The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-04-23 00:00:00

OLD B,IILEy, TiltqhrtY, APUII.

Surahll;nve aged 21, was *manic(' fur Atei l-
jug. on the t4ll, of Mewl, last, le the person of
„lames Adlard, a watch, value 404. and upwards,
his likrol.ta•ly.
Prosecutor stated, that on the night of the
above day, when near Buckingham I.;ate, he nit-
served the Prisoner along with a number of Men,
whom she quickly hell and ruled him. She
attrtmloted to draw 111111 Into collVrlll4tloll, !Int he
declined. She then asked him if he had Oily
money " Money." said the wittit'•%S. " then 11%
immotol g .it u tar
ryyourattiiiing
want, not mr ! --hut tell Pm I have
The Poisoner said she. would
not believe this, and in rather oil angry toile, de-
niaiirled some cash, 3.111111 instantly she made a snatch
at his watch, rod the act surprised him so much,
that for a minute or two he scarcely knew what he
was shout. Recovering himself, however, he ex-
amined his pocket, and found the watch actually
gone, and the Prisoner making her escape, when
witness cried out "Stop thief!" and pursued her.
She was stopped by one of the sentinels in the Park,
who was compelled to tiiie his musket before she
would surrender. She was afterwards conveyed to
the watch-hote-e of St. James's, and searched, but
nothing found in het possession.
Toe Prisoner was found Gnitry. Upon hearing
the verdict pronounced she cried bitterly and
begged for merry.
Geonze retrieve aged only 15, was capitally in-
dicted for breaking into the dieellitig-house of Wm.
Mead, in the (lay 11111... and feloniously stealing
six silver pencil case•, two pair of silver buckles,
sonic knives, forks, and other articles, his property.
The Prosecutor is a jeweller residing in Great
Queen-street, Liticidn's On the even-
log of the '2:3d of February, lie was itifornied that
his shop window hail beets cut, and that three hays,
among whom was the Prioner, had carried off the
properly stated in the indictment. Bciag observed
by several persons they were pursued, when two
'nailed, but the Prisoner was °yeast: en and secured.
Upon searching him, six i.t• tie pencil cases of the
Prosecator were round mow, hue, as also some
glyzier's diamonds.
Mr. Baron Wools summed tip the evidence, and
the Prisoner was found Gullty—lleatls.
George [leafy Watkins was indicted for burgla-
riottsly breaking and entering the dwelling-1 i se of
William Henry Deakin, of St. Leonard, Shoreditcb,
and stealing therein two muskets, is tide-scope, a
large quantity of wearing apparel, and divers other
articles, on the 14th of March last.

The Jury acquitted the Prisoner of the burglary,
but found hint Guilty of the grand larceny.
The Prosecutor immediately recommended him
to mercy, bat Mr. Justice PARK raid, that had
already been sufficiently extended to him, by a
remission of the capital ch:irge. lie had been
found guilty of a very wicked offence, in breaking
and plundering the hou►e of a poor man, on the
Sabbath day. fie might expect therefore the full
measure of judgment prescribed by the law to be
inflicted upon him.

Caroline Smeed and Elizabeth Edwards were
capitally indicted for stealing, on the Robot April,
two par of gold ear-ring., the property of Samuel
Jefferson, of St. &lattin's-court, privately in his
shop.

The Prisoners went into the shop on the day
above mentioned, and Edwards desired to look at
some article!. which were in u chew drawer in the
window ; the drawer was taken out, and she selected
articles of jewellery to the amount of 51. 14a. While
she was selecting the articles the glass of the shew.
board on the counter ass broken (as if by accident)
by the other, Prisolier, fur which site paid 6a. and
shortly afterwards the two pair of ear-rings were
missing from it, and Mr... Jefferson communi-
cated her suspicions to them, and they gave the
address of a person named Jones, in the Mitames,
and desired that a person might accompany them
fur payment of the articles. A person did go with
them ; but instead of going that way, they wander-
ed about from place to place ill a contrary direction,
Until the suspicions of the person who accompanied
them begun to be excited, and they went back to
the Prosecutor's shop, and in a handkerchief held
by Sawed the ear-rings were raid.

Several persons gave them • good characters
Mr. Justice PARK summed up the evidence,
and the Jury found the Prisoners Gariliy of steal-
mg, but not privately.
The smie Prisoners were again indicted capi-
tally fur privately stealing three pair of women's
shoes, iii the shop of Thomas liodwell. They
were both found Cueley—Death.