sovereigns. I said to him, "Are you aware what you have given Me?"—he said, "Yes, keep what you have got;" he asked me to fetch Him a pot of beer; I returned with it; he swore I robbed him.

FORMAN— GUILTY . Aged 22.

EVANS *— GUILTY . Aged 22.

Transported for Ten Years .

Before Mr. Justice Alderson.

1678. ROBERT WILSON was indicted for unlawfully, maliciously, and feloniously assaulting Patrick Cavannah on the 1st of April , by shooting at him with a certain loaded pistol, with intent feloniously, willfully, and of his malice aforethought, to kill and murder him.—3rd COUNT , to do him some grievous bodily harm.

ANN CHERRY . I live at Eltham, three miles on the other side of Wool wich, in Kent. I live at the house of the prisoner's mother—her name is

Mrs. Wilson—she is married to Patrick Cavannah, but goes by the name of Wilson—Cavannah had only come home three weeks before this happened, and lived there—he is not here to-day. On the 1st of April I heard him and the prisoner quarrelling between nine and ten o'clock—the prisoner came to the door and asked Cavannah, his father-in-law, to let him in—he said, "You shall not come in to-night, Robert"—he went and opened the door, and then the prisoner went away—he came back again in about five minutes and threw some little stones at the door—he said, "I want to come in"—I am sure it was the prisoner's voice—master went across to the fire-place and got the poker—he said, "You shall not come in to-night, Robert, but you may burst the door open"—then I heard a pistol immediately fired off—the door was shut at the time—the ball of the pistol went into master's cheek—I saw master's cheek bleeding immediately after I heard the noise of the pistol—master was stooping at the time, his head was close to where the parlour-door opens, about the middle, above the lock.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Was it not immediately upon your master's saying "You may burst the door open" that you heard the report? A. Yes—the door had not been burst open—the prisoner could not see my master.

FRANCIS BOSSEY . I am a surgeon. I was sent for to attend Cavannah and found a wound upon his cheek about an inch and a half below the an gle of the mouth—I introduced a probe, which passed about an inch and three-quarters by the side of the jaw—it came in contact with a pistol bullet, which I extracted.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you see the prisoner? A. No—Cavannah had been drunk but was in some degree sobered by the accident—he had evi dently been more drunk than he appeared—he was by no means sober when I saw him.

MARK WELLS . I am a musician. I saw the prisoner the night this happened, standing opposite his mother's door (I had heard the report of a pistol about three minutes before)—I saw the prisoner take a pistol out of his side pocket and fire it up the street—he said, "There is no ball in that, but whether or not, I have discharged it in the air"—he was decidedly drunk at the time.

THOMAS CLARK . I live in Powis-street, Woolwich, the prisoner came into the shop on the 1st of April and wished to look at a pair of pistols—I showed him a pair at 25 s .—he said "they will do, have the kindness to book them to my mother, Mrs. Wilson"—I said I could not book them unless his mo ther was present and sanctioned it—he said, "Well, I will take them; come home with me, mother will pay for them"—I went with him about a quarter to nine o'clock—his mother was asleep—he said, "I shall not disturb her, I will pay you"—he had them of me, but had no powder or bullets—he was sober then.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you see Cavannah at the house when you went there? A. I saw him just as I was coming away, but I did not see the prisoner when I saw him.

CHARLES GRAY . On the night of the 1st of April, about a quarter to ten o'clock, I saw the prisoner at the sign of the Director General, Wellington-street, with a sailor—he appeared very much in liquor—he had a pair of pistols with him, and said he was going to shoot sparrows with them—but afterwards he said that fellow had come to his house and taken possession of his mother's premises during his absence in Syria, and he would have his revenge, and blow the b—'s brains out—he left the room afterwards

—said he was going out for a few minutes, and was absent about a quarter of an hour—he said nothing about going home when he left—he came back, said he could not get in, and asked the publican to go home with him—he said, "I cannot"—then he asked me to go—I afterwards consented, went to the house, knocked at the door, and asked for Mr. Wilson—a person inside said he was not at home—I asked if he would open the door—he said he would not—I returned to the public-house—I do not know where the prisoner went to.

MICHAEL GARVEY . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner in Bath place, Wellington-street, Woolwich—he fired a pistol just at the time I came up to take him and said something—I found a pistol in his band, and took one from his pocket—they were both discharged—I had seen him discharge one of them up the street—the other was not loaded—I could not see whether it bad been recently fired, for I did not examine it—I went at first on hearing the report of fire-arms, and as I went I saw him fire another—as I took him to the station he said, "I have done it, and it would not have happened only I was drunk"—I looked at the door of the house and saw a hole through it four feet four inches from the bottom, and nine inches and three-quarters from the jamb—it might be nine or ten inches from the handle, but I did not take notice of that—it was about eighteen inches from the key-hole—it is the street-door and opens into the passage, which is of the width of the door.

ANN CHERRY re-examined. I was inside the parlour when I heard the pistol fired—the parlour door opens into the passage, and is about two feet from the street-door—two persons can pass in the passage—I could hear distinctly any thing that passes—there was no light in the passage.

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Recorder,

1679. JOHN DALEY , JAMES ELLIS , and WILLIAM STEVENS were indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Lawrence Rusland , on the 13th of May , at St. Paul, Deptford , and stealing therein, 2 hinges, value 1 s . 6 d ., his goods.

THOMAS RAFFERTY . I am a wood-chopper, and live in Lower-road, Deptford. On the 13th of May, in the day-time, I saw the three pri soners together near Black-Horse-bridge—I saw Stevens pull up a plank and knock down part of a brick wall of Mr. Rutland's premises—then he went down into the cellar, pulled up the iron hinges, wrapped them in a coarse apron, and put them on the brick wall—the other two prisoners were standing looking at him, not many yards off—he gave the hinges to Ellis—they all three walked away together—they had not got many yards before Stevens handed the hinges to Ellis—I afterwards saw them all three together.

THOMAS MOORS ( police-constable M 231.) Rafferty pointed the pri soners out to me in Rotherhithe—I apprehended them—I asked what they had done with the hinges—Stevens said the witness was telling lies, that they had done nothing with the hinges—John Eyres gave me two hinges.

JOHN EYRES . At a quarter after two o'clock on Thursday, the 13th of May, I met the prisoners in the Lower-road, Rotherhithe—Daley was down at the water edge in the ditch—from information I received I went to the spot, and found two hinges lying in the ditch, under the water—I gave them to the officer.

LAWRENCE RUSLAND . These hinges were not fixed—they laid in

my cellar, and had been taken off a gate—the prisoners broke down part of the wall, four feet long and six inches high, and then forced up the plank, the covering of the cellar—this was part of the premises—my house is in the parish of Deptford—the boards of the cellar were safe in the middle of the day, put down temporarily, but could not be moved without force.

Daley's Defence. The house was empty, and the hinges laid on the top of a brick wall.

ME. RUSLAND re-examined. It was not empty—I have lived there eighteen months.

DALEY— GUILTY . Aged 19.

STEVENS— GUILTY . Aged 19.

Confined One Year .

ELLIS— GUILTY . Aged 15.— Confined Six Months .

Before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1680. MARY POSTON was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of Ja nuary , 2 boots, value 4 s ., the goods of Charles Jackson .

JAMES HONOR . I am shopman to Charles Jackson, a shoemaker, at Greenwich. On the 15th of January, I missed some boots—in conse quence of information, I went after the prisoner, and found her in Stock well-street, and stopped her—she directly said she would give me all the money she was possessed of if I would let her go—I found these boots in her possession—they are my master's—they were thrown over a piece of wire—they could not be got at without cutting the string with a knife.

JOSEPH BUCKMASTER ( police-constable R 42.) I took the prisoner into custody—she gave me these boots and said, "Let me go home, I have only picked them up"—she had a knife in her possession—the shoes were two odd ones, and appeared to have been cut.

Prisoner's Defence. I was going along, and saw some shoes lying on the ground; I picked up two, put them on my arm, and walked down the street; I did not cut them.

NOT GUILTY .

1681. CATHERINE SKENNESSY was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of April , 4 half-crowns and 5 shillings, the monies of Benjamin Hubble , from his person.

BENJAMIN HUBBLE . I am a builder, living in Garden-row, New town, Deptford. On Monday night, the 18th of April, about half-past eleven o'clock, I was in New-street, Deptford, and found some person's hand in my coat-pocket, unknown to me—as they drew their band from my pocket, I caught hold of their left hand with my right—it escaped from my hand—four half-crowns and five shillings were taken from my pocket by some one, who I do not know—I consider it was a female by the clothes.

Prisoner. Q. Can you swear I had my hand in your pocket? A. No, certainly not.

ANN HOBBS . I am a female searcher. I searched the prisoner on the evening of the 18th, and found three half-crowns and two shillings on her.

JOHN HEMSLEY ( police-constable R 193.) I heard a cry of "Stop thief," and ran after the prisoner—I caught her running down the street—I saw her running from the prosecutor's arms—no one else was near—I

took her into custody—she said she had only 6 d . about her, and that was her own money—when we got to the station she pulled two shillings and a half-crown out of her bosom, and a shilling she had in her hand.

Prisoner's Defence. The money was given to me by a gentleman—on Monday night I was going home, and met the prosecutor coming out of a public-house; he asked me if I would take a walk with him; I did; he took me down a place called Europe-walk; going down this walk, he said he had no more money than 6 d .; instead of 6 d . it was a shilling; he gave it me, and wanted to take indecent liberties with me, and I ran away, with the shilling in my hand.

BENJAMIN HUBBLE re-examined. I took no liberties with her—I had been supping that evening at the Red Lion—I left there about ten o'clock—I had received the 15 s . in change for a sovereign—the policeman might have seen her escape from my person—I went to catch bold of her.

GUILTY . Aged 27.— Confined Three Months .

1682. ELLEN WOOD was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of April , 1 coat, value 20 s ., the goods of Morris Deedy .

MORRIS DEEDY . I am foreman in the Victualling-yard at Deptford, and live in New-row. I missed a coat on the 11th of April—it was safe at one o'clock in the day—this is it.

MARY DEEDY . I missed the coat on Tuesday morning—it was safe on Monday, the 11th—the prisoner lived in the front chamber.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Have you a servant? A. No—I missed the coat on the Monday—I had seen it last on my husband's back on Sunday.

JOHN BROWN . I am shopman to Mr. Marriot, a pawnbroker. I pro duce this coat—I took it in pledge of a woman that answers the description of the prisoner—to the best of my belief it was her—it was pledged in the name of Ann M'Donald.

Cross-examined. Q. You will not venture to swear to her? A. will not—she has never pawned any thing at our shop that I am aware of—I say, to the best of my belief I think she is the person, but I do not swear positively—I cannot say whether she had a child with her as the box was full.

JOHN EVANS . I am a policeman. In consequence of information, I went to the prisoner's lodgings—I told her she was suspected of stealing Mr. Deedy's coat—she said she knew nothing about it, and requested me to go with her up stairs to her apartment, to search—I said I should—I called Mrs. Deedy up stairs, and the prisoner took several things out of her box—among them was a shawl, a silk handkerchief, and a pair of new stockings—Mrs. Deedy saw these articles, and said they were in pledge at the time the coat was stolen—the prisoner said they were not, they were taken out a week before the coat was stolen—I asked if she would go with me to the pawnbroker's where she took them out from—she said she would—I went there with her, and asked the pawnbroker if she had taken out articles on the Monday or Tuesday previous—the pawnbroker examined the tickets, and found she had not—I referred him to the 11th and 12th, and he found she had taken out these articles on Tuesday, the 12th—I found she had laid out several sums of money.

Cross-examined. Q. What do you mean by "finding out?" was she with you? A. She was—she was not long at the pawnbroker's—she went with me willingly. NOT GUILTY

1683. JAMES HURLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of April , 12lbs. weight of bacon, value 5 s ., the goods of Richard Michael Wild .

RICHARD MICHAEL WILD . I am a cheese monger and live in Turpin-lane, Greenwich. This is my bacon—it was safe about nine o'clock on Saturday night, the 16th of April—I missed it on Monday morning.

JAMES LAST . I am a policeman. I found this bacon on the prisoner in South-street, about eleven o'clock on Saturday night, the 16th, and in tak ing him back to the place he said he bought it at, he ran away from me, and threw it down.

WILLIAM WILTON . I met the prisoner with the constable, going back with this bacon—I followed him, and saw him throw the bacon down, and run away—I picked it up.

JOHN ROSCOE . I am a policeman. I apprehended the prisoner a fort night after this—as we were taking him to the station, he said he could prove that he was not there that night—I had not made reference to any night.

Prisoner's Defence. I was not in Greenwich that evening; I was in the Ordnance Arms, about three-quarters of a mile from there, from ten to twelve o'clock.

GUILTY . Aged 30.— Confined Three Months .

1684. GEORGE WILKINSON was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of May , 2 pairs of trowsers, value 1 l . 5 s . 6 d ., and 1 handkerchief, value 8 d .; the goods of Thomas Allen .,

THOMAS ALLEN . I am a private in the Royal Marines, at Woolwich, On Wednesday evening, the 4th of May, about five o'clock, I came from Hedge-row with a bundle of clothes—I went into the Three Dews—the prisoner was there—I then went to the Marquis of Granby, and had my bundle there—soon after I missed it—it contained two pairs of trowsers—these now produced are them.

Prisoner. Are they your own property? Witness. They are not—I had them to repair, and have had to pay 25 s . 6 d . for them—I had not been drinking before we went into the Three Daws—I went to Hedge-row to fetch the bundle—I had not drank there—I work for different persons in the barracks—I think we had ten pots of beer in the Three Daws—seven or eight persons drank, but I and my comrade paid for it, and for one pot at the Marquis of Granby—we had no gin.

ISAAC FISHER . I am a sergeant in the Royal Marines. I was at the Marquis of Granby—I saw Allen with his bundle, and saw him put it on the form—I saw the prisoner take it up, and place it on his knee—he kept it there for about a minute and a half, and then walked out at the door with it—I gave information to the prosecutor, when he looked round for it—I did not know where the prisoner was going to take it.

Prisoner. Q. Did you see me take it into the street? A. No, I saw you take it out of the tap-room—there was no fighting going on at the time—there were five marines there, and that was all.

SUSANNAH BASS . I keep a clothes-shop at Woolwich. I bought these things of a marine—I cannot conscientiously swear it was the prisoner—I gave 8 s . 6 d . in money, and some shirts and stockings which he wanted—they amounted to 14 s . to the best of my knowledge—I cannot say exactly what time I bought them—it was after daylight on Thursday, the 5th of May—the man was sober—I have little doubt but it was the prisoner.

Prisoner. She says it was on the 5th of May—on the 5th, in the

morning, about half-past nine o'clock, I was on her Majesty's dock-guard at Woolwich, and there I remained till the next day.

THOMAS ALLEN re-examined. She swore before the Magistrate to buying them on the 4th—the prisoner was absent from the barracks on Wednesday night—I do not know whether he was on dock-guard on the Thursday.

Prisoner. He has confessed that I was—he sent a man down to me while I was on guard to ask if I knew anything about the trowsers.

Witness. I saw him on Thursday morning about nine o'clock, and asked what he had done with the bundle—he said he knew nothing about it—I asked him again on Saturday, and he then said he knew where it was, and he would go and fetch it for me—he went out about five o'clock, and came in on Sunday without it—the young man who owns the bundle said he would give him any money for it, and he said he knew nothing about it.

Prisoner. I said I would go down to the public-house and see if it was there; I never had them.

GUILTY . Aged 25.— Confined Four Months .

1684. JAMES CUMMINGS was indicted for bigamy.

SUSAN COLLIVER . I live in Church-street, Greenwich. On the 10th of January last I was married to the prisoner by license at Stoke Damerel Church, Devonshire. I lived with my mother up to that time at Stoke Damerel—she is a pensioner's wife—lived with the prisoner a week, and then some other woman came and claimed him—I had no money—he con ducted himself well—it is I that prosecute.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYEN . Q. I believe you or friend paid the fees for the marriage? A. Yes—the prisoner was in the Sappers and Miners—I never heard that his other wife had been guilty of felony and imprisoned, and that led him to enlist in the Sappers and Miners—I did not send word that if he would pay the money and wedding expenses there would not be anything done to him—I send to him to say I heard he was married—we lived together one week—he left me because the com pany came at Woolwich—he was obliged to go—I intended to follow the month after—he did not leave me—the first wife came to me herself—I did not learn from her how long she was absent from hi—I had known the prisoner seven weeks before I married him—he came down to that place with his regiment.

THOMAS WINDSOR . I am a stonemason, living at Luton Abbott in Devonshire. I was present on the 4th of march, 1833, at the church of Abbott Kerswell, Devonshire, and saw the prisoner and Margaret M'Quinness married—I was saw her alive Wednesday morning.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you know the prisoner and Margaret M'Quin ness after they were married? A. Yes, I know of no misfortune happen ing to M'Quinness—they lived in devonshire three years—I have seen nothing of them since then—I cannot tell anything that happened since they left Devonshire.

DANIEL RIORAN . ( police-constable R 23.) I apprehended the prisoner—I asked him if he was married—he said he was married to Margaret M'Quinness—I asked him if he know a person named Susan Colliver—he said he did, he was married to her—I said it was very bad job—he said,

it was a very bad job, but he must be either mad or foolish at the time he got married—I produce copies of the two registers of marriage—( read. )

GUILTY . Aged 25.— Confined One Year .

SURREY CASES .

Before Edward Bullock, Esq.

1685. JOHN MASTERMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of April , 1 piece of timber, value 3 s . 6 d . the goods of William Cubitt .

JOHN PEERING . I live in Noah's Ark-court, Standgate, Lambeth—I am in the employ of Mr. William Cubitt, who is repairing Westminster-bridge. On the morning of the 28th of April I was on the bridge, and saw the prisoner in a barge—he drew a piece of timber off the platform, and threw it into the water—he afterwards towed it through the arch with a boat which he was in, took it to the stairs of the bridge, and left it—I pointed it out to George Maynard.

GEORGE MAYNARD . I live in Henry-street, Kennington-lane, and am a lighterman to Mr. Cubitt. On the morning of the 28th of April I heard something—I went to Westminster-bridge, and there saw the prisoner, who was pointed out to me by Perring—he had a maul hammer in his hand—I saw this piece of timber—he had knocked a large nine-inch spike out of it—I asked him what he had done with the timber—he said he had picked it up afloat—I gave him into custody—I knew the piece of timber, which I found to be Mr. William Cubitt's—it is over the way now.

Prisoner's Defence. I had been to Hungerford-market; I was coming across the water and the piece of timber was driving by; I picked it up, towed it ashore, and left it there; I went to see if I could find who it belonged to; I could not, so I came back, Maynard came and collared me, and said he had seen me take it off their premises.

NOT GUILTY .

1686. ANN SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of April , 8lbs. weight of pork, value 5 s ., the goods of William Sutton ; and that she had been before convicted of felony.

JOSIAH HARRIS . I am in the service of Mr. William Sutton, a butcher, in Meadow-row, Newington. On Sunday morning, the 17th of April, I placed a piece of pork in the tray with other meat, on the outside board—I missed it that morning—I had missed meat three Sunday mornings before.

JOHN BRANNAN . I am an engraver, and live in Racquet-court, Fleet-street. On Sunday morning, the 17th of April, I was opposite Mr. Sut ton's shop between nine and ten o'clock—I saw the prisoner come and take a piece of pork from the tray, put it under her shawl, and walk away with it about a dozen yards—when she saw me coming behind her, she dropped it behind a basket of greens, by a greengrocer's door—she was not out of my sight from the time of her taking it till she dropped it—I saw her taken, and then she offered to pay for it.

Prisoner. I did it through want.

JAMES BROOK . I am a policeman. I produce a certificate of the pri soner's former conviction, which I got from the Clerk of the Peace of Surrey—( read )—I was present at her trial—the prisoner is the person.

Prisoner. It is false; I was convicted once for a pair of stockings, but never before.

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Confined Six Months .

Before. Mr. Common Sergeant.

1687. JOSEPH HOLLOWAY , GEORGE ROBINSON , THOMAS BUXTON , JOHN BENNETT , and WILLIAM PAGE , were indicated for stealing, on the 4th of May , 4 tons of stone, value 20 s . the goods of Thomas Cubitt ; to which they pleaded

GUILTY .— Recommended to mercy by the Prosecutor, believing they acted under the erroneous idea that they were entitled to the property.

Confined Two Days .

1688. JOHN BULMER and MARY BULMER were indicated for stealing, on the 12th of April , 5 decanters, value 12 s .; and 4 plates, value 10 s .; the goods of Robert Passenger , the master of John Bulmer.

THOMAS SPENCES . I am clerk to Mr. Robert Passenger, a potter and glass man, in William-street. I John Bulmer was his servant—we have lost some decanters—we searched the prisoner' house in Dyer's-buildings, Gravel-lane, after they were in custody, and found these two decanter in a band-box in the front bed-room, and three smaller ones between the bed-clothes in a back-room—I know these plates to be my master's—we have missed such—I cannot tell when we lost them—they were found in the bottom room front of the prisoner's house.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. Do you undertake to you have missed these five plates? A. I missed them after seeing them there, not previous—we have stock on the premises of the same pattern—I have not counted them since to see if any are gone—I know them from the pe culiar patter—no one else has the pattern—I can only speak to the decanters from their general appearance—it is a common pattern—I could not swear to them—I do not know how many children the male prisoner has got—the female prisoner is his sister, and lived with him—he had been about ten year in the prosecutor' service.

(John Bulmer received an excellent character.)

JOHN BULMER .— GUILTY . Aged 42.— Strongly recommended to mercy.

MARY BULMER .— NOT GUILTY .

1689. JOHN BULMER and MARY BULMER were again indicated for stealing, on the 13th of April , 1 decater, value 2 s ., the goods of Robert Passenger , the master of John Bulmer; to which

JOHN BULMER . pleaded GUILTY . Aged 42.— Confined Six Months .

THOMAS SPENCER . In consequence of circumstances I marked this decanter on Wednesday, the 13th of April, about the time I knew Mary would bring John's tea—I placed myself on the floor above them, and looked through an opening in the floor—I saw Mary com and walk up to him—he said, "I thought it was your footstep"—he then stooped down and reached out from a dark corner the decanter where it was placed, and put it into her lap—she had her apron thrown over her arm, and drew her shawl over it—I then came down—she remained talking with her bro ther for some time, and at last went away—I followed her out, brought her back, and asked what she had that did not belong to her—she said, "No thing"

—I put my hand into her apron, took out the decanter, and said to her, "What do you call this? where did you get it from?"—she said, "My brother gave it to me"—I asked, "For what purpose?"—she said she did not know—I said, "At all events it was to take away"—she said, "Yes"—the constable then came, and I gave her and John into custody—I desired him to come in to his sister, and said, "John, your sister tells me you gave her this decanter, is it so?"—he said, "Yes, it is"—I told the officer to take him.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. Had this decanter been found by you before this occurrence took place? A. No, by some one else—it was shown to me secreted under the stairs—it had been evidently removed by some one intending to do something improper with it—it was not off the premises—it was between two and three o'clock when I first saw it—to the best of my belief, I said before the Magistrate that I asked her where she got it, and she said, "My brother gave it me"—I said, "What for?" and she said she did not know—I think those were the words I used before the Magistrate—if it was not taken down it is the fault of the clerk—my deposition was read over to me before I signed it, and I was asked if I had any thing to add or amend—I do not know whether I did say so.

MARY BULMER— NOT GUILTY .

1690. GEORGE MARROTT and JOHN FINCH were indicted for stealing, on the 16th of April , 80lbs. weight of lead, value 30 s ., the goods of Thomas Salmon , and fixed to a certain building.

WILLIAM MARTIN . I live with my uncle, Thomas Salmon, who is a builder. He has built some houses in Tidman's-fields—I was on the gutters on the 15th, and they were all safe—on the 18th I missed some lead which had been fixed to the building.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. Where is your uncle? A. Gone to Smithfield—these houses were built about three or four months ago—I was present at the building—I know they are my uncle's houses—he did not put the lead on them—the plumbers did—he superintended it, and paid for it—he was here about five minutes ago, and said he would come back—he was before the Magistrate, but was not examined—my uncle took the land of Mr. Wood, Lord Holland's steward—my uncle is a poor man, and lives in lodgings—he has no builder's yard or shop—he keeps the bricks on the premises when he has got any, when he is build ing—I do not know any thing about my uncle's entering into a written agreement with Mr. Wood—I cannot tell how long these houses have been building—I have not been with my uncle above six months—they have been left to go to rack and ruin—the floors are not in, nor the doors and windows—when I first came to my uncle they were going on—I have seen Mr. Wood on the premises now and then.

COURT . Q. Have you seen your uncle directing the men when they were building? A. Yes—I have been there every day for three months to look after the men for my uncle—there were about twenty men working there at first—I saw my uncle pay them, at Mr. Parker's—none of the houses are let—my uncle is employed by persons to build for them—the lead was put on the premises about four months ago—I saw it put on by Mr. Jones, the plumber's man—I have not seen Mr. Wood on the pre mises since that—I saw my uncle pay Mr. Jones upwards of 20 l ., at the beer-shop, between two and three months ago—he received that money

from Mr. Shepherd, a solicitor—he is my uncle's solicitor, and Mr. Wood's as well.

EDMUND BUNCE ( police-constable V 19.) On Saturday night, the 16th of April, about ten minutes past eight o'clock, I was in Southampton New-road, Tidman's-fields—I heard the slates cracking—I stood opposite for some few minutes, and saw two persons pass through the sky-light on the top of the house No. 2—I fetched another constable and a labourer to my assistance—I sent a man to No. 4, to know what business they had there—I heard some lead thrown off from the roof against the back-door, where I stood, and the prisoners came down through the rafters from floor to floor, Marrott in No. 1, and Finch in No. 2—I took Finch into custody on the rafters—I have examined the lead thrown down, with the roofs, and find it had come from the sky-light—it fitted exactly, nail-holes and every thing.

MARROTT— GUILTY . Aged 41.

FINCH— GUILTY . Aged 42.

Confined Six Month .

1691. JOHN PERRY was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of May , 1 jacket, value 10 s .; and 1 pair of trowsers, value 4 s .; the goods of John Bartlett Adams : and 1 shirt, value 3 s ., the goods of James Yolland ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 21.— Confined Three Months .

1692. THOMAS RUMFITT was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of April , 4 1/2 lbs. weight of solder, value 2 s . 6 d ., the goods of John Words worth Robson , his master.

JOHN WORDSWORTH ROBSON . I live in Jamaica-terrace—the prisoner was a plumber in my service. On Monday, the 25th of April, I sent him to do a job for me at the Bull Head Dock, on board the Bathurst —he went on with the job till Friday, the 29th—about 18lbs. of solder was required to do the work—on Friday, the 29th, I went to the work, and found a much greater quantity of solder had been taken away from my premises than had been used—(I had seen him take away 1qr. 9Ibs. in the first instance)—I examined the pot, to see what was left in it, and found a great deal less than I imagined there ought to have been—there was scarcely sufficient left to make a joint with—I saw the prisoner's bag lying close by, and found in it three ladle cakes of solder—I immediately took up my ladle, tried the ladle cakes in it, and it fixed exactly, so that I had every reason to presume that the solder was mine—it had no right there—I left a person to watch the bag, and went outside, intending to intercept the prisoner as he left the premises—in about half-an-hour he came out, with out his bag, and I allowed him to pass—I then went, examined the bag, and the solder was gone—I immediately followed the prisoner, but he had got too far a-head of me—about ten o'clock next morning my book-keeper called, and told me something; in consequence of which I took a police man with me down to the job—the prisoner had gone to the ship—I fol lowed him there, and charged him with stealing the solder—he said it was all used in the job—I weighed the remainder, and found 21lbs, short—I then asked him what he had done with the three ladle cakes that were in his bag the night before—he said he had left them in the poter's lodge—I said, "What, in your bag?"—he said, I said, "Where did you find your bag this morning?"—he said, "In the porter's lodge"—I said,

"What did you do with the three ladle cakes of solder?"—he said, "I melted them down this morning"—I said, "You did not melt them down this morning; I have witnesses to prove they were not in your bag last night, therefore I shall give you in charge on your own explanation."

Cross-examined by MR. BALLANTINE . Q. When was it you told him that if he told you what he knew about it you would not be hard with him? A. After I gave him in charge—he has a wife and eight children—the solder taken only amounts to 2 s . 6 d .—he had 30 s . a week—18lbs. of solder was returned from the vessel—lqr. 21lbs. was used on the vessel in the job—9lbs. and 5lbs. of it was capable of making a great quantity, as it was nearly all tin—I saw him take 37lbs.—he took more afterwards, but I did not see him—18lbs. was returned, and I supposed 18lbs. to be used in the job.

JOHN MORRIS . I was told to watch the prisoner's bag when he went away—when the prosecutor came back I examined it, and the solder was gone—I saw him fit the solder to the ladle, and it fitted exactly.

DAVID SALT . I am gate-keeper to Mr. Baines. The bag was left in my lodge—it had no solder in it.

NOT GUILTY .

1693. CHARLES HARRIS was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of April , at Wandsworth , 25 spoons, value 17 l . 10 s .; 3 ladles, value 5 l . 13 s .; 13 forks, value 10 l . 18 s .; 1 butter-knife, value 15 s .; and 1 tray, value 1 s .; the goods of Archibald Leslie , in his dwelling-house.

ELLEN HUNTBEACH . I am cook to Mr. Archibald Leslie, of St. Ann's Hill, Wandsworth; he dwells there; it is in the parish of Wandsworth. Between three and four o'clock on the 12th of April, I was sitting in the kitchen—I heard a noise—I went to the pantry cupboard to see if the plate was all right, and it was gone—I called the lad to run and see if he could see any one—we both ran, about twenty yards from the gate there were two men running—they had got this plate-tray between them—the prisoner was one of them—they dropped the tray—some man picked it up and gave it to me—it is Mr. Leslie's tray—it contained twenty-five spoons, some ladles, forks, and a butter-knife, all silver.

Cross-examined by MR. BALLANTINE . Q. Has Archibald Leslie any other name? A. No; when I heard the noise I went out of the kitchen-door into the passage, to see if I could see any one—I could see no one, and I went from there into the pantry, and missed the plate—I went up the area steps into the road, and when I got out at the gate, about twenty yards from the area steps, I saw the two men running—I only saw the prisoner's back.

THOMAS PARNCUTT . I am servant to Mr. Leslie. I ran out on the 12th of April, and saw two men, one of whom was the prisoner, with the plate-tray between them—I caught the prisoner—he was never out of my sight—I am sure he was one of those that were running with the tray—they ran—I ran after them—two ladles were dropped, which I picked up—I called "Stop thief"—a baker helped to stop them—I had seen the plate about half an hour before in the pantry cupboard—I had never seen the prisoner before.

Cross-examined. Q. When you got out did you see the prisoner? A. Yes, about thirty yards from me—he had got out of the gate, and was about twenty yards from it—Huntbeach came up directly—it was about a mile from

where I ran after them first, to where he was taken into custody—it was on the open common—the prisoner did not turn down any street—I saw him taken into custody.

STEPHEN EVERETT . I am a baker, at Wands worth. I heard the cry of "Stop thief," and saw the prisoner running—I chased him about a mile—there was a ditch—he was on one side and I on the other—I lost sight of him, but I knew him again—I stopped him at last.

Cross-examined. Q. Were you in front of Parncutt, or before him? A. I lost sight of him and the prisoner also for a short time—I had to go round the road—it formed a sort of half triangle.

(James Bridgford, upholsterer, Eliza-place, Pimlico; John Elkett, cooper, Elizabeth-street, Pimlico; and Richard Blissett, shoemaker, Queen-street, Pimlico; gave the prisoner a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 23.— Transported for Ten Years .

1694. JOHN COCHRANE , JOHN COCHRANE , JUN ., and GEORGE BAXTER were indicted for stealing, on the 7th of April , 5 pairs of unmade trowsers, value 1 l .; 10 pieces of wollen-cloth, containing 6 yards, value 1 l .; and 10 yards of calico, value 4 s .; the goods of John Hay , their master: and CATHERINE COCHRANE for feloniously re ceiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen: against the Statute, &c.

GEORGE WILLIAM FARLAM . I am foreman to John Hay, an army con tractor and tailor, in Staple-street, Long-lane, Bermondsey; the three male prisoners were in his employ. These six pairs of trowsers and four small pieces of cloth are my master's—I am sure of that—on Thursday the police man came, and I gave the male prisoners into custody—John Cochrane, Jun. was only given into custody on suspicion—the elder Cochrane came in, and on undoing his trowsers he pulled out this piece of unmade trowsers from between the waistband of his trowsers and handed them to me.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. Did you find any thing on young Cochrane? A. Nothing—the woman was not given into custody by me—I saw her in custody at the Police Court—I understand she is the wife of the elder Cochrane.

SUSAN BOVIS . I live with my aunt, Mary Craddock, in Kent-street, Borough. On Saturday, the 2nd of April, all the four prisoners came to our house together—I saw the younger Cochrane take some blue cloth out of the waistband of his trowsers, as I was coming through the room—I saw the elder Cochrane at the same time take some cloth out of his trowsers—Catherine received it from both.

Cross-examined. Q. Her husband was there at the time? A. Yes—I cannot point out the blue cloth which the younger Cochrane took from his trowsers—as I was coming through there was some cloth on the form—he sat down on it, and was doing up his trowsers—I do not know what the name of the policeman is who spoke to me just now—perhaps I might hear his name—we have not been in conversation before to day—he is no acquaintance of mine—my aunt called him in and told him this—it was after I saw young Cochrane put the cloth from his trowsers—I have not been in communication with any of the police on this matter—I am not acquainted with any of them—they have not been in the habit of coming to my house—I do not know. Thomas Turvey—I do not know who

he is—I know 196 M —I have not kept company with him at all—he had not been in my aunt's house before the Thursday the prisoners were taken—I had never spoken to him before—I am quite sure I had no communi cation with him—I am seventeen years old—I do not know where Turvey lives—I do not know whether he is married—I cannot say whether young Cochrane was buttoning up his trowsers when I first saw him—I cannot swear to the piece of cloth—I could not see whether it was cut or marked in any particular way—it was folded up—I do not know who brought the police to the house—I told my uncle about it—I did not hear what the policeman said to me just now—he took hold of my frock—I do not know what he said—he gave me a little touch.

THOMAS TURVEY ( police-constable M 196.) In consequence of infor mation I went to Mr. Hay's premises with Bovis—she stopped in the street while I went in and saw Mr. Hay—the three male prisoners came in—I followed them when they went out, to the coffee-house, where Bovis lives—they had something bulky with them—I remained outside in the street—I did not stop them then as I had no assistance—soon after Catherine came out with a large bundle under her arm—I followed her into Mint-street—I know she had nothing when she went into the coffee-shop.

Cross-examined. Q. Who gave you the information that took you to Mr. Hay's house? A. Mrs. Craddock, the landlady of the coffee-shop, on Thursday, the 7th—Bovis was there—that was before I saw either of the prisoners there—I never had any acquaintance with Mrs. Craddock at all—I was never in the house before—I had seen Bovis many times in Mrs. Craddock's house—I do not know how long I have known Bovis—I have been on that beat two months, and I have seen her most days—I never spoke to her in my life—I did not know her name was Susan till the Fri day—I do not know that I ever met her in the street—I may have met her, but I never took any notice of her—I mean to swear that—I spoke to her when she was in the witness box—I told her she was speaking of a former occasion, and told her to confine herself to the 7th—I am quite sure that was all I said—I did not take hold of her by the arm at all—I nei ther pulled or touched her—I am married.

THOMAS SWAIN ( police-constable M 106.) I went into the cutting-room after Mr. Farlam—I saw the elder Cochrane take a pair of trowsers from his trowsers, and give them to the foreman, and he gave them to me.

(Patrick Kelly, tailor; Michael Cox, tailor, Petticoat-lane; Anthony Molloy, corn dealer, Upton-street, St. George's; gave the Cochrane's good characters) JOHN COCHRANE — GUILTY . Aged 62.— Transported for Seven Years .

JOHN COCHRANE , JUN .— GUILTY . Aged 20.— Recommended to mercy by the Prosecutor, believing him to have acted under his father's influence.—

Confined Three Months .

BAXTER and CHARLOTTE COCHRANE— NOT GUILTY .

1695. WILLIAM HAMMERSTON was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of April , 4lbs. weight of copper pipe, value 2 s . 6 d ., the goods of John Bucknell Langton and another, his masters.

CHARLES HENRY DOWNING . I am manager for John Bucknell Langton and another; the prisoner was employed by them. In consequence of

missing property, I directed Barker to watch—this copper pipe is my mas ters'—the prisoner bad no business with it.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. What value is it? A. Half-a crown—it would not be the sort of thing to mend a shoot—it could not be used to mend one—our shoots are made of tin, not copper.

EDWARD BARKER . I was desired to watch—I watched four days behind some casks—on the 18th I saw the prisoner come and take some pipe off the press, and take it as far as the door—he put it down by the door and walked into the middle of the yard, saw it was all clear, came in, took up the pipe, and went into a stoke-hole, at one corner of the yard—I followed, and heard him beating it up with a hammer—it was quite straight when he took it—when I came in sight he put it under the furnace belonging to the steam-boiler—I thanked him for coming, as I was tired of waiting for him—he asked what I meant—I said I had been watching the copper pipe which he had taken, and asked him where it was—he said under the dust-hole, and showed me where it was—he asked me to see if I could not rub it up with his master on his behalf—I said I could not.

Cross-examined. Q. He went to his work, did he not? A. Yes, and when his time was up he was taken into custody—he did not escape from the premises—he had been in the employ nearly four years.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 36.— Confined Three Months .

1696. ANN DOLLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of May , 1 ring, value 7 s .; 2 brooches, value 3 s . 6 d .; 1 seal, value 5 s .; 2 shawls, value 9 s .; 1 petticoat, value 1 s . 6 d .; 7 yards of calico, value 2 s . 6 d .; and 1 shilling; the property of James Chapman Butcher , her master.

JAMES CHAPMAN BUTCHER . I life at Wandsworth. The prisoner was my servant up to Monday last—I discharged her that morning, and I said to her, "I suspect you have property of mine; if you have, it will save trouble for you to give it up"—she then gave me one shawl, and told me that was all she had of mine—she then went out, and the policeman, whom I had spoken to, took her, and found the property stated on her per son—this is it—it is mine.

WILLIAM BURTON ( police-sergeant V 2.) I took the prisoner—she pro duced these two brooches from her bosom—this calico was in her basket, in her hand, and these other things were about her person. GUILTY Aged 27.— Confined Six Months .

1697. DAVID TAYLOR was indicted for embezzlement.

FRANCIS SALMON . I am a baker, and live at Rotherhithe. The pri soner was in my service—it was his duty to receive money for me, and pay it the same day—he has only paid me 1 l . 5 s . 6 d . out of 1 l . 9 s . 6 d ., re ceived from Eliza Westwood—it was his duty to pay me the whole.

ELIZA WESTWOOD . I am the daughter of Mrs. Julph; we deal with the prosecutor. On the 5th of April I paid him 1 l . 9 s . 6 d .,—I have his signature in my book, which be signed at the time—he did not sign the bill—he brought no bill till the Thursday following—we never could get the bills of him.

Prisoner's Defence. The money was paid me on the Monday, and was not put down till the Friday—the customers pay by instalments, very iregularly, and, in the hurry of business, this was not entered in the book

till the next day—the prosecutor might forget what I paid him—I am sure I cannot say now whether I paid him 1 l . 9 s . 6 d . or 1 l . 5 s . 6 d .—I had seve ral accounts in my pocket.

MR. SALMON re-examined. I asked him about it last Friday—I did not know of it before, on account of his not having delivered the bills—he said it looked very black on his side, and therefore he must pay it—there have been mistakes made before—I never saw the customers' books.

Prisoner. On the Saturday, when he discharged me, he knew of the mistake—he said he supposed it was a mistake, and if I wanted a charac ter I could have one—he stopped my wages for an article I was to pay for by instalments. Witness. I stopped his wages, but I did not stop this it—I have my cash-book here in which the entry is made—there are no dates to it—I never keep dates, they are on the bills.

JURY to " ELIZA WESTWOOD . Q. You said there was a receipt to the book; there is not. A. He never put down his name, and never would—we asked him, and he said it was of no consequence, it would all be right.

NOT GUILTY .

1698. WILLIAM WADELAKE was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of March , 1 gelding, price 4 l ., the property of William Davis ; and that he had been before convicted of felony.

WILLIAM DAVIS. I am a cab proprietor, living in Plough-yard, Carey-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. On the 15th of March the prisoner hired a cab and grey gelding worth 4 l . of me for the night—it was a cab night horse—we let them out at so much per night—he paid me for it before he took it out—he brought it home the next morning—he then paid me 4 s . 6 d . towards the next night—he took the hone out next night, and never returned with it or the cab —I found the cab at the green-yard on the 18th, and the horse at Mr. Gedding's, the horse-slaughterer's—the horse was kept out all day, and turned into the pound for two days without any corn.

Prisoner. I hired the horse and cab of Mr. Davis for 5 s . a night—I paid him 4 s . 6 d ., and with the other 6 d . I bought a nose-bag of him—he cannot swear I took the horse out on the 17th. Witness. He paid me the money for the horse in the morning, and when I came home in the evening the "d and horse were gone—he never called to ask for his money or license, without which he could not get employment in the line elsewhere.

THOMAS MOORE . I am in the employ of Mr. Geddings, ahorse-sl terer. Between ten and eleven o'clock on the morning of the 17th of March I met the prisoner by the Cobourg Theatre, with the horse—he asked me 30 s . for it—it was not in the cab —he brought it to our premises—the prosecutor owned it on the 18th—I told him he had better take it—he paid 27 s . for it—the horse has died since—it was very poor.

THOMAS LANGTON . I am a policeman. I apprehended the prisoner—I was in plain clothes—I called him out of the Southampton Arms, and told him I wanted him for Mr. Davis's horse—he said, "It is no use keeping it in'; you are a police-constable, I suppose?"—I said I was—I said, "You stole a horse from Mr. Davis, did you not?"—he said, "I sold the horse to Mr. Geddings, the horse-slaughterer."

Prisoner's Defence. I have sold horses to Mr. Geddings for ten years; I did not know this was Mr. Davis's horse; I told him I was sent to sell

the horse, and I might have sold a horse belonging to Mr. Davis; I did not know it was his at the time I was selling it.

GEORGE HIDE . I am a City police-constable. I produce a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction, which I got from Mr. Clark's office—( read )—he is the person.

GUILTY . Aged 30.— Transported for Ten Tears .

1699. SAMUEL GIBBONS was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of May , 25lbs. weight of brass, value 1 l .; and 2 metal cocks, value 4 s .; the goods of Thomas Lambert and another, his masters.

THOMAS LAMBERT . I am in partnership with one other person in Chal croft-terrace, Lambeth. I have lost a quantity of brass and two metal cocks lately—to the best of my belief the brass and metal cocks produced are mine—I have no doubt whatever of it—I know some of the articles were made by us, and have never been sold—they must have been removed off the premises by some person—the prisoner hat been in our employ for three years up to the present time.

Cross-examined by MR. BALLANTINE . Q. I believe you have a number of workmen? A. Between thirty and forty—here are several articles which I know were made by us—the whole produced are worth about 20 s .—I do not apprehend they could possibly be taken at the same time—I do not say it is impossible.

SAMUEL HARRIS . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner into custody—he gave his address—I went to his house and found the property pro duced.

MR. BALLANTINE called

SAMUEL WEBB . I was in the brass line—the prisoner was at that time my partner. We have had patterns of all these description of cocks—when I left the business of gas-fitting the prisoner bad part of the stock—it was about 1 cwt. at that time—I believe a great many of these articles are part of that stock.

COURT . Q. How long is it since you separated t A. Between four and five years—the things I had were similar to these, all odds and ends—during the time we were partners he conducted himself honestly.

MR. LAMBERT re-examined. One of the things the witness speaks to is an article which is an invention of my own, and has not been in exist ence three years—the value of this is about 4 s .—if that alone had been found on his premises I should have charged him with stealing it (The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 28.— Confined Six Months .

1700. MICHAEL was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of March , 1 candlestick, value 1 l ., the goods of John William Church ; and that he had been before convicted of felony.

JOHN WILLIAM CHURCH . I am a retailer of beer, and live in Penton-street, Newington. On Saturday afternoon, the 12th of March, about three o'clock, the prisoner was in my house—I saw him go into the kitchen, deliberately take a candlestick off the shelf, and conceal it under his jacket—I immediately collared him—the policeman came up, and I gave him in charge—this is my candlestick.

Prisoner. I picked it up in the skittle-ground, where it was lying—I not capable of going about. Witness, I have no skittle-ground.

Prisoner. I do not know what he may call it, I have been in it a great many times.

JOHN KINO ( police-constable P 176.) I produce a certificate of the pri soner's former conviction, which I got at Mr. Clark's office—( read )—the prisoner is the man.

GUILTY . Aged 42.— Transported for Seven Years .

1701. MARY BRITTEN was indicted for feloniously receiving, of an evil-disposed person, on the 7th of May , 168 pence, 816 halfpence, and 240 farthings, the monies of Thomas Beardshaw , well knowing them to have been stolen.

THOMAS BEARDSHAW . I am a chandler, and live in Gravel-lane—on Friday night, the 7th of May, I went to bed about ten o'clock, and the next morning, a little before four I got up—when I got to the bottom of the stairs I saw a light—I found a wooden pane removed—I went into that shop and saw nothing amiss—I returned into my room and all my money was gone, which was 4 l . 10 s . in 5 s . packets of pence, half-pence, and farthings—I can swear to a portion of the money by the tying up and the paper—this is the parcel—the papers were old sugar bags, and they are wrapped up in a slovenly manner—I did it on Friday night.

Cross-examined by MR. CHARNOCK . Q. Do you often tie up your parcels in this way? A. Yes—I take a good deal of copper—I keep do account—I put them up every other day—if any body comes in for change I have plenty in my till to give without these parcels—if people come for change I give all silver, no copper—they will not take it—I swear these are the parcels I lost—they were safe on the 7th.

JOHANNA MAHONET . I am servant to the prosecutor—I went to bed on Friday night at one o'clock—the place was all safe then—I observed the pane next morning—it was big enough for a boy to get through—t woman could not get in—I could not get in myself.

JOHN MILLS . I am a policeman. Mr. Beardshaw called me a few minutes after four o'clock on Saturday morning, and gave me information—I examined the place—I am positive no woman could have got over the wall—it is a back yard where they got in from the adjoining yard—a boy could get in at the bole, but it was not big enough for any body else—when I was coining off duty at six I saw the prisoner coming out at the door of a coffee-shop which is about 200 yards from the prosecutor's house—a boy was with her—they seemed confused—the boy went one way, and the woman another—I asked the prisoner what she had in her basket she said she had nothing—I told her I thought she had—she said, "Yes, I have got some money in it; I am going to market with it"—I said, "Let me look at it; you are the very person I want "—she said, "That money I found in the Grove"—I took her to the station—I found nine packages of 5 s . papers, and two broken ones which I produce.

Cross-examined. Q. Where is the Grove? A. About three minutes walk from the coffee-shop—it is a very lonesome place—the robbery hap pened on my beat—it is a beat that requires two of our men to go round of a night—it was the prisoner's son that came out of the coffee-shop with her—I have always said that since the first examination—I did not know it then—he is between 16 and 17 years old.

Q. You say in your deposition, "I know the boy by name—the same name as the prisoner's, but I did not know he was the prisoner's son.

A. What I swore was that his name was Britten, but when I took the prisoner I did not know who she was.

THOMAS BEARDSHAW re-examined. I am not very particular in tying up my papers—I can swear these are the papers I tied up—I can sweat to the wrapping up and folding and to the old sugar paper—there is not another tradesman in London that wraps up theirs in this way—here is 4 s . worth of half-pence, and 1 s . worth of farthings in this paper—it is what I put in some of mine as I cannot get rid of my farthings in that neighbourhood.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Confined One Year .

1702. DAVID THOMAS was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of May , 1 funnel, value 1 l ., the goods of Willam Carter .

JOHN COLLIS . I am seaman on board the Courier, lying at Windle-wharf—I had this copper funnel safe at nine o'clock in our ship. About ten minutes past nine, as I was going to bed, the prisoner came on board—I said, "Holloa"—he said, "All right," and went on shore—I watched him on shore—he then stood and looked at me—he had nothing with him—I went below—I thought he had been after something, and while I went down to dress myself the prisoner came on board again, and raised the funnel up—I went up and ran after him, and he threw it into a barge.

Prisoner. I never had the funnel in my hand. Witness. I am sure he is the man—he came back a third time to fetch the funnel, thinking I did not see him throw it down, and he tried to break into the cabin—I caught him in East-street, and he had 7lbs. of copper nails on him, which are taken out of ships' bottoms—the funnel belongs to William Carter.

Prisoner. I went down to look for work, and as I was coming away the man ran after me and asked me about his funnel; I was never aservaut t of the docks all the time.

GUILTY . † Aged 17.— Transported for Seven Years .

1703. ALEXANDER BEAN and WILLIAM GINBBY were In dicted for stealing, on the 26th of March , 10 pockets of hops, value 10 l .; the goods of William Dunk and another.—2nd COUNT , calling them 1,500lbs. weight of hops.

MESSRS. RYLAND and BALLANTINE conducted the Prosecution.

JOHN PAYNE . I am servant to Messrs. William and Albert Dunk, hop-fac tors and warehousemen, in Compter-street, Borough. Previous to the 26th of March they had ten pockets of bops—on the evening of that day they were missed—previous to missing them we had taken these samplet—in consequence of the loss we gave directions to have them advertised—the pockets had the Excise marks on them—four of them were marked "Richard Stillman," fire were marked "Thomas Haward Peasmark," and one "Thomas Back Westwood, East-end, 1841"—those pockets had the Excise weight on them—ten pockets of hops have since been pro duced to me by the police—I believe the hops contained in those tea pockets to be the very hops we lost—they have been weighed, and there is 29lbs. weight difference in the ten pockets—the Excise weight on the ten pockets we lost was "15cwt. 2qrs. 22lbs.," and the weight of those produced to me by the policeman was 15cwt. 3qrs. 22lbs., which is above

the Excise weight marked on the pockets—the Excise weight on Pye's pockets was much heavier than on those we lost—nine of the pockets pro duced by the police were marked "William Pye, Cuxton, Kent, 1841," and the other, "L. Starn, of Leigh, Kent, 1841"—the hops bear no resem blance to Pye's or Starn's.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Where were your hops kept? A. In my master's warehouse, in Whitecross-street, Union-street, Borough—it is not a very great thoroughfare—the last time I saw the hops was at a quarter before six o'clock, on the 26th of March, when I shut up—I shut up the premises myself—I missed them about a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes past ten the same night—I do not think I was asked the time before the Magistrate—Thomas Turner, one of Mr. Dunk's men, informed me of it—he is not here—he told me that the police told him the warehouse was open—it was as near ten as possible—I do not know what policeman it was that gave Turner the information—I do not think it was either of the witnesses—Turner said the policeman found it out when he went first round his beat after nine—( looking at a handbill )—this is our handbill.

Q. This handbill states, that about nine o'clock the hops were taken; I suppose that is pretty accurate? A. That was the time they were seen to be taken away, twenty minutes before nine.

HENRY DRAPER . I am a brewer, in Oxford-street. I know the pri soner Bean—he came to my premises somewhere about Easter, I think—I cannot recollect the day of the month or week, or the month correctly—I thought it was about December or January—he asked me if I wished to purchase some hops—he had a sample with him, which I looked at—he did not name any price—I declined having anything to do with them at that time, it was such a broken sample—I saw him again some time after—in the mean time I had seen Mr. Evans, and had some conversation with him, and before I saw Bean again the hops were offered to me by a man named Clark—I suppose they were the same hops—Clark told me they were in Bean's possession—Mr. Evans was present when Bean called again—we then agreed for the price of them, 90 s .—I knew a little about them, but not much, and had gone to Mr. Evans to ascertain their value—I should say they were worth more than that—in my judgment they were worth 1 l . the cwt.—I agreed to take them at 90 s .—Bean agreed to deliver them at my brewery next morning, but in consequence of what Mr. Evans said a few minutes afterwards, I declined them—I went back to Bean, and said I would not take them under any consideration.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. You were not before the Ma gistrate, I believe? A. No.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. When was it you first saw Bean? A. I cannot tell within a month—I should say it was a few months ago.

JAMES UNWIN . I am in the corn and coal trade. I produce a sample of hops which I received from the prisoner Ginbey on Monday, the 4th of April—I had seen Bean on the same day, before I had received the sample of hops, at his own house—he asked me if I knew any body in the corn trade who wished to buy a bargain—I did not know what he alluded to, and said I was open to buy a bargain myself—he did not, in the first instance, tell me what this bargain was to consist of, but he afterwards said it was five pockets of hops—he did not say whether he had more than five

pockets—this was about three o'clock in the afternoon, and it was half-past five, or six, when Ginbey brought the sample round to me.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. You were not before the Ma gistrate, were you? A. Yes, I was examined, but my depositions were not taken.

ROBERT MENDHAM EVANS . I am a partner in the firm of Richards, Evans, and Co.—they are in the hop trade in the Borough. I remember having some communication with Mr. Draper about Bean—in consequence of that I met Bean in the presence of Mr. Draper—Mr. Draper introduced me to him—I saw a sample of hops that he produced—the value of the hops that he produced the sample of was about 5 l . 12 s . the price he agreed on for them was 90 s . I asked him where the hops were, and whe ther we could see them—I do not know whether he made any reply, or whether he said we could see them—he said he had advanced money on each of the pockets—a bargain was struck between him and Draper for the hops—he said he would deliver them at Mr. Draper's the next morning—Mr. Draper afterwards declined having them—I afterwards called at Bean's place, but could not see him—I made an appointment for him to meet me at seven o'clock next evening, at the Wenlock Arms, in the City-road—he kept the appointment—I asked him to deliver the hops at Bardell and Bowden's brewery next morning—I went next morning, and the hops were seized by the police—I did not see him on that occasion.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. What day was this when you first saw Bean? A. On the Thursday, the 31st of March, which was the day when I saw Mr. Draper about this.

JOHN HALLAM . I am a coal and coke dealer, and live in Short-street, New-cut. I have known the prisoner Bean, as a neighbour, for some time—he came to me sometime about last Easter, and asked if I had got any place for any kind of stowage—I said I had a loft I did not make much use of, in Burrows-mews, John-street, and I agreed to let him it at 3 s . a week—on Easter Sunday, I, for the first time, saw some hope in the left—no, I think it was on the Monday, as near as I can guess—I cannot read or write—it was on the Monday se'nnight, the Monday after Whit Sunday, I think—it was the Monday after they were put in my place on the Sa turday—I remember Easter—it was about that time I let him the loft, on the Thursday or Friday, I will not be sure which—after some time, I did not like to have the hops there, and sent Sale, my man, to Bean to tell him to take them away, or else I should put them out in the street—I was not present when the hops were taken away—I missed them from the loft the same evening I sent to Bean—I cannot tell the day of the month—I cannot exactly say how long they had been on the premises—I suppose seven or eight days.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. How long have you known Bean? A. Nine or ten months—I know a gentleman named Callard—I do not know David Russell—I know the Crown—I was not there on the evening of the 28th of March with Callard—I have been to that public-house with Bean—I never heard any dealings between Bean and Callard there about any building materials—I recollect going into the Crown with Bean about nine or ten o'clock at night—I believe it was on the Saturday night—I do not know the day of the month, nor what Saturday it was.

THOMAS SALE . I am carman to Mr. Hallam. I know the loft he let to the prisoner Bean—I saw some pockets of hops in that loft two or three days

after they were brought in—I cannot exactly say what day it was—it was before Easter Sunday, I believe—I was in the premises on the Friday, and there were no hops there then, also on the Saturday evening after Good Friday, about seven o'clock, and there were no hops there then—I was there again on the Sunday morning, but I did not go up in the loft—I went into the loft two or three days afterwards—I cannot say what day it was, and the hops were there then—I cannot be certain whether it was on Good Friday that I had been in the loft and saw no hops—I believe it was after Easter Sunday that I saw the hops there, a day or so after—on a Monday after I had seen the hops in the loft my master sent me with a message to Bean—I should not think it was the next Monday after I had seen the hops—I did not keep an account how long it was afterwards—I said, "Please, Mr. Bean, master says if you don't take them things out of the loft, I am to bundle them out"—he said, "I will see about it by and bye"—he took me into a beer—shop, gave me a drop of beer, and told me to sit there—after I had the beer I went to his door and saw him—I did not see the prisoner Ginbey there then—I saw him about six or seven o'clock the same evening at Bean's—they were both together—I asked Bean if he was going to get them away—he said he did not know where he was to get a van—I said I would tell him where he could get one—he sent Ginbey with me—I went to three different places and could not get one—just after they left me I went to the top of the street, against the warehouse, I do not know the name of the street, I saw a man named Harris come by—he kept a van—neither of the prisoners were with me then—I took Harris to Mr. Bean's house—Bean and Ginbey were there—I introduced Harris to them as a man that could let them a van—Ginbey came out and spoke to him outside the door—I did not hear what was said—about an hour after I assisted in moving the hops from the loft into the van—I gave them out of the loft window—the prisoners were not present then—Harris came to the loft with the van, alone—I asked him if he was authorized to receive the hops, and Ginbey came into Bean's as I stood at the door, and said, "This is the man who is going to move them"—it was between eight and nine in the evening when we began to remove the hops—it was rather dark—they were loaded and sent away, and I saw no more of them.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Can you tell us what month it this year Easter Sunday was in? A. No, I cannot—I do not know whe ther it was January or July.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. Ginbey was sent with you to find a van for Bean to send for the hops? A. Yes.

JOHN HARRIS . I am a carman, and live in Windmill-street, New-cut, Lambeth. I had some conversation with Sale on the 4th of April, about carrying away some hops—I saw him at the corner of Queen—street, Marlborough—street, John-street West, Blackfriars-road—he introduced me to both the prisoners—when I went to the door Bean did not seem to have any thing to say to me—Sale went in doors, and I staid out—after I had staid out a little while, Ginbey came outside to me, and asked me whether I thought it was too late to go over the water—I said no, not if it was all right with the landlord—he said it was all right—I then went with Sale, and got ray van—while I was standing at the door I heard Bean say to Ginbey that he thought they had better let it be till the 'morning, and afterwards he said, "Do as you like"—Ginbey then came out, and

Sale too—Sale said, "Harris, will you go?"—I said, "Yes"—Sale went with me, and harnessed the horse—I then went with him to Burrow's—mews—Sale drove the van, and I staid behind to take some ropes, as I did not know what it was I was going to take—I then took ten pockets of hops from the loft in Burrows—mews—neither of the prisoners assisted in the removal of them—as I was starting Ginbey came up and told me to go the water—he said, "I am almost afraid it is too late," and asked me whether I could put them any where for the night—I said there was the Running Horse, in Blackfriars-road, but that was not approved of—T afterwards went over Blackfriars-bridge to the corner of Faringdon-street—he then told me to drive to Old-street—road—I went there and he met me there again—he said he should run them in there, it was too late to go further—it was a livery—stable yard, the sign of the Leaping Bar—I took the horse out—he asked me whether I should take the horse home—I said "Yes," at first—he said, "Put him in, and give him a feed of corn," so I ran the; horse in, and agreed to meet him next morning—I was to meet him a quarter or twenty minutes before seven o'clock, which I did—I put the horse to—I then went with the hops to Mr. Bowden's brewhouse—I untied the ropes by Ginbey's direction—while doing that, he spoke to me—I did not hear what he said at first—he told me to pull in, and say I came from the Black friars—road, and then he suddenly went away and left me—I did not see any body approaching at the time he went away—no person came up imme diately after to speak to me, not for half or three quarters of an hour—I saw the policeman in about ten minutes, but I was not aware he was a policeman when I first saw him—he was in plain clothes—he took me into custody, with the cart and hops, and locked me up for eight days.

TRUEMAN MACHIN . I keep the Leaping Bar livery stables, in Old-street-road. On the evening of the 4th of April, I saw the witness Harris and another—I cannot positively swear it was Ginbey—I am very doubt ful whether he is the person, for I did not see him two minutes scarcely—they brought the van in, which contained what I considered to be hops, from the manner of the package—it stood under my gateway, close to the street, all night, and went away next morning—Harris went with it, and a person with him something similar to Ginbey—I think it was the same person I had seen over night with Harris, but I just saw a per son with him and that was all—I would not swear positively it was Ginbey—he is very much like the man, but I have my doubts—they went away from my place rather before seven o'clock—the van was in the same state as when it came in over night.

JOHN WOODHOUSE ( police-sergeant M 13.) I received some informa tion on Monday evening, the 4th of April, in consequence of which I went to Wenlock-road, City-road, on Tuesday morning, and kept a watch on Messrs. Bowdens' brewery, about 200 yards from it, and within sight of the gates—I was in plain clothes—I have known Ginbey some time, and he knows me—I saw a van come up—Harris was with it, and another person whose face I did not see—I do not know whether either of them saw me—I continued standing there for half an hour after the van drove up—in the meantime one of the men went away—I went up, and took Harris into custody, with the van and hops—I took Bean into custody on Friday, the 11th—he was in company with Ginbey—they saw me, and both set off running—I caught Bean, and another constable who was with

me caught Ginbey—I told Bean I wanted him for receiving a quantity of hops—at that time I did not know whether he had stolen or received them—he said, "Very well, I know nothing about it."

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. Were you acquainted with Bean? A. Not at all—I had been making inquiries about this matter—we had pretty good information where to go for the persons who stole these hops—I do not know whether it is the case, that persons who steal things are not the persons who are found with them—that depends upon cir cumstances—I told Bean I wanted him for receiving the hops—I had in formation that they were in his possession—I thought at the time that that was what he was wanted for—he was committed for receiving the hops—that was the charge before the Magistrate—I heard nothing about the charge of stealing them till I came here.

ROBERT STURGEON ( police-sergeant M 4.) I was with Woodhouse—we met the prisoners walking together—they both ran away—I ran after Ginbey, and took him—he said, "I did not mean to run away"—as I was taking him to the station, he said, "It is a very fine plant "—I sup pose he meant that we had been very finely planted.

EDWARD LANDSDELL . I am in the service of Mr. Horton, a hop factor, in the Borough. I assisted in getting these ten pockets of hops into the station-house, and then assisted in taking samples of them—I have since seen samples in Mr. Dunk's possession, which I have compared with those I assisted in taking, and in my judgment they are the same hops—I have been acquainted with hops twenty years.

THOMAS SEARING . I am warehouseman to Messrs. Daggett and Harri son, hop factors in the Borough. I have seen the ten pockets of cups in the possession of the police—nine of them are marked "Pye"—those pockets were sold by us to Messrs. Thackerer, with hops in them, on the 11th of October, or it might be a day or two before—I believe the hops now in those pockets are not the same hops which were in our possession—we receive Pye's growth—he is a factor.

GEORGE EDWARD BROWN . I am warehouseman to Messrs. Thackerer and Co., hop merchants. It is my duty to superintend the weighing and delivering of the hops they sell—on the 22nd of February last they sold some pockets of hops to Messrs. Taylor and Co., the brewers—I weighed them, superintended the delivery of them, and another man marked them—I saw that they were accurately marked—Mr. Deeley saw them weighed—there were eighty-two pockets marked "Pye," and sixteen marked "Starn"—I have since seen nine pockets produced by the police, marked "Pye," and one marked "Starn," which I can say were part of those we delivered to Messrs. Taylor—I have compared the marks and the weight, and am perfectly satisfied they are the same.

JOHN DEELEY . I am in the service of Messrs. Taylor, the brewers. In February last they purchased of Messrs. Thackerer and Co., eighty-two pockets of hops, marked "Pye," and sixteen marked "L. Starn"—I saw them weighed—they were delivered at Messrs. Taylor's, and their contents used in the way of the business—the covers are my father's perquisites—somewhere about Easter, I cannot recollect the time exactly, I sold fif teen of those covers to the prisoners—I am not so positive to Bean as I am to Ginbey, but I believe he was the other—Bean came up to me, and asked if I had got any pocketing—I said I was not positive, but I would send one of the men to see—one of the men went up—I was not aware

that Ginbey went with him, but in about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour Ginbey came down, and said those pockets would not do, they were not long enough—I said some of them were tucked in straining them, per haps if he pulled them out he would find them long enough, if not, I could not help it, it was of no consequence whether he had them or not—Bean said, "Perhaps they will do"—I then went up with them—they examined what pocketing we had, and Ginbey, in Bean's presence, selected fifteen—I believe some of Pye's were among them, but I am not positive—I did not take particular notice of the marks—I have since seen nine pockets marked "Pye," and one marked "L. Starn"—I should say those pockets were in our possession when we bought the hops of Messrs. Thackere—Bean paid for them.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. I thought you said you would not swear Bean was the man? A. I believe he is, but I would not swear it—the man who was with Ginbey paid me, not Ginbey—I believe these pockets were disposed of this year, as there is "1841" upon them—we could not have had them last year.

JOHN VINCENT . I am in Messrs. Taylor's service. I assisted in look ing out fifteen pockets—I cannot tell whether nine of them were Pye's—Ginbey was very particular in wanting them of the year 1841—he was by himself then, when he went up into the loft along with me—I saw the person who was with him below, and believe it was Bean.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. You will not swear it was Bean? A. I cannot swear it rightly.

MRS. EVERETT . I keep a beer-shop in Marlborough-street, Black friars-road. About two months ago, as near as I can recollect, Bean left a sack with me, saying it was not his, it belonged to another man—this looks like the sack—it was in the same state on my premises till the officer took it.

JOHN WOODHOUSE re-examined. I found this sack, and produce its contents, which is what is called straining tackle.

WILLIAM DUNK . I am hop factor in the Borough. The hops stolen were in my custody—I have examined the samples taken out of these ten pockets, and have compared them with the hops now at the station—I have no doubt they are my property—I believe the sample of hops produced by Unwin to be a part of my hops—they exactly correspond with one part of them.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON . Q. How many partners have you? A. Only my brother—I speak to the hops from their similarity—they cor reponds exactly—I think hops are very easy of identity—this sample—( opening one )—has two sorts of hops in it—it is what we call false packed, consisting partly of fine hops, and partly of brown hops—they were per haps gathered from two gardens, not having sufficient in one to make a full pocket—it is a very unusual thing to have brown hops with fine—I do not know whether it is unusual to have the growth of two gardens in the same pocket—my relations are all hop-growers.

COURT . Q. Experienced dealers in hops can tell the difference of growth by the mere feel, can they not, without looking at the sample? A. They can—they could tell one from the other if they were bindfold.

MR. PHILLIPS called

JOHN CALLARD . I am a carpenter, and live at No. 61, Granby-street, Waterloo-road. I know the prisoner Bean—I remember seeing him at the Crown, in the New-cut, on Saturday evening, the 26th of March, be tween eight and nine o'clock—I saw him earlier than that—I was at work opposite his house the whole of the day, and saw him outside his house selling goods—he is a baker, and lives at the corner of Short-street, New cut—I saw him at his house in his business from nine in the morning till nine at night, on and off—it was between eight and nine when I went to the Crown—I was repairing the front of my father's house—I went with him to the Crown—it is a very short distance from his shop, only two or three minutes' walk—a person named David Russell was at the Crown—he and I were both at work together at my father's house, and he went with Bean and me to the public-house—between seven and eight o'clock, I and Russell were purchasing two corn measures outside Mr. Bean's shop—I saw he was at home at that time, and after I had finished my work I accompanied him to the public-house—we remained in the public-house about an hour—I parted with him outside the public-house door a little after nine—I do not know how far that is from Whitecross-street, Borough.

J. WOODHOUSE re-examined. I should say it is within half a mile.

MR. RYLAND to JOHN CALLARD . Q. Are you a master carpenter? A. Yes; I do business for myself—I keep a shop—I have journey men sometimes, but not always—I have none now, nor had I any at the time in question—I had a shop at that time, at No. 61, Granby-street—I have known Bean about twelve months—I have not been at all intimate with him—I never went to a public-house with him before this Saturday evening, neither to the Crown or any other.

Q. What makes you recollect that this was Saturday evening, the 26th of March? A. I recollect its being the Saturday after Good Friday—I went with him to the public-house between eight and nine o'clock—I did not say that I saw him at his own premises till nine o'clock—I saw him at his own house as late as between seven and eight, about eight I should say.

Q. On your oath, what was the latest time in the evening that you saw him in his own house? A. Between seven and eight—it was about eight or nine that I went with him to the public-house—I cannot say exactly to the time—it was between eight and nine—I did not lose sight of him from between seven and eight till between eight and nine—he was outside his shop during that time—I went from his shop to the Crown—I can not recollect exactly the time—I was with him outside his shop from between seven and eight till between eight and nine—it was between seven and eight that I bought the measures of him—we then went to the Crown—I left the measures at my father's house—I was not there a minute.

Q. What were you doing from between seven and eight till between eight and nine? A. Standing outside Bean's shop talking—Russell was with me the whole of the time, talking outside Bean's shop—we took no tice of the time by the Crown clock—it was between eight and nine when we went there, I cannot say exactly—I looked at the clock when I went in, to see what o'clock it was—I left a little after nine—I did not look at

the clock when I came away, but, from the time we were there, I should say it was after nine—I think we were there about an hour—I had never used the Crown before—I have been there before, but not often—I cannot say how often, I should say from twenty to a hundred times—I have lived in the neighbourhood all my lifetime, and have been backwards and forwards to the house—I am well known there—a person named Essy, I believe, keeps it now—Maber did keep it—Essy kept it at this time—I cannot say how long he has been there—my father was at the public-house with me that night—he went with me, and Russell, and the pri soner—we all four went together—a bricklayer's son, named George Rus sell, I believe, also went with us, nobody else—I cannot say whether I saw the landlord that night—the bar-maid served us—she did not know me before—I had seen her before—I cannot say whether she had seen me—I believe she is not here, nor my father, nor George Russell, nor the landlord—I had drank there before—I cannot say whether ft was the same barmaid that served me before.

MR. CLARKSON . Q. Were you ever charged with any offence in your life? A. Never—I cannot say whether Bean knew the landlord, or the landlord him—I have not been to the house since, that I recollect.

(William Fish, builder and publican, Islington-market; Dennis Cox, tailor, Little Russell-street, Bloomsbury; Anthony Thacker, coal-mer chant, No. 8, Charles-square, City-road; James Lewson, butcher, Tower-street; William Perry, clock-maker, No. 7, Clarence-place, Penton-street, Walworth; J. Parraquay, publican, Castle-street, Leicester-square; and Robert Faulkner, cow-keeper, No. 18, Salisbury-street, New North-road; deposed to Bean's good character.)

BEAN— GUILTY . Aged 29.

GINBEY *— GUILTY . Aged 24.

Transported for Seven Years .

Before Lord Chief Justice Denman.

1705. DANIEL GOOD was indicted for the wilful murder of Jane Good , alias Jane Jones . —Other COUNTS stating it to be a person whose name is unknown.

MR. ATTORNEY-GENERAL , with MESSRS. ADOLPHUS, WADDINGTON , and

GURNEY , conducted the Prosecution.

WILLIAM GARDINER ( police-constable V 279.) On the 6th of April I was at Wandsworth, and in consequence of some charge by a tradesman I went to the house of Mr. Shiell, in Putney, Park-lane, inquired for some body, and was directed to the stable in consequence of my inquiry—the stable is about 200 yards or more from the dwelling-house—when I came there I saw the prisoner—he answered the ring—I was accompanied by two lads, Speed and Dagnal—on his answering the bell one of them asked him if the coachman was come home—he said, "I am the coach man"—(he is the coachman of that family I now know)—I was standing a little on one side—I then stepped up to him, and told him I had come to take him into custody on a charge of stealing a pair of black trowsers from Mr. Collingbourn—he said, "Yes, I bought a pair of breeches of Mr. Collingbourn, and I did not pay him for them;" and pulling out his purse, he said, "You can take the money to him"—I said, "No, that has nothing to do with the charge I have come upon"—he said, "Very well, then I will go with you to Wandsworth, and settle with Mr. Collingbourn"—I asked

him if he would allow me to examine the chaise and the stable, previous to going to Wandsworth, to search for the trowsers—it was a four-wheeled chaise—he said, "Yes"—I and the two lads then walked into the stable-yard—I saw a little boy about ten years old running about, who I have since ascertained is the prisoner's child, called Daniel Good—I desired the elder lad Speed to stay by the prisoner while I examined the chaise and stable—we were then in the stable-yard—I proceeded to search the har ness-room and the stable—while searching the harness-room the prisoner walked over towards the chaise—he said, "We will go to Wandsworth now and settle it"—at that moment a man, who I have since ascertained is Houghton, the gardener, living on the premises, came into the yard, and asked what was the matter—I told him I had come to take the prisoner, and was searching for the trowsers—he seemed much surprised—I told the prisoner I would not go till I had searched this stable—he was standing at the stable-door with the door just open, ajar—he then allowed me to go into the stable—he had not prevented me, but stood at the door as if he wished me not to go in—I went in with the two lads, Houghton, the prisoner, and his child—when I got in I desired Speed again to stand by the prisoner—I commenced, and searched the first and second stalls of the stable, found nothing, crossed over to search the corn-bin, and while search ing the bin the prisoner said, "Let us go to Wandsworth, and have it settled"—I said, "No, I will not go till I have made a more diligent search"—the prisoner then walked down to the fourth stall himself—there are four stalls all in a row—I saw him move a truss of hay from one side of the stall to the other—I followed him down—there was nobody in that stall—I went to it, and desired him to go and stand by Speed, saying I did not require any of his assistance—I then moved the hay from where he had put it—it was in the direction he had moved it to, but there were several trusses there—I cannot swear it was the same truss—I moved two trusses and some loose hay which was underneath, and discovered something laying, which appeared to me to be a goose—it was a piece of flesh—I said, "What is this? this is a goose" loud enough for every body in the stable to hear—at that moment I heard the stable-door shut, looked round, and the prisoner was gone—I ran to the door, tried to open it, and found it was fastened outside—Speed found a two-pronged hay-fork in the stable, and commenced prizing the door—I assisted him, but could not open it—I went back to be positive as to what I had seen in the stall—the two lads and Houghton followed me—I moved the remainder of the hay off, and thought it was a pig—I found it was the trunk of a female, the body—it was laying on its abdomen with the back uppermost—Speed turned it over—I had no difficulty then in discerning that it was a woman—the arms were cut off at the shoulders, and the legs cut off at the upper part of the thigh; the head severed from the body at the lower part of the neck, and the thigh-bone was taken off right at the hip—it was quite gone—the belly was cut open, and the bowels taken out—I then went to the door, and succeeded in breaking out—the head and all the four limbs were gone—I made a further search an hour and a half after—(I had not left the stable)—I searched in a third stall with another constable, removed several trusses of straw, and under it found a mattress rolled up, and two blankets rolled up in it—I unfolded the mattress, and discovered a large stain on it, apparently of urine—it was not wet—I saw some blood close to where

the body was laying—there was very little, and it appeared to be dry—I left the mattress and things in charge of the police—they have since been burnt.

Cross-examined by MR. DOANE . Q. Did Speed go with you from Wandsworth? A. Yes—I knew him before—Dagnal is in Mr. Colling bourn's employ—it was a quarter to nine o'clock when I left Wandsworth—I got to the stable about half-past nine—it is about two miles from Wands worth—I examined the stable by my lamp which I had—the blood in the fourth stall, where I found the body, looked dry—I did not make any fur ther inquiry about it—I had not left the stable before I found the mattress—I stopped there till about one o'clock—I left sergeant Palmer and Tye, a policeman, there then.

COURT . Q. What quantity of blood do you suppose there was? A. I cannot exactly say—it was about as large as that paper ( half a sheet offoolscap )—it was in the straw—it began eight or ten inches from the body, not under it.

JURY . Q. It was on the ground? A. On the hay and litter, in the straw—I removed that, and saw the stain on the bricks—they were a lighter colour than the part which was stained—I could see plainly where the blood was—there was no appearance of the blood having run over the rest of the bricks—there was no stream of blood—there was some loose hay laying in the stall, not as if a horse had been there—it was loose hay from the truss—there is no hay-loft there—you go out of the stable to get to the loft.

ROBERT SPEED . I am eighteen years old, and live at Wands worth. On Wednesday, the 6th of April, I went with Gardiner to Mr. Shiell's, at Roehampton-lane—we went to the house first, and afterwards to the stable, to a small private gate—I rang the bell—the prisoner answered it, and the young woman, the daughter of the gar dener—they came to the gate—when we were at the gate, Gardiner told the prisoner he had come for a pair of trowsers he had stolen from Mr. Collingbourn—he said he had no black trowsers—when we got inside the premises Gardiner told me to take care of the prisoner—we were then in side the premises, not far from the stable—we afterwards went into the stable—the prisoner went first—I saw him open the stable-door with a key—I saw him turn the key which he produced from his pocket before he got to the door—I saw him turn the key—we all went in, and I kept near him—Gardiner commenced searching, and after searching some time the prisoner went into the place where the body was found—Gardiner told him to stand back—before that, I saw the prisoner begin taking the hay from one side of the stall, and putting it over where the body lay—it was on that Gardiner told him to stand back, he must make a more diligent search—he stood back nearer to me—we were about two yards from the stall Gardiner was searching—while Gardener was searching he said, "What is this?" loud enough for the prisoner to hear—I stepped forward to see what it was, and the prisoner rushed back towards the stable-door to escape—I saw him as he had the door in his hand going out, and imme diately heard the door locked—I heard the sound of the key turning—I afterwards saw the body.

COURT . Q. You broke the door open afterwards? A. Yes, and found the key was gone.

THOMAS HOUGHTON . On the 6th of April I was gardener to Mr.

Shiell, at Putney—I went into the stable-yard that evening, and found the prisoner and policeman there—we afterwards went into the stable—I did not hear the policeman make an exclamation—the prisoner made his escape, I believe, without any one seeing him—I afterwards went into the harness-room, which was in the prisoner's care—no one else had access to it—I cannot tell how it was entered that night, as the policeman had ex amined it before I came—the prisoner kept the key of it, and lighted the fire in it—about six o'clock on the Tuesday morning, the day before the policeman came, I observed a smoke coming from the harness-room—it was common to have a fire as early as that, and earlier in the winter—I had not seen a fire there for perhaps more than a fortnight, I think.

Q. In what state was the stove in the harness-room on the Wednesday evening? A. There was an immense preparation of wood and coals with straw underneath ready to light—it was very considerably more than there would usually be for a fire—I should consider there were three times as much as would answer for a common fire.

Cross-examined. Q. Had you been in the harness-room before? A. I had never been there for months before—I have seen a fire there through the window, but do not know the time I was in the harness-room or stable, for the prisoner and I have not been friends for some time—in fact I never went near him at all—one window of the harness-room looks into our kitchen-garden, and the other, which is opposite, into the stable-yard—there are two windows—I am in the kitchen-garden every day, generally from six o'clock in the morning, at the time in question, and had been so for the last three or four days—I work till six in the evening, but as I live on the premises, I do not go away often—I live at a cottage on the farm connected with the premises, and with the kitchen-garden—I should think my cottage is not more than fifty or sixty yards from the stable—my wife, daughter, and son, live with me—my wife, daughter, and myself, sleep in the cottage—my son has slept in a room over the back of the stable for some time past—the bed-rooms all join together over the stable, but are separated by a par tition—nobody but my son sleeps in the bed-room over the stable—the prisoner sleeps up at Mr. Shiell's house, and boards there—it is a quarter of a mile from the stable—my wife and daughter sleep about fifty yards from the stable—it is one range of buildings—a cow-house, a tool-house, seed-room, fruit-room, then the stable—there is no communication without going out. side—you cannot go into the stable without going into the stable-yard—you can get to the stable-yard from the kitchen-garden, by coming into a pas sage, without coming into the highway—that yard leads to the stable in question—when we have no hot-house fires to attend to, we generally go to bed about ten, or half-past—my daughter is nearly thirty years old—she sometimes retires to rest before me, and sometimes not—I went to bed on the Sunday night before this about ten, or a little after, my wife and daughter about the same time—I got up at six—my son is under-gardener, to assist me—I sometimes have occasion to go into the stable-yard—there is an iron gate, separating the stable-yard from the garden and other pre mises, which any body can open.

Q. The stable-door, which was locked, I presume is the door leading out to the highway? A. No; there is a colonnade over, and a stable on each side—the door opens under the colonnade—there are large gates for the carriage to go out, they lead to an open yard, and the stables are right and left—the doors facing each other—I do not know when I have seen

the stable in question unlocked, except the prisoner has been there himself—I have not been there much latterly—he has been in Mr. Shiell's service about two years and three months—master keeps two ponies, that is all.

Q. How does your son go to bed over the stable? A. There is a door opens close by the harness-room which leads up stairs, to what we call the outer door—it turns to the left when you get to the top of the stairs, and this door faces him—there are two rooms beyond where he sleeps, and one on the right of him, where the stableman used to sleep—my son's room is part over the back harness-room, where the dirty harness is kept—his window looks into the garden—he would come along the garden into the stable-yard to go to bed, and by the harness-room—it is an open stair case—I have two men and a boy besides my son—they do not sleep on the premises—a fire is necessary in the harness-room in wet weather, to dry the harness.

COURT . Q. The two harness-rooms are on the ground-floor? A. Yes, my son sleeps over the back one—that is not where I saw this great pre paration for a fire—that was in the large harness-room—the prisoner locks the harness-room up, and always keeps the key—you do not go through the stable to it—it is a separate door on the left of the stable, and very near the stable—when in the stable, you do not come into the yard to get to it, but into the colonnade.

Q. Could any body in the stable-yard see any thing which is going on in the colonnade? A. They can, if they were to look into the harness room itself, through the large window, any body who was in the stable-yard could—there is no curtain to the window that I know of, to either of the windows which face the garden—the glass is frosted, that people should not look in out of the garden—no body in the garden can see through, unless they get steps or something, and look through the upper panes, which are not frosted—they are rather higher than a man's head—any body can see into the harness-room from the stable-yard.

SAMUEL SMITH DAONAL . I am in the service of James Collingbourn, a pawnbroker, at Wandsworth. On the Wednesday night in question, I was in Mr. Shiell's stables—Gardiner said there was a goose—the prisoner then went out of the stable—I did not see him go out—as I was holding Gardiner's lamp, I heard Houghton say he was gone, and when I looked round, he was gone—the door was locked—I tried to get out—we could not, but did a short time afterwards—Houghton's son was not there at that time.

SAMUEL PALMER ( police-constable V 6.) On the night of the 6th of April I was on duty at Putney, about a mile and a quarter from Mr. Shiell's house, and about a mile from the stable—I went to the stable a few minutes to eleven o'clock that night, or I think it must have been eleven—I saw the remains of a human body there—Gardiner, Hougbton and his son, and Speed, were there—I assisted in searching the premises—I searched the stall adjoining where the trunk of the body was—I found a mattress and two blankets tied up. with a small cord—I found nothing else in the stable—I then went into the harness-room with Inspector Busain—the door was open when I went there—I found some pieces of bone in the fire-place, which is nearly opposite the door which is in one corner of the room—there is one window on each side of the fire-place, but the fire-place is nearer the front than the back—the windows are on opposite sides oÂ£ the room—one looks into the stable-yard, and the other

into the garden—the fire was laid—there were pieces of wood, coal, and straw, a great quantity more than was necessary for any common fire—I have the remains of the bones which I found, here—they were among the ashes where the fire was laid—it is a kind of pan—they were under the fire, among the ashes—they are now in the same state as when I found them—when I found the first piece I took it out to a medical man who stood outside—a smell similar to an animal substance burning caused me to look into the fire-place—I found in the harness-room a parcel of keys tied with a kind of guard—they are in the possession of Tee—I took them from the harness-room to go up to the house to try to open two cupboards in the prisoner's bed-room, but neither of them would fit, and I forced them open—the keys either dropped out of my pocket, or I took them out in the next stable—I did not bring them away from the premises—these now produced are them—I have no doubt of them.

ROBERT TEE . I am a constable of Roehampton. I went to Mr. Shiell's stables on Thursday, the 7th of April, and saw in one of the stalls the body of a woman—I found these keys on the premises, and brought them away, and have brought them here to-day—I found them on the corn-bin in the stable opposite the stable the body was found in, not in the same stable—I have had them in my possession ever since—the body was buried on the next day week.

Cross-examined. Q. It was buried on the 15th? A. Yes—the keys laid on the lid of the bin, rolled up, with this guard round them, not on the floor.

JOSIAH TYE ( police-constable V 199.) On Wednesday night, the 6th of April, I was on duty at Wandsworth, I went to Mr. Shiell's stables, and saw the body of a woman found—I found Gardiner there—on going into the harness-room I noticed a very bad, fulsome, sickly smell—I never smelt such before, but it appeared to me like rind of bacon—after stop ping some time it was so bad I went out to the sergeant, and said, "Here is a very bad smell here, something must be wrong"—I searched the fire-place, and found two pieces of bone in the cinders among the coals in the furnace of the fire-place—I afterwards took them to the sur geon—on the 12th of April, the Tuesday following, I went there again, and searched the coach-house—I went to the four-wheeled chaise, and opened the gig-box lid, I saw nothing in the box, but smelt a very bad smell, like the smell in the room—after taking off the cushions, and taking the box out of the chaise, I found a small piece of flesh on the outside—it was so very small I could not keep it—I found it here—( pointing to the box )—I found another set of bones in the left-hand side of the furnace where the fire burns—I found them all at the same time, and in the fur nace.

Cross-examined. Q. What you call a small piece of flesh, was so small you could not keep it, it was not hidden by the cushion? A. No, it was about half the size of a pea—I have kept the two sets of bones all together—I have a skull-bone—all I found that night are in this paper—I did not find bones in more places than one—Palmer was with me when I found them—he found the first piece in the cinder place—I found these in the grate where the fuel was laid—there was nothing burning then—we took out two pieces of skull bone directly to Mr. Allen, a medical gen tleman, who was waiting there.

MR. ATTORNEY GENERAL . Q. Are these the two pieces? A. Yes.

JOHN BUSAIN . I am an inspector of the V division of police. I went to Mr. Shiell's stable on the night of the 6th of April—I arrived about a quarter past eleven o'clock—I went into the stable, and saw the trunk on a female, and proceeded to search the harness-room, the door of which was locked—I got the key from the elder Houghton—I unlocked the door—I beg to correct myself, I was called by the superintendent to go into the harness-room, which was then open—it was at a subsequent search I got the key—the superintendent ordered me to break open a flat wooden box, which was there, locked—I found in that a quantity of clean linen belonging to a male, and some books—I searched the drawer of a table there which was shot, but there was no lock on it—I found in it this knife closed as it is now—I examined it, and observed what appeared to me to be stains of blood—I found it had been newly sharpened, and on this part of the handle was what appeared to be a stain of blood, and the knife appeared to be rusty after it had been sharpened—the stain of blood was partly on the handle, and partly on the blade—I showed the knife to Dr. Ridge the next day—I found some keys in the drawer, which sergeant Palmer has possession of—I laid them on the table—on the right-hand side of the fire-place, in a corner, standing by the chimney, I found this axe—I did not examine it that night—I kept possession of the key of the harness-room myself—I looked at it, and could not distinguish whether there were stains on it that night—I locked the room when f left, and took the key with me—I observed next morning what appeared to be stains of blood, one mark on the pole of the axe, and one on each side the edge along here—I do not think they were more visible than they are now, because I have kept it so carefully—there were lines across the room to hang clothes on, and on a line next the fire-place, I found this piece of silk handkerchief, which appears to be marked with blood in several places—I found divers clothes, but not on the line—the articles of female wearing apparel I found in a saddle-rest in the harness-room—here is what appears to me to be part of a flannel petticoat, forcibly torn in two, and one part cut in the seam—these two pieces were together as they are now, and correspond exactly where it appears cut at the seam—they also correspond in quality; they were both together, thrown over the saddle-rest—I found what appears to be part of a calico petticoat, close to the saddle-rest, underneath a box-coat, which was thrown over the chair, and one of these was knotted as if tied together, but it became untied after wards—both are marked with blood, and on one of these there are marks of blood close to where there have been pieces cut out—they are not drops but splashes of blood—not as if dropping from a person's nose—I found also a pint bottle, under the window; there were a few drops of liquid in it—I poured it into the palm of my hand, tasted it, and believe it to be milk—I found the bottle on the 8th, but I had always kept the harness-room locked up, and had the key—on the night of the 6th I assisted in searching the fire-place, and found a quantity of calcined bones in the ashes—the fire was laid with straw, wood, and coal—I removed them, and searched underneath—there was a pair of brand-irons at the fire-place, so as to bring the fire out further from the chimney—I believe it was a Cob bett's register-stove—I found the bones under the fuel, among the cinders and ashes underneath—I showed them to Mr. Allen the same night—

they are now in the same state, except one piece of a very claimed bone fell asunder—I put a string round it to keep it together—I found about an ounce of tea in a box, which was not locked—on the 8th, the day of the inquest, in sifting the cinders through two sieves, assisted by Dr. Ridge, among these at the bottom of the stove I found more bones—I examined the body that day after it was washed, having a very clear and good light, and on the neck, about half an inch below where the head had been taken off, I found a small mole, a very dark colour, on the right side—to make sure that it was a mole, I wetted my thumb, and rubbed it two or three times—I was quite convinced it was a mole—in the harness-room I found the two umbrellas, one hanging on a nail over the chimney-piece, the other standing in a corner, not far from the axe—I found this rent-book in searching No. 18, South-street, Manchester-square, and the landlord gave me this sign-board.

Cross-examined. Q. Have you kept that knife with equal care as the axe? A. I have—I do not think there is the slightest alteration in it since I found it.

JOHN HODGHTON . I am the son of Mr. Shiell's gardener, and was in his service the beginning of April. I slept in the room over between the stable and harness-room—part of the room is over each—I get to it by the stair-case outside—I do not pass through the stable—the prisoner kept the key of the stable—it was always kept locked—I got up on Tuesday, the 5th of April, at half-past six o'clock, 0. and saw the prisoner when I came down—I smelt a very unpleasant smell, and asked him if he had been singeing—it smelt like the singeing of horses—he said he had been in liquor overnight, and had been toasting some cheese for refreshment.

Q. Can you tell whether there was a fire in the harness-room at the time? A. I heard the crackling as if there was a fire, but did not see any fire—he told me at the time he had a fire drying the harness—I hare seen a little boy with the prisoner—he told me he was his son, and that a female had the care of him named Jane Jones, who he (the prisoner) used to call his sister—I have seen her at Putney three times with the prisoner—the last time I saw her there was on Easter Monday, about ten o'clock in the morning—she was looking out at the stable gates, which go down the lane—the prisoner did not then tell me who she was—he said nothing about her—he had previously told me who she was—I think she wore a blue bonnet on Easter Monday.

Cross-examined. Q. Was Easter Monday the last time you saw her? A. Yes—I have seen a little boy there with a female—I have seen Susan Butcher there—I am quite sure I have not seen any other females there—I have been examined before—I never saw any other female at the stable with the prisoner—I swear I have not seen Butcher or any other female there since Easter Monday—I went to bed at this time between nine and tea, or about ten o'clock—I went to bed on Sunday night about ten, and about the same time on Monday—I got up about six o'clock, or a few minutes after on Monday—the prisoner and I were on terms as fellow servants; not good friends particularly—I was working in the kitchen garden on Monday morning—it lies at the back of the stable—the room I slept in was partly over the stable where the body was found—the prisoner slept at the house.

COURT . Q. There are two harness-rooms, which do you sleep over? They arc adjoining—I sleep over the back one—not where the fire was

—the harness-room has a lath and plaster ceiling—I have seen Susan Butcher there four or five times, in the daytime, about the afternoon—I have not seen her there at dusk or later, nor very early in the morning—I had heard no noise, or any thing during the Monday night—I heard the crackling when I came by the harness-room, as I came down in the morning.

ALFRED BENJAMIN ALLEN . I am assistant to Mr. Shillito, a surgeon. I was called on Wednesday night, the 6th of April, to the stable of Mr. Shiell—the trunk of a woman was shown to me—Superintendent Bicknell, and several officers were there—I examined it—the head bad been severed from the body by a very clean cut through the integuments, and through the second and third vertebrae—I imagine that to hare been done all by one cut—both arms had been taken off above the shoulder joints by a clean cut through the flesh and muscles, and the bones were rather hacked as if with a knife or chopping.

Q. Did the appearances present such as would be produced by an axe? A. Not so much as the thigh bones did—they appeared more like hacking—the legs and thighs bad a clean cut through the integument, and the bones divided just below the great trochanthus —the flesh was cut, but I think the bones were chopped—this axe was the most likely instru ment to produce the appearances—the bowels were all gone, the abdominal and pelvid viscera—there was a clean cut from the sternum to the pubes, and all the way round to the vertebrae.

Q. Are you able to form any judgment whether the incision had been made before or after death? A. After death, I should say decdodly—we have the means of forming a judgment on that subject—the body was in a most healthy state—there was not the least appearance of disease whatever that I could observe in any part—I did not see the heart or lungs—Dr. Ridge had an order next day to make a post mortem examination, and I was not there—my examination terminated on the Wed nesday—I saw the body again, but did not examine it—from the appear ance of the blood vessels as the body lay, they appeared perfectly empty, both the blood vessels and arteries—the body appeared perfectly empty—from the general appearance of it she was not at all likely to have died of apoplexy or any sudden disease—I should say she could not have been dead longer than three or four days, or I would say five day at far thest—there was not any appearance of decay—decomposition had not taken place at all—there was a very slight smell—I saw the axe that even ing, but did not examine it till before the Coroner's inquest—I certainly think the marks on it are stains of blood—they have more the appearance of blood than anything else—I saw some of the bones on Wednesday, and also afterwards at the inquest—the large bone has the appearance of part of a thigh bone, and here are portions of the skull, and a portion of the knee joint—merely the top of one of the lower bones—these two pieces roost decidedly are portions of a human skull—the serrated edges of the sutures are quite visible—I am rather inclined to say the female was pregnant, but there was not sufficient to decide that—I merely come to the conclusion from a slight appearance on the nipple, and would not speak de cidedly—I should be very sorry to say this is the thigh bone of a human being, in the highly calcined state of it—I did not examine the body in conjunction with Dr. Ridge—there must decidedly have been a most in tense heat to make the bones so highly calcined—I merely looked at the

knife that night—I saw very little appearance of blood on it—I did not observe any thing inside it myself.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you speak with any degree of positiveness as to the appearance on the axe? A. I think it is decidedly blood, from the appearance it had then—it is not so bright now—it was much more plain—the appearance of blood on the knife was very slight—I should be sorry to swear it was blood—I saw the axe standing in the corner that night, but did not examine it—the inspector said he would put it on one side till daylight—I saw it at the inquest on Friday—it was then in the inspector's possession—I think he showed it to me before the Coroner—the marks are decidedly not so plain now as then—they have been rub bed off, or gone off by carriage, or something, from both sides—it is cer tainly not so bright as it was—the blood was redder, more distinct.

Q. From what you saw of it at the inquest do you think the appear ances might be very visible on Wednesday by the aid of the policeman's lamp? A. They would have been visible, but not so visible as by day light—there was sufficient to enable a person to see the appearances on Wednesday, I think—this axe is a very likely instrument to have separated the thigh bones—there was a clean cut all the way round the neck—it has the appearance of having been done by one stroke—I think it is be tween the second and third vertebrae, but without dissecting, I cannot be certain—the blood vessels were very empty—there must have been a very large quantity of blood effused—it was the trunk of a full grown female.

COURT . Q. Could you form an opinion of her age? A. I should say she was upwards of thirty—there was very little to judge by—the skin had a very fair appearance—that might have been from the draining of blood—I should think she had been dead four or five days—the body was plump—I should think she was about a middle size, and rather a fine made woman—the bosom was rather plump and full—I should think she had not borne a child, from the appearance of the breast—I should think her rather of a medium complexion—the skin appeared fail by that light, and very clear—I think that she had been dead four days, from the general appearance of the remains—the rigidity of the skin was over, and its flexibility come back—I judge the incisions were made after death, from their clean ap pearance—if made on a living person the skin retracts—I judge it had lost its elasticity at the time the cut was given.

BENJAMIN RIDOE . I practise as a surgeon at Putney. I had the Co Park-lane roner's warrant on the 7th to examine the body of a person in Putney—I examined it on Thursday and Friday—I examined it first in the stable, but did not make a very particular examination then, as the con stable would not allow me, on account of the body being so dirty, being in the stall—on the Friday it was washed, and I made a particular examination—there were no marks of disease whatever about it—I should say that it had been dead from three to four days—I could not judge within twenty four hours, but about four days from the time I first saw it, which was Thursday.

Q. Could you form a judgment whether the cutting off of the head and limbs had taken place before or after death? A. After death—I form a clear judgment of that—the heart was in a very healthy state indeed, but perfectly bloodless—there was not the least appearance of blood in either

of the cavities of the heart—there was a small portion of blood in the large blood-vessel from the heart, the ascending aorta (but none in the descending aorta)—there was a small quantity of blood, which would fill perhaps a very small teaspoon, but not more—the lungs were very collapsed; indeed, at the first view, I thought there were no lungs at all—there was neither blood nor air in the lungs, they were per fectly empty—the person had certainly not died of apoplexy, or I think we should have found blood in the heart—I am sure we should—the appearance of the body was not consistent with death from any mode of disease I am familiar with—the lungs and heart were perfectly healthy—should be inclined to say the person had died from violence, from the sud den joss, while in health, and the muscular powers going on, that the Wood had emptied itself completely out of the body by the incision of some large.

Q. How soon after death does the blood cease to flow in the way it usually does in life? A. Very soon indeed—the fluids soon separate—a person was knocked down, and life was extinct for about ten minutes, if you opened a vein, or cut an artery, you would not find blood-coagulation takes place immediately the vitality ceases—the bones produced are most decidedly those of a human body—I have not a doubt of it—here—is the lower portion of the joint of one of the thigh-bones, where it articulates with the knee-joint—here are portions of a human skull. I have no doubt whatever—they have got into the state they are now in by being burnt in a very strong fire—I saw the grate—there was a considerable quantity of fuel in it—I saw it before it was removed—I dare say there was a full bushel of fuel altogether—the stove was quite capable of producing heat to reduce the bones to the state they were found—it had a very great draught—it is my opinion the woman was pregnant—there was nothing to judge by but the breast—there was an indication there which made me form a notion of it—from the appearance of the breast I thought she might have been pregnant between four and five months—I saw the knife on the Friday, and examined the inside of it—I was attracted by the powerful smell of that part of the knife—a strong animal smell, very much like our dissecting knives—I put a small instrument into the handle, and found a very small piece of flannel at the bottom, and that had evidently been saturated with blood—it is here now, but the smell has gone off—it was saturated—it was moist that morning, and in my opinion it was human blood.

THOHAS TATHAM . I am a member of the College of Surgeons—I have been so about twelve years—I am one of the assistant-surgeons of St. Bar tholoraew's Hospital—I have heard the statements of the two medical witnesses.

Q. Is there any difficulty In discovering whether wounds or incision have been made before or after death? A. Very shortly after death there would be comparatively but little, but still there is a difference—in an hour or two after death there would certainly be a difference, and in a day or two after there would be a marked difference—(examining the bones)—no doubt this is a portion of a human skull, and this is a portion of the leg, the femur—I have no doubt—and here is a portion of the tibia, which is a bone of the leg—I should say this is a portion of the arm.

Q. Assuming this body to have been found apparently healthy, the heart and lungs healthy, and wholly destitute of blood, could you form any

opinion whether the person had died from disease or not? A. I should think it was quite clear—no disease empties the body of blood—it is not consistent with death from disease of the heart, apoplexy, or any com plaint I am aware of—nor strangulation.

Q. If you find, after death, the body entirely deprived of blood, can you form an opinion whether a large quantity of blood must have flown before life was extinct? A. I should think it very probable and possible, but can scarcely say for certain—the time which blood begins to stagnate after death, varies much, but in a very few minutes—in half-an-hour or an hour after death the body could not be emptied of blood, but in some rare cases the blood does not coagulate—in death from apoplexy, disease of the heart, nor any thing else, should we find the body so empty of blood.

Cross-examined. Q. You concur with the medical gentlemen, that the draining of blood was caused by an incision of some large vessel? A. Yes—there is sometimes a considerable flow of blood from the external bursting of a vessel—my attention has not been called to a case within a few days of a lady dying from bursting a blood-vessel in the leg—I have met with cases of hemorrhage from the sudden bursting of a vessel, and death ensuing.

MR. ATTORNEY-GENERAL . Q. Could that occur without previous dis ease in the leg or arm? A. No—I should say certainly there must be some previous disease—I should not expect that a person in ordinary health bursting a blood-vessel would deprive the body of blood.

MR. DOANE . Q. Might not a person be going about in apparently good health to others, and yet be labouring under a disease or affection of the vessel, aneurism, such as I have put to you? A. Yes—I should hardly think it, but it might be so—she might conceal a disease in the leg—she might be able to bear the pain—persons in humble life frequently bear a good deal before they apply for medical help, and go about their work la bouring under the complaint.

COURT . Q. Is that complaint attended with considerable pain? A. Yet, very great pain—though they go about their work, they would complain to people about them—it is in a very advanced state of disease that it bursts out through the wound, and after some violent effort—a person in such a case would die in a very few minutes unless they called for assistance—death is so rapid, assistance seldom arrives in time—it is not a very painful death. Q. What are the cases in which blood does not coagulate after death? A. Death from electricity, when struck by lightning, the blood is found to be fluid, and it never coagulates—it will remain, and cannot be let out by an incision; there would be no muscular action.

DR. RIDGE re-examined. I have seen the whole of the bones—the whole might belong to the skull, arms, and legs of one person—I discover among them portions of the leg and both arms—here are portions of al most every part that is missing—there is a very distinct portion of the lower jaw—there is no portion belonging to the trunk, nor of any trunk of another person.

GILBERT M'MURDO . I am surgeon of Newgate. "I have been a sur geon since 1824—the bones produced belong to a human subject—this be longs to the lower part of the thigh bone—these two to the skull—here are fragments of bones of very likely the arm and one or two portions of the lower leg-bone—I have not seen any belonging to the trunk—therein not more bones than would belong to a full-grown person whose arms,

legs, and skull had been disposed of by fire—I should expect to see more—I have heard the description given by the medical gentlemen—I am aware of no disease, sudden or otherwise, that would produce the appear ance after death they have described, of the body being emptied of blood—I should consider the loss of blood had taken place by some violence previous to death—as a medical man, I have no doubt of that fact—at a period of four or five months' pregnancy there would be a decided indica tion of it on the breast.

DR. RIDOE Re-examined. Q. Was there any wound on the trunk which could have produced so sudden an evacuation of blood? A. None at all.

Q. If the throat or jugular vein had been cut it would produce that effect? A. I should say it would require both the jugular vein and the carotid artery to be cut to produce the effect, because it was to speedy—the bursting of a vessel in the leg, by aneurism, I should think would not produce a collapse of the lungs, as the blood would take some time to go away—I know of no other state of things which would produce the same phenomena of the heart and lungs, than by the severance effectually of the carotid artery and jugular vein.

JANE BROWN . I am the wife of John Brown, of No. 18, South-street, Manchester-square, and keep a greengrocer's-shop; I let part of the house in lodgings. I knew a person called Jane Jones—she took a lodging of me three years ago last October, in the name of Jane Jones—she afterwards went by the name of Jane Good within about six months of taking them—I saw her last on Sunday, the 3rd of April—she was rather a plump person, and ra ther dark—I had no opportunity of knowing whether she was with child before the 3rd of April—the prisoner used to come to see her almost at soon as she came—be never said who he was, only a friend—when she changed her name to Good, he called her his wife—there was a little boy called Daniel Good—he was about eight years old when he first came—I have seen him, the prisoner, and Jane Good together—the prisoner called Jane. Good hit wife, and sometimes Jane—the boy called her "mother" in the prisoner's presence—the prisoner told me the mother had been dead a year and a half, and so the child called this woman mother—that was when he called Jane his wife—I saw Jane go out on Sunday, the 3rd of April, between two and three o'clock in the afternoon—she was dressed in a blue bonnet, black ground shawl, with flowers on it of different colours, and a mingled cotton dress—the little boy went to school about two o'clock—I did not see him again that day—I did not know that he did not sleep at my house that night, till the day after—I only heard it—I did not observe it by his bed or any thing—last October Jane Good had the front and back kitchens, and afterwards had but one kitchen—the sign-board produced was put up to denote her trade—she kept a mangle, and took washing—( on the board was painted, "Mangling done by J, Good ")—I did not see her after the 3rd of April—I think she slept out on Easter Sunday, but cannot be certain, but a padlock was on the door at eight o'clock on the morning of Easter Monday, and it was on when she went out the night before—I cannot say whether she slept out on any other night during the time she lodged in my house, but I believe she slept at her lodgings every night but Easter Sunday—the prisoner used to call to see her two or three times a week—on Monday morning, the 4th of April, I think about ten or eleven o'clock, he called to ask if he could have the room a fortnight or three weeks longer, because there was a mangle

to be disposed of, and the bed she (Mrs. Good) would require for her use—he told me Mrs. Good was gone to her place, and would not return to her room again at all—the bed he was going to take to a gentleman's lodge where she was going to be—he had told me on the 21st of March, that she was to leave her room about the 4th of April, but he could not tell how soon she would have to leave, as she had got a situation to take care of a gentleman's lodge, about four miles from where he was then living as servant—he told me on the Monday he had come to take the little boy away to his mother, I mean Jane Good—I saw the boy that Monday evening, and the prisoner then took him away—on the Tuesday night, about ten o'clock, I saw the prisoner again—he went down into the kitchen—he brought the key with him—he said he had come to town with his family to a ball—I enquired how his wife was—he told me he had not seen her that day—I did not see him on the Wednesday night, but heard him come to the door and knock—my husband let him in—it was about twelve o'clock at night—I was in bed—I believe the kitchen-door opened.

Q. Tell us very particularly what she had on when she left on Sunday? A. A blue bonnet, which I should know again, a shawl with a dark ground and coloured flowers on it, a dark printed dress, and black boots—the bon net now produced is hers, and what she went out in that day—she also had such a dress as this on—I believe it to be the same—I have seen her wear it many times—I cannot say these are the boots—they are like what she wore—this is her rent-book—it has my own handwriting in it—I do not know this fur tippet.

Cross-examined. Q. I suppose you have seen all the articles of wear ing apparel before? A. Yes, they were produced at the Police Court-the woman took my lodging—I cannot positively say that when she took it she said, "My name is Jane Jones"—I think I can swear I have heard her call herself Jane Jones—that was on her board, and she was always called by that name—they called her Mrs. Jones—I wrote "Jane Jones" on her rent-book—the board now has "J. Good" on it, but before it was " Jose Jones," not "J"—it is nearly three years since Jones's name was tuned into Good—I noticed that—I cannot positively swear it was Jane on it before, but it was "Jones"—I was first called on to give evidence on the 7th of April—the police spoke to me.

COURT . Q. Did you see her go away on the Sunday? A. Yes, she had no bundle with her.

MR. ADOLPHUS . Q. Have you any doubt of these being the things she wore as she went out on the Sunday? A. Not the least.

SARAH YOUNG . I am a widow, and live at No. 89, East-street, Man chester-square. I knew Mrs. Good—she was called Mrs. Good, and lodged at No. 18, South-street, at Mrs. Brown's—she came to me on Sun day morning, the 3rd of April, and asked if I would take the little boy for one night, whilst she went down to him—she particularly mentioned that it was for one night only—I knew the boy who lived with her—he was not with her then—he was at school—he came to me about half-fast twelve o'clock, went to church, came back in the evening, and slept at my house—he went away about half-past eight in the morning, and did not come back again till next day—he did not sleep at my house at all after Sunday night—I never saw Mrs. Good after the Sunday.

LAVENDER LAYTON . I am a confectioner, living at Putney—I know the prisoner. On Sunday, the 3rd of April, I saw him in Hammersmith-bridge-road at a quarter to four o'clock in the afternoon—there was a

female walking arm-in-arm with him—I did not know her—they were going towards Barnes on the bridge—that is in a direction towards Mr. Shiell's—he spoke to me, and introduced the female to me as his sister—he said, "My sister, Mr. Layton"—I do not remember how she was dressed.

JOHN BROWN . I keep the Coach and Horses at Barnes—I know the prisoner—I saw him on Sunday, the 3rd of April—he came to my house and had a female with him a little before four or about four—they were in my parlour when I went in—when I went into the parlour he said, "How do you do, Mr. Brown?"—I said "How do you do, coachman?"—he ordered a glass of gin and water, which I brought him—he introduced the female as his sister, and said she was a Welshwoman, that she was a dairy-maid, or lived at a dairy—he did not say where—he said many gentlemen's families were very partial to Welshwomen as dairy-maids, and that she had brought him a bottle of cream, some tea, and sugar—I said it was very good of her—the bottle was like the one produced—it was a pint bottle, not a regular wine bottle—I cannot undertake to say it was a pint bottle—it was one of this colour—the woman took it out of her pocket, and Good said she had brought it—I observed white liquor in it—they had two glasses of wine and water, and were about twenty-five minutes in my house—she drank as well as him—I knew him before, as coachman to Mr. Shieil, but never knew his name.

COURT . Q. Did you observe the dress of the woman? A. Nothing particular, except a pair of gloves—I considered them whitey-brown cotton gloves.

FANNY HESTER . I am the wife of William Hester, who lives at New York, America—I live at Priest-bridge, near Roebampton—I have known the prisoner two years—I remember his coming to my house on the even ing of Sunday, the 3rd of April, at half-past four o'clock—a female was with him—I had never seen her before—she was dressed in a Mazarine blue bonnet, dark shawl, with a black ground, very Large flowers on it, a dark cotton dress, and black boots tied on one side—they drank tea with. me.

Q. Did he give a reason for wishing to drink tea with you? A. He said the gardener was not agreeable for him to have a fire in the harness-room—he introduced the woman to me as his sister-in-law, that she came from London, and was going to return home that evening—while we were at tea I said the gardener said something very disrespectful respecting Susan Butcher sleeping in the harness-room—I said this to the female, in the prisoner's presence, and she seemed very much agitated—she asked who it was—the prisoner said it was a friend of his—she said she was quite a stranger to her—they went away at half-past five, or near six—the pri soner said he was in haste, he was going to wait at table—I knew the little boy, and asked his sister-in-law to bring the boy down, as she was saying he was in a confined school, I thought it would be a treat to come into the country—the boy came on the Tuesday with the prisoner—I had not seen the prisoner between Sunday and Tuesday morning—when he brought the boy he asked me to take charge of him for a short time—I refused, as I was coming to London, and he took him away—I found the boy at my house the same evening about half-past eight, when I returned—he slept at my house that night, and went away on Wednesday morning—I believe the bonnet produced to be the one the female had on—it is the same

colour and shape—I observed the ribbons, and believe them to be the same—it was a dark cotton dress—I believe the one produced to be the same, but would not positively say it is—the bonnet I took particular notice of—the boots were similar to these.

Cross-examined. Q. You heard some disrespectful language used by the gardener about Butcher? A. Yes, about her sleeping in the harness room—it was not in the stable—I believe it was in the harness-room—the female heard Good tell me she was his sister-in-law, and so on.

ROBERT PAYLING ( police-constable V 248). I was on duty in the Rich mond-road on Sunday, the 3rd of April, and saw the prisoner about twenty minutes or half-past six o'clock in the evening, near Priest-bridge, about half a mile from Putney Park-lane—I knew him before as Mr. Shiell's coachman—he was going towards Putney Park-lane—there was a female with him—I did not know her—she had a grey bonnet on like the one produced, and a dark coloured gown similar to this—they were walking arm-in-arm, and the woman was conversing in a very loud tone, loud enough to make me suppose they were not on good terms—I could hear them a great many rods after I passed them.

Cross-examined. Q. She was speaking loudly to him? A. Yes, they were apparently quarrelling—he did not speak so loud as her—they ap peared having words with each other by her discourse—as far as I thought it was her finding fault with him.

FANNY HESTER re-examined. I live about a mile from Roehampton, close to Priest-bridge—they left me about half-past five or near six.

GEORGE ROYAL . I keep the King's Head, Roehampton, a mile and a half from Priest-bridge, and about three quarters of a mile from Mr. Shiell's house—a person going from Priest-bridge to Mr. Shiell's, would not pass my house—I know the prisoner—I saw him on Sunday afternoon, the 3rd of April, at my house about seven o'clock—it might be a little before seven—I cannot speak to half an hour—there was a female with him who I had never seen before—she had a light bonnet on, that is all I can say of her dress—they had two glasses of gin and water—the woman drank—the prisoner pressed her to drink several times, and she seemed to drink with reluctance, as if she did not wish to take it, as she put it away from her when he offered it, more than once—they staid at my house about an hour, and left together about eight—I did not see in what direction they went.

Cross-examined. Q. Was you in their company all the time they were there? A. I was in and out of the room—I noticed the female—she was sitting opposite as I entered the room—she did not appear dejected, that I observed, but reluctant to drink.

SARAH GREENWOOD . I was cook in the service of Mr. Shiell, in the beginning of April last—while there the prisoner was also in Mr. Shiell's service—he slept in the house, on the same floor as we all sleep—we go out of the servants' hall to go to our bed-rooms—I remember the Wednes day on which Good left—on the Sunday before that I saw him at my master's house at dinner time, one o'clock—he said he could not stop 8 minute, he was going to town to meet a friend—I saw him again about half-past seven in the evening—he did not then stop in the house many minutes—he then went out—I saw him next about half-past nine—he was quite sober then—I did not see him again that night—I saw him at break fast next morning, and not after till evening—he was alone then, but about

nine on Monday night, or a little later, he brought a little boy—he came to breakfast again on Tuesday morning, and appeared very dirty—I said, "Daniel, you are very dirty, you are not fit to sit down with us, you are like a sweep"—he said he was going to wash and shave himself—he was very black at the time, and said he had been cleaning his harness—his face and hands were dirty—I never was in the harness-room—I believe that and the stable were always kept locked.

Cross-examined. Q. You saw him on Friday night at half-past seven at his master's house? A. Yes, he came through the cooking kitchen, going to the pantry—he asked me if the dinner was out—I said it was, and there were some letters for him to take to the post-office—he said be would see about them, and went into the pantry—he did not take the letters away with him—he was to take them to the post but he did not in my presence—he went to Mr. Shiell to speak about them—I did not see him again until half-past nine, when he came borne—he bad been out, but I had not seen him go out—I remained in the kitchen, and about half-past nine saw him in the servants' hall, which is a room adjoining the kitchen—he came into the servants' ball to supper—there are four servants.

COURT . Q. He was at supper with you that night? A. Yes, at half-past nine—I left him in the hall and went to bed—he did not take the letters with him when be went to master about them, but they were gone soon after—my bed-room is nearly close to his—I did not hear him come to bed that night—I left him in the servants hall at half-past nine, when I went up to bed—I was not long going to bed—I heard nobody come up stairs—I did not go into his room in the morning—he makes his bed himself.

GEORGE JORDAN . I am footman in Mr. Shiell's service. On the Sunday evening before the prisoner left, I saw him at half-past seven—he came into my pantry—he was alone—I told him that Mr. Shiell wanted to see him about some letters to go to the post—he went from me to the parlour—I saw him when he came from the parlour—he said he was going as for as the Green Man with a friend of his who was going to take his boy to Ireland—the Green Man is on Putney-heath, about a mile and a half from Mr. Shiell's—he remained in the house not more than a quarter of an hour before he went out again.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you know whether he took the letters to the post or not? A. He did not—I saw him go from the pantry-door, but did not see him leave the house that night.

MARY HOGG . I am a laundress, and live in South Mews, Manchester square. I knew Mrs. Good, who lived in South street—she mangled for me—I saw her last on Sunday morning the 3rd of April, about eleven o'clock—she appointed to come to me at nine o'clock on Monday but did not—the prisoner came to my house about twelve o'clock on Monday—I asked him where Mrs. Good was—he said she was detained on account of the poultry—I told him I expected to see her—I said she promised to be home about nine o'clock—he made no answer—he asked me to go into the front kitchen with him (where Jane Good lived) and take one sheet off the line and the other out of the copper—I was to repair them and to take them to Mr. Spice, a surgeon in Duke. street—I always washed the sheets for Mrs. Good, but nothing but the best of their things—I went and got the sheets—I saw the prisoner next on Tuesday night, between ten and eleven o'clock—he came to my house and asked for a light to make a fire in the kitchen as his people were gone to a ball—I asked him where Mrs.

Good was, and how she was—he said he did not know, he had not seen her these two days.

COURT . Q. You went to the kitchen on Monday morning? A. Yes, the sheet was hanging on the line, and one sheet on the copper, wet—the kitchen was remarkably tidy—I sent my little boy with a light.

WILLIAM JONES . I am assistant to Mr. Smith, a pawnbroker, in South street, Manchester-square. I know Daniel Good—he was in the habit of being at our shop and pledging—I have known him between two and three years—I saw him last at the shop on Monday the 4th of April—I am sure it was that day—it was between three and four o'clock as near as I can recollect—near three o'clock that afternoon he brought a gown, petti coat, and two shawls—I lent him ten shillings on them—he had an um brella in pawn with us at the time—( looking at two umbrellas )—this silk one with a brown handle is it—he redeemed it on Monday the 4th of April, and pawned these articles—he said the reason he was pawning them was because he was going out of town for a few days and was pledging them for safety.

LYDIA SUSANNAH BUTCHER . I live at Woolwich with my father and mo ther. I have known the prisoner for some time—he has been to see me at my father's house several times—I have been to see him at his master's in Putney-lane three or four times—I have staid there all night—I do not know when that was—I remember his coming to me on a Wednesday—it was a week or a fortnight before that, as near as I can judge—I slept in the harness-room—the prisoner let me in, and I went away in the morning—I did not see him from the time I slept at the stable until Wednesday the 6th of April, when he came to my father's house in a pony-chaise with a little boy, between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, as near as I can tell—I had not seen the little boy before, that I know of—I heard him speak to the prisoner, he called him "father"—the prisoner brought me that day this fur tippet and gown, and the blue bonnet produced, also some boots, and here is a handkerchief which he brought me—these are the boots, they lace on one side, and this is the fur tippet, it has no collar to it—the articles were in an old handkerchief, and the bonnet in an old hat-box without any lid—he told me he had brought me those things if I would accept of them—he did not say anything particular about them then—he said they had been his wife's, he said he had brought these things for me, and he had told me previ ously that his wife had been dead these five years.

Q. Did you expect him to give you any thing—had he said anything about giving you anything? A. Yes, several weeks before—he did not say what they were to be, but said he had some things be would give me if I would have them—he said he had got some things of his wife's, and he would bring them for me some day, but did not say when he would bring them—he told me this some weeks before he brought them, and when he brought them on Wednesday he said he had brought them—he asked me if I would wear the bonnet—he did not say anything more—he brought two squares of silk at the same time, but took them away—it was shot silk trimmed with lace—these things remained in my possession until the next evening, Thursday, when Sergeant Parry came to my father's house—the prisoner went away on Wednesday evening, I think between five and six—he took tea with me—the little boy and me and my younger sister went with him to New Cross, but my sister got out at half-way to Greenwich.

Q. Did tire prisoner, while he was driving you, mention anything else you might have? A. Yes; I was to have gone up to London to see the things I was to have, to see different things he had got—there was a mangle and other things—he mentioned the mangle—I was to go on the following Saturday—I was to go by water to Putney, and meet him there—be was to go with me to London by coach—he mentioned where the mangle was—I do not know the name of the street—I might know it if I heard it again.

Q. Was it very near Manchester-square? A. Yes, I think that is it, I am not quite sure; South-street is one part of it I know—he asked me if be should send the little boy to his brother—he told the little boy to call me "mother," as he said his sister in-law, the child's aunt, was gone into the country.

Cross-examined. Q. How long bad you known him? A. Some time, about two years—it is within the last twelve months that he told me his wife was dead—it may not be so long as that—it is near twelve months.

Q. Has he given you presents from time to time? A. No—he brought the two pieces of silk on the Wednesday—they were two silk shawls trimmed with lace and lined with pink—I have not seen them since—he took them away with him, tied up in a blue handkerchief—I tied them up and gave them to him—he brought nothing else but the articles produced—I do not know whether there was a mattress in the harness-room—I did not look at what I slept on—I believe there was a mattress, but I did not examine it—it was in the harness-room—I never went into the stable—I never was there to sleep but once, and then I was benighted—I never visited him there but once, not in the harness-room—I went to see him several times at the house—the first time was about last Christmas—I saw Houghton, the gardener, once, and the son several times—I did not desire Good to take the two shawls back, and keep them till the Saturday following—he took them of his own accord, but I was to have them again—he did not say when.

JAMES PARRY . I am a sergeant of the police. On Thursday, the 7th of April, I took these articles from the house where Butcher lives—they have been in my possession ever since—I have produced them to-day.

RICHARD GOLDING . I am a policeman. On the 9th of April I went to No. 18, South-street, Manchester-square—I searched the kitchen—I brought some things away, which I have here—they are pieces of silk and cotton.

MARY ANN CLARKE . I am the wife of James Clarke, and live at No. 18, South-street, in the house Mrs. Good lived in—I know this to be Mrs. Good's bonnet, I made it fox her myself, about a year and a half ago, and have seen her wear it constantly—I know the little boy who used to call her mother, and know the prisoner—she pasted as his wife—I saw her last on the 3rd of April, about ten o'clock in the morning—she said to me, "Here you are," that is all—I once went with her to try a gown on, and observed, to the best of my recollection, a small dark mole, just above the collar-bone, on the right side of her neck—this silk produced is a piece of the same silk the bonnet was made of—it was separated before the bonnet was made, and this is a portion of what I gave into Mrs. Good's hands when it was done—these two pieces of flannel have been a flannel petticoat, and, I believe, the property of Mrs. Good, by the width of the band and the quality of the flannel—I have seen her put it on—the-band is more wide than is commonly worn—it is the sort of petticoat I have seen her wear and I have seen her hang it on the line—

this handkerchief is exactly the pattern and colour I have seen her wear round her neck every day—this key (on a bunch) is the key of the en trance-door of the house she lodged in—I have seen her with this key, and this guard I have seen her wear round her neck every day—this cotton umbrella, I think, I have seen in her possession.

Cross-examined. Q. How soon were you examined about this mat ter? A. On the 7th of April I gave an account to sergeant Golding—I went to Bow-street, I think, on the 18th, but I was at the inquest before that, on the 11th, I believe—the inspector of police was present—I gave the account I have to-day about the mole on her neck.

ELIZABETH CHRISTIE . I live on the first-floor at No. 18, South-street. I knew Mrs. Good—she lived in the kitchen—I saw her last on Sunday, the 3rd of April, at twelve o'clock at noon—she was not then dressed to go out—I can swear to this bonnet as her property—I altered the bow for her nine months ago—I have frequently seen her wear it, and am quite sure it is hers—this dress is hers, and this handkerchief—this guard I never saw her without, she wore it round her neck, and this key corre sponds with the door-key—I am quite certain of the guard—I believe she kept her keys on it—I have seen the prisoner come to visit her, for the last two years, two or three times a week, sometimes more—I did not see him on the Monday; I heard his voice, and saw him on Tuesday evening, the 5th of April—I heard somebody come in at the street-door—I went down, and called out, "Who is there?"—he said, "Me"—I said, "Who is me?"—he said "Good"—I went down stairs further, knowing Mrs. Good had been robbed about a year and a half before, to see who it was—I knew his voice when I went further down—there was a little boy showing him a light—I said, "Is that your little boy, Mr. Good?"—he said, "No, my little boy is in the country with his mother"—the boy's back was towards me, or I should have known him—I am sure this was Tuesday—he said, "We are at a ball this evening"—he repeated that two or three times—he was unlocking the door—he did not stay long, but he went to the landlady—after that I went further down stairs, and put my hand on the prisoner's shoulder, to speak to him, and saw the little boy then—I have seen Mrs. Good's neck uncovered when she has been washing, and observed a dark mole, above the collar-bone, on the right side of the neck.

Cross-examined. Q. You have seen Good with her? A. Yes—I have seen them go out on a Sunday together—I have opened the street-door to him—he has said, "Is my wife at home?"—he behaved with the greatest kindness towards her—I have heard him say, when going away, "Good bye, my dear, take care of yourself"—I thought him very fond of her.

GEORGE JAKES . I drive a hackney-cab. On the night of the 6th of April my cab stood near Grosvenor-place—I was hired by the prisoner, about half-past eleven o'clock, to drive him to South-street, Manchester square, opposite No. 18—he had a small bundle with him—we had a dis pute about the fare—he gave me is—the fare was 1 s . 4 d .—I got 2 d . more—I said that would not do, I must have the other 2 d .—he told me to come over to the public-house—we went to the Bedford Arms, and he called for half a pint of porter.

RICHARD SALMON . I am pot-man at the Bedford Arms, South-street. On Wednesday night, the 6th of April, I saw the prisoner there—I had seen him before that about South-street)—he came to my house and had a glass of ale, and the cabman a pint of porter—he then asked mistress to

lend him & screw-driver, saying he had left his key behind him, and wanted to get into his apartment—she lent him one—I went with him, to bring it back, to No. 18, South-street—Mr. Brown let him into the house—I went down to the kitchen with him—I drew the staple of the door by his direc tion, and then went away.

JOHN BROWN . I am landlord of No. 18, South-street. I let the pri soner in on the night of the 6th of April—I believe he stopped there till about half-past five in the morning, when I heard a cab drive away.

HENRY LITTLEBOY . I drive a cab. On the morning of the 7th of April I was in Paddington-street—the prisoner fetched me from there and or dered me to drive to Charing-cross, but in going along he said to Whit comb-street—he had a bed, a large box, and a small one, and a hat-box—I took them up at No. 18, South-street, and drove down to Sheppard's livery stables—he took all the things out there—I left him in the street with them near the livery stables.

JAMES OSBORNE . I drive a cab, I was on the stand near the Union Club-house, on the morning of the 7th of April, between a quarter and twenty minutes to six, I was called to drive to Whitcomb-street, which I did, and saw the prisoner with a bundle, a bed, a large trunk, a small box, and a woman's reticule basket—the box appeared quite full of things—I took the trunk on the dickey, the other things were put into the cab—he ordered me to drive to the Spotted Horse, in the Strand—I said I did not know the Spotted Horse, I knew the Spotted' Dog—he said that was all the same—I drove him there, assisted him in taking off the luggage, which was put in front of the bar—it is a booking-office—I saw him pay eight-pence for booking.

MARY ANN HAZLEWOOD . I was barmaid at the Spotted Dog, in the Strand. On Thursday the 7th of April, the prisoner booked a quantity of things there, and gave the name of Stanley—he said nothing more about them—he went away in a very few minutes, came back again about ten or half-past with a female, and went into the coffee-room with her—I cannot say how long they staid—they went away together and took all the things with them—I believe they went in a cab, but I did not see.

THOMAS SAYLES . I was waiter at the Spotted Dog on Thursday, the 7th of April. I remember a man coming there in the morning—the pri soner is that man—he had a female with him—they came into the tap-room—he had a beef steak in his hand, and asked me to cook it for him—I said I had a very bad fire and could not—he said, "I don't mind waiting, I am from Bristol"—I cooked the steak—they both sat down and ate it—they were very thick in conversation together—all the conversation I noticed was, he made a reply to the female, "That b—ch won't trouble you any more"—I am quite sure I heard the prisoner say that to the woman—I saw him go for a cab —some things were put into the cab and some outside—they were all taken away—I did not see them start—he kept frequently going and outside the door—I suppose he went in and out seven or eight times while the steak was cooking, and while it was being eaten he went out twice—he was in the house about half-an-hour, and went out as much as eight times during that time.

Cross-examined. Q. What day was this? A. Thursday, the 7th of April, at ten o'clock in the morning—I saw the female at Bow-street.

COURT . Q. Did she pass by any name at Bow-street? A. Yes, Mary Good—it was the woman now in custody by that name—( looking at her ).

GEORGE BLAND . I drive a cab, No. 430. On Thursday, the 7th of April I saw the prisoner at the Spotted Dog, Strand—I drove him from there down to No. 4, Flower and Dean-street, Spitalfields—he had a bed, a box, and one or two bundles inside the cab —Molly Good was with him—they went into the house.

WILLIAM PARDOE BIDDLE . I am assistant to Mr. Soames, a pawnbro ker. I saw the prisoner first on Thursday, the 7th of April—he came to my shop first alone, and afterwards accompanied by a woman by the name of Mary Good—I have known her by that name some time—he came into the shop, inquired if we would take in some bed and bedding and a trunk as pledges—we objected to it not knowing any thing of him—he went away and returned with Mrs. Good—I had known bur during the time I had been with Mr. Soames, eleven months—she said in his presence, "It is all right, Mr. Soames, you need not be afraid, it is my husband just come from sea"—in about an hour after he brought a trunk, went away, and returned in about ten minutes with the bed—I went away to dinner, and returned in half an-hour—he was still there, and the trunk open with the things displayed on the counter—he got 2 l . 10 s . on them—he said he had just come by rail way, and wanted to go into the country, which was the reason he wanted to raise money, and that the goods belonged to a passenger who died on his way home from India, and gave him all these things—he returned in about ten minutes with a bundle of women's wearing apparel, and some odd china—there was two mantillas, a white scarf, shawl, a black figured shawl, and some odd cups and saucers—the police have some of the appa rel and I the rest, which I produce.

STEPHEN LUDLOW . I am special constable of Tunbridge, Kent. On the 16th of April, in consequence of information from a man named Rose, I went to where I found the prisoner, and identified him—I then went into the town to the inspector, communicated with him, and went with Humphreys to where the prisoner was—the inspector brought him away—I found a watch on him and some money, and a woman's jaconet apron—there are spots of blood on it—he was taken into custody by Humphrey—he was dressed in pair of trowsers and a short fustian jacket, as a bricklayer—I did not see him with a had.

GUILTY . Aged 44.— DEATH .

Before Mr. Baron Alderson.

1706. MARY GOOD was indicted for feloniously receiving, harbouring, and maintaining the said Daniel Good , knowing him to have committed the said murder. Also for receiving on the 7th of April , 1 piece of silk, value 1 s .; 1 shawl, value 2 s .; 2 work boxes, value 2 s .; the property of Charles James , Lord Bishop of London ; and 1 pair of trowsers, value 5 s .; the goods of James Stapleton Collingbourn , knowing them to have been stolen; against the Statute, &c.

(Upon which indictments the Learned Attorney-General offered no evi dence.)

NOT GUILTY .

1707. RICHARD GAMBLE was indicted for feloniously receiving, on the 7th of April , 3 gowns, value 3 s .; the goods of Charles James , Lord Bishop of London ; and 2 shirts, value 3 s ., the goods of Solomon Penny ; knowing them to have been stolen; against the Statute, &c.—Three other COUNTS , varying the manner of laying the property.

Mr. Attorney-General offered no evidence.

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Recorder.

1708. ELIZA HEBBERT was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of March , 1 gown, value 6 s .; the goods of John Spragg and another.

JOSEPH NEWMAN PERKINS . I am shopman to Mr. Perkins, a pawn broker, at Rotherhithe. On the 7th of March, about seven o'clock in the morning, the prisoner pawned a gown with me for 3 s . in the name of Mary Pritchard, Adam-street—a person of the name of Pritchard was with her at the time.

Prisoner. The gown was brought to my house by Ann Pritchard, who lived next door to me; she told me she had bought it for 5 s . 6 d . among other duplicates.

WILLIAM JOSEPH TAYLOR . I am shopman to John Spragg, a pawnbro ker, at Rotherhithe. On the 7th of March we hung a gown on the door, within the door-post—it was safe between one and two o'clock—in the course of the day Mary Pritchard came and pawned a piece of cotton, and went away—I saw nothing of the prisones.

NOT GUILTY .

1709. JOHN GOODFELLOW was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of April , 1 brush, value 4 s ., the goods of George Bromfield , his master.

EMILY BROMFIELD . I am the wife of George Bromfield, a brush-maker, of 87, Bridge-house-place, Southwark. The prisoner was our porter for about eleven months. On the 15th of April, about a quarter after eight o'clock at night, I was in the warehouse, and in consequence of what Holi day said to me I sent the prisoner out of the warehouse—he had a coat hanging on a nail in the warehouse—I saw this brush taken from the pocket by Ann Holiday when I had sent him out—I had desired him to leave and not return till Mr. Bromfield came back, but not coming back as soon as I expected, I gave him into custody.

Prisoner. Mr. Bromfield was out of town. Mrs. Bromfield had some words with me on Friday; she did not charge me with taking the brush then, but on Friday night ordered me to come for my wages on Saturday night, which I did; but she would not give them to me; I did not leave till she did; she sent for two policeman to take me out of the premises; she said she discharged me because I took half-an-hour for breakfast in the morning. Witness. I did not say so—up to two months ago we had the greatest confidence in him, but on Good Friday we went out to dinner, and the ser vant told us he had taken some things out, a quantity of brushes—I men tioned it to him, he said they had been gone out for orders; I looked at the day-book, and found it was not so—when he came on Saturday my husband had not returned, and I gave him in charge.

Prisoner. I was not out of the warehouse all night. Witness. Yes, I sent him out—he staid out about half-a-minute, just while we took the brush out—he returned in an instant—I did not charge him with it then, but

told the servant to take care of it—I told him to leave the premises, and not return till his master came home—he shut up and left—this was Fri day—he came to work next morning, but I told the servant not to let him in—he came at night for his wages—I said his master would say what he had to say to him, and settle with him, when he came home—he was excessively impertinent, and I sent for a policeman.

HANNAH HOLIDAY . I am servant to Mr. Bromfield—I held a candle while mistress went round the warehouse on Friday night, about a quarter to nine o'clock—I passed the prisoner's coat, hanging on a nail, and it hit my arm—I spoke to mistress—she told the prisoner to go over to Mrs. White's and see what o'clock it was, and while he was gone I had only time to take this brush out of his coat pocket—I took it down to the kitchen-drawer—mistress told me to keep it—the prisoner came back di rectly—mistress said, "Shut up the house directly, and get out of my house, and never come near till Saturday night, when your master will be at home"—she did not explain why—he came next morning, and wassent away again—he put on the coat the brush was found in that Friday night—I gave the brush to the policeman on Sunday morning.

Prisoner. That girl is bribed to say what she does; Mrs. Bromfield has bad so many servants; the policeman has got a strap which I was ordered to thrash her with to make her comply with Mrs. Bromfield's request; because I would not do it, she would frequently throw water over her; I said I would not thrash her; I would rather thrash her mistress. Witness. She sent him down to frighten me because I would not take my medicine—she did not order him to strap me on the back—he came with a strap in his hand—he did not say anything—he said he was going to hit me with the strap because I would not take my medicine—I took it, and he did not strap me—master's brother never offered to strap me—it is true that I found this brush in his pocket—I did not put it in, and do not believe that mistress did—the coat hung behind the door—when the door opened the coat was against the wall—I have been in the service going on for four months.

WELLINGTON WEBSTER ( police-constable N 81.) I received the pri soner in charge on Sunday morning, the 17th—Holiday delivered me the brush—when the prisoner was charged with stealing it, he said, "Is that all? I thought it was something more than that "—he told the ser vant she was bribed to say what she had.

GEORGE BROMFIELD ( examined by the Prisoner.) Q. Did you ever suspect me of taking any thing off your premises A. Yes, I have—I did not tell you so, or I should not have caught you—I have suspected you for two months—I missed goods repeatedly from the stock, and you were the only one in the warehouse.

Q. Had not Benjamin Bromfield as much access to the warehouse as I had? A. He was foreman, but he conducted himself in such a curious manner I was obliged to discharge him—when I came home he said he was going to leave the country, and he has gone to live with the prisoner, and he sent back several towels, pillow-cases, and one of the servants gowns, which he said had been taken by mistake.

Prisoner. A man was discharged who spoke for me at Union-ball' Witness. I have discharged Benjamin Bromfield, a boy named Follet, and a man named Beaumont, but he never came, as he had got another place—I returned home on the Friday after the robbery—I was on a journey—I discharged the three men, because I thought I had better have fresh faces

altogether from their running to Union-hall instead of attending to business—I was out of town when the examination took place, and my wife unpro tected—Benjamin Bromfield, instead of appearing there for me, left her to manage it herself—I thought they might be concerned with him and discharged them—they were valuable men to me, but still I thought it proper, and the prisoner was a valuable servant—I know of no dispute between him and Mrs. Bromfield—I told her to mark the brushes, as we have been missing them—she marked them B, and we found this one corresponding with that—it is now very faint, as it has been handled a good deal—Benjamin Bromfield was my brother—about twelve months ago I was enticed by my father to become his partner, but he became bankrupt—there was property con cealed, and I sent two officers with the prisoner to take possession of it—since this Benjamin Bromfield comes forward to give this man character—I cannot swear the brush is my make only from the mark which I saw this minute.

WELLINGTON WEBSTER re-examined. I have had the brush since, it was at Union-hall—there was a mark referred to there, but it is not quite visible—no mark has been put since I have had it when I first had it Mrs. Bromfield pointed out a mark—there was an impression, but I can not say it was a B.

MRS. BROMFIELD . I think the mark was here—it was a capital B in pencil—on my solemn oath, I did not put the brush into the prisoner's pocket, nor know of its being put there—I was always anxious he should get forward, and had no occasion to find fault with him—Mr. Bromfield raised his wages, and was talking of making him warehouseman if he could write better.

HANNAH HOLIDAY re-examined. I did not put the brush into his poc ket, nor did any body, I noticed it in striking against his coat—I had no idea there was a brush there—I whispered about it to mistress, and she sent him out of the warehouse.

JURY . Q. Did the coat hang outside the door or inside? A. Outside—the door opening hid the coat—it was shut when my arm touched it—it leads from the warehouse into the shop—the coat hung on the front shop door—I was in the front shop, and going into the warehouse, when I brushed against it.

MR. BROMFIELD . The front the premises I call the war house—be yound the warehouse there is a workshop—there is a door from the ware-house into the workshop—it opens into the warehouse—a coat behind that door would be hid when door opened—in opening the door it must have hung before her—the door is very small and narrow, and the coat would with large pockets, which he put on when he went away—a person passing from one room to the other must touch the coat to pull the door open—there is no lock nor latch to it—I believe there is a little bit of wood to take hold of.

Prisoner. My coat did hang no the door at all, but on a post at the side, about half-a-yard from the door when it is open. Witness. There is a rack behind the door, with poles to put brooms on, and large shelves separated by posts.

pecting the prisoner.

Prisoner. What was it? I did not go out Good Friday with my coat on. Witness. Oh, John! You went out at the front door, with your

coat on, about four o'clock—I do not know where you were going—you had a fustian jacket on—I call that a coat.

Prisoner. I hope the Jury will consider my character; she has thought proper to charge me with this because I took half-an-hour to my break fast and tea; this is the second plot laid against me; she sent into the work shop, and ordered the apprentice to weigh some hair, which he did; she said, "Take it to Cann's, in Chiswell-strcet, and if he buys it come and tell me, I will come and send a policeman, and give him in charge;" Cann is a respectable oil-merchant.

MRS. BROMFIELD . I ordered some hair to be weighed, and sent the prisoner with it, by my husband's direction, as Cann had offered my hus band some bristles—I have heard people say he was not a bristle-mer chant, that he bought them from men who stole them; and before my hus band should buy bristles, fearing they might be bought improperly, I sent to sell these, to try him.

Q. You sent your servant to test his honesty, to see if he would pur chase, in an indirect manner? A. Yes, before my husband should pur chase of him—this was three or four months ago—the bristles were not such as a merchant sold, but mixed, such as we often lose—I told the prisoner my object—I never quarrelled with the prisoner, nor did my husband.

GEORGE WEBB BROMFIELD . I am the prosecutor's father. The pri soner was with me five years, till my son decoyed him away from my service his own—it was a plan between my son and his wife—they are excellent to good sort of people in that business, to take my men away, and my busi ness, &c.—the prisoner bore an excellent character—I have another son—the prosecutor decoyed him away, and he has found it out—he was dis charged as well as the boy, and it is coming round again to fair play—I believe the brush was put into the prisoner's pocket.

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Justice Coltman.

1710. JOHN EYLES was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of March , 13 metal cocks, value 18 s ., the goods of Stephen Green , his master.

MR. CLARKSON conducted the Prosecution.

ROBERT HUNTM . I am clerk to Stephen Green, a manufacturer of stone-ware, at Lambeth—he has between sixty and seventy men in hit employ. The prisoner was one, and had been so five years, at different times—in consequence of property being missed, I was directed to watch the men who go to breakfast at eight o'clock, and return at half-past eight—the prisoner went at half-past eight, and came back at nine, that the premises might never be left—he would have the charge of the yard while the men went to breakfast—his business during that time was to try the bottles, to see if they were sound—I placed myself behind a wall with a hole in it, which commanded a view of the inner store-room, where we keep brass taps used for filtering machines—I went out of the counting-house at five minutes to eight, as if I was going to breakfast, and returned by a back way, to the place in the wall—in about a quarter of an hour I saw the prisoner, through the window of the counting-house, enter the first count ing-house, very cautiously—he then entered the second counting-house—I then got up to the hole in the wall, and saw him enter the store-room—he then procured something to stand on, to reach the brass cocks, which were

in a cupboard over the door of the store-room—he first took down a quan tity of taps from a broken parcel, placed them on his left arm, and then reached down a sound parcel, containing six taps—he closed the door with his right hand, removed what he stood on, and proceeded cautiously through the counting-house, with them on his arm—I then went from where I was, to the counting-house—be did not see me—when he got through the outer counting-house I opened the counting-house door which leads into the factory, and, with the noise of the door opening, he turned round to see who it was—I said nothing to him, nor he to me, but I took the taps from him, in a basket—I said, "This is quite sufficient, Eyles"—he then went down the counting-house stairs, without saying any thing—I went to speak to the foreman, and while doing so, he took his hat, walked out of the yard, and went out of the premises—it was not the time to leave, as the men had not returned—he never came back—I never saw him again till he was in custody, about a fortnight or three weeks after find him before—these are the thirteen taps which I took from the basket in his hand, which belongs to master—they are of two different makers, seven made by Walker, marked, "No. 2" and six by Stevens, marked, "No. 267."

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. Did you mark them before you gave them to the policeman? A. I did, I have my initials on them—I knew where the prisoner lived—I knew he was married—I know he had one child in the prosecutor's employment—I do not know how many others he has—I went in search of him to York-street, Blackfriars-road, where a relation of his lives—I thought he might sleep there, as he did not go home—I did not tell him he was discharged, and not to come again, nothing of the kind.

MR. CLARKSON . Q. Had he any business in your store-room? A. None at all, he had no business to leave the yard—he had no right to meddle with these goods without a special order.

JOSEPH BAKER . I am the prosecutor's foreman. On the morning of the 31st of March, the prisoner had charge to the yard from eight o'clock to half-past—his duty was not to leave the yard at all—he had no business in the counting-house or store-room—from that day I went in search of him till the 25th of April—I could not find him at his house—I was out every night after him—I at last found him at a lodging be had taken in Queen's-court, near Park-street—he was not dressed as usual—he had a round frock on, like a coal heaver.

Cross-examined. Q. How near did you find him to your master's premises? A. Within five minutes' walk—I found him with his wife there—he has four or five children—I never had any quarrel with him—the taps were used for stone filterers—it has not been his duty to put them on for twelve months past.

WILLIAM BUTT . I am employed in the factory, it is my business to check the number of metal cocks, to see if any are missing, they are kept in the inner store-room, the prisoner had no right to meddle with them at all; there had been some lost before, and there were new regulations made. On the 31st of March there was nineteen of No. 2 Walker's—I ascertained the quantity at half-past six o'clock the same morning, and there was 146 of Stevens', No. 267—a little before nine the same morn ing when I came from breakfast I examined the stock again, and missed

seven of Walker's and six of Stevens'—the cocks produced I had in my hand at half-past six—they are the property of my master.

CHARLES BURGESS GOFF . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner in charge—I had been hunting for him at various places, from the 31st of March to the 25th of April.

Cross-examined. Q. You charged him with stealing thirteen taps? A. Yes, he said, "I stole no taps"—I had looked for him in the neigh bourhood of the factory, and of his residence, and found him within a few minutes' walk of the prosecutor's—he had left his old lodging.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY . Aged 45.— Recommended to mercy. — Confined One Year .

1711. WILLIAM KINGTON was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of April , at Camberwell , 3 pairs of trowsers, value 3 l .; 5 waistcoats, value 1 l . 5 s .; 2 coats, value 4 l .; 1 brooch, value 2 l .; 2 hair-pins, value 10 s .; and 1 bracelet, value 10 s .; the goods of Edmund Philips , in his dwell ing-house; and that he bad been previously convicted of felony.

DANIEL NAISH . I am a carpenter. On the 16th of April, about twelve o'clock in the day, I saw the prisoner at Rose-villa, Well-street, Camberwell—he opened the front-gate, walked up the gravel-walk, went round into the back-yard, and shut the gate after him—I could not see him after that—he went round the end of the house—I waited about ten minutes, and then rung at the bell of the front-gate—Mrs. Philips opened the front-door—I told her what I had seen—I was taking a pint of beer to the house—she took the beer, and I went into the kitchen with her—I went out, and called Mr. Burrows to help me search the house—we searched the out-house, and bottom part of the house, and found nobody-Mrs. Philips and Mr. Burrows went up stairs together to look, and gave an alarm—Mr. Burrows and I and one Smith, went up stairs, and saw the prisoner in a bed-room, standing between the bed and the window—it was a quarter of an hour after I had seen him at the back-door—Mr. Philips was on the landing—we took the prisoner, and gave him into custody to Sergeant Dinn.

ELIZA PHILIPS . Naish gave me information—I went up stairs, looked under the bed, and saw a man there—I called Mr. Naish up to take him, and when I did so, he got up from under the bed—he was taken—I missed some hair-pins, a brooch, and a small bracelet, from the pincushion of the toilet-table—I saw the sergeant take a bundle from under the bed which the prisoner had been under—it contained some clothes of Mr. Philipi's, which were kept in the drawers of the same bed-room—I had seen them there in the morning—I have seen the trinkets since in possession of Dinn—these now produced are them.

Cross-examined by MR. BALLANTINE . Q. You bad a servant in your em ployment at this time? A. Yes, I am quite sure no else one was concerned in this matter—the servant left in consequence of illness—I do not know the value of the trinkets, they were given to me.

EDMUND PHILIPS . I came home when the prisoner was on the road to the station—I went and met Dinn, and saw this brooch, two hair-pins, and a bracelet, taken from the prisoner's pocket—after leaving him at the sta tion, Dinn went to my house with me—on going up stairs, I found a bundle under the bed, containing the clothes now produced, tied in a handker chief that did not belong to me—I had seen them that morning, an hour or two before.

Cross-examined. Q. Was there anybody else in your house who might have put them under the bed? A. No, we occasionally hired a person to do work for us, being without a servant—nobody was there but the girl—we have parted with her on account of illness—she was not a regular servant, but merely came for a few days—we did not know her before, but knew her family—my house is in the parish of Camberwell—I believe it is St. Giles's—I know it is in Camberwell parish—I have seen "Camberwell" on the vestry papers—I should think the clothes are worth 8 l .—there is a great-coat, a dress-coat, and five waistcoats.

THOMAS BARNABAS DINN . I am a police-sergeant. I took the pri soner in charge, and found these trinkets on him—I saw him throw a brooch and some hair-pins on the ground—I took one from his band, and the rest off the ground—I went with Mr. Philips to the house, and found a bundle under the bed.

SAMUEL WRIGHT . I am a policeman. I produced a certificate of the pri soner's former conviction—( read )—I was present when he pleaded guilty, and know him to be the person.

GUILTY . Aged 18.— Transported for Ten Years .

1712. WILLIAM HARISS was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Jemima Jane Nicholls , on the 25th of April , at Camberwell , and stealing therein 6 rings, value 15 s .; 5 brooches, value 15 s .; 3 seals, value 10 s .; 1 pair of ear-rings, value 5 s .; 2 pencil-value cases, value 12 s .; 4 spoons, value 14 s .; 1 knife, value 2 s .; 1 eye-glass, 4 s .; 1 neck chain, value 2 s .; 1 pair of bracelets, value 3 s .; 1 cross, value 1 s .; 1 snap, value 2 s .; 1 scent-bottle, value 1 s .; 1 pair of studs, value 1 s .; 1 necklace, value 1 s .; 2 sovereigns, 1 shilling, 1 sixpence, 2 groats, and 1 silver coin, called a "threepence," the property of the said Jemima Jane Nicholls,

MR. LILLY conducted the Prosecution

JEMIMA JANE NICHOLLS . I live in Denmark-road, in the parish of Camberwell. On the 25th of April, between eleven and twelve o'clock at noon, I left my house with my son who lives with me—I left the front door double locked, and the gate, the parlour door, and the door at the end of the passage, locked, but the outer door, which goes into the garden, was open, and ajar—there is a garden and a field in the rear of the house, and a road that runs parallel with our road and the cross-road leading to it—I received information, and returned to my house about five o'clock, I found the gate still locked, the street-door on the single lock, the back-parlour door open, and also the door leading to the kitchen, which I had left locked—on going up stairs, I found the drawer of the looking-glass, which I had locked, forced open—a desk in the parlour was broken open, and the things scattered about—I missed some coins from the desk, and from the looking-glass drawer a pair of bracelets, six rings, four brooches, and other articles, the whole worth between 5 l . and 6 l .—I lost a table and tea-spoon.

Cross-examined by MR. CHARNOCK . Q. Are you a widow? A. Yes, I rent the house—I am certain my son locked the door—I was standing at the gate at the time, and asked him particularly if he had double locked it—the gate is two or three yards from the door, but I stood at the door—I

saw him turn the handle of the lock—I should have known it was done if I had not inquired—I have not the least doubt of it.

GEORGE MERRINGTON . I am a carpenter, and live in Denmark-street. The back of my house faces the front of the prosecutrix's—about noon, on the 25th of April, I saw the prisoner walking backwards and for wards some time before the prosecutrix's house—I saw him try the gate several times, and then he got over the gate, and opened the front door—I did not see any key, because he stood in front of the keyhole, but he ap peared to be putting something to it—I did not see any thing in his hand—his hands were in front of him, as if he was opening it with a key—I saw him open the door—he then went in and shut it, I then went round to the front of the house—I found Goddard standing in the road—I told him to remain there while I went for a policeman—when I returned I found the prisoner in the hands of a policeman.

Cross-examined. Q. What was you doing at this time? A. Look ing out of the window—I have been ill some time, and was not at work—my house is about 100 yards from the prosecutrix's—there is a meadow, and a garden between them—our garden is about 130 feet from the road—I could identify a person at that distance—I will not swear it is within a quarter of a mile—he was at the door about a minute.

MR. LILLY . Q. When you saw him in custody, were you certain he was the person you had seen in front of the house? A. Yes.

JOHN DONALD GODDARD . I am a druggist, and live at No. 68, Hatton-garden. About half-past one o'clock, on the 25th of April, I was in Denmark-road, Camberwell, and was spoken to at the front of the prose cutrix's house—from what was said to me I went round to the back of the house, and went to the side of the house to get to the back, along a sort of passage—when I got to the back I saw the prisoner in the garden, and asked him if be belonged to the house—he said he did—I told him some body was in front, and he had better go and answer the door—he went in, and I went to the front again, supposing from his appearance he belonged to the house—when I got in the front I saw the back of the prisoner, walk ing about 100 yards off in the high road—I suppose he had got over the gardens, but could not see—he could not have come up the passage—I ran after him, and on my beginning to run he looked round, and ran too—I overtook him with considerable difficulty—I ran some distance—I brought him back opposite the house, and held him till a policeman came—he was taken to the station—I am able to swear to him from what I saw of him.

Cross-examined. Q. I think you saw him come into the garden. A. Yes—he did not appear to have any thing about him—I was at the back of the garden, in a field, about as far from him as I am from you—I did not see him go into the house—I shouted out—he was walking along lei surely when I first saw him—I am certain of him by his general appear ance—I recollect his features.

THOMAS MATTHEWS . I am a policeman. On the 25th of April the prisoner was given into my custody by Goddard—I observed two silver spoons in his right-hand breeches pocket—I attempted to search him, and took them from his pocket, when he refused to be searched any further—I took him to the station—he was searched there, and I found on him two sovereigns, five brooches, one table-spoon, two tea-spoons, and one salt spoon, six gold rings, three seals, one pair of ear-rings, a gold and a silver pencil-case, a pearl-handled knife, two bracelets, an eye-glass, a cross, a

necklace, a scent-bottle, and other articles, with three picklock-keys—I did not try the keys to the door.

Cross-examined. Q. The spoons protruded from his pocket? A. Yes, I could see them.

MRS. NICHOLLS re-examined. The articles produced are all mine. GUILTY . Aged 19.— Recommended to mercy by the Prosecutrix, on ac count of his youth. — Transported for Ten Years .

Before Mr. Recorder.

1713. CATHERINE DONOVAN was indicted for feloniously as saulting Catherine Mahoney , on the 26th of April , and cutting and wound ing her in and upon the left side of the head, with intent to do her some grievous bodily harm.

CATHERINE MAHONEY . I am single, and lodge at No. 6, Redcross-court, Borough—the prisoner's husband rents the house, and is my land lord. On the night of the 26th of April he applied to my mother for a week's rent—she could not pay it—he went down to his room, and I heard the prisoner using very low language, and calling the old woman hard names—I said my mother did not look more like the names she called her than her mother did, and then she called me the names myself—I had a bit of potato in my hand eating, and I flung it at her—then she took the chopper from the side of her kitchen fire-place in her kitchen (I must go through the kitchen to get to my room) she said, the first one that came down the stairs that night she would chop their b——head off—my mother came and locked the door—about half-an-hour after I went down for some water, and saw her with the chopper in her hand—I said, "I think you are going to do what you said"—she said, "Yes, I intend to do it"—I said, "I will see whether my head will be chopped off or not," and then she gave me a violent blow on the forehead—I flinched back from it, and received it on the top of my head, and did not receive the violent blow she was going to give me, or it would have been straight down my face—it came lighter on me through my falling back—I fell to avoid the blow—I called my mother down, and said, "I am murdered by the chopper"—she came to my assistance, and I was taken to the hospital.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. You were quite yourself? A. Yes—I did not use any bad language to her, nor give her any provocation—my mother had some words with her, but I did not interfere—I said, "Mrs. Donovan, you called my mother an old b—-, but she is no more one than you are"—I did not say, "There you are sitting there, a w—to your own brother"—on my oath she did not say, if I called her a w—to her own brother again, she would chop my head—I did not say I would prove what I had said—that I swear—she had a child on her lap when I threw the hot potato—I do not know where it hit her—I will swear it did not hit her in the face—I threw it into her lap—I threw it as hard as I could—it did not hit the child—it came into her lap—I was four stairs off when I threw it—I do not know that she had her cap torn off, and her hair pulled about—I left her and my mother together—I swear the child was not knocked down before I went to the hospital—three years ago last August I had a few words with a neighbour, and was sent to prison because I could not pay 40 s .—I did not nearly knock a young woman's eye out with a brick-bat—I was sent to Kingston gaol for it, and was there twenty-one days—I was never in prison in my life before—I was never in Brixton

gaol in my life—they never said they wanted their room—we are out of the place now—we went last week.

ALLEN WILLIAMS . I am assistant to Charles Key, surgeon of Guy's Hospital. I saw the prosecutrix on the 26th—she had a wound on the left side of her head, it was not serious at all—she was quite sensible—it was about an inch and a half long, and a quarter of an inch deep, quite to the bone—the integuments of the skin were cut through to that extent—I have seen the chopper—a similar wound might be produced by just the sharp part of it.

Cross-examined. Q. Was the wound serious? A. No, a little dress ing soon cured it—if very much force was used, this weapon would inflict a very serious wound.

MARY MOREEN . I am the wife of Timothy Moreen, and live in the house. I was there the night this happened, and heard Mrs. Donovan and Mahoney's mother having words—Catherine Mahoney came down stairs, and the prisoner asked her husband if he had been up—he said, "Yes, and she says she will pay me the rent to-morrow night"—the prosecutrix said the prisoner was a w—to her own brother, and she could prove it, she took the child in her arms, and took the chopper, and said, "If you call me that again, I will hit you with this"—the prosecutrix said, "I can prove it"—the husband got up to hit her—I took him by the hand, and said, "Have sense, man, and don't touch her"—she then threw the potato in the prisoner's face—she went up stairs, and came down after wards, and said, "Now I will know whether I am to be hit with the chopper or no," and she hit her, and Mrs. Mahoney came down and took her by the hair of her head—the prisoner's husband was beating the three women, with the child under their feet—the prisoner struck two blows with the chopper—the first took effect in the face—she had a child in her arms—she did not strike her first on the arm—if it had not been for the expressions of the prosecutrix, it would not have happened—nobody could stand them—I believe she struck twice with the chopper—I know she struck once—I believe this is the chopper—it was left in the room—the policeman came for it, and got it.

Cross-examined. Q. You picked the child off the ground? A. Yes—I saw the prosecutrix strike the prisoner with the potato—after that old Mrs. Mahoney caught hold of the prisoner by the hair, and tore her cap—that was after the chopper was used.

ROBERT IRESON ( police-constable M 113.) I was called to the house between eight and nine o'clock—I noticed a few spots of blood on the wall and a spot or two outside the house—I took the prisoner's husband into custody—the prisoner followed, and came into the station and said, "It was not my husband who did it, it was me struck the party with the chop per"—I got the chopper afterwards from the house.

(The prisoner received a good character.)

GUILTY of an Assault only. Aged 26.— Confined Four Months .

Before Edward Bullock, Esq.

1714. LOTH AIR SOHLE was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Richard Thomas , on the 3rd of May , at Camberwell , and stealing therein, 1 chronometer, value 30 l .; 7 forks, va lue 7 s .; 1 razor, value 6 d .; and 1 pair of gloves, value 6 d .; his property; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 37.— Transported for Ten Years .

1715. JOHN SIMMONS was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of April , a double-branch gas-fitting, value 2 l . the goods of Frederick West .

FREDERICK WEST . I am a baker, and live in Tooley-street, and have another shop in Suffolk-street. On the 1st of April, I left the shop in Suffolk-street locked up—I went there again on the 8th of April, found the door open, and missed the gas-fittings, a drinking-glass, a gas-branch, a brass-cock, and other articles—I afterwards saw the branch at Mr. Fisk's shop, in New Cut, and knew it again—I do not know the prisoner.

HENRY COE . I am a policeman. I have a double gas-branch, which I got at Fisk's shop on the 9th of April—I compared it with the prosecutor's shop where it had been fixed, and it corresponded with the screw-holes and every thing.

HENRY FISK . I am a cabinet-maker, and live at Nos. 15 and 16, New Cut, Lambeth. I bought this gas-branch of Davis, who keeps a shop in Friar-street.

MOSS DAVIS , being called, did not appear.

JOHN CROWTHER . At the latter end of last year I made this branch for Mr. West. NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Baron Alderson.

1716. JOHN PEARL was indicted for feloniously breaking and enter ing the warehouse of Robert Goulding , on the 12th of April , at St. John, Southwark , and stealing therein, 4 bushels of beans, value 16 s ., his pro perty.

MR. CLARKSON conducted the Prosecution,

WILLIAM NETTLETON . I am clerk to Robert Goulding, a corn-merchant and warehouseman, carrying on business in Potter's Fields, St. John's, Southwark—I have lived with him thirty years—there is nobody but him in the firm—it is carried on as Robert Goulding and Son, but there is no body but him in it. On the evening of the 12th of April, about seven o'clock, I was leaving the counting-house, and went round to the different doors to see that they were fast—on coming to the back-door of the warehouse, "B No. 1," I found the top part of the door open—I went up to the door and saw two men, each filling a bushel bag with beans—there was a balk of beans at the other end of the warehouse—I asked what they did there, and how they came there—one of them, not the prisoner, escaped almost immediately, so that I could not ascertain who he was—the prisoner came towards me and said it was all right—I said, "No, it is not all right," and asked what business they had there, and how they came in—he said it was all right, and endeavoured to make his escape—I was outside the door—the door was between us—I pushed him back and kept calling for the police—he attempted to come out at the top of the door—it is a divided door—the other man went to the other end of the warehouse, and I suppose must have dropped from the first-floor window—there was no other means of his get ting away—before the policeman came the prisoner had made his escape into the other warehouse, and we went in search of him—I expect he knew the warehouse, and had been there before—the sack containing the beans was just outside the door where I saw him, ready to be carried away, besides the two sacks they were filling—the beans in the sack and bags corresponded in quality with those in the bulk—after securing the prisoner we went over the warehouse, and the following morning, about nine o'clock, I examined the back window and found one iron bar of the window standing in its proper position, but it was loose—anybody without could remove it to get in—the back-door of the warehouse was fastened from within—you could

not get in at the back of the premises except by the window—the front part of the warehouse was fastened with a common lock, and the Queen's lock also—they were quite undisturbed—the back-window is about two yards from the ground—any body could get through the window and unfasten the back-door within—a man could not get out of the up stairs warehouse without dropping from the window, unless he had a ladder, and that was found—he could not get out at the lower window, because I stood there.

Cross-examined by MR. CHARNOCK . Q. You say there is nobody in the concern but Robert Goulding? A. Yes—the beans belong to Mr. Millis Coventry, a corn-factor—the warehouse is a place for the safe keeping of goods—the back-door is divided in the centre—I found the upper part open—it is, perhaps, three yards high from top to bottom—there is no thoroughfare at the back of the premises—it is an entrance to our yard—I made no examination of the upper window that evening particu larly—I do not know what had occurred to it since.

MR. CLARKSON . Q. Were the beans entrusted to your master for safe keeping? A. Yes—he is accountable for them—Mr. Coventry pays ware house room to my master for them.

JOHN FERNS . I am in the service of Mr. Goulding—I was on the premises, in the warehouse B No. 1—on the 12th of April, about four o'clock in the afternoon, I closed the warehouse—the front-door was se cured by a lock and latch, and the Queen's lock too—I saw the back door secured inside—there was no fastening to the front—I came out at the front-door, and saw both the locks made fast—I did not examine the window bars.

WILLIAM SMITH . I am a policeman. I received information from Nettleton, went up to the second-floor, and saw the prisoner on the tiles of the lower warehouse endeavouring to escape—I took possession of the sack of beans and two bags—I went down stairs, round to the back premises, and met my brother constable, who got a ladder to get on to the roof, but received information that the prisoner had dropped from the wall again into an enclosed building—we went there, and found him lying on the bulk of corn—I examined the building that night—the bars of the back window seemed correct, but I did not take hold of them to try them—I tried them at nine o'clock the following morning, and found a bar unfastened—the nails bad been drawn,-and the bar removed, and put back in its place again—I bad not observed that the night before—I received the prisoner in charge—I had seen him in Tooley-street shortly before.

THOMAS TATE . I am a policeman. I went round the warehouse B No. 1, and found my brother constable there—I saw the back-window that night, but did not notice any thing the matter with it—I did not examine it particularly—I saw the prisoner endeavouring to escape, and afterwards secured him.

WILLIAMNETTLETON re-examined. Mr. Goulding keeps his own goods at the warehouse for sale as well as other people's—the beans were not in bond, but there was wheat in the same warehouse—they were in bond when first put there—Mr. Coventry might bring people there to look at them, but they generally sell them by sample at the market.

Cross-examined by MR. CHARNOCK . Q. Could you have got them out without the party who puts the Queen's lock on coming? A. I could not have taken off the Queen's lock—it is taken off at eight o'clock in the morning, and put on at four o'clock in the afternoon.

GUILTY . Aged 29.— Transported for Ten Years .

1717. LUCY COLLARD was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of March , 1 shirt, value 10 s .; 1 sheet, value 9 s .; and 2 handkerchiefs, value 5 s .; the goods of William Hayden , her master.

WILLIAM HAYDEN . I am a haberdasher—the prisoner was my servant of all-work, and had 8 l . a year. On Sunday, the 24th of April I missed some things, which made me look to see if any thing else was gone, and I missed a sheet—I told her I would not be satisfied till I had got the sheet—in consequence of what she said to me I found the shirt, sheet, and two handkerchiefs at Mr. Turner's, a pawnbroker, in Walworth-road—I went there in consequence of seeing the duplicate in her hand—she said she had pawned the sheet—she was not willing for me to get it out, she wished to get it out herself—I said, "You have no money to get it out"—she said she would pawn some of her own things to get it.

Q. How came you to know she had the duplicate? A. We said no thing about the sheet till Monday morning—I then pressed her to tell me where it was—she said she knew nothing about it—I said nobody had ac cess to it but herself—then she said she had pawned it, and produced the duplicate—she said there was only the sheet and her own shawl—I went to Turner's, and found the articles—I had seen the shirt safe about a fort before—the handkerchiefs were in the back-warehouse—I knew the papers they were in were there, but I did not look into them—the police man found a pair of gloves, which I kept in the same chest of drawers up stairs with the shirt—the drawer was found broken open on the Sunday night—I had seen it safe that afternoon—I always kept it locked—I do not think I had opened it that day—I gave her into custody on the 25th of April.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. How long had she been in your service? A. Since the 21st of February—she came as a single woman, I have since found she is married—she told me after a long time that she had pawned the sheet and produced the duplicate, and said she had pawned a shawl of her own at the same time, but that did not prove true—I am a widower—my family consists of a servant and four children—the prisoner did not say she had pledged the things for the purpose of send ing money down to her son at Bristol—I let her have a sovereign on the 15th of March, and afterwards 5 s . on the 20th, to send her son—I saw Turner's name on the duplicate—I think I can swear to the handkerchiefs when I see them—the prisoner said she had brought them from Bristol with her after we found them—she did not deny the shirt and sheet being mine.

CHRISTOPHER THOMAS GREAVES . I am apprentice to Turner, a pawn broker. I have a shirt, sheet, and two silk handkerchiefs—I wrote the duplicate produced for it on the 5th of March, for 8 s .—they were pledged by the woman in the name of Ann Hemmings—I cannot speak to the prisoner.

MR. HAYDEN re-examined. This shirt, sheet, and handkerchiefs I can swear to—the shirt has my name on it—I know the handkerchiefs, in consequence of their being in a damp place they got spotted, and I altered the price of them all, and put a fresh mark on them—the mark is not here—I produce one of the same quality with the same sort of spots on it—I also know the gloves.

Cross-examined. Q. Except the spots there is nothing uncommon about them? A. They are the same kind of handkerchief—after we missed the sheet she told my daughter she had pawned it—she did not say my daugh ter had authorised her to do so—I had said before that that I would find out where it was.

JOHN LLOYD . I am a policeman. I was called to the house, went up stairs for the prisoner, and told her the prosecutor suspected she had robbed him—she produced the duplicate—I asked if she objected to my searching her boxes—she said, "No," and gave me two keys—I found nothing in her boxes—I took her to the station—she was searched there, and this pair of gloves found on her—she said she picked them up in the room.

Cross-examined. Q. She told you, did not she, that she pawned the things intending to get them again? A. Yes.

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

Before Mr. Recorder,

1718. WILLIAM BROMELL and JOHN PETTY were indicted for stealing, on the 5th of April , 1 jacket, value 15 s .; 1 cap, valued.; the goods of John Edward Cox : 1 pair of trowsers, value 10 s .; 1 shirt, value 2 s .; and 1 pair of mittens, value 1 s . 6 d .; the goods of Thomas Luxmore Wilson : and I jacket, value 15 s .; 1 handkerchief, value 5 s .; and 2 shirts, value 4 s .; the goods of Philip Lybbe Powys ; and ELIZA BETH WARREN and ELLEN LOGDEN , for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen; against the Statute, &c.

MR. CHARNOCK conducted the Prosecution.

THOMAS FULLER . I am in the service of Mr. Searl, of Stangate-street, Lambeth. The members of the Oxford University Aquatic Club have a room on our premises—it is my duty to superintend the room which the gentlemen use to dress in, when they go out in the boats—they keep their clothing and things in lockers all round the room—on Monday, the 4th of April, at half-past nine o'clock, I locked the place up all safe—I returned on Tuesday morning about ten minutes to six, and found the gate open, also a small counting-house, where other gentlemen dress, and saw some of the clothes lying about, some of which belonged to the Club, and had been brought down to that room—I went up to the Oxford room, and found the door wide open—it had been opened with the key which I always leave there, in case the gentlemen should come while I am away—it is twelve o'clock sometimes before they come home—on the morning of the 4th I missed several articles belonging to the gentlemen—I saw some things afterwards produced by the policeman.

CHARLOTTE AUSTIN . I am the wife of Charles Austin, of Whiting-street, Lambeth. I know the prisoner Warren—she came to lodge with me on the 3rd of March, and left on the 5th of April—on the morning of the 5th of April, between ten and eleven o'clock, I went into her room to insist on her leaving it, as she was so noisy, and had so many fol lowers, and I said I would not leave the room till she was gone—she left the room, and wished me to wait a few minutes till she returned—the prisoner Logden was in the room at the time—she did not lodge with her to my knowledge—Warren left the room to return in ten minutes, as she said, if I would wait, and Logden was to wait till she returned—she did not say what she was to return for, but said she would come back in ten minutes—finding she did not come back, I suspected something! and turned down the bed to see if the bed clothes were all right, and found in the bed twelve gentlemen's coats or jackets, one pair of trowsers, and eleven gentlemen's rowing shirts, tied up in a bundle—Logden was there—there was also a blue silk handkerchief, and a gentleman's cap, and in the drawer I found two drinking horns—there was a pair, of mittens also

—I called up one of my lodgers, Maria Parker, and in consequence of what passed between us, I sent her for a policeman, who came, and I delivered the articles to him—Logden wished me to take some of the things in the room as security for the rent, and let Warren stop till Thursday, till her week was up—I said no, I should take ill the things—the bedstead folds up, and the things were turned up in the bed—I brought them into my own room, and sent for a policeman—Warren did not return—I saw no more of her till she was at Union-hall—Logden did not lodge with me—I do not know how long she had been in the room—nobody could see the things without turning the bed down—she might not know they were there.

MARIA PARKER . I am single, and live at Austin's house. On the 5th of April, between three and four o'clock in the morning, before daybreak, I heard a knocking at the street-door—I knew Warren had got a key—Logden was stopping with her, I know, because I have seen her there—she was at home that night, because I heard her there—I did not see her—I could be positive it was her—I heard somebody in the room, and I bad' seen her on the stairs with Warren frequently—I cannot say she ever slept there—I saw her come down stairs next morning after ten, and spoke to her—after I heard the knocking at the door, I heard somebody get over the wall of the yard, and then heard somebody open the street-door within, and let somebody in—I could hear the footsteps of more than one person come in—I heard them go up stairs—I lodge in the parlour—Warren had the front room, over the parlour—I heard them walking about over my head—shortly after ten in the morning I saw the two male prisoners there—they came down stairs by themselves, and went out—I had never seen them before—the females were not with them—the shortest prisoner said, "Good morning"—I said, "Good morning"—they each bad a bundle, or ft coat, or jacket over their arm—my landlady called me up stairs about twenty minutes after that—I went up, and Logden was there—Mrs. Austin went to turn down the bed to see if the bed-clothes were right, and found these things there—I saw them found—next day we found a bag contain ing some skeleton-keys, in a drawer, which the constable has—there was all sorts of keys.

COURT . Q. You saw the men at ten o'clock, what time is the house open in the raoriing? A. Generally about seven—many persons might have come in before ten—I did not see who came in at four in the morn ing—I did not hear any voices—I heard them walking about—the male prisoners could not have come from any room but Warren's, as the other. room was locked up—there was a lodger in the room adjoining Warren's, hot she was in my room at the time, and her door was locked—I do not know whether the people went away that came at four—Warren has visitors, and is, I believe, in an unhappy course of life—I was never dis turbed before—that is the reason which drew my attention to it—the wall the person got over joins the door at the entrance of the house, and goes to the back part of the house—it was two persons came in at least by the foot-steps—I only heard one person go out after four the morning, and before ten, that was a man who occupies the back room—he is not here—he went out about nine.

Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE . Q. You do not mean to say you kept awake all night? A. No—I did not go to sleep till my clock struck four, and I awoke again about six—I am certain nobody went out

from six to nine—the male lodger goes out to work at nine o'clock in the morning—I believe he is a quill-maker—my name is Maria Parker—that is the name I go by—I get my living many ways—I told Mrs. Austin what I had heard, which made her order them to leave.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. You cannot tell how many people might have access to the room? A. They have a great many acquaintances I believe—the street-door is left for anybody to come in and out who has got a key—it is a street-doorkey, and not a latch-key—I have opened the door myself at times to persons who come—I slept till six o'clock—I generally get up at seven—I get out and open the shutters sometimes before I get up.

CHARLES STEWART . I am a policeman. On the 5th of April I went to No. 9, Whiting-street, between ten and eleven o'clock in the morning, and received some articles from Mrs. Austin, which I produce—I inquired if there was anybody in the room—I went up, and found Petty and Logden in the same room as the bedstead was—it was about ten o'clock in the morning—whether it was the front or back-room I cannot say, as it is a curiously-constructed house—Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Austin stood in the passage—when I went into the room I told the prisoners they must go with me to the station—they said nothing—I searched them, and found nothing—I searched the room again next day, and found several articles belonging to the club.

MRS. AUSTIN re-examined. These are what I found in the bed—I took them into my room, and the policeman took them out of my room—he took Petty and Logden in the room Warren lodged in—I removed the articles into the room I occupied myself at the back of the house built over the yard—I gave them to him in my room, not in Warren's.

CHARLES BURGESS GOFF . I am a policeman. I took Warren into custody on the 19th of April, in High-street, Borough—I told her it was for receiving twelve jackets and other articles, stolen from Mr. Searle's, and found in her room—she said, "I know nothing about it; if they are found there, somebody must have put them there."

RICHARD SIMMONS . I am a painter, and know the prisoner Bromell; he is a waterman, and has been in the habit of going out with the Oxford Club at times, when they were short-handed. On the 4th of April, about four o'clock in the afternoon, I saw him and Petty pass the front of Mr. Searle's premises—they only passed as I went out, walking together—I cannot say they were in company, but walking by the side of each other.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. Is Mr. Searle's house in the open street? A. No—there is a thoroughfare where they passed, it is Bishop's-walk—anybody might pass there—they walked along as any body else might—there was nothing remarkable—it is a very usual place for watermen to pass.

JAMES BROOK . I am a policeman. I took Bromell into custody, on the 5th of April, in the Waterloo-road—I told him I wanted him for a rob bery at Mr. Lankester's—I searched him, and found this cap on his head—I produce a bunch of skeleton keys, which I received from sergeant Jones at the station—he is not here.

MRS. AUSTIN re-examined. These are the keys I gave to the sergeant—there are sixteen and a small crow-bar—I am certain they are the same, I particularly noticed them.

JOHN EDWARD COX . I am a member of the Oxford University Aqua tic Club, and live at Hyde Park-gate; I am a member of the University. I know this to be my cap, and this jacket is mine, and a comb in the pocket—I lost a comb exactly like it—I had left it in my locker—I went to Searle's room on the Wednesday, and saw a great many of the lockers broken open—the lids were torn up—I did not notice them particularly—I think there were marks of some instrument used to prize them open.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS . Q. How do you know the cap? A. By the general wear of it—I have no initials on it, but I once cut the strap shorter on one side than the other, that I might fasten it under my chin—it is not a very common kind of cap—I think mine and my brother's are the only ones in the club—I wore it on the 4th of April—I will not swear to the cut—I have no doubt of the cap, I think I should know it among a thousand that had been worn.

THOMAS LUXMORE WILSON . I am a solicitor, and live in Bedford row. I am not a member of the club—I keep things at Mr. Searle's, in a room under the Oxford room—these trowsers are mine, and this jacket I have worn five years—it has my name in it, written by myself, and I know the mittens and blue striped Guernsey frock.

PHILIP LYBBE POWIS . I am a member of Baliol College, Oxford, and live at Furnival's Inn; I am a member of the club. These two Guernsey frocks are mine, and this jacket I know by the particular sort of lining in the sleeves—I lost a blue handkerchief like this, but cannot speak positively to it—I believe it is mine—one of the frocks has my name in my own handwriting.

CHARLES STEWART re-examined. I took Petty for being in the room where the things were found—it was on the 5th of April, between ten and eleven o'clock—I found other articles in the room—this drinking-horn, another cap, and a silk handkerchief—this comb was found in a drawer in the room.

MRS. AUSTIN re-examined. I first saw Petty in the room when I took the policeman up to show him where I had removed the property to—I do not know how he came there—we both went up to Warren's room, and found Petty with Logden—I had not seen him there before—I saw two men go out at the street-door about an hour before, but cannot say he was one of them—Parker had given me information, which made me notice the noise there had been in the house—that was before I saw Petty in the room.

MARIA PARKER re-examined. After the two male prisoners went out with things, Petty and another man, not Bromell, came back—I saw them as I stood at my room door—the other man ran out—I had never seen him before—he ran away from the policeman—Petty and Bromell went out about ten o'clock—it must have been past ten—I saw Petty afterwards when the policeman took him—Bromell did not come back with him—he was in custody at the time—I had not seen Petty return, as I had gone to fetch a policeman, but he must have returned.

CHARLES STEWART re-examined. I saw Petty and another man, and Logden, in the front-room—I forgot to state that the other man was there—he escaped—he was not Bromell.

(Thomas Goodman, a stamper at Somerset House; Robert Smith, of Messrs. Barclay's bank; Robert Lewis, lighterman, Vauxball; J. Butler,

lighter man; and—Vincent, tailor, Union-street; gave Bromell a good character.

) BROMELL— GUILTY . Aged 20.

PETTY— GUILTY . Aged 20.

WARREN— GUILTY . Aged 18.

Transported for Seven Years .

LOGDEN— NOT GUILTY .

1719. WILLIAM BROMELL was again indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Samuel Lankester , about the hour of three in the night, on the 30th of March , at Lambeth , with intent to steal, and stealing therein, 1 medal, value 7 s .; 1 knife, value 1 s .; 2 handkerchiefs, value 4 s .; 1/2 lb. weight of cigars, value 5 s .; 4lbs. weight of ham, value 3 s .; 1/4 lb. weight of tobacco, value 1 s .; 1 1/2 pint brandy, value, 6 s .; 1 shilling, 1 sixpence, 1 twopenny-piece, 100 pence, 100 halfpence, and 10 farthings; his property.

MR. CHARNOCK conducted the prosecution.

SAMUEL LANKESTER . I keep the Red Lion, in Fore-street, in the parish of Lambeth—I occupy the whole house. On the 30th of March I was the last person up, on my premises—I retired at 12 o'clock, after fastening every thing except one shutter at the back of the house, which was not fast—the window was shut—the shutter was up, and a bolt went through the window-chill to fasten it, but we could not get into the room, having lost the key—the bar-door was locked—I came down about seven in the morning—my premises were undergoing repairs, which Brown was super intending—I found the parlour shutter taken down, the window open, and the bar-door unlocked, which was locked when I went to bed—I found several boxes in the bar had been opened—one was a club box—they bad locks to them—I missed the money and articles stated in the indictment—this silver medal I can positively speak to from its general appearance, and the letter "P" on it—it was taken from the club-box—I have no marks on this twopenny-piece and the handkerchief—I lost a cotton handkerchief of this pattern.

Cross-examined by MR. RYLAND . Q. Had you any mark on the medal? A. No—it had been in my possession about eighteen months—I speak to it with certainty—I never saw one like it—it was given into my possession when I took the house—it belongs to the club, which is still in existence—I am answerable for it to the club—I have no doubt of its being the same—I saw it safe the Monday week before, under lock and key.

JAMES LOCKYER . I am in the service of Mr. Dempster, a pawnbroker, in the Blackfriars-road. On Thursday, the 31st of March, about six o'clock in the evening, the prisoner sold me this medal—I asked him several questions—he said he had had it six months, had pawned it several times, and was tired of pawning it—I told him I thought it be longed to the members of the Vintners' Company, and they could give him more than I could, I could give him no more than the price of old silver—he said he had had it by him six months, and would sell it—I gave him 3 s . for it—he seemed surprised, and said, "Does it weigh more than half a crown?"—I said, "Yes"—I have no doubt of him, his face was dirty, and he was dressed as a waterman—I gave a description of him to an officer, the man who was sent round with the Hue and Cry, describ ing the property stolen.

Cross-examined. Q. How long have you had no doubt of him? A. From the first time I saw him—I never said I had a doubt of him—I never saw him till he sold the medal—I saw him again in rather more than a week—I did not say I believed it was him—I said I had not the least doubt—I told Mr. Trail so—we do not buy such things every day—I noticed the Vintners' arms upon it.

JEREMIAH BROWN . I am a plasterer, and live in Mill-street, Lambeth walk. I was employed whitewashing and repairing Mr. Lankester's pre mises—on the 31st of March I arrived there precisely at six o'clock—the clock was just about striking—I pulled my watch out—that is my time for going to work—it struck six a minute or two after I got there—I dare say my watch was correct—it is what I always go by—I was at work at the house next door—not at this house—I had then to go up the court belonging to Mr. Lankester, and found the back gate open—that was exactly at ten mi nutes past six—I went to the water-closet, and on coming out saw Mr. Lankester's back-parlour shutters down, and also his back-door open—I did not suspect anything—I thought Mr. Lankester was up and about, as he had had soldiers billetted there two days before—the window was open—I saw nobody go in or out.

Cross-examined. Q. You did not hear the clock strike at all, did yon? A. No—I go by my watch—I looked at it—it might want a minute or two to six—I was there just before six—it was not after six—I could not say it was precisely six, or two minutes before—I regulate my watch by my landlord's clock, sometimes, not by any other clock—it was not till ten minutes after six I found the gate open—I did not give any alarm then.

MARIA PARKER . I am single, and live at No. 9, Whiting-street, Lam beth. I saw the twopenny-piece in the room belonging to Warren, on the morning of the 5th of April—this is it—it was found in her apron-pocket, in her room—a bag was there found containing sixteen keys.

JOSEPH BROOK . I am a policeman. I took the prisoner into custody on the morning of the 5th of April, within fifty yards of No. 9, Whiting-street—I found this handkerchief in his pocket—I went to No. 9, Whit ing-street, and found the twopenny-piece produced.

GUILTY of Larceny. Aged 20.— Transported for Seven Years more .

Before Mr. Baron Alderson.

1720. SARAH DOWDELL was indicted for unlawfully, maliciously, and feloniously assaulting Charles Dowdell , on the 27th of March , and cast ing and throwing loz. weight of a corrosive fluid called nitric acid, upon and over his face, and into his eyes, with intent to burn him, and whereby he was burnt.—2 other COUNTS , varying the manner of laying the charge.

CHARLES DOWDELL . I am a butcher, the prisoner is my wife. I have been separated from her rather better than three months ago, allowing her 10 s . a week maintenance—I do not know where she has resided since that—I live at Exeter-place, Great Dover-road—we have been married rather better than two years, and have one child about eighteen months old—she came to me about a month after we had been separated, and wished to come back—I refused to take her back on account of her temper being so violent—she came again after that—she said nothing then about coming back, but was constantly annoying me in my business—on the 26th of March she was to receive her allowance—she generally had it on Satur day—she came, but did not receive her money—I usually sent it by my lad

—on Sunday, the 27th, about ten o'clock at night, she came and knocked at the side shutters—I was then getting my supper—I went to the front door and saw ray wife—I am sure it was her—she asked me for the money which she did not receive on the Saturday night—I gave it to her, and as she parted away from the door, she said, "I would have you be careful, or I will have my revenge yet"—I made no reply—she went away—I went in and got my supper, after which, I changed my coat, as it was raining, and went to the Bull to get half a pint of ale—I think it must have been half-past ten or a quarter to eleven—I met her about twenty yards from my door—on seeing me, she turned, and walked in an oppo site direction, crossed the road, and went on the opposite side of the way towards Eaton-place, which is opposite to the Bull—she was walking backwards and forwards there—I went into the Bull, at the private en trance, the passage being rather dark, I thought she would not see me enter that door—I got half a pint of ale there—I remained in the Bull, I think not more than two minutes—as I came out she met me at the door and asked me if I was going to stand any gin—I made no reply, and while I was going away, homewards, I saw her draw her hand from under her cloak, she threw a liquid in my face, and exclaimed, "That is what I have long wished for, and now I have got my revenge"—the liquid gave me great pain, almost as if I had been scalded with hot water, a burning pain, it went into both eyes—I was obliged to shut my eyes instantly, since that I have lost the sight of one, and partly of the other—one is getting better—I was taken to Guy's Hospital—I did not see what the liquid was in.

Prisoner. Q. Did not you run from your promise in not paying me my money on Friday precisely? A. When I went to Union-hall it was on a Friday, and I paid her the 10 s . in advance, and 1 s . 6 d . to pay her cab-hire, and it was understood I was to pay every Friday.

Prisoner. He did not fulfil his promise; I went to Union-hall, the Magistrate told me to take witnesses with me and ask him civilly for the money; he said he had got no money; I said, "What am I to do, and my poor baby is ill;" he said, "You may work for it as I do;" I said I would work, for the baby was not too bad to be left; he said, "I will send it;" and I walked away directly: I went and asked him civilly for it on Saturday night; I said, "Would you not like to see the poor child;" he said, "I neither want to see you or it;" he said he would send it, but he never did.

PETER MONTAGUE POPE . I am a surgeon of Guy's Hospital—the pro secutor was brought there—his face was very much inflamed, and both eyes injured—it was produced by some acid—if a liquid thrown in his face produced it, I should say it was some corrosive acid—I cannot say what it was, probably nitric acid—I am certain it was some corrosive fluid—he has entirely lost the sight of one eye—the other is likely to recover, but he will never have the perfect use of it—it will be partially restored.

RICHARD WOOD . I am a policeman. I apprehended the prisoner di rectly opposite the Bull—I told her she must go with me—she expressed her readiness to go—she said she had been in hell the last two years, and I could not take her to a worse hell, and as we went along she said she had plenty of cause to do what she had done.

Prisoner's Defence. We were married two years ago—when we came home he said, "I consider I have married you for a servant and not for a

wife, for I have another woman I like better, I shall always stick to her;" we went out and he actually came home with another woman; and the more I put up with it, the more he kicked and ill-used me—it was natural for me not to like this, for I did not think I was marrying a s—.

GUILTY . Aged 24.— Confined Three Years .

Before Mr. Recorder.

1721. HENRY DAKEN was indicted for stealing, in the dwelling. house of George Gurney , on the 10th of May , at St. Mary, Newington , 30 shillings, 16 sixpences, 6 groats, 60 pence, 120 halfpence, and 750 far things, his monies; and afterwards, about the hour of one in the night, fe loniously and burglariously breaking out of the said dwelling-house.

GEORGE GURNEY . I keep the Red Lion, at Wal worth-road, in the parish of St. Mary, Newington. I have a drawer in my bar with a patent lock to it—I keep the silver in it, which is dropped into it in the course of the day through a space, out of the other tills, every two hours, and at night I empty it, and leave some silver on the sideboard for change—on Tuesday morning, about a quarter after two o'clock, I observed a shilling with a mark on it in the basket and left it there—I left my house that day and did not return till the following evening, Wednesday, when I had informa tion about a quarter past seven—the basket would not be emptied in conse quence of my absence, not until the last thing at night—the prisoner was not employed in my house at all.

THOMAS GARNER . I am barman at the Red Lion. I was at the bar on Tuesday night about twelve o'clock, and saw Mrs. Gurney clear the basket which stands in the drawer—she left out 2 l . in silver for change for the following day, and put it on the sideboard loose out of the basket about ten minutes before twelve—we close the house up at twelve o'clock—I was the last that left the bar—the money was safe then—I bolted the side shop door—about five next morning I got up and found the side shop-door un bolted and half open—it opens into the street—I missed from the sideboard the 2 l . in silver—a wine decanter was removed from the shelf and put on the counter—persons could come into the yard of our house until about eleven o'clock at night—we have a coal cellar—I did not go into it over night, but the door was closed—I cannot say whether it was locked—it is in the house, in the passage leading to the yard—except the coal cellar I had examined the house, and if anybody was concealed in the house they must have been in the coal cellar—the side shop-door must have been opened from within—there were two casks placed so as not to let the door open wide—I had seen the prisoner several times during the Tuesday evening backwards and forwards in the passage leading to the yard.

Prisoner. Q. When was the last time you saw me? A. About eleven o'clock—I saw you in the tap-room about ten minutes or a quarter after eleven.

Prisoner. I was in the yard between nine and ten o'clock but not afterwards.

DAVID EVEREST . I am a sergeant of the V division of police. On Wed nesday evening, about nine o'clock I apprehended the prisoner in a beer shop in Hill-street, Newington—I told him I had come to take him on suspicion that he was the person who had robbed Mr. Gurney's house—he said he knew nothing about Mr. Gurney's house—he said he had no money—I searched him and found 30 s . and 10 d ., and among it a marked shilling which I have.

Prisoner. I said I had got no money because I did not know what you came about; I did not know who you was; you did not say you had come to take me or that you was a constable. Witness. He must have known me—I was in plain clothes—I told him I apprehended him on suspicion of being concerned, or having robbed Mr. Gurney's house—Mr. Gurney was with me.

GEORGE GURNEY re-examined. When I left the money in the basket in the drawer there was a shilling with a mark on the head—I am certain this is it, in consequence of a small T, and another T being on it, and a stamp underneath the T—I am certain I noticed these three marks on it—I took particular notice of the silver to see if any was bad, and am positive this is one of the shillings—the silver would not be disturbed till night, and then left in the bar as change for the morning.

Prisoner's Defence. The money I came by honestly; I do not see why this shilling should not be changed at the house if any body came in for change; I was in Mr. Gurney's house on Tuesday night near upon eleven o'clock; I came home about five minutes after eleven; my mother had left the door ajar; I went to bed, got up between seven and eight, came up to the Lion, stopped there most all day, and had all this money from Monday morning in my pocket.

GEORGE GURNEY re-examined. We always keep a bag of loose silver besides—my son counts the money up—we count out 40 s . for change, the rest is put into a drawer with a patent lock and locked up—when the silver was gone for change, I should resort to that which was left in the drawer—each day's change is put out for change on the following day, and if there is not sufficient we resort to the bag—this shilling might have been paid away if 1 l . worth of silver was wanted—it might be given in exchange for gold, but nothing else.

THOMAS GARNER re-examined. I had not given any change in the morning, as all that was put there for change was gone.

DAVID EVEREST re-examined. I apprehended the prisoner at nine o'clock on Wednesday night.

THOMAS GARNER re-examined. I had not examined the forty shillings to see the marked one—we have a bag of loose silver besides for change—the rest of the silver in the basket is left in the drawer locked up—it is counted up in pounds in the morning, and put out for change for general use—it gets into circulation in the course of the day—I saw the prisoner in the house on Wednesday, but he never changed any money.

Prisoner. I had not worked for a master for nine months, but my mother keeps a mangle; she keeps me, and gives me about 4 s . a week for clothes, besides having porter's jobs; I saved the thirty shillings up.

---- DAKEN . I am the prisoner's mother—I cannot say where my son was on Tuesday night—I went to bed very tired, and ordered the door to be left ajar—I do not know how he could have thirty shillings, but he earned many a shilling of me—I have said, "You come home to-day and I will give you 2 d . or 3 d .," and he saved this money up to buy clothes, I firmly believe.

NOT GUILTY .

ADJOURNED TO MONDAY, JUNE 13 TH , 1842.
