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was to send the writ by post where the Sheriff Etta
to the coautry.
Mr. Justice BAYT.ET said, had the name of the
writ, been really %Valium only, the Sheriff would
have had no choice ; he mast have executed the
rit.
Mr. LAWCII cited several cases of irregular era
• rests, in which actions had been maintained ugaitiet
tike Sheriff. Ile contended that at the trial the
evidence offered fell short of chewing that the flair'.
Siff was the person meant in the writ.
The Calms postponed their decision to a future
slay.
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OLD 1341LEY, WIDNIttIDAY, JAKuattT 16.

was indicted for emberelieg the sem
the property of his employee, Wm. Kemp
The Prosecutor is • baker, keeping two shops is Selesem
Tows, and stated that. um the 26th October last, she Primate
was is his employ; he army authorised to reeeive mosey os
His aeronel, hut it was his duly to pay it over to his ap
tires*. the ammo day on which he received it ; he IwO4
shops, end being consequently absent from Deem at Haft..
lot delegated his stattionty to his apprewlicee.
Airs. Collet proved that site paid If. to the Prisoner, na Ile
• 11114 October last, oil amities of the Prosecutor.
The appreetion, who 'were authorised by the Prosetralrm
.• to receive mosey, were called fur, bet did net apOkile W
live evidence ; wherewpos -
Mr. AboLTRUB, wino was Counsel for the Ptisouer, sahla
Well, then, tweet is an rad of the case."
The Prisoner befog called on for his defence, said Mr.
Kemp had offered to make it up for 101.
Ilia Cosner! told hint he bad better know when he was
well off.
Mr. AltAitta, who tried die caw, directed an acquittal, as,
in the absence of the appreutiers, who were the most material
witnesses in the case, and should therefore have been heated
over In appear by the Magistrate, there was isu evidence Its ,
prove that the Prieower bad sot paid ever the money, awl
was impossible to nay whether he might have done se or rale .1
The Jury areordiegly returned a verdict of Not Gillo.
Ole. A DOLPHOS, ihett said be was desirous of ezpreselsig„ 101 l
the prewsree of the Court, his own eonvietiou that Mr.
Kemp, whom be knew to he a most respectable man, would
never attempt to compound a felony fur the sake of obtain-
ing 101.
Bear, Heritage, was indicted fur embezzling 101. in @nye- I
relent, the property of Mr. Wilkinson Mount; and Thomas
.t.iiantone was indicted fur advising, abetting, and cusussthag
the said Henry Heritage, le commit the said offence.
Tile Pr osecuour'ssoe gave the Primate Remade, who was in
'brie employ, tensovereigies, on the 22J November, desiring
iiim to take them to the Meat, to be there exclieugial fur fa%
things, of which they were merle in seed fir the porposel
of their trade. He returned with either else farthings
or the sovereigns, wee was be again heard of by the Prvareu-
. low or loosen, entail the latter met him is the course of List
month, aid had how taken into custody.
A enures, who described himself as acetate, monger, swore
that the Prituner &nimbus said to him, in the presence of
the other Presort?, " Dun't you think Heritage is a J--. 1
fool nut to keep the sovereigns bis master has giveu,phisn ?"
Witness answered, " Heritage must be the hest judge of
that ," Rod then went away, leaving them together.
The Jury found Heritage gritty, and acquitted Simmons.
• Jake /awaits wee indicted for stealing two shawls value
31. seri a scarf valve 30s the properly of Mr. George Parker,
privately, iu Isla shop.
The Prisoner, accompanied by another person, went into the
shoptrfthe Prosecutor, in Norton Foliate, shoat eight o'clitek
eat , the morning of Monday, the lib January. The Pei-
11111011111es companion asked a boy about 16 years of age, aad
1110 interestiog and intelligent appearance, oleo was sere.
lag is the shop, to skew him some calico, such as be bad
shows him on the preceding Saturday; he did so, sad the
Mtn purchased one yard of it, for eight-pence ; and they
welt away together. As soon as they were goo', the lad
retailed two shawls and a scarf frum the counter near where
the Primmer had aloud, and calling the mail servant into
the shop, be ran out after them, sad overlook then, both
10 (111111pany with three or fool. others When be came up
with them, be seized the Pro...Hier by the cunt, but the
other, shook him off, and the Prisoner ran away. The buy
-pursued bite, the Pt owner's compauiona following and
treading on hie keels so, that his shoes came off. He, how-
-a•er, rata Ull. tailing "Slop thief'." but lust sight of the
Prisoner in Red Laois sorest. Some other persons joined
io the pursuit, and the Primmer was taken after a bug
chase, in the course of which he cruised SpitelSelds mai km,
wheys; he pulled off his great coat and threw it on the
/Mid. The teal was picked up by a labouring man oho
Jodie/writ it, the pursuit, mud by him risers to the boy. lo
rise pockets were found the shawls unit scarf. The CUM
was produced in Court, and the pocket seemed to have
been made espiessly fu'r the poi pose; bring of auflicreat
capacity to contain at least two &igen such shawls as were
Aloud in it, which were by her means of the smallest

Tlw Prisoner declared be wee innocent, but celled no wit.
•acts. Verdict—Guilty.