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London, England, 1819-05-28 00:00:00

WATERFORD CITY SESSIONS.

Before Sir 811,10 N NEWPORT, Deputy Mayor,
and THOMAS COOKE, Esq. Deputy Recorder,
May 21.
Michael Carbery was charged with riotou•ly as.
enabling with others, on the 17th inst. and ovs.iult-
ing Mr. John Latrobe Wright, Keeper of the City
Prison.

John L. ‘Vright, sworn.—Recollects the 17th of
May ; saw a mob assembled on the quay ; they ap-
peared riotously inclined; witness went up Little
George'►-street; met several Gentlemen. who re-
quested him to endeavour to disperse the mob. who
were then breaking into the house of Mr. White,
baker, King-street; witness dispatched a messen-
ger to the Mayor to acquaint him of the circum-
stance.; witness went towards Mr. White's and
met Mr. Ardagh, who proceeded with him towards
Mr. White's; when witness came near the house
the mob scattered about; just as witness arrived
the door of the house was closed ; witness asked fur
admission; one of the bakers said a man was inside,
in custody, who had been taken in robbing the till ;
witness asked the bakers would they assist him in
securing their Prisoner ? they answered in the af-
firmative; witness gave a man in whom he had
confidence, one of his pistols, and proceeded a few
yards with his Prisoner, when they were assailed
with stones on both sides ; witness was abandoned
by his assistants, and was obliged to let go his Pri-
soner; witness was then assailed with stones, and
saw the Prisoner at the bar deliberately throw at
him ; marked him at the time. About two days
afterwards witness saw the Prisoner, nod knew him
immediately to be the person who threw the stone
at him ; took him into custody without any resist-
ance being made.
Guilty, but recommended to lenity by the Jury.
To be imprisoned one month.
The Cou&r intimated that were it not for the
kind' esti of the Jury, and the intercession of Mr.
Wright, the ►entence would have been more severe.
Pierce Whelan, a most unfit-looking person to
figure in a starvation mob, with his rosy face bear-
ing no distant likeness to a red full moon, was
charged with riotously, wantonly, and maliciously
breaking the windows of Mr. Thomas Jacob,
Great Midge-street. _ _ _

William Cooper, sworn.—ls • Market Consta-
ble ; recollects the 17th of May ; saw a mob as.
sembled on the quay, composed of a great number
of persons; followed them up the quay and paw
them stop before Mr. Jacob's house, at which they
threw stones ; saw the Prisoner throw a stone at
the windows ; just as he was in the act of throwing
a second stone, witness caught hold of him and de-
sired him to he quiet; the Prisoner made mistier,
and said, " You blind rascal, if you don't mind
yotirfelf, I will knock out your other eye." • Wit-
ness did not take him into custody at that time;
could not be mistaken in the person of the Pri-
soner, as he knew him well.
Mr. John Walsh and Mr. J. L Wright were
exatniued to prove that the Prisoner was actually
among the mob, as he talked of producing wit-
nesses in his behalf—none, however, were prodriceil.
corky.—To be imprisoned three months, and to
stand rot a pillory for two hours, each of the two
succeeding Saturdays.
Two lads wlar had been ordered to the stocks
by the Magistrates, were interceded fur aud par-
doned.

1111m011.—On Tuesday moraine a murder was committed
tm the body of a maw residhig iii Flower-court, East Smith.
field, • coal h , well kouwit by the 'battle of Jemmy
he Go- Dy . Hu wile is implicated iu the horrid deed. The
drcesseira nose was cut entirety (tut• his face, and there
wiry sea' rat slabs in the batty, which caused his immediate
death. The weleau has übscuatled.

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OLD BATLEY SESSIONS.

iIIUILIDAY, ■AV 27.

•
Cornelius Moan was indieted for stealing from • lad,
named Robinson, a piece of satin of cuusiderable value, the
property of Thomas Geddois.
The short fpcia of this east were—that en the day stated
in the indictment, the yomig led mentioned was carrying
the parcel of satin through Covent.garden Market, when
the Prisoner snatched it from miller his arm and ran off;
he was, however, pursued, and inensediatily tafteu with the
property.
The Prisoner in his drfcnee paid, thar he had some time
sinee ensile to town from Liver' ~,,, in the hope of obtaiiiiiig
employment from a Grotleinaii lie km.w. Uri his arrival,
how. see, he found that person had left London. and lie re.
naiincrl himself • cousideralde time, without mm:timer.. slid
in great distress; at length Ise wrote • letter to the Right
Hon George Coining (whom hr knew and served during the
election at Liverpool), itnploriog his mid ; that gentleman
immediately answered Ms prayer, through his servant, who
brought hint two half-crowns.
The Prisoner was found (hall".
Ert:rard Crane was inducted forxtealing two sheets, and
other articles, the property of Edward Browne, of Fitzroy.
square, ms the 13th of February last.
This case was rather extraordinary—The Prisoner at the
last Sessions was indicted with (as the receiver of the pro-
perty) two others as thieves. On that occasi ~,, , a material
witness., Mary Ann. Wilson, prevaricated so much that she
was commuted to Newgitte for perjury.
Another principal eviihmer, Charlotte Leslie, the sister of
the Pi -limner, was also prudneed, lint she refused to give her
testimony, and was also COMMiiied to Pei-wrote.
The Priamier was then Acquitted Opoll the charge of re.
'mitring, hut the Court nrikred bum to be detained until the
present Session as an accessary after the fact in the rubbery.
Charlotte Leslie was now brought up iu custody to give
her evidence, but she refused to be swum.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY remonstrated with her upon the ins-
pendence as well as wickedness of sorts conduct, and took
great pains to convince her that her disclosure of the truth
could slot injure her.
The woman mid she could not, under any suffering, how.
ever severe, bring her miud to the determination of swear-
ing against her brother.
Mr. Justice DAN Err said, that the dilly she was called
upon to perform was higher than any feeling she could
entertain towards her brother. It was a duly not only
to her country, but to her Gud.
Charlotte replied, that it was of no use—slue had turned
the matter well in her mind, soil she ° could out, nor would
not swear against flesh sod blood."
Foie was in consequence again committed to Newgate.
Before the RECORDER and a Loudon Jury.
A LITERARY THIEF.

Thomas Antell was indicted for stealing seversl copies of
" Fielding's Works"—" The Dairyman's Daughter"—" The
Dandy Charter," ke. Scc. the property of Messrs. Beasley,
printers and publishers. The Prisone► had been in the ser-
vice of the Prosecutors for more than seven years ; be was
suspected, however, latterly, and search in consequence being
there were found in a private drawer in the warehorse,
and at his lodgings, the properly laid in the indictment.--
He was fidend Gayly, but recommended to mercy by the
Prosecutors.