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London, England, 1822-05-29 00:00:00

OLD 1341tEr• limb o% MAY U.

MICISIIVAT ROBREity.
Thew Crotefey obit IVeneifiter were indicted fee
eanaultiog Me. 44Ioard asiererheali,,sen. et -111111hfipigyeles
street, as theiLlehes highboy, and taking (eamilialpareas a
ineWl watch, gabs Si
The Proseentsc sta4d, that on Tharsday last tro stv
pasaiag.the coder a by-wad, called Kiilleeellants da.ifstoge•
lassisroad, solicit, there is • tali-bust. Jog asks effeestetre A,
the boay two meiy whom he had sot Wises soak somehed
from behind it evilest him with great etisiegeeember
elbows against his herein. He staggered, sad Ibis troestrod
• violent Now on the breed, which wade ties cassit a few
paces sod fell, sad at We same battiest is whit* the blbw
was struck he perceived his watch drawn from his fob. Teo
wan who took the wretch dropped it es thelprousde sad Ibe
Prosecutor crawled.toseards it is order to get it; but he
man who lad dropped it picked it op mein and ram
While the Prosecutor we getting up She two reinsert
rimed him. Ho had not wee Crawley berate, bat wait psi-
'Wye as to Neumann being with the mar wbo bmped,
when they first attacked his. The was who moped fees
the passoo who struck ffirtripw and took the oats*. When
aita„, got pp the prlneseup ran off, sad trusess salted oat
" Step thief!"
Three jouraegabroilfigiliklfionaaalectorara, who wore at
work in the HAP Holostkil=dorwoils caw mat wad ellw
the Prosecutor grates go!, essit sillogribiefl* and
braudishiug his stick, point towards tats aro who were
'analog towards Homo; sadvall est *Stop those rossals!"
They pursued the fogiiivee, who ran into lepisse. the
foremost of the pursuers, os treeing into !splatter. saw
three men radioing. Ha seised Crawley, and the other two
seized Dleaushier ; the third oorapod. Thcriworseded with
the Prisoners towards the Unicorn public house, to which
the letter objected to so. and wished to p to the Greet
Man. A struggle cawed ketone Crawley and the pecans
who Bad hold of him, during which those who had Nemo.
bier in custody, being • few yards behind, saw Crawley
throw down the watch behind hiss, which was picked op by
• sailor bey, stud identified by threProwreator.
Mary Wood, 'tryout to Mr. Whitehead, of Pro. t, Ball's
Pond, was possingetirog.the Kingshuid.road, wino she saw
the prisoner Newnellier wanding with another wen behind
the toil-boa. The prisoner Crawley caste from Ring's.
road part hit, mad went oil to the other lee, wises she
• heard one of them say, "We will levees* before. quarter
of as hour is over oar beads." She then sew the Prosecutor
at the end of Kinels-read. The prisoner Neurahier sad the
other ono not when rushed spinet hits, the latter struck
hint • blow which hunched him down, sail at the nose ins
steel snatched his watch witch *thirst the ground. Ho
Then picked is up end gave It to Crawley, and ran or up
• ffiaga-road, followed by the two Prisusers. She does
sot remember to have seen nay other penises ht the road et
the rime bat two little bop. She.. about thirty yards off
at fire time of the robbery, and was too much terrified is
cry out.
On being called on fur their dehisce—
The Prisoner Neamhier said, Shit he saw the Prosecutor
on the ground std west to his emeistsace,.and at kis request
ran in pursuit of home me. she he saw remain away. He
nos gskeianotrat of the robbery.
Crawley pat is a written defirwee, whereto be stated, that
he knew it would be useless to amend agairist such evi.
deuce es bad been oddness' for the proseention• lint lie,
nevertheless, protested that be was innocent. Ha Wad always
borne • geed character, as us basest isdastritme lad, cud he
would throw himself spew the merciful cossiderstio• of the
/wry. _

Several einesses gave the Friesen • very geed eta-
traaint
-,6Arbe Itirconomt summed up the mideace, sad the Jury
&id both the Triteeere
" lllMPPlosecotor begged to recognised bath lb. Prisoners
le ENV ow account of their moth. Crawley Wag but 17,
emelligeohier 19 years of ago; la which recommendation
Ilfiey also joiaed.

The Recoapts said, the recommendetio• should be hid
before his Majesty i■ Ceased Mr nendderstime when lb*
cue ass reported. Bet, tultimnelveg himself to the Prowling,
he said, that we seneuel of the Wises. Weft of the offence,
and the meow frequency d street robberies, it might, he all
probability, be deemed Preeseery, nutwieheteeding their
youth, to make an exampled 'been. He, therefore, ear.
needy advised them to prepare fo► death, as if no believe.
emitted of a remission of their sentence.
W. If Emir* was Indicted for steeling a geld muff box, a
gold scent how, value twenty pounds each, sad some silver
to►le sad teaspoons, the properly of Augusts@ B. Gran-
.ilk. Esq. of No. ft, Saville.row.
The Proseevotor deposed, that the Prisoner lived in his ser-
vice about seven weeks, having been employed ou a cretin-
cote of good character from the Major of • regiment to
winch •he had beleaged; what, on the llib of May, be ab.
seconded, without giving any notice or applying for his wages.
After his departore the articles is question were missed,
sad• they were aubseqoestly discovered in pledge et citiferent
pawebtokrre.
The pawnbrokers encoded, sod proved the pledging of
the several snicks by the Prisoner.
The Prisomer, in his defeete, said he had no isteeition of
Meiling the article., bet purposed to redeem them, tad re.
place them in his master's possession.
Verdict—Guilty, bat Proweinimided to mercy ; the Pro.
wattle joining to the recommendation ma accosut of the
foresee good character of the Primmer.

111'QUAST

Takes before John Coke, Eag. one of the Coroners for this
comity, us Thursday last, at Elmore, on view of the body
of Gabriel Spier, who died deem taking arsenic in matt**
fur rhubarb. It appeared is evidence, that the deceased
having been unwell, regulated his brother, on Satoorley, the
18th iust. to procure Mat rbubarb for bias, sad at the same
time to purchase some arsenk,for the purpose of destroying
rats, which he obtained at a druggist', in this city. The
brother nut intending to return immediately, met hi. sister-
end gave her the anemic for deceased, lesteal of the
rhubarb, sad although every precaution had been need by
the person at whose shop the anomie was purchased, by put.
slag it is two papers, sad labelling each paper with the
word •' poisou" largely written thereon, yet unfortunately
neither the demised, hie bother, we eister.iu Is", beinX able
to read, the latter mixed part of the anemic its water, first
testae/4 it herself, and then delivered is to the deceased, who
also tasted, end afterward* drama' it. The deceased becoming
►ery sick, accompanied with m burning in hie throat, lassie.
tar-ta•law took the papers Is which the arsenic was wrap.
red to • neighbour, to order to ascertain what the writing
meant, when the dreadful mistake was discovered. A pro-
feralosial Grath mats was iostaully mat (or, w►o administered
atediciee N ►ounterect the effects of t►e poison, but wit►.
uut success, sad the deceased expired in great agony o■
Tu►sday. As n farther melancholy proof of the igno
of the parties, • poetic,* roi the rhubarb was used for the
purpose for whirl. they ►ad intended the poison. After a
wawa, inwstiption, the Jury returned a verdict," Mai
front taking arsenic instead of rhubarb. by asistaks."—
(Glursceetcr JootruaL)

The LORD CHANCELLOR will sit OR Monday
next, at Lincoln's, tun, to give judgments. The
first seal before Term will been Tuesday next.
His Honour the VICE CHANCIILLOII Dill *aft at
lon ou Tuesday next.
His Honour ;he Masts& of the ROW,' will sit
at rix o'clock in the evening us Thursday, June 6,
at she Rolls Court, tar ilea pentane. meow
causer, and causes fbr further directions. His •
nour will hear Short cadges pp, Monday, June'll): •
• Mr. ROJIVA WO WioiPitLinr, of the Hrunpatead.
told, tin Snturdat night from the injuries he
iimisispout having J jig turned over on hisreturn
.ituudgpautn Itaeas on Thursday. The accident
masvatmatoned bribe theist Ftetting foul of another
@title' foot of WestMirrower-bvidgc• His wife and
ion, who were ith 'hits, e;•ctiped unbu:t.