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London, England, 1826-05-12 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, MAY 11.

These Sessions commenced this day, before Mr. Baron HUL•
LOCK, the LORD ItIAYOR, &Cf

M.'Donovan was convicted of stealing In the dwelling-house of
James Hauls, a quantity of cheese, &c.
This prisoner was convicted by leaving part of his waistcoat in
the prosecutor's yard, which had been torn off in his attempt to get
over thc wall. When taken by the officers, they immediately fitted
the piece to the torn part of a waistcoat he had then on him. The
conviction was not capital.
Hannah Green was indicted for stealing in the house of Amelia
Bond, a purse, and 41. 10s. her moneys, and other property.
Mrs. Joyce lodges at Mrs. Bond's house, in the parish of St.
James, Westminster. The prisoner was employed as Mrs.
Bund's nurse; Mrs. B. is confined to her bed ; the obtainer had
been there eleven weeks. _

A. D. Bund, an adopted daughter of the prosecutrix, with whom
she lives, said, her mother had told her where her money was
placed, and wished her to fetch it, which she did ; it was in a jar in
a closet, and in a purse, in the first fluor front room, where her
mother lay ; there were three guineas and three crowns; when she
had counted it over with the last witness, she replaced it; the closet
was open, and the prisoner had access to it. A day or two after,
when she went to look for it, she found it had been removed, though
the jar still remained.
Wm. Ballard, an officer of Marlborough-street, went with a
warrant on Saturday, the 29th of April, to the proseeutrix's house.
Saw the prisoner. and told her he had come for the money she had
taken out of a jar belonging to Mrs liund. She said she had nei-
ther taken any money, nor seen any. lle then told her he had a war-
rant to take her into custody, and should search her. Site then said,
•' do you mean that little old purse ?" and upon being answered
in the affirmative, she pulled out a leather purse, saying that that,
pointing to a guinea in it, had fallen out, and that she had intended
to return it, and denied any knowledge of more. The witness next
proceeded to search the contents of the box of the prisoner, who
again inquired whether they meant that little old net purse. The
purse, which was identified by Mrs. Bund, was in the prisoner's
box, but he found nothing in it. There were two half-sovereigns in
the box, as well as eleven shillings in silver, which she stated
were given to her by her husband. During this time the husband
came in, and witness told him that he had taken his wife into
I custody upon a charge of stealing money, and that, as the whole
of the money was not found, he should search him. Upon en-
deavouring to put his hand into the left hand breeches pocket,
the husband made some resistance. However, upon taking out
what was there, he found a new crown, which he said lie had re-
ceived as wages; but witness saying he should show it to his
master and inquire, he said it had been given to him by his wife.
Witness then took diem to the watch-house. On the Monday
morning, when witness went to take her to the office, the prisoner
offered, if witness would let her go, to tell all about it. Witness
of course refused ; but she, however, went on with her account.
She then acknowledged having token the whole of the money on
Saturday out of the jar; ;hut she had purchased a gold seal in
Leicester-square with one guinea, and changed another in
Sydney's-alley, for a brooch. Some of the silver she confessed
having given to her husband. Witness used no means to induce
her to give this confession.
The prisoner received an excellent character from two witnesses,
who had known her four years.
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, accompanying it with a
strong recommendation of mercy.
NEW COURT.
Yesterday G. Juldtrom was indicted for stealing a silk hard.
kerchief, value 2s. from the person of Jane Carlton, a child under
ten years of age.
The evidence showed that the child, whose father is coachman
to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was inveigled frttm her play.
mates by the prisoner, and taken into a dark Passage near the
Treasury, where he had taken the handkerchief off her when disco-
vered by wine of the neighbours, who had laudably gone in pursuit
of her.

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fie was convicted ; and it was intimated to him by Sergeant
A WABIN, who tried him, that he might expect to be transported
for life.

Messrs. Broadwood and Son, Great Pulteney-street,
Golden-square, piano-forte makers, have, in addition to
subscribing to the general fund for the relief of the Spital-
fields weavers, given orders for 900 yards of rich silk, the
labour of which will give to the weavers' families 1,400
quarter') loaves.

It is with regret we announce that Mr. Coles, a highly
respectable paper-maker at IVookey, near IVells, put a
period to his existence on Wednesday last, by hanging him-
self. The mills of this gentleman had been for some time
stopped, in consequence of disputes with the workmen;
and though his property was extensive, it is supposed that
the anxiety attendant on this circumstance, in connexion
with the peculiar features of the times, led to a temporary
derangement, during which the fatal act was committed.—
Tuaregs Courier.

SHi r w ec K.—The Narrow Eseape, (what a misnomer!)
from Clovelly, was lately wrecked in one of the creeks near
Tintarel, by the sudden ri.ing of a ground sea, which
dashed her to ••feces against the rocks ; the crew were fortu-
nately enable! to gain the shore in safety. Jest ►efore the
accident, Messrs. aloggatt and Co. bad completed bar cargo
of slate at Boscasde.