The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-06-05 00:00:00

OLD DAILEY, FRIDAY, JuNE 4.

(Before Mr. Baron Hct.noea and a Mtddlear.r Jury.]
Hester Cromer, aged t 9. was indicted fur stealing in the dwell-
lii..g.house of Benjamin Fairbead, &silver pepper-caster, and other
articles of plate, &c.. his property. The prosecutor resides in
Chapulan-rtrett, St. Gzarge's in the East.
The prisoner made no ddenee, nor called any witnesses.
The Jury, without hesitation, found her Guilty of stealing to
the amount of Ws.
.f.din Jordan, aged 26, and Margaret Swine, aged 20, were
indicted for stealing in the dwelling-house of James Frawett, nine
sovereigns, five silver spoons, and other articles, his property.
Tlic wife of the prosecutor stated, that the prisoners, who pamw.
as man and wife, came to witness's house, and took a rmsdy fur-
nished apartment. in which they rem ilned a few days. During
their stay witness had (version to pay three sovereigns to her land-
lord in tits presence of the female prisoner, who RAM where she de-
' Pc:wind nine other*. On the day named in the indictment witness
went to Greenwich, and leR the prisoners in the care of the house,
On bee return she found her drawers had been broken open, and
property taken away to a eottaiderable amount. The hisser, &c.
taken away had not been recovered.
The Jury, after a few minutes' consultation, acquitted both
prisoners.
John Morrinon was cted capitally, for stealing in the dwel.
line.beuse of Archibald Forman, a teapot, value 5L his properly.
The facts stated by the witnesses fully proved the guilt of the'
prisoner.

The Jury instantly returned a verdict of Guilty—Dratk.
The prosecutor recommended the prisoner to mercy, which the
Learned Judge said should be attended to.

AT THE NEW COURT.
Cheek: Wrier was Indicted fee stealing a quantity of lead, the
pmperty of • person named Alathews, residing in St. Pancras.
The prisoner was a pi-eon-fancier, end resided in the MUM street
as the prosecutor. A large quantity of lead bad been stolen front
the tops of the houses in that street, and the prosecutor's was en.
tirdy stripped ; some footsteps were traced to the prisoner's pigeon
Lott, and there was found in it a large quantity of lead, the edges
of *bids were newly cut, and which were found to fit exactly so
the pieces left on the roof. The petsoner was apprehended. In his
defence he eross.examined the witness very ingeniously to prove
that a thief might have hidden the lead in his loft without his
knowledge ; but the officers who apprehended him stated, that in
addition to the lead which !hey found in the loft, they found several
small pieces fresh cut in the prisoner's pocket.
Joseph Set tact, was indicted fee stealing three boxes and a quan-
tity of wearing epparel. the property of a man named Blake. The
prosecutor resides at Duke's.place, Battersea, and was returning
on the Hampstead-road with his daughter, having been to fetch
her clothes and boxes from her place she had just quitted—on the
way the boxes were stolen out of the tart by the prisoner.
Mr. Bo ODERICK. the Counsel for the prisoner, here submitted,
that his client must be ecquitted, as the indietmer.t did not properly
describe the property. If the daughter had not been present, there
would, undoubtedly, have been a special property in the father ;
but being present, it was in her possession. and it ought to have
been described.as her property.
The RECORDER held the objection to be valid, and directed the
prisoner to be aequitted‘ but this practice of robbing carts was
very prevalent, end lie would take care that the prisoner should be
detained, in order that he nigh be indiecea for having stolen the
property of the daughter.

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every information respecting fish, their seasons. the best
mode of cooking and choosing them, together with an ac-
count of the fisheries of foreign countries, &c.; also, a
glance at,.the London markets, and at, expasition of the
tLYeeptions practised in the metropolis.