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London, England, 1809-12-08 00:00:00

OLD 134/LLY—Dcc. 7.

Car/. Hoffko/st was indicted for 'tenting, on the
4dd of November, from the dwelling-house of
Thomas Smith, iii the parish of St. John, Wapping.
one Punk of England note, the property of Gra.
leek Hanson.
It appeared, that the Prisoner had Imo surgeon
to the Prosecutor, who 14 Captain of* ship—he had
been showed the privilege of troin,,.. into the Pfc.,.
cuter's room, ecru in his (the Prosecutor'.) absence,
for the purpose of snaking top drugs. The Prom' u-
tor had, on the day above-mentioned. merited
the one litindraa pound note, sod placed it iii •
pot ket-book in the diviner of • table. After a ght
o'clock he went to the theatre ; daring his •►sewca
the Prisoner, as was his we•ted custom, west isaa

the Protiectitoes room, and remained there for some
tone ; tin other person had entered the room until
the PruseLtitor returned. The Prosecutor looked
•iitt• the drawer at eight o'clock the next inurottig ;
the puckrt•buok was there. but the note was mus-
sing; every effort was made to recover the note by
the Prosecutor, who succeeded. lle traced it to
the house of a watchmaker, where the Prisoner
bought a silver watch, and received 951. in change.
Time Prisoner, note, and watch, were identified
li) the watch-maker and his bOll ; and the note by
the Pro.rcittor.

Three ie.pectalile men appeared to give evidence
f4vour of the P. wilier'. character ; one of whom
said, tlitir lie and toe Prisoner had been entruded
with 75.000 .lollars atni not one farthing had been
ligisiPti by the owners.
The Jury have a verdict of Guilty.
Mary Saliivaa and iliage fitsArary were indict-
ed fur stealing, on the 13th of November, in the
house of William M'Certhy, a bank note of 101.
The Prosecutor and Nl'Carthy, who were the
roily witness,. against the Prisoner, were so cans
fit Ned and prevaricating in their evidence, that nei-
their Jiirke our Jury paid tiny attention to it. •
The Priaoliers were of contra acquitted.
Harriet Culling was indicted for vesting a 21.
hank-note, the property of Elis♦beth Tanner. in
the Old Roar lintel, near Temple-bar.
It appeared that the Proseentrix; a servant out
of we, had been visiting some friend% and was
Joanne:l aintingot them until ten o'clock ; it blibti;
spinal the rules of the house where she het taken
lodgings, to admit after that hour. she was ;blitzed
to seek a lo4ll,iing elsewhere, for the night. She
met the Prisoner in the street, who told her their
situ itiusis were the saiue, and conducted her to the
Old Rose lintel, where they procured a bed. The
Prisoner then acknowledged that she was a woman
of the town, (twin which she was treated with great
humanity by the Prosecntrix, who gave her food
and drink, and offered her share of the bed. The
Prisoner accepted the invitation, and immediately
after the Prosecutrie went into lied, she took the
21. note from her (the Proserutries) pocket.
The Jury gave a verdict of Guilty. •

POLit *E.

now STRFET.
• COVENT-GARDETC RIOTERS.

Lent night. John Ray, one of the Police Officers, !wrought
in etiato.b:: a person from Covent-Gardeti,whoin Mr Brandon
Lad gist is into Isis charge.
The Prisoner. win appeared to hitire been pa, Mg homige
to Rarebits, raid his name was firm.,-.:..ll•Ca‘.!—lltitt lit• was
• merchant, and resided at No. 3, Weatherall.place,
Rampstend
Mr. R. amino denused„ that, a short interval before the
tonclusiott of the opera, he pereel,rol the Defendant in the
second tier of hoi.es, encuutagin the permit's in the pit to
riot, by waving l drew hat, which their whole attention ;
be went to the boa-door, and watched him; at the esitoinesee-
meat of the entertainment of box ACM, the Defendant
joined the neckties is the pit, who wete making a riot, by
. singing acid dancing O. P.
James C• rums, and soother proton, confirmed the evi-
dence of the last witness, and further stated, that, on • pl -
card being hoisted, which related to the private boxes. he
said, that alies• the sense of the public, he linzza'd, and a.iked
a e.ntltruaa iu the box, why he did not jOlll in the getters)
noise t who nanwered, that they were infamous and scanda-
tom produrtinsin ; that no person, who had a regard fur de-
cency, would support, or encourage them. The Defendant
than commenced hissing, after which he sang 0. P: mad
stamped his feet most violently us the seats, which encou-
raged these iu the pit to riot.
14 defence, lie made n speech, first denying the
ettatee, and afterwards coufesse.t every part of it, except that
of ofanding ou the seat, be bald he did but twice. and
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that was to hand trruladirs uut of the Lox. lk said, he
deprecati J the private bnxea, but had no objection to the
prier., as he th.nv,:ht every permit' unglit to have the high-
est price fur hie abilities. He e.uscluded Ly assniieg the
Mar:strafes, that Ise would mein Ins bring takcii iutu cus-
tody, by s protweisttun.
Charles galore% tiadeliff, in Lancashire, stated, that Le

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came into the l'heatre with the Shielolam at half price, and
only heard him Mug out A. P. and hos; ke did out stolid on
the seats, on 'lance ; afterwards acknowleta,dl hr tai; ht
have done botb,without his seeiuic him, as his, the witnem's
lye was not on him the whole of the time.
Ile was °tarred to 61,c1 boil, which he complied with, and
was discharged.
Pttri4 Ihiy, the wa:ehman, who has been in eattody on
the charge of brin: iu company with a mi..° who roht.eil
Carolina Wilcox of 20,11. and a bundle of clothes, as she aea
string ue, by the Liverpool roach, for Ireland, on the 'nth
of last mouth, antlarwent &mother exasisinatiou, sod was
folly cualasitted far trial.
AGRICULTURAL INTALLJGENC E.