The National Register. — London, England, 1814-01-23 00:00:00

.1 AN . 23 . OLD BAILEY. Wednesday Mary Wilson, a gill of n years of age, was convicted of stealing several batik-notes from the person of Charles Stew art. A few more eases of no importance were tiled. 'flit Sessions then ended, when sentence of Death was passed en %Vim. Price and Thomas Smith, for burglary ; John Moore, alias ',cakes, and Robert Hoare, alias Leakes i for horse stealing; Geor.t Lentz, for forgery ; Thomas Simitli and Win; Atkinson, tnr like of fences ; limes ! tall and Wm. Jones, for killing sheep, ‘vith intent to steal part of the carcases thereof; John Sweet, alias M.aniing, for a highway roldirty ; Atm Lerridge and Jane Sharpe, for stealing ;;n l: in a d.selling house; Thomas Jones anti Llenor alias [hien Munro, for stealing :food,: plirately in a shop sand War. l'etberick, Hugh Donidisfivi, and Jo-vph Z16;1,111. 1 for a robbery on John Nadi'', in his dwelling-howl-. .1 Three were °idyl ti. be tran.ported for life, iii : —Sarah Con nay, Su.atinalt and Fraticis Wilson; Wm. Jt.iinson alias Stone. for fourteen years ; and Jolla Smith, Thomas Ha- Vt'll. Thomas Hickey, itielutill Hackle, Cliatles Mittman, Edward Footman, James Chilvers, James ism), Wm: Pauctt, Edward Hart is, James King, Hobert Johnson, Janes Ilawkinc, Martha Bramwell, Joseph Martin, Daniel Smith Setou, Janice Golding, Robert Bye, Win. Jatm:s Hewitt alias Jolla Embdeu, Sarah Cope, and John Jones alias Griffith., for seven years. Three were ordered to be imprisoned in the Lions" of Correction, at (Net Leuwell, for two x ear. each, I.') for o n e and is fur six calendar month• each--7 fur v.;rions peliock in s:4.wgitt4-- . 0 to be privately whipped—l I judgments were I . 4lillift(l-.--3 tilled I.s. each-- a nd 9 were diseltar4ed by Pruclamatiou.—The Sessions. atijournvd to the I tith Fein uary. ACCIDANTS ..iNp OFFENCES. MVSTElttOttgl 1:0I DERY AND FIRE—We tnentioved last week that a house in Halt-moon btrcet, Piccadilly, bad been robbed of cash to the minima of or fit.ol, wearing apparel, and at the ...tams time wilfully set on fire, thosi;!h it wag fortunately extineoish ed. The tollowito! circumstance.* have transpired with rel . :aid to, this mysterious a il d ir Th e el , as ki r d of S. the occupier of t.he hove, Lis wife, their child, about two yeat'S of age, and one femPle servant. On Tuesday, between one and two o'clock, NIE. and Mrs. S. and 414i1l left the house for tbe day, and at which time all was fast ; they told the servant she might sz.o nut. for an hour cr two during their absence. She says s!:e accordingly left the house about font in the afternoon, when ever , / thing was sate, anti she secured the doors and %vendors. She returned alt 4felfick in the evening, and on opening the street-door, she diwovered that the house was on till . . Site gave the alarm of fire, and some persona %% ha happened to be passing at the time, entered the hen , c first, and the tivizlitiours after them. '1 he eiwiete belonging,: to the Royal Fs:dial:gig Insurance Office, with se% er4l firemen, arrived soon afire, their united ext !lions the flames m cvd , The house was ascertained to he on fire in several different parts. The wainseoat in the back parlour on the groan 4-ti‘mt. the dining-room, and the stair carpeting limn the dining-room to the di asyiag-i nom on the atom:a-Hoer, ' all burnt, or on fire at the some vine. In addition to these sitspirions eiceunistances, tatgots vi ere foiniti in the kitel:en, isiecea of wood, eptintities ggf matches, and vationg combustibles were fomal ire ditleient pal ts, evidently from the way in %illicit they woe placed to assist and ea•c the tire. Alt w minutes• after nine o'clock, Mr. and Mrs. 14. and child Ig-turned home ; they of course appeared. I ttreno ly alarmed and distiessed at the titre, aced particularly at the loss of eiegli and ittLer Firopert4.. which they said tool heel' stolen from- the bon , e -ruse they lett it in the morning. Ity the os!vice of his brattier in-law, Air. S. gave information of the robbery at Bow-6tieet, with a full description of the dittereot articles stolen. In the month of Maw', last, Et. S. made an instirtnee at the Globe Insurance•(Nliee, for 3 0001. 811:1 i.pwards, un Imu.elsold fur ulloire, ..Sc. From the sidwicious ciretieublances attelutiug lite breaking uut 01 the tire; the ccndusttor ref thpt office thouvhi l i k .ht on their own account as *rid as (MI behalf of the putilie, that a lull iovestigation ittuitdd take Osee. For !lima iturpo.e. Mir. and Mrs. 8. %gith their books and pliers, brought ti,un their L:otse in lialf-tisoim4-slreet o Bow -SI f ref, wlirre the.v utti•lertvriit vety (out! HMI ilelibt rate eratisitia• liefilre Mr. Skeirfilev. Secretari , pi the . Cl4lhe rimer:thee (Mice, attended. They w.tre s I,.uninrel 41.) irate4s, ; awi if firiasie.l and csiitirti‘iire are to b' cni.aiiirr•-(1 pit .iimplive csidence j,f imioccuce, Losiltl DC ce...ier Ulan t.A of them TIM NATIONAL REGPSTER. displayed. Mr. S. on Isis examination said, that he and his wi:e had. been married about three years ; they had taken the house in half moon -street, and let it ready turaished. The cash and think notes, amounting to 6001 or upwards, and said to be stolen, he had by liiin roc the last two years. Ile could not tell the time he had last exam. used it, nor of what description of Bank of England n ote s it ws co la . posed, hut believed there was one or two 100 t. notes and the teiot la tter mule up of 301. 401. and 101 notes. These lie k , pt in ase ere tsry in his hook-ease. There was also from ten to t a entv p Altai!: lo -Over, and three half cuiileas. The cash lie kept in !.is writioe (14:4. lie was asked, how it was that he kt pi such a large sum of money in the house w ithrint aegnently examinint , it to see- that it was sale;- or that lie did not lodge it in a has Leg's 17;:nds, or mein's(' it into the funds, where it wooLl be prodneing inteiest % The reason lie assigned for keepinz the ntimey by him for two years was. that he. had been out of employ during that time and had not pot it wit at interest, because he was afraid he shonlil out he aisle ti :et it as soon as he midst want it, as it was Isis intention to get II:10 hieillieSS, and he bail been nalkisig arrangements to go into the coal. trade with a distant relation, but lie had di•appaiated him. lie had. since had an intention of taking an hotel. He and his wife were in the practice of going out without leaYintr any perton in iii,, hence ; sometimes they lett a ligkt for safety. They had no partiesrl.te 1110-• tiye fur leaving the house empty on Tnesday : he went out for 11:e purpose of meeting with a reintioo whom he expected to arrive from Cambridge. Ills wife and child accompanied him, nisei he, parted with them at her sister ' s; in Broad - court, Loug-aere, and he went on to Clarence -rots, Hackney, to inquire after his aunt ; bet his relation hail not come from Cambridge. On his return, he dined at the 'I elegraph Chophouse, in Bishopsgate street, and caled for Isis wife at her sister's, in Broad-street, and they got home about nine o'clock, when they found their house on fit e. His wife was then brought in. She confirmed her Imsleind's state ment, in most particulars, and stalest, that she had lived linistr• keeper, and her husband steward, in a gel:Oman's family. At II: .t time she had about 6 - 01. in the 3 per cents. which she gave nee husband permissimi 10 :411 out. She was asked as to the money they had in the home, and after sonic questionimf, agreed in the suns stated by her husband, but did not know it of her own know ledge, but that he told her . so, The aold .‘ateh said to he lost %IPA )rig's, and made her a present of by Lady Valets, sister of t:se Earl of Jersey. She stated, that that they let their home for 10 4ttine.k: a week, it haying very handsome fornilure, which had' cost 10001. nr I 5t 01. all which she believes her husband hail pia. They h:3l one of Braham's patent locks put on the street door, and three keys to it ; one of thentAi as lost by a lodger's set sant last Autumn ; the y had the other two, hut did not take one out with them last Tui s. day. She left her bench of keys, ;amounting to about thirty, isliieh kicked up their property, on the mantle-piece in the par. lour, which she was in the practice of doing ; hosing had u good character with their syrvant, they were not suspicion; • the girl had not lived with them a fortnight. Airs. 8, fir:: DPW ;eked 11:at site did taut MI so n hen SLt was a houset>eeper. They iseee both questioned as to taLiog a favourite canary bird out of tie house on Tuesday, tvhich they both denied, Mr. Denham, the seyeetary to the (',lobe Insurance office, .i.at• ed, that he had ascertained that a lady, who had formerly lodged with them ' wished to ~ r .To to their hon-c i.,;.iii.' mei to filter en i'reesday, hilt they bail declined taking her, and sto syass i oste to kaoze in Piccadilly. Mr. D. making a charge ag,tinst them oil volt, 'that suspected them to have been concerned iii set tine fire Its their house they were mitered to be detained in endue,}, and to he, kept separate, ANOTHER EXANIINATiON. Bon Ow prisoners were placed at the Isar, bat the wife was 4i ft er . wards removed from it, and taken alit of the otliep. • Mary Wright, their servant. was cailetl. She stated in substance, that she Lad been nine tlnys in their ser% tee 09 the day of the tire. Oa t4t. Tilesthsy ntornin4, &toga nine o'clock, vvhen her iiiistiess camp down to breakfast, Rl;e lola her tint site and her ina-ter weim goiug ont for the day, and she co not ler a retv should return Inoue ut irapast eight in tlw to take care and seettrp Ifte house properly before she left it. mistress and child left home abont I).all.past twelve Weiseek, :t she was gone. hpr master asked if slip knew ho,‘ Co lock asel lock the str?et-dpor, it having: one .01 Br,ii:eth's patent ; tried, but efu;kl int aiTomplirli ;I: he t;ffig:it l" do ' l . toW her when she lAI tli.; 'loos,: to haven !MIT Jilin:Wig in ti;;-• Aare, that evil illsPou'il periuus ;night not w4ippo-e pitiT;”. ilex master went ant at one ifplOrk. She was w h e ther ..t i e ita .; • H i that fle• !t It the luoi; , :t., rerlie ! l %be bis bi.1(1 4 , OPO h4l P.%) j!". oilic jci.t it t I 1,1 . r ~1.7i• III). 44. W of 4411 SAW 4 4 1 414