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London, England, 1809-11-07 00:00:00

01,11 lAILET-KN.I.

Mures Lannon. Alias Johnson, was indicted for
privately stealing tour silver kirks, live silver tat.le-
spoons. and four tilt-ladles, the property of John
Jourdan, his master, on the Slid October. In con-
sequence of his public acknowledgment of his guilt,
Do witnesses were produced. Immediately upon Ito
appenrutice at the Bar, he was addressed by the
(`.MM.N-S►u,s;AnT, alto, basing stated to him the
enormity of his crime. and the peculiar lenity of hi.
master, who did nut capitally prosecute hint, when
the circumastaaces which would lead to a ceitai•
conviction were so :0,1; lag, then sentenced lion
to transportation fur ',even years.

fi'i!(ionr.hbuox was eapittlfi, unfitted for felo-
niously strafing taeutr-two yards of carpet, value
.30s. the property of 1.-thwart! Loader. so the itth
of October last.

'lt appeared that the Prisoner, who was • porter
of the Prosecutor. was met in the street, by Jolla
Turner, a Bow-stret t Officer; he was carrying a
piece of carpet on Ins atm, and was accosted by
Turner, whu milted I where he was going with
the carpet ? the Prisoner answered in a rely eon-
fused manner, that he wason his we) to his ma•ter's;
the officer.* ho had somentispicion ofthe int t It of th.s,
insisted upon accompanying him to the housr of his
'ureter the prisoner refused to go, and was brought
to a Magistrate's Office; the next day, he mention-
ed the place of abode of his mister, who h.eutilied
the carpet, sad committed
The evidence was very deer, and the Prisoner
was found guilty of stealing te.the amount of 395.
Sarah fluter!! was indicted for pi ivaiely stealing
aa...u.' it it shillings,
eight yards and I It I
from the shop of jOll.l Kyle, horn-diaper, on the
,29th day of September. In this case, the circum-
stances were in a snort time proved, and the Pri-
soner *dr plikeiof lefl'4.ll •
&with Marra., ..as indicted for privately steeling
from tot I:rot:dry, the amount of fourteen
shillings, in gold and -liver, in Frith...amyl, Soho,
on the !tilt of October, anti Wary Shales', for re-
ceiving the same, kliowin4 it to bate heed stoleu.

It appeared, that the grooms at the lint, t.o was
one of the tows, had eel the Prosecutor in
Fnth-
street, and repined a 'mu to a public-house,
where they drink to each other's prosperity. On
leaving it, they mingled a ith • cro-J. in the mid./
of whirl, was the male Prisoner, who tool: her away
with him. harm:di:defy after, the Profecutor mis-
sed his money, and f. lowed the Prisoners with •
watchman; having searched them, he found ois the
person of the man, the entire of his money, a half
crown of w filch lie identified, by means of a mu'k ;
a person *ho wive it to Ines amongst change. ram
identified it. Beth Prisoners were found guilty.

Mary Newberrybanothet worsen of the town, was
indicted for stealing a silver watch, the property of
Ralph Garret, on the 25th day of Goober. at her
lodgings in York-invert. It was t,neal, thnt the
Prim:prier, in one of her professional rambles, hit
upon the Proaernitir, to whom she gave a very
hearty invitation to her loteara—ho could not
riftine ; dad, %won :114 entrance, she took wilily
little liberties with him, amoncut which was that
one of so.iti•hiiiq his watch. 11 hen he demanded
it, she told him, if he matte any nom. Owlet the
watch, she would Nettle hies. After encountering
some difFi iiltiea, which were seta.ioaevt by the
inlet ferente of a few of her friends, whit wrre in
waiting. he got out of the house. Neat day she
MIS beolltiht to Bow-street.
The Jury gave& verdict of—Guilty.

Joseph Radon was capitally indicted for steal-
ing privately the airisimit of mil. the phsperty of
Angelo Major", on the 2Cith of 'toots.. to the Mt-
'tones, in the company of Mirhael Mordecai, *lto
had been convicted of the save offence, a short
time since. It was stated by the Prosecutor. that
the Prisoner was its company with Michael Morde-
cai, who picked the ttiont, out of his (tl:e Pompeii-
tor's) jacket pocket, and gave it to the Prisoii-e.
The Prisoner was footed—Guifty.
John Higgins was c.ipitally indicted by Joseph
Levi, watchmaker, in High-street. in the parish of
Whitechapel, for stealing a watch, teak, and other
articles, with wh.cli his shop had been furnish' ii.—
The Prosecutor stated, that he found two seals n 1
his in the Prisoner's box, and a watch, which was
also his property, in his pocket.
The Prisoner was found—Guilty.
Edward Powell was indicted tor stealing four
pairs of silk suickings, us muslin handkerchiefs,
and other articles, the property of the Reverend
Edward Bowen, from the house of John lhbetstio,
Veve-atreet,l Word-street, un the 10.11 of October.
It appeared, that the arfwles had been taken out of
a drawer; but it could not be proved that the Pri-
mmer was the person who removed them.
The Prisoner VhIN found—Nor Guilty.
Abraham Shepherd was indicted for stealing a
iaratch, various crudes of wearing apparel, and two
pound notes, the property of Charles Finch, in the
lions* ofJolin Taylor, at Hadley, in the parish of
South Mims. It was proved, that the Prisoner had
sullen the clothes, hut the rest of the charge could
not he substantiated.

The Prisoner was found guilty of stealing I.
the amount of S9shillings.
job, White was csnitally indicted fee oNsiniting
Williamtiicholls, and robbinb him of his watch, on
the sd of November, at the corner of Great Queens
street, Lincoln'.-lan.tields.

The Prosecutor was met by the Prisoner, in the
street, whn snatcher, hi.. watch from ?he PrO/Wo
cliter's pocket, and ran oft; but was **tipped by
some gentlemen, who saw him by the watch oo
the growitd.

The I'n.on•r and the watch wave identified by
the FifflN, enter.

The Prisoner was found graity of stealing the
sta.

A Cabinet Minister, in a eunfidepttirtl letter to his
holy, eapreeseil his opinion on the probable fate of
the eziatinK klminearation nearly in the following
terms:—•• "e shall only he able to continue in
'Ave till the tneeting of Parliament, end then we
may all expect to lie kicked ant like a parcels in
dogs. !" The lady, to domnmtrate how worthy she
wa. of MN ivitsic an confirleatial a comnatinii atirn.
alle,‘e,l the letter to %nine of ht r own confidential
fri.nile, who, in eenifiglehee, were permitted to for-
mai' thimiNeivea with coulea of it, 011, of which bea
nal been confidentially minatunicateo t• us.

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el •LL IS NOT Y•LD 'MAT GLITTaaI."

Yesterday a deceet•tookiwg young woman, wooed .1/ery
Lex4l44 was lorsingist Adore the sitting Atariladio, Or etoLav,
chargeu w Ile. Reeves, pa* n-Losuher, in Redeross-street,
with having altered to pledge two metal watch-chinas, made
11l usiti;thou ur wold.
It al,pe..scil, that, ut different times, sev-ti of these c foetus
had toren Wedged h.) the thn soitrinsu clue of
each or which a lei a I:uut fuer etoollingo; sbohrrt, boowever, re-
c. ved foe, leen poen& uputi th. in , ou Friday evening the
Prisoner went to the shop, and iHired two chows of a Law-
lor oleseription, uu which she demanded four pounds ; tht
cheat tosiviod, however, b.Cil 1111 manly discovered, she was
deloused ; • asoo, who appeared to lie waiting fon her on tine
*Weide of the house when she was detained. wadi his escape.
The Prisoner stated, teat she hail readied the clowns fo stn
• Krises mooed Lawrcloce, • watt blaster, who had from. 'nod
hei to pledge thee for him, and bail directed lwr w hat aunt
to demand on each chain. She loxl • never end they were
gold On the quo-slim being asked bee toy. Mu Iteeves'a shopmoo, she said, •• weed to be the twat price." 1.a% re lICI
waited for her in. Fowls, emoting, sod, uu her tieing delansed„
slur had reason to dunk he tobscointi d._

The worthy A LDE RH A X 11,1• C rtl.l,lll,t'd hinowlfof opinion,
that there were cireunisthures uf ,isupteitin sufficient to war-
rant lire coniniittiog the Prisoner fur another eaauonstseu ;
an, Iwo. r, the offence wall a hailable one, lie would nitwit
her to bail, in ordcr to give her a bettor oppurtuoity of pro-
ducing I.:oirrenec, the man from shunt she stated that she
bail re. eited the chains, at a future extuoinatitm. A person
there rases forward, and uttered Moused as boil for the Pri-
soner, but requested the 11 agistraie to suspeud the p.ucet d-
int. for af. sr nualites. His request being (complied with, he
yid led the Court, mud returned shortly aftes accumpauted
he I.awiesce, whir, ow Whim questioned by the ,‘lagistrate,
coi.eniest that he bad pees the chime. to lAutield, soil le-
rieritril her to pledge thew fur Litt, directing lies what ►rim
to demean' un each ; Lee strinizis protested her insinernee of
any fraud, as sbc was not in the alight. at Jequ re arqunnd,d
w ith the valise lie had pio chased them id s war.l.-clia-ti-
Dirks... and bad given a fair price for their, as gold anal in.
ftlloll . Prft.uaother Cilaina Ogle pr. lit. by Air.
Rees h. a Inch Lawrence Miaow 'edged to Late pleilged, and
that ht• had ireeiei-t 331. un them.

Mr. Ow encoded 0111 the past of Mr.
Reeves, contend...l, that although the chants hod INA !N en
rep...sewed cy either of the ['roamers to' he gold, t their
having repeatedly pledged thaw for nun,. than their Ira
was :Atli:cleat to loniir Ihrir ca,e within the ft" imihg of the
atatute at Henry the LiYhih, relative toasts. tokeoe.
The worthy A hoes% •twati of the same •potion, and
combatted b..th the parties'for a further ClAMilliatlon, ad.
wising Liutence then lu birlUg forward the'. riuti of shorn be
Mad parrhescd the (+shoe..

1 yowl% roman +46 admitted to hail immediately ; Imir
in the raw of 1.a% rem u, the Itlay,istriate thought pn.psrto
re. ytt holier of bail.

iirou ilm; INnatiGFArrs.

N EWM AIRKET THIRD OCTOHER, OR HOUGHTON

LETING,

OA T 4 , 1441 V. e.
Lord Lowlier's Hylis, against Mr. anottuaos's
Sit 4W. each. H C tugs. Dead hnt ti 10 son HyLui.
Handicap Sweepstak.. of lugs. each, fur two year olds
Two. year erld C.
Sir J • Shelley's b. c. The Waggoner, by Eagle, sal. Nab. a
Mr. Willows% Cagbeis, s 4. Slb.
Mr. Lake. Miss Masseer,7at. boar.
Mr. Kellerwas'a Generic, art.
Sir E. Standiales e. bg Sorcerer, sot.
Sir C. Tamer. Rag, byaimiionoi, sat.
Tile Judge ceeld plone but three. •
Sto t seals'. The tVaggeser. 4 to I ageism Cmul•ric.-••
Tba Judge ceut:plose bet J.
Sir Tianter`r. Goody, ost.ilb. bell Mr. G. aroon's Mar-
iris, MC htlb. Twe-ar r,14 C. two.
0.-
IWII. EirlPOlLits the priiceethugs at Covent-
Garacii 'fbeatt r. herr recited much el the piiI)1:,•
atreution, I request that yon will insert the inclosed
copy of the Patent grsisted bT Chalice 11. to Mr.
Killegrew sud Sir illiam Darenant, ihd which,
I believe, is the tio•uurity limier which the flr'•
tonaasce• at both the Winter Theatres are coat-
humid :

bli/LIALEII Till IFCOND, IT TIIE •It•Ct OF us, ON
LNG1.11111:1, II Pht• CT, • /ID ItILL •
£lllO, DIRIr OFR OP Tnv. T 4 VTN. Ike. TO •LL TO

101110111 • :1•7 L C•Ati: OREETI9O :
" Whercus wee are gives to unilcistaiiil, ;hat certain per-
sons in and about our cilly of Luodou, 4,: the submit' there...,
doe fi equently sionsible for the pei firming mid oiling of
Places and Entorludie fur reevurdo, to which diver, ~f one
subject, doe for the:, entertaiinstut resort, which said Playas,
as wee am informed, due contains. roach matter of p..gohaua-
liuu
1111.1 SI o.r. lily, sue that such Lind of clutch...menus,
which, if well sawed, might tens as mond instructions
in kowtow hfe, as the semi are 'now used, doe, fir
the most part, tents to the debsuchiage of the unseen
of such as are present at them, out are were si 'hidalgos
and ulfeutive to all memo and well disposed pr 11111•11.
takeing the premise's ism our •Prsimely consideration,
yett nut holding it neeessari to supreme the oar of Thea-
ters, because wee are assured, that it the evill :mil sea. dill
in the Play,' that sou art or limie bin acted were taken
away, the same might same as tuoucent and harmless, diner-
tisemoot for massy of oar subjects ; and bailing experience
of the art and skill of our trusty and well-aemved Th ro
Killegnew, Esq. our of the ti.iiiieses of our Bedchamber,
and of Sir William !mamma, Knight, . fur the purposes
berenfter mentioned, doe hereby give sad; mute emu the
said 'll buses Killegrew and Sir W d on Donenant, fell
power aid eutliurity to erect two companies of Pla.,cro,
consistiuge respectively of such persons AS they shall chime
and appoint ; sad to purchase, builde, and erect, or hire,
at their charge, as they shall thinks Litt, two Houses or
Thereto, with all cosvenient mouses sod other secestriacee
thereunto appertaiuing, for the representative of Tragydies,
Comedy's, Playes, Operas, and all other entertaiamenta of
that nature, iu couvenieut phiess ; and likewise to settle and
establish such payments to be paid by those that shall re.
sort to see the said representations performed, as either haus
bin accuotornely giant and takes. is the like kind, or as shall
be reaminable in regard of the great expenses of icemen, nous i ek,
sad such new decorations as have not bus formerly used, with '
further power to retake ends allowances at or that whirls they
shall sue reeeiscou lb, Actors aid other persons wmplu)rd TII
the said reproseotation, in both Houses iespeetiveiy, as they
shall Omsk fitly the said cowponies to be rude, Ihr g.,vei o-
mega Gad aw.hesity Shea tie said Theo,. la.higrew anal
Sir William Dimmest and, hi regard of the era ..tordioary
liccutionsuese that troth bin lately used in things of this us
tore, our pleasure is, that Mite shall be nue more places of
reprematatimis nor companies of Ai tors of Elayes or Operas
by recitative niusick,orreprimentatimis by dan er nig,and see. wes
se any other eutertainments us. the Stage iu our Cities of Loa.
des an., Vi ePtatiaster, or is the Liberties of them, than the
two to be wow erected by vertse of this authority.: Neverthe-
less, weskit barb), by our authority toy aloarietly cajole, the
said Mosso Killigreer and Sir William Dasettaut, that they
doe .at Y at say time hereafter rause to be ivied or mares.
misted nay rime, Estcrlode, ray Opera, visualising say mate
ter of orimiteriatins, ecuirdlity, or obecou:ty: And wee doe
further heieby authorise and command them the said
Thome. Killegrew and Sir William Dasiennal, to peruse all
Melee that have bin formerly written, and to expunge :ill
prophases& mad acurrillity from the same, berme they be
represented or acted. And the our Igraine and authority
mode to the said Thomas Killegrew sod air %Thum liane-
riot, shall be effertuoll, and refusal, in full force and vir-
tue, setwithstandin any former order or direction by es
gives for the suppressing of Nnyhooses sad Pls.es, as
say other Entertaimocuts of the ate. August
1, tutio."
['think, after resiliog the above. ti• MU` a ill ii s.
pule the right of the Pateutee• to increase the piste
of atituissiou to the Theatre.
Yours, TUEATeILf:II.

111 'AL INTELLIGENCE.
'TvW dOtlra. NOV.

Came in, fr.,ht Yirertiewi,: utl t•tgiled rpm tro7nta.
dint, I , w. .t cr.i 9t., the Uniturta higate.
Ar, !tett th. .slariuer gun-bog, mud Ireade sloop
of .var, frola the N vats art!.—.W ind N.N.E.

FAt.MuU'r B, )10V. 3.
Arrived a Bremen Oho, called the Minerva.
1-enti t'harante, detained by His
Alajeaty's chip Gar/a/tar.
amessa cat, woe. 5.
Sailed Hi.. Makey's shipi hasilvk and Abmkty,
with a I.OIIVII, Is, (...,Itenburgh..—Tne neat convoy
I. expected Le mil &Wei the 11111 'indent.

[mat.. not. S.
e sled the Speerlator luger, bias cutter, rut
Cuckoo schuotiei, with a Meet of transports for
Iti,lmig.
A :Al and sailed for the River, the Williaht Os.
tell, Deanbarn, for Poitsininith.
The Royalist has ilet•oted liPnt into the
Downs, the (.4.4haideb.litfauli. tri:m ISmdve, ladea
with cheese.
T 81110,1401% 4.
Arrived the Lamb, of this place, Hopkins, snorter;
spoke s hi ig off the Laiiii's tsud, who informs, that
a French.echtioni'r privateer wee then cruszing near.
which was rupposed to have captiirrit some -ut the
numerous colliers then Grating ros•rol from %Voice,
marl we have since see. a lutiel, dared Wednesday,.
at Peogatice, which states,there u a brig just arrived
which spoke another ling off the Land's Etet„
who informed him, that he saw four veraelv Lava
and bent uti by a Fresicla Schooner privateer.