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Of April, which she put in ha pocket-book. She came to London
in her carriage, and the prisoner rode peat. When she got into a
shop on Ludgate-hill, she missed themes elm recollected having,
in Ilerners-sucet, Oxford-street, melees to take out bee pockofßet-
book, containing the oote,awd she nowid sot say WDat bemuse .
she had never seta WIMP the pocketing/kat the Gobi Slag&
Mr. Hush said he pea tbasistsswor rites So oaken die WM of
May. He saw a watch in his possession, awl adreH lotus account
of how be obtained it. The prisoner nsid_lhate -9 ,
_Weir moved
Button, on Snow-bill. lie afterwards said flesh. Reed in lisitton
court, 4,70 w-hill. Witness went and amide lequielets, Mteuil not
find out either Ilatton-court, or )tr. Button. WSMS. 9214 the
prisoner, when he got home, how Mena deceive him. it amid
he had. made a mistake, Button lived in Cock-court t and he '
offeredloput the horse in the chaise, to come to town to and biol.
ti' naafi drove to tows by himself, but could discover no such per-
i
soilag prisoner deecribed. %Fitness told the prisoner, if he
sou fess the robbery, lie would forgive him. The prisoner
subtle ily confessed.
TI . connr.n mid the witness that the Court could not receive
the p ' er's ounfession givesi,eintler promise of pardon.
Mr. odsham. we , of Gracechurch-street, proved that
the prisoner purl h !he watch of hits. Some time atter the
purchiow
1 the primmer nulled to have the watch regulated, and then
inquired whether thi witness bad the 10!. he had paid fur it? say.
ing, thesis. found Me note In the Peek, and shaald sot like it to
reach his roaster's eelts. About a fortnight niter this the prosecutor
called.
A female tom Cock•coort said the prisoner called on her some
time baelh and left a message for smother female in the eourt. re,
questing the latter to say her name was 'Bottom, and her husband
was a watchmaker. The prisoner left word, if she would do this,
he would give her five shillings. That she might know wbo he
was, he (haired witness to say he was the person who treated her
about Christmas-time with some liquor. The female in question
was Tealteelalde, and the widow of a tailor.
The prisoner made no defence.
The Jury found him Guilty e but etrongly recommended him to
mercy, being of opinion that, on account of his Louth, he might not
have been aware of the serious consequences of appropriating
money to leis own see, which he might have found.
Edward "licher, aged tO, stood indicted for stealing in the City
of London, bank notes for the payment of .535/., the property of
Mathew Robinson, Boulton, and James Watt.
111 c. BRODL 11l C IC stated the case.
Air. Augustus Frederick Stoucbridge was, in April last, clerk In
the house of Messrs. Boohoo and NV:et. He received a check
from Mr. Mosely to the amount of 5351. Witness got change for
it at the Bank, and received MB one-pound notes, and seven five
pound notes. These were put into a brown paper parcel, and taken
to the egread Eagle, Oracecliurch-street, sealed. and directed to
John Robinson, Soho, Itirmingluun. Witness hooked it, pod the
insurance of it as a parcel of value, and delivered it to Jim. Foyle,
a clerk in the office.

James Foyle was called, but did not appear.
A clerk from the Bank proved the payment of the check on the
I Ith, of April. The nutnbera of the notes were from 110,000 to
WAD.
John Brook Larkman was clerk to Messrs. Chaplin, keeper of
the Spread Eagle. lie delivered a parcel to a man of the name of
Evans, guard to one of the coaches. The parcel was insured 6361.
Witness delivered it to the guard. himself. Ile unbuttoned his
coat sod put it inside. This parcel was not received by tritons,
but he saw it in the ofli,e.
Richard Evans was guard of the Birmingham coach ; received a
square parcel tin the lith of April. He was told it contained 5dM.
Ile put it in the seat of the coach. The coach goes to the Bull and
Mouth, where it took up the prismer.
Cross-examined by Mr. PHILLIP—They were very cruel
against Wm. They suspected him of having taken the money.
The protecatot took up witness before the prisoner, and he was
confined in Birmingham for some time. lie told them that he
would •wear he put the eared inside the, coach, and then he
got out of gaol. The more the pity lie was there. Witness
got out of gaol (they called it prison) in the country. lie was not
examined at Bow-street. Hens Mr. Foyle there. He did not
look ill. Could not see 'where Foyle was now.
Re-eitamined—lie missed the parcel at Itirmlngbam.
Edward flannel is employed at the Rose and Crown, Littlt
Britain. The last witness lodged there. lie used to take the
guard's coat, tee. to the Bull and Mouth, and saw the prisoner in
the coach. lie was dressed shabbily in black.
Mr. John Chase, surgeon at Kingsnorth, got into the coach at
the Bull and Mouth. The prisoner was there. Witness asked him
where he was going ;be said to Stony Stratford. Ha said he was
not resident there, he was only going for a few days. They stopped
at Market-street, and supped there. The prisoner left the coach at
Stony Siratford, at about half-paat twelre at night. There were
two other persons in the coach.
Cross-examined—One was a travelling gentleman. He got out
sometimes. Ile was better dressed than the prisoner, and witness
did not remark him so particularly therefore.
George Griffiths said he keeps the Bell Inn, Market-street. Two
of the inside passengers got out and supped at his house. Remem-
bered the prisoner, who took liquor and water only. He went out
three times.
Cross-examined—Persons sometimes did notsake supper. They
did as they pleased, lie was tine of the coach proprietors.
Zikrons.of the Less witness was taking care-0 the coach. He
observed the prisoner go to the near side of the coach, and heard
h:m open the conch door.
Creme-examined—Witness was watching the coach. Ile was not
an instant going round to Use prisoner, oral saw his right toot on
the coach steps. Witness could not say the prisoner had nothing in
his hand. He was not dressed in a great coat, beneath which he
could have concealed a parcel.
Wm. Wilde said he was guard to the t'nion Birmingham coach,
which met the other a little beyond Stony Stratford. A man dressed
in black asked if theyshad room, so that he could ride to London
outside., It was a very wet morning. NViutess lent him a coat.
The man got down at the corner of Old-street-road, about eight
o'clock in the morning. About day-break he pulled out a small
parcel, covered wish alight brown paper, which appeared chafed on
the edges by the wet. The parcel was small. It appeared to him
a parcel containing pamphlets.
Thomas Middleton, clerk to the Inspector's office at the Bank,
remembered the prisoner, on the 12th of April, bringing 2001. notes
to be changed. Is confident the prisoner is the person. lie took
the notes fur gold, which was put up in parcels of Md. each, with
the Bank hailer round them. The prisoner got also a 2001. note for
tour fifties.

3lr. lligman. a pay-clerk in the Bank of England, gave the NO/.
note to the party taken to him by the last witness.
The clerk at the Spread Eagle office was again called, but did
not appear.
The pri,oner declined Raying any thing in his defence.
The Jury, as sOOll -as the Recorder had concluded ids charge,
which was not until ten o'clock, pronounced the prisoner Guilty.

NEW COURT.
At nine o'clock the Commorr SERGEANT came on the Bench,
and a great number of prisoners were arraigned end pleaded in the
usual torm. They were chiefly charged with stealing from houses
and persons, and a great proportion cov,isted of youths of appa-
rently the greatest inexperience, and of innocence the most artless.
Eduard Mile whose ca,e lay r:,-ter since the last sessions, was
indicted for stealing a water-bar' a brass cock, and a stove. The
prisoner had trken a houseir..od had removed the things from it.
Dlr. PHI cups raised an objection in point of law, and the pri-
soner was acquitted.

SP.sfore Sir. Sergeant ARABI Nj
Jai I and Smart Dexter were iadieted for stealing a bed, salue
31• IN, a Mattress. and other furnituro, from a zoom in which
they lodred, all the property of John Butterton, of 31anthall.
street- "Westminster.
t arab Butterton proved that Dexter agreed for a room in the
second floor of her house, furnished, and continued from last Sep-
tember um ii the 11th of this month. They paid regularly at first,
but wete latterly in arrest. On going to look for her rent, she
ruiss'd the bed, mattress, sheets, pillow-cases, looking glass, and
other things. The fetuale prisoner admitted that she had taken
the things, as necessity compelled, and pawned them.
John R. Jackson, a pawnbroker, produced a sheet, quilt, and
flat iron, pawned by the temale prisoner.
Duigenan, a constable, examined she premises, and took Dexter
into custody. lie thought to compromise with Alt.. Butte ton,
and promised to replace the property. The witness searched the
male prisoner, and found the duplicates of the articles produced on
his son.

Charlotte Rttel—Knows both the prisoners; is sister to one of
them. :Var. itutterson said, on the day after Christmas-day, in
Dexter's room, " Never want money as long as thereto ally-
thiog in the room to fetch any, as I know I shall get them again."
Was once in this Court before, when her mother was robbed.
Dexter had never been here before. He never was sent out of the
country from this Court, but was from the other.
Mrs. Butterton was recalled, and distinctly denied having ever
given any permission.
John Dexter—Guilty. Sarah Dexter—Not Guilty.

Thomas Jonas was inclined for stealing a coat, and other ar-
ticle..

The prisoner snatched a bundle from • boy, in the employ-
ment of Mr. Hamlet, of Flab-street Hill, and ran away with it.
The boy pursued him, calling " Stop thief," and the prisoner
threw the bundle away. lie was then seized, and taken to the
watch-house.

Robert Led:tone was indicted for embezzling three sovereigns
and a 10/. note, the property of his employer, Thomas Thomas.
The prosecutor had, on the 13th of May, given the prisoner the
money, rot the purpose of paying himself and his fellow-workmen.
Cruss-examined by Mr. ROBERTS—Prisoner wan his foreman.
fled been only four days in witness's employment. Did not know
that prisoner said he had lost the 101. note while going to get
change. Had heard that he offered before the Magistrate to pay
st a pound a week.
A tailor, named Dunn, also in the employment or the prose-
cutor, said that he, with others, went in pursuit of the prisoner;
that he ran away, but they secured him, and brought bins to the
watch-housc.

Another tailor said he met Ledatone, and when others of the
workmen came near, witness called them. Prisoner then said,
" hold your tongue." Witness persisted, and then prisoner gave
him a push on the breast, and ran away. He was taken to the
watch.house, and said he would pay it up.
The watchman deposed, that the prisoner, when wrested,
offered him 3s. Bd. to let hint go. After being in the watch.
house, prisoner said, when asked what he bad done with the
mcoel, that he had taken hi. things out of pawn.
The prisoner said that the mosey with which he took hia things
out of pawn was his own. .
4one Riley has known the prisoner, who, with his wife and

children, has lodged with lar for 18 months. As allays found
Mon hoolst.....Ouilty.'
JMa Stags was put to the bar, for stealing laminae from a
furnished wit*
Wifiao ames, the landlord—Let the room famished to the
'nu bet November, at 4s. a week. Ihrrensined there but
nod a half, when he went swap. Whim's, seeing a
—.ant, burst open the door, and found the things gone,
--, The cupboard was on Are, a candle near
c;r4lid.
tness
he met bin
hien,* ran

it, and lope paper between the candle and . It had
every appearance of being done on purpose. __ had never
sc the prisoner until the 26th of May, when , .t him by ac-
cident in Park-lane, and when the prisoner saw h. Abe ran away.
The prosecutor's wife confirmed his testimony, and two pawn.
brokers produced Some of the things stolen.
' ' An officer front hiarylebone Police-office deposed, he had
•Ilbe prisoner in custody ; that his wife came and asked for him by
wkiinwarnittiesse of
s(o.3duttanle.othSerheoffiwaceardethtsitnhede ,psawnod
raofkterwersawnlhserewenthet
s were.
lig,Nihe prisoner's defence was, that he war, In Brighton at the time
tinteged, and that the robbery was comniitted by his wife and an-
other in his kbsenoe.—Guilty.
• Edward l'rrakes was charged with stealing six wooden pillars,
',the property of William Hunter.
• The ptisoner brought the pillars to William Aladdstn, a bed-
re
, read maker in Whitecharl, and wanted to sell them. Ile declined
' having any thing to do with them, es he suspected them to be
stolen. Dfaddarn gait information to the beadle, who seised the
prisoner. The property was proved by the foreman of Mr. hunter
:of Finsbury.place.—Guilty.
Moser Joel and Aaron Moses were found guilty of stealing a
iilltrit, the property of Robert Blanchard. Recommended by the
:Suzy and prosecutor to mercy.
John O'Connor was indicted for stealing two watches, one eye
tikerthree snuff-boxes, and some silver, the property of Patrick
• • Prosecutor and prisoner slept in the same room. The latter
;bearded and lodged at the house. Prosecutor was awoke by the
!planner getting out of bed; asked him where he was going, and he
amid, down stain. Prosecutor then fell asleep, and when he awoke
In the morning mimed his purse with the silver.
The watches were exchanged by the prisoner for clothes, at a
salesman's in Broad-street. The sniff-boxes were bought by the
shopman of another salesman. An officer produced the ',oleo anti.
des, which were proved by the prosecutor to be his.—Guilty.

DUBLIN COMMISSION.

[ From the Dublin Morning Putl.l.

11101IWAY ROBBERY—MURDER OF MR. WOOAN.
Yesterday, after several eases of minor importance had been tits-
pitted of, Denis Hynes and George Stanky were put the bar, in-
dicted for the robbery of Robert Bill, of a silver watch and a half
crown piece, on the morning of the 21st of April last, on the King's
highway, in the parish of St. Mary's, Donnybrook.
Mr. Robert Bell stated, that coming into town on the morning
mentioned in the indictment, he was stopped at hslt.paat two
o'clock, on the Rock-road, between the Serpentine Avenue and
Merrion ; a man ran out and inquired what o'clock it was ; witnes
told him it was half-put two, and then proceeded to walk on, when
the man selecd him by the collar, held a large stick over his head.
and demanded his money, saying at the same time that he would
have either blood or money; witness gare him half-a-crown ; his
watch, which was secured by a guard chain suspended from h;n
neck, was next demanded, and also given up: it was a silver hunt-
ing watch ; the person who robbed him shook hands with witness,
and wished him a good night. During this time there were two
other persons on the road, at about ten yards distance ; it was a
very light night ' • the man who had robbed him (while in the very
act of doing so) addressed those persons and said, " Jem, do not
fire the pistol," and then Joined them ; he stopped no longer with
witness than was necessary for his purpose. 4 Witness here identi-
fied Hynes as the person who had robbed him and held the stick
over his head.] After they had departed, witness walked after
them, and told Hynes, that if he would return the watch, which
was a present, he, witness, would leave a sum of money for him in
any place he would appoint ; to this Hynes replied, that if he
made ell noise on the road he would knock film as dead as •
cock. On witness then inquiring if there were any more of the
party on the road, Hynes said there were two more besides those
now with him, but that witness having no money, had nothing to
fear from them ; the other two were within hearing all this time ;
witness next saw prisoner in the police office on that day week ; he
was dressed then as he is now. Here the witness described the
dress of the other two men.

Robert St. Lever, an accomplice, examined.—Was acquainted
with the prisoners, Denis Hynes and George Stanley, now at the
bar; at the time of Mr. Bell's robbery, and the murder of Mr.
Wogan, was in the employment of Mr. Dugan, breaking
stones on the Rock-road, of which Mr. Dugan was his overseer. On
Thursday night, the 20th of Apr.l, being the night prior to the
robbery, witness. accompanied by the prisoners, proceeded to a
public-house at the cornerof Westmorland-place, where they had
half a pint of spirits, for which one of the prisoners produced a
shilling, and received 4d. change; they came there at half-past
eleven o'clock, and stopped shoat three quarters of an hour, when
they proceeded to Mr. Wogan*s houae,iti tiatutyinocnt, where they
'flood tampering at the door for about half an hour Irefoee they got
in ; they brought a crow-bar with them, which was left behind at
Mr. Al'ogan's ; witness did not see Mr. Wogan that night; after
leaving the house they came on the Rock-road, nearly opposite Mr.
Wogan's, where Stanley threw away a bayonevrtaken from that
Rev. Gentleman; Hynes said he did not doubt but he was stabbed,
but which, however, he could not ascertain until Ire went home.
Here they met a gentleman, whom Hynes immediately singled
out, and said he would rob him if he had any thing; witness and
Stanley bid him do so, and remained within ten yards of him
during the transaction, Stanley standing on the path, and witness
on the road aide. (Here the evidence of the witness was exactly
similar to that of Mr. 11e11.1 On the stick being produced (a hove
blacktlinrn, thickly studded with large knots), witness identified
it, and stated that it was named Greenwood, from the place in
England from which Hynes's brother had brought it ; the watch
was given to Stanley ; Hynes told witness afterwards that it had
been sold in Sinock.alley, at a Mr. Reilly's, for 18a.; Stanley was
not present at this; Hynes told him he had given Stanley a third
of the price of the watch: witness never got his share; witness, on
the day after the robbery had been committed, was breaking stones
n the Rock-road • Hynes came there at an early hour in the morn-
log, stopped about a quarter of an hour, and then departed;
Stanley also passed the toad the same day ; he kept, however, on
the farther side from witness ; they consequently had no conversa-
tion, neither did Hynes mention any thing respecting the transac.
tions of the preceding night; after the perpetration of the robbery
and murder, witness slept in the same bed with.Hynes, till it was
time I o go to work ; griey went ih sir. slogan's for the sole purpose
of -rstting hint. The prkoner (Hynes) here addressed the ap-
prover, and said he never knew him to go by any name but that of
Burgess. The approver denied ever having gone by that name, and
referred to Mr. Dugan, who, lie said, had his name entered in his
book ; he never went by both name ; on the nipht of the murder, wit-
ness was dressed in dark clothes, Stanley in a dark grey outside coat
and hairy cap ; Hynes wore an old blue coat ; the night after, he,
Hynes, and Stanley. played cards together ; filr.slVogan's robbery
was planned on the I% ednesday preceding the transaction ; on the
same night the house was reconnoitered by Hynes; while Hynes
robbed Mr. Bell, he (approvor) and Stanley stood by, ready to
assist if neeeseary ; witness gave his information in a week after,
being the Friday following • he was not taken at the time ; be had
heard that other persons had been accused of the murder, which
induced him to become approver, lest the innocent might suflr ; he
was at the robbery of Mr. Thompson before this, in company with
Hynes ; Stanley was not there ; that and the present were the only
robberies he had ever been concerned in ; Hynes had seduced hint
to rob Thompson, by representing to him how easily it could be
effected; they hail no arms whatever at Mr. Wogan's but the stick
and crow-bar; when robbing Mr. Bell, the calling out to tire the
pistol was merely to keep Mr. Bell quiet ; witness expects to save
himself by the present prosecution; witness again stated, iu an-
swer to a question by the prisoner. that his sole motive in coining
fussed on the present occasion was to save the lives of those who
had been wrongfully accused of the murder; had never mentioned
to prisoner that Ire had a prospect of a situation in the police, nor
did he ever take prisoner to the head police office, saying be had an
uncle dine a police officer.
Edward Reilly wns next examined.—He is a working jeweller,
, living at 14, Smock-alley. At about nine o'clock in the morning
of the Friday or Saturday previous to the 211th of April, the pri-
soner Stanley came into his situp, and asked witness to buy a
watch, for which he demanded SI. Witness bought the watch f r
31. 10i. on an underatauding that the prisoner might have back the
watch in a day or two after, by allowing witness halta-crown for
the advance. While they were bargaining, the other prisoner came
in and stood in the shop, but did not interfere. He lisul never seen
either of them before, though the prisoner Stanley addressed him
very familiarly, calling him Real," while they were agreeing
for the watch. His name, however, was on a board over his shop
door. (Here the prisoner Stanley asked witness several times if he
had really never seen him before I Witness repeated that he never
had.] On the third or fourth day after the witness sold the watch
for 41. to a person whose name or residence he did not know, and
whops he never saw after. However, it corresponded exactly whim
the description given of the one rubbed from Mr. Bell.
Bartholomew North examined.—Keeps a public-house in Upper
Baggot-street, at the corner of Eastmoreland-place. The testimony
of this witness corroborated that of the approver as far as it rela.ed
to their stopping at his house; be stated they left his house at 20
minutes past twelve.
William Edwards examined.—Was present when the stick now
produced (the same identified by the approver as having been taken
to Mr. 'Wogsn's, and afterwards raised over the head of Mr. Bell),
was taken from under the bed of Hynes, after his apprehension.
Mr. lhagan examined—ls overseer of the Rock-road, on which
both prisoners were employed ; neither of them worked there on
the day previous to the murder. Hyneslwas absent on the day after.
Mr. Boylan, of Booterstown,
e was here called to the character of
Hynes to whom he gave a general good character.
Eleanor Verdon, a child, apparently about 12 or 13 years old,
examined.—lf she swore falsely she would be damned ; heard of
Mr. Wogan's murder; on that night Stanley (whose chid she took
care of) slept within ; she went to bed between eight and nine
o'clock that night; afterwards got up to let in two Mtn who we e
drunk ; cne of thew lived in another lane, about twenty perches
from her master ' • his name is John Cunningham ; her master got
up between five and six In the morning to let them out to their
work ; the child was sick ; it slept with its father, so did the two
man; witness sat up all night; was not in the habit of doing se;
washed the waistcoat he had on during the week the intirder,us
'aid to have been committed; saw no** WhOliffer at ; did *PI

look particularly at It remained in her service till the ilsy
master was taken ; was summoned to give evidence here ; xaw
Hynes outside her master's door the week before the murder; h,.
ret raw him there but once ; he stopped about ten minutes; h.
livea the next door but one from her master ; she never s.‘w
Leger, but she 113 w Burgess ; she saw him the week betere de,
murder, with Hynes; saw hint oftener than once ; In the items, ;
her master went into town to buy leather.
Catherine Haig was here called for the defence, but del cot m,
pear. John Cuminingliarn was also called, but was not to found.

Baron PENNEFATHEIL then recapitulated the evidence is ti,
Jury, who, without leaving the box, found the prisoners Gsini.
whet, his Lordship, after a most iuipressive address tofu, prisosei,,
in which he particularly cautioned them against entertaining 1'00"
of any the slightest mitigation of the pur.ishment due to
crime being extended to them, proceeded to puss the awki:
senteace of the law on them, but without naming the-day for the
execution.
After hearing his sentence pronounced, and in these, of mirk,
from the bar, the prisoner Stanley osclaimed, " Lord
our souls cumot be hurt.''
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