The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-06-13 00:00:00

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Robert Holding 'and aorta. bade • stiod in-
dicted for litirglariogy iik enter the-dwelling-house
of Mr. Thomas BUJ" 114, of trisill9n-mreet, Soho,
no the 29th of MI le* atteide.aling therein pro-
perty in gold, silve4' MOP,m lad copper, to the
itt :.•
uutoiint of 300/:
Mr. Browne devotect, that he was a cheesemon-
ger. residing in Grafton-street, Soho; that, ou the
night of the 29th May, his house had been broken
into, and property to the *Mount mentioned was
corned awry. Ile Was•the liti,t4person in the count-
ing-house, and saw the (loon fastened before he '
went to hcd. They made their entrance at the
flap of the cellar, and by this means 'reached the.-
counting-house. On going down stairs the next
morning, lie found the gift in the shop, a chest, and
sate broken open.. and several bills of exchange
scattered about the floor. He iinmediaiely pro-
. seeded to Bow-strltet office and obtained a warrant,
and took"two peace officer, with him in search of
the thieves. In esitaaequence of some information
they had received, they went to Crown-street, Soho,
%there ili.y spprelsendel the two Prisoners.
J4ities Ellis, one of the peace officers, corro-
borated this evideece.. In the lodgings of,nottling
they discovered considerable property", sa.,gtell as
several skeleton keys and, other of
plunder. He found a crow-iron in the roans, which
he brought to Mr:. Browne's house, NMI COIOVIring
it with the rnerki of violence done to the door in
lowing it open, le ,fputkil them complrttly..cprfel
pond.

Prisoners. gave -no acccuut how they came
•by the money. • ' •
Mr. Charles 10phne;11trother to the Prosecp‘or,
identified the property.,„l'hereosasd4renall bag.tn
which the gold woo kept ; a smell •rwrftvii
.001111 (a
demi-franc), undreamt bniiilles• ofAcapper, which
he swore were the araperty of his brother.
Several witnesies, Were called Mk ',qill' of the
Prisoners ; one orwbona swore that nu tlieslight in
question lie was. in compimy with the two Pri-
soners at half-past. twelve o'clock, and that they
were quite drunk.' ••
Mr. Justice lii/EgY having sumnied up the.
evidence with hirs'accustopied accuracy, the Jury
fot;ild both the Prisoners Death.
AII leinales mid' boys being ordered out of
Court— -•••. •: • -
John Gotiliebll4(4te was put to the bar, charged
with committing ,ft rape pu Anu Field, on the
12111 allay, last.
Nit.. ADOLPH*. 4 opened the twee to the Jury. •
The Prosecuirii; *Toting girl of 91 years of age,
was servant ill iltentse wliere the Prisoner was u
lodger. She stii,tilljthni,lie tonk.ailtatitage of every
person being out, to come up stairs into her was-
lees bed-m.lm, 'where she was, and •perpetrate the
crime with which lie stand clwrgerl.
After the evidence of the
.prosecutrit .was gone
throng li—
Tlie Learued•Jadge (Mr. Justice BAY toy) di-
rected the Jury to •acquit the Prisoner, as it dad
not appear the crime had been completed.
The Jury immediately Admitted the Prisoner,
who was detained to. answer for the assault.
William Cooke, John Bidwell, and J. 101111104
were placed at the bar, charged with breaking and
eutering the dwelling-house of Charles Bishop,"
and stealing thereout two Over caudlesticks, value
111 the property of Ann Bolton. •
It appeared that the catidhatieiia7Alied. on a
sideboard near the parlour window, thrower which
it appears they had been conveyed, as the window
was found open. at eight o'clock on the evening of
the day meirtioned in the indictment.
One of the Prisoners war observed by Upton, a
constable, looking suspiciously about him whilst
standing at the door of a culfee.abop, which induced
him and another officer who was in company with
Lim, to elite, and search all the Piis.mers who were
found in a room at
.the back of the coffee-shop,
washing their hands ; nothing was found on them,
bat at the bottom of the passage die two silver can-
dlesticks were discoVered, hid iti a place where sand
was kept. The Prisoners were taken into custody ;
bat a fourth mast, who was in the coffee-shop when
the officers entered, made his escape.
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Front the evidence of the woman who kept the
cosec-shop, it appeared the three Persons entered
the shop nearly all together, and asked leave to go
to the buck count to wush their hands. There was
eo way to the place where the candlesticks were
found except through the shop.
The lamplighter ,deposed to having seen thee*
men lurking ft-IMO, the dour of Mr. litshop's house,
but could not identify oily of the Prisoner..
Several witnesses were called, who gave the Pri-
soners good character,.
%Ir. Justice BAYLEY summed up the evidence
with his accustourutl precision and humanity.
The Jury, after a short consultation, found all
the Prisoners Not (Mit,.

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JUIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Jugs U.

FRAUD UPON PARISHES.
Elisabeth Roberts w:is indicted for defrauding the
Parish of St. George, lisuover-square.
Mr. Thomas Rayner. clerk to the Directors and
Governors of the Poor, said the Prisoner had sternal
years ago represented herself to be the widow of a
servant in a Nobleman's family in the parish, and;
by that mem)* 11.)41ainetI gelid.; rite hail been ilome,
tints in the work-house. and. sometimes an out-
pensioner. On the litih of October, the day stated
ti: the indiettneot. slitg received 44. hot it was sub-
segoPPlly discovireg Abv
.batj.bfith i6l/ 4 peeper
St. Clement Dowesousd that she recriveti pensions
by fraudulent weeps from no less than • oug other
per

- Mr. J. Fletcher, master of St. Clement's work-
hasise, s the.Prisopersand her husband had been
both in that workhowoe, The husband died about
twelve months ago. • 'They had gained a settlement
by renting a hoose in the parish.
Mr. IVA I. Pettit ueted , the mace..4400e...
Crrity.
The Csolgtstj,s, in parsing rentenci,„Offerveds
that this wassi most heinous offence, asid such as
rendered her liable to betrinsported hp, life; but,
in consequence of her age, the Court fejt disposed
to extend their me rcy —thordilittAltir ja.sl oseMows.,
that she be committed to one niitniles eatery con-
Garment its the House of Correction.