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OLD BAILEY, T.Nelt!l7ll.llt, DECEMSER 6.

William Woolley Was ielksietl der hurglariously breaking
and entering tie dregßlMPlMMlllortgle. Charles .Wardr is
Charles-street, tlereset.gepies, sued stealing therein a tea
rhea!, k,. his properl, ent the 44 instant.
The watchman, in going his rounddi fused the door of
th► Prosecutor'• boost, open, and, as it remained so fur
above twenty minutes, he went into the passage to see if all
wa■ right, when a matt rushed out past him and escap►d.
Another person also rushed one of the parlour and endeavour-
ed to pass him, but he seized him, and was come/litre him to
the watchhonse, when he extricated himself from his grew,
and ran off towards the roscb•rtand in Charles 'beet. The
watchman sprang his rattle and another watchman from
Bove.street ran towards the spot, and Pali the person who
was running get into one of the coaches, sod on Hie watch.
man appoachiog it he got out at the other side, and after
■ few turns among the coaches he placed himself against
one of them as if he belonged to it, and there be was t.k►n.
the man ran out of the house he hid no hat upon his
head, but the Prisoner when taken had on ■ hat which did
not appear to fit him, awl which was immmliately taken otT
his head by one of the hickney-eosehmen who claimed it,
without any remonstrance from the Prisoner; and a hat
which appeared to have belonged to the latter was found in
Mr. Ward's passage. The parlour, which had only been
fastened with the ordinary catch of a spring luck without
'meninx the key, had been entered, and a time were removed
from the place in which it had stood to a emit more costae-
n Cut for carrying off; •od the interior shop door, shuck bed
been locked, hail been op►ned, apparently with • Skeleton
key, and • tea-chest had been stolen entirely away.
The Prisoner in his defence merely protested his inno.
eence, aad called several witnesses to his character, some of
whom had Meow, him horn his infancy, mid who spoke
highly of his honesty, eubriety,oad Milustre- , The Prisoner
was driver of a backaez coach Is the owisoloy of his father,
hut he had no coach out au the aisle! of the burglaty.—
During the pursuit anomie the coaches, the pursuers, two
watchmen, the beadle, and an officer of Bow street, several
times lust sight of the fugitive; they were threforr closely
cross-examined by Mr. Law, as Counsel for the Prisoner,
and by Mr. Justice Bayley, as to their certainty in ideality-
ing the Prisoner. The first watchman sail ha had kuusn
the Prisoner four years, but did not recognise him wheu he
Sot laid bold of him In the passage; be was, however the'
ranee whom he pursued towards the coach stand. The se-
cond watchman said he was the same man that he saw get
into the eolith, •od that they afterwards pursued up and
down, and in and out, among the coaches. The beadle and
the Bow street officer also said they knew him to be the
man who was rousing, sod whom they pursued ; and all
agreed that altliongh they had lost sight of him fur a• in-
stant at times iii ensuing the coach stand, that the person
they were pursuing could not have gone off in another di-
rection without their perceiving it.
Mr. Justice BAYLCY summed up lb. evidence at con-
siderable length, and the Jury retired, nod after rcensirong
out about Mee quarters of so boar, returned with a verdict
of Acquittal.
OPINION OF THE JUDGES.
While the Jury were out consulting on their verdict in the
above ease, Nowell Wilkinson and Joseph Mairden were
placed at the bar.
The Prisoners were convicted et the last Sessions of steal-
ing a quantity of nut comics, the property of William
Marsh. It appeared that William Marsden, the brother of
the Prisoner, employed a person named Cooper, to remove
a gawky of wax cumin belonging to him, (rum the Ducks
to a ship in the river for exportation. Cooper employed
William Marsh, a lighterman, to ship It; and Marsh, who
was obliged to give his bond to the Customs for its being ex-
ported, employed the two Prisoners, who were in the habit
of working in lighters, to take it from the wharf to the ship.
The Prisoners received the max comic• from the warehouse
in which it was deposited iu the Docks, and put it board a
lighter, from which they landed it at • wharf which bad been
hired for the purpose,and there exchanged the nux comics fur
a quantity of cinders, as►es, Ste. which we►e s►ipped in place
•f' it ; and the consequence of the transaction was, that the
revenue was defrauded of the amount of the duty on the MIX
comic•. William Marsden, the o►iginal proprietor, mid iu
ordinary lartgnage the real sooner of the one vomits, con.
cursed in, and was in reality, the comewer of sad gainer by
aloe fraud.
Upon this case two points were reserved for the cossiderm
Iwo of the Jodie*: first, whether, the property being only
.temponelly vested in William Marsh, but really belonging
to Marsdru, who roacurred is their fraudulent re-
!novel, this transaction could be considered as a larceny ? in
other words, whether the fraudulent and illegal removal of
property, in the lawful temporary possession of a third
party, with the concurrence of the real mew, can be con-
sidered as • felony ? The secoud point war, whether this
transaction could be considered as • larceny, the intent
being sot so much to cheat and defraud Wm. Marsh as to
cheat nod defraud the
Upon these points the twelve Judges had consulted, and
Mr. Justice Hayti/ now proceeded In deliver the opinion of
the majority, which was, that the Pt isomers in this case lead
been properly found guilty of stealing the property of Wiu.
Marsh. sad consequeatly of larceny. The grounds of dist
*Moo were shortly these: It was considered a person may
have a temporary and special ownership iu property in-
trusted to hr charge, diatiott front lite general ownership of
the resole to whets it really beluags, and by whom et is
consigned to bile. Thus A may be the general owner of nit
wide, and B, to whom lie has given it its charge fur any
purpose, may be the special owner fur the time being. Aud
if A, the general owner, meal, ur concur in the stealing of
that article from the possession of B, that is • rubbery, ur
larceny. And, in the present case, the animate object being
to defraud the ►evenue, did not Miler the character of the
intermediate act. The Prisoners, therefore, weer pronounced
to have been properly couvicted, and will receive their acts-
trace at the conclussou of the present Fissions.
A** Franks was convicted of striding a quautity of wear-
ing apparel, the property of Mr. Harms, her master, Ruder
the value of 40s.
STREET ROBBERY.
John Cheater was indicted fur assaulting Miss Anu Emma
Gray, on the King's highway, and taking from her person a
reticule, containing two handkerclawfs, six or seven shillings
iu silver, and sundry other articles of trilling value, her pro-
IKesY

The Prosecutrix woe walking about seven o'clock in the
evening, accompanied by Mr. Jollities, a surgeon in the
East India Company's 'service, down Brick-lane. 11'iirm
they reached the corner of Thomas-street, Mr. Johnson, be-
ing on her left bared, she Wm.-eyed three persons, of whom
the Prisoner was one, stealing against the wall, and two
others against the post toe her Seri. As they were passing
beware the part ice, one of the two near the post called out
•• wow," and two of the 'Mee on her right seized bold of
her reticule, which she pulled towards her, endeavouring to
retain it; up. n which the Prisoner pushed her bark, and
struck her with his lino on the back of her hand to make
her let go her hold. The string, of the reticule. giving way,
the other four ran away, but Mr. Johnson, with his walking
atick, struck the Primmer a violent blow or the bead, which
caroled him to reel against the wall, and thea secured him.
These facts were must distinctly proved by the Prosrcu.
trix, a young tidy .•f interesting and engaging appearance,
and of Mr. MIIII4III, a gentleman of respectability and chew
lacier becoming his rank and profession.
Ilie Prisoner, in his defence, protested that t'ae statement
of those persons was entirely false, and called several wa-
nes.", who •puke highly of his character.
Mr. Baron GARIIIOII summed up the evidence, ■ud the
Jury merely turning emend in the buil, returned a verdict
of
The Protector's then immediately stepped forward and
reemermended him to mercy, having, she said, made nominee
respecting the Prisoner, which proved to her that up to the
time of this offence he lead been au industrious yuuug man,
and had borne an exceeding geed character.
The Jury then, ou the same ground, added their recom-
mendation to that or the Prosecutrie.
Mr. Baron GaititoW said, lie would lake care that the re,
commendation should be forwarded to the Craws in the
precise terms in whlcle it was made. That was all that
he or any Judge retold undertake to promise. He slated
this, he said,because an erroneous impiession lied been pro-
duced, that wiser a Judge said a recommemlation to merry
should be attended to, he nitwit to promise that merry should

he 011114; *hermit, Ally shell Promise Wouirl Ise eitemiini
She bounds of • Judgreitbuys nod trespassing wa the prune. •
We of the Crown.
William Noll and linflltAssnes Rurfoa, both ender 15,
were indicted for hoesitselmmly breaking rho dwelling-house
pf Job. Draper, on the Ash tilt. and stealing therein • pore
of shoes, hi, property. The door of the shop was tied with a
cord to prevent the exit of the persons within, and the
window was /hen throw. rip and the shore taken nit. Mr.
Draper ft* that there were three bits nest the window at
11m lime, sad he pitrsued them mid took Burton, hat an.
thing tiring (mind upon the search of hi. peewits by
11,101,1 e, he let him go *vim A few d.ys afterward*, Jortepls•
Deere, • wearer, to whom the Primmer, HMI, was an ape ••
premier, rune to the Prosecutor and informed hum that lits•
was the person who had taken the slows, which of was proved
he had pledged at a pawnbroker's tie day after the rotihrry.
The most extraordinary feature the ease was that tit'
Fla I wholly exculpating Burton from any partimpuion in
the robbery, or even in Isis acquaintance ; and charm.' the
lirrilter of his muter, James beery, who was • witness-
sexism him, with being the designur and actual perpetrator,
of the burglary and theft; and his master, Joseph Overy,.
with haring on other occasions told him that if he could get
any silk handkerchiefs he would buy them of him. Upon
being qurstioned as to those points, the individuals of
courpe gave their mo.t decided negative.
The Jury found the Prisoner, HMI, Gerrity, and Aerzoillori
Durum.

POLICE.
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aLsoitovam-sTRIET.
A yowl', a■ apprentice to Mr. Lesley, silveismith and
en; Oxendou-street, was charred +jib stealing halfos.
di igen silver spoons, left there for engraving.
The Pentecost°, stated, that the queues were stolen from
as iron zhirat on Monday, having been safely deposited there
on Salim/ay. ft errs ascertained that the Prisoner had Lon*
to i r. lotions on Sunday, and it was inally disrevelid that
bo had taken the stoles property thither, sail weed it
fur a musical instrument sod a gun. ,• • •- •
The Prisoner was remanded.

A nun •amed.Brrh, rho note sielected bt tit Nendichy
(Veen visit down the.ar•a of • Geoff. mad's bowie in C•r-
zoo•street, %soder pretence of begging, was committed. He
bad ',coed a window in the iu+rs•part of the boom, wit► in-
tent to eip molt felony.
BURGLARY AT. *R. ORDEIL

To complete the charge of burglary, a watehmaa to whew
Jaye (our of the principals is the rubbety) WWI given tine
alarm, proved that it was dash, soda woman who saw two
men leave the house currobecated this fact also. The three
Poisoners stand committed.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
FRAUD UPON GOVERNMENT.

William Allen, alias Labe Pemberton, alias Richard
Amith, was brought before the - Magistrates, A. White sad
E. Masklaud, &qrs. charged wilb obtaisiag money under
false preteuces, 3rd committing the crime of perjury repeat.
edly, by enlisting into various regiments under the Crows,
taking the boaaty, and then deserting.
The dflicer in whom custody the Prisoner was brought up,
stated, that in consequence of the numerous frauds daily
practised by men enlisting, and deserting after tb.y had
talkie thelmunty, whereby the Government was put to as
immerse of stets,' thoosauds per ammo, the Cummaiider.
in-Chief has resolved, that all *Headers to future should be
pudisbed eith the utmost rigour of the law.
It apppeared from the evidence of a serjemst is the 70th
regiment, that the Prisoner had enlisted in verities rvgi.
mints sioder different assumed names. He carmen, his party,
tabu were recruitieg, on Muuday last, and retained; he was
swore its, received the bounty, and at the time of his attn.
tattoo he store that he did nut beluog to soy of his Ma-
jetty's regiments of the line or the militia. The Prisoner
deserted mad enlisted iu another regiment foe fkireigts Cre-
vice, sad on being taker before the surgeo• fur examination,
a cerpural of the 17th light dragoons n cognised Mot to be a
Feriae Ishii enlisted a few dayr before in that regintout with
two other men all of whew deserted (ruin it as atom as
they had received tho bounty—the last-eteutinued uffeuve
was eammittied at Cauydee.
The Magistrates wise of opinion that a coos like the pre.
sent deserved to be prosecuted Inn the utmost severity, and !
committed the Prisower to Horsey iuger.lase gaol, aid di.
reeled the officer to "indict hies at! the west Assizes fur the
Ca mid and peijito y.
• WOIIII9I P-STREET.
SHOCKING CASE OF CHILD-DROPPING.
Yesterday this office was crowded to excess by permits,
particularly female', to bear the examination of a female
*maimed Rebecca "fortress, appaiently about 25 years of age,
Übe was brought up by the tomato olbeirs of Smut Mary,
,Isliitigtoe, charged with itibuiliamy exposing and deserting
liertiew.lnieu infant.
The Priseher, on being placed at the bar, appeared I.
ghat agitation, absorbed its tears, sod was perui.ned by 114
!Magistrate IWilloon Bennett, Esq.) to sit Moil,' the cam ~
mosation. •
'Mr. JamdFarley, residing at No. 4, Green Mits'e-lase,ll
Ningbo., deratd, that about seven o'clock in the evetfieg
of the Itte November last, he was passing up Crusts-strew,
Winglike, when be heard the cry of an tufaut, and us luokieg
down he found a child quite uaked lying uts.the'evaid pave-
ment, apparently as if it bail only entered the world a few
essonniets. He immediately procured assistant', awl the
pear little rieature was as quit k as possible taken to the
parish workhouse, when evil'', necessary attentiou was paid
to it.
After several witnesses had been exam's, d, the Prisoner
was called us for her defence. She could trot articulate a
wind frosts agitatiou, and one of the utficers was desired to
hear %what stii had to say, cud to repeat the words after her
to the Magistrate. She admitted the infaut in be bur's, but
dewed that she intended leaving it hi the street, it having
beet§ burn when she was pot it. her senses.
The Magialrate said the offence was of that inhumes' sod
monstrous nature that be shuddered at the thought of it, and
he was determined to punish, not on her account may, but
fur the example to other inhuman-women, in the shape of
human beings, who might act in the same horrid sassieter.
The offence was bailable, but in order to seed her to primer
he shanold order her to find such hail as sbeeurid not Ohtani.
He, therefore, ordered her to hod sureties, herself in 401. and
two bousekeerprra it 20/. each, mid to give 24 bums Amite
to the Vestry Clerk of the parish.
The Overseers said that they bad no wish to punish the
Priftmer.

The Magistrate raid the offence was of that atrocious oa-
tare that ►e world compel the paruth to prosecute.

The (hewer then uttered tu take her back to the "mak-
Wu., WI the bail was found.

This the Magisirate refused, mkt the Prisoner wits re.
moved from the bar, previous to which she rush/seed Ina
,1 offspring who was to the

The fever in Spain is yet prevailing to a great
exitiv ; oo vessels weir allowed to enter ilieport of
L►sbuu Inuit soy port of Spain without undergo.
tog the strictest quarantine, whieli lasted fur several
days; from some situations MC CUlOllll.lll,CdtlOll was
wholly ►nterdicted, and it was ant expected to be
restored until after Chriiiiiints„,iiiirl nut even then,
wider' the fever hose totally disappeared to
biJa•lb•

Mrs. Bell, who was sold in Spilshy market on
Mundriy se'unight, was on :Saturday hot committal
by ibe Rea. EDWARD BOOTH to Leutn house of
corteetion, on a charge of threaterriug to set tire to
her husband's premises. •
LOSOLVITY.—There is now lialpg in the county
of Culpepper, Virginia (Aureoles), a mau by the
name of JOSEPH MORROWS. who is upwards of
one hundred and twelve years of age! His wife,
who is also living, is iit the haydrett sad Oh year
of her age! They have been married sectary-Viet
years, and have had five children.