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OLD BAILEY, erMVILSDAY. JULY Is.

Mary Daley a married woman, was indicted fur
stealing 171. from the person of Thomas Junes, a
waggoner.
Thomas Jones croxissed.—Went into the Crown
public-hones, near Baguigge Well., about half-
past three o'clock on•the 48th June, with the Pri-
soner ; they sat iu the tap-room ; they had six-
pence worth of gin mud water, and then soothe►
sixpence worth, after which be fell asleep ; had
property about him to the amount of 171. or 181. viz.
a WI. and four 11. country bank notes, and three or
four 1/. Batik of England notes. On awaking,
discovered he had lost his money, and that the
Prisoner was gone ; went iu search of her with an
officer, and found her coming out of a pawnbro-
ker's shop at hand. She was searched, and u pound-
time was discovered under her clothes, and twenty-
eight shillings in silver in her pocket ; saw another
()this notes at the police-office.
The Cashier to the baiiking-lionse of Messrs.
1-lodioll stated, lie had paid three Baulk of Erigl.ond
notes to a Mr. Folluttlll, to be paid over to a Mr.
Hod►on, on the 27111 June.
Mr. Hodson proved having received and paid
them to the Prosecutor.

Wm. Thiscelton, of the Hatton-garden
took the Primmer into cutdoily at the dour of u
pro,sibri.ker'r shop; *searched her, mod found in her
pocket 9.7 w. 61. in silver, hod apo I note between
her bosom and her stays; she had a new bonnet on
her head, and said she gave another of the wiles for
it, receiving a change ; the took the Pro-
recutor amide before going before the Magistrate,
and told him she would pay him money at the
rate of 5..• week, being a shoe-I ter, if ha would
not follow up the business; and her husband offer-
ed to give his note of hand to secure it.
Eleanor Anne Boardman sold the bonnet to ihe
Prisoner, which was produced, and the note she had
received.

-- Brown, en officer, was told by the Prisoner
she had hid the remainder of the notes in • tuft of
grass, opposite the Crown public-bonne ; searched
the spot I, Is the Prosecutor, but found nothing ;
returned and informed her; then took herself out ;
she brought I Nod the Prosecutor to a field near
the house, awl pointed out a place between a pipe
stud some grass, where she declared she had left
the notes, but there was nothing there,
The clerk, Hodson, and the Prosecutor, iden-
tified the note found on her, and that given for
the bonnet.

Two persons, with whom the Prisoner and her
husbaud had lodged, and two other persons who
had known her, gave her a good character fur
honesty and industry.
The Jury brought in a verdict of—Guilty.
Thisselton deviled to know how the hoo•et
should he di-posed ?
The lit:tom:ma directed it should be given to
Jones, and Mr. ALLEY told him he might take it
home to his wife ill the country. but advised him
to beware its (mule of going to spend his money
111 company with rnatried women. He was also al.
lowed his expenses.
Charlotte I.arvreace, spinster, aged 9.8, was in-
dicted fur stealing a child's frock, the property of
Thomas Merritt.
The mother of the child swore she bad sent her
to school al twelve o'clock on the Ist July. She
lived near Newington. The child returned in shout
a quarter of an hour, without her frock, and said,
• lady had persuaded her to give it to her. in Shack-
leton-lane, promising to bring her a white one iu
its place. The child described the woman's dress,
and witness traced her to her lodgings about six
o'clock in the evening; found her at tea; asked
her. had she been in Shackleton-latie that day, be-
tween twelve and one o'clock ? she said she had
not the whole day. Witness then asked her to put
on the shawl and bonnet she hid worn during the
day, which she did. The child was brought in,
nod instantly said that was the lady who had taken
her frock. The Prisoner then brought the witness
to Stamford-bill, to the' house of. Mr. Gilmore, to
prove that she hail passed the time between twelve
and one o'clock there; but when they got to dm
house she did not go in. Witness on that took
her to the constable's house; he oat being at horn?,
they sit down. 'llse Prisoner offered witness
four shillings if she would let her off; she die
dined, and then the Defendant went to a corner of
the room, and produced the frock from tinder her.
clothes. %%then the constable came in he took her
into custody. The child, about six years of age,
said the Prisoner was the woman to wl she gave
bee frock ; her mother said her name was Mary,
but on being asked herself what it was, she sand,
Nary Maria. The nit.' ,er, to account fur this,
said the two names were all the same. Muria being
Fiend,. and Mary English.
The constable said the Prisoner, while in his cus-
tody, behaved in a roving kind of way.
The Prisoner declared the had found the frock in
• lane made up iii a doll.
Mr. Gilmore. a Gentleman in whose house the
Defendant wart lla trial as cook for three woks, said
sbe had ciaalisstiked herself during that time with the
strictest bitaserfri but that she proved altogether
unlit for 'sisal si)ie had undertaken, and was cumin.
dered in the house to be foolish.
A footman to. the last witness, said, the Prisoner
at times exhibited symptoms of derangement.
A female- fellow-servarit of the Prisoner, at all-
other place, and the landlady with whom she lived
wiaaa apprehended, said site was as honest a person
"otter was.
'flue Jury, however, loom, the Prisoner Cnilty.
I.:lira/I,th Rubinson was indicted for stealing
from the person of J. Jewell, a sailor.
• The Prosecutor stated. the Prisoner hail stolen
the money from him at a house of ill-fame in
Union-street, Borough ; but as he sitknowledged
having been drunk when he tort h'l, and its si-
milar company immediately before,
The Prisoner was Acquitted.
The Racoons:a said, 'lie poblic was not to pay
for the folly of the Prosecutor, and refused him his
expenses.

Patrick Julia Sul/irate, a boy tippitrenily ;hoot
13 years sir, igr. was toted um! e Acted of !licking
• handkerchief flout the pocket al 'Jr. Karcher.
The Prisotser %%hen cal I. tl ots ti..• Woo cis 1.-owe
burst into tears., ockoosvlttlgrd Le hail crotoostoitted
the hitch, but osictioe was wetterl to it by lounger
cud wow., itsvoug lilts In bcd the 'whole ut the slay
before without eehng any

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Isti:J ram.
Yellagit•
Pllsessous inDook.leue,
chervil • yews( lianted Thomas
Dews, with being••••ermed his drasslctal stray which took
place in Derk•lams alb he
The watchman Mated that hr beard " Murder !" sad
66 Watch called or his beat, about ten o'clock on Widmer.
day night. Ile procetded to the place from whence the voice
we■ heard, and met a geotrel man coming oat of a house
which is isiliabdril by thieves and proalitotts. The man ap-
peared to have hc•si very ill lased, rind said he was robbed in
she house. Wetness was about to enter, in order to ascer-
tain the fact, when the crowd amewilded, he called out
to keep the door shin. He was immediately knotkrd
down, beat, end kicked in a moat dreadful manner—
The Prisoner was ansoupt the crowd; he seised him, and
notwithstanding she efforts made fur his relieve, held him till
other watchmen came up, and he oas taken Si, the watch.
Moose. Hering this toufosicni many permits. had hems rob.
heal anti whirwiae ill-treated. The watchman was very
snitch cut shout she face, his arm was hound up, RINI lie eic.
hibited evident marks of the ill.treatineut he had received,
but he could not swear to any specific act committed by the
Prisoner.

The Prisoner's brother, who is a Iwyer'a clerk is the
Temple, Elizabeth Freeman, Ass Anew, and another Cs male,
wrie then pat to the bar, charged with attempting to rescue
the Prisoner. Evidence was prodoceil, to chew that neither
of the Prisoners took any active part in the riot.
Mr. FISILDING 'assented that such young men, holding re-
speciablit stetsons i■ life, slionld be at all Gonad its so no-
torious a place. The ►iot ass no doubt of a most dangerous
castors., bat he was glad to find that it was nut proved they
were eitber active participators or instigators of it. They
were all discharged, with • suitable admonition from the
Magistrate.

H ATTON. CARDIN.