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OLD BAILEY, FICIDAY, DECEMII2I 6.

Catherine Bayliss and Somntsrafr/Ay wise in-
dicted for stealing, and Mars Muitford for receiving,
knowing them to have. been stolen, rearm, articles
of wearinK apparel, the property of Harriet John-
son, anti three coats, the property of Henry Coe.
The circumstances of the Case have already been
before the public in the Bow-street Police reports.
The prisoners, Bayliss and Welshy, lodged with
the proseeutriz ur Berkeley-street, Ltimbeth, and
decamped on the 24th of November en her absence,
carrying off with them almost the whole of her
wearing apparel, with three coats, several cravats,
and other anklet from the aportnictits of Mr.
Cor, her lodg*r, who, two day. afterward., dis-
covered the place of their retreat by watchitig
for them near Hound-court, in the Strand, and
seizing the Prisoner Mumford in the shop of Mr.
Ashman, pawnbroker, in newiteb.coun. w'tere
she offered one of the coats in pledge. On being
seized, she accompanied Mr. Coe and an officer to
her lodgings, where the other two Prisoners were
in bed, unit pointed them not as the persons who
had sent her to pledge the coat.
The Jury found the prisoners, Bayliss and
AVelaby, Guilty, and Acquitted .mford.
The Prosecutors recommended Welshy to mercy
on account of her previous grind character, which
Mr. Justice Bryley slid should be attended to.

James liapter Pal indicted for stealing a shirt, a
pair of trousers, and a razor, the property of Tho-
mas Banner; and Joh* Riley for receiving the
shirt and razor, knowing them to have been stolen.
The Prosecutor was a soldier in the royal drat-
goons, from which lie has been discharged since the
robbery, and was quartered. at the Coach and
Horses public-house, in Jewe-row. Chelsea, and
the articles in question were taken out of the
room where he slept. When he was complaining
of his loss on the morning after the robbery, a per-
son named Draper, who had purchased the trousers
on the preceding evening of Riyner, produced
them, and they were immediately identified by the
Prosecutor. The constable who was then sent for
to take Rayner into custody, shortly afterwards
foetid the razor exposed for sale outside the shop of
the Prisoner Riley, who is a dealer in marine stores,
and said he had bought it on the evening previous
for two-pence-halfpenny. He, however, defiled all
knowledge or the shirt, and for Dome time persisted
in his denial, but at length on being very closely
pressed, he produced it, mod said he had bought it of
the some person who sold him the razor.
The Prisoner Rayner put in a written defence,
iu which he stated that he had served in the 60th
regiment of foot for upwards of six years in the
East Indies, from which he had been discharged in
consequence of an affection of the liver, and was in
a state of starvation, which iodueed hum to commit
the offence.
Riley stated that Rayner came to him, sod de-
claring that he had not eaten a moosel for three days,
and offered him the articles in question for sale,
which he purchased. His reason for denying pos.
session of the shirt was, that he was but a young
beginner in busmen, and was fearful of getting
into trouble.

Mr. Baron GAIIROW summed up at some length,
sod the Jury °quilled Riley, but found Rayner
Guilty, and strongly recommended him to mercy,
because they believed him to have been driven to
the commission of the offence by extreme distress.
He was in a very bad state of health, and Mr.
Baron GARROW sentenced him to be confined for
six months in the House of Correction, and to be
kept in the Infirmary during his confinement.

FORGERY UPON THE EAST INDIA COMPANY.
At four o'clock Dantean M'Csillem, a middle.
aged man, of most respectable appearance, was
brought to the bar on the motion of Mr. BOLLAND,
who stated that the Prisoner stood committed for
• capital felony, in forging a warrant for the deli-
very of certain goods belonging to the East India
Company; and he (Mr. Bolland) had to apply to
the Court that the Prisoner might be remanded
until the next Sessions, in consequence of the ab-
sence of • material witness, • Mr. Sterling, without
a hose evidence the Prosecutors felt that it would
be useless to prefer the bill of indictment before
the Grand Jury; end that the recognizance of Mr.
Sterling be estreated. In support of this application
the Learned Gentleman read long affidavits, from
the contents of which it appeared, that Mr. Sterling,
who was the most important witness, had waited
upon Mr. Fenton, who was employed by the East
India Company in the prosecution, mad expressed
a wish that the Company would withdraw the
charge of forgery, and he (Mr. Sterling) would
prosecute the Prisoner for fraud. Mr. Fenton said
such a proceeding would be exceedingly wrong,
sod refused to comply with the request ; Mr. Ste,.
ling then withdrew himself, sod bud not since been
heard of.

Mr. Baron GARROW-..." Mr. M'Cullum, you
have heard this application; have you any obser•
rations to make upon it ?"
Priscitiser—" My Lord, it is extremely hard upon
me that I should be detained. I am ready to take
my trial, and my Counsel, Mr. Seeded (we under.
stood) and Mr. Adolphus, are instructed to appear
here to-morrow morning to defend me. I repeat
that I am ready la be tried."
Mr. Baron CARROW" It is undoubtedly •
matter of hardship that • permit should be deprived
of his liberty fur a comiderable period of time, and
that a charge an materially affecting his character
should mean while be suspended over his head;
but those inconveniences must sometimes be suf-
fered, if the furtherance of public justice demand-
ed it. This appears to me to be such a case, and I
feel myself justified upon the affidavits that have
been read, in ordering that the recognizance of
Mr. Sterling be retreated, and that you be remand-
ed until next Sessions."
Prisoner—" My Lord, it is extremely hard that
I should be detained."
Mr. Baron Gatitour—" It is fit you should
know that this application was delayed until the
latest moment, and was made now only because the
Grand Jury have no further business before them.
If Mr. Sterling chooses to come forward now, the
Prosecutors are ready to present t heir hill."
Prisoner—" My Lord, there is no collusion be.
twecn me and the witness, and knowing my owu
innocence I wish to take my trial now."
Mr. Baron Gaaittm—" The delay is not occt•

iioned by the Prosecutors, who have (lone all they
can. •nd I cannot eeeee se the units I have road:•."
The Prisonet asked if bad would be taken. snd
Was answered in the negative.—He WAS remanded.

PALACE COURT, FRIDAY, DECTIVIIRR 6. i

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A DISSEMBLING LOVER.
CL•RIEE b. Gt.aaalli.
this *as an action brought by the Plaintiff, I yoeng lady.
against the Defendant, a young Elan. to 'prover the soot of
19s. for goods bought by the kaoline]; and delivered to tile
Defendant on her account.

lie Defendant bowleg intimated hie wish to get marrie.!
to her, after a courtship of soothe Months siandiug, .he WA,
induced to purchase furniture and proper necessaries for
going into houeekeepiug, mid she accompanied his mother to'
•o auction to make those purchases; the mother hid for
• dozen of chairs, mid being the hilliest bidder, they were
knocked down to her; the Plaintiff paid 19s, the sum fir
which they were bought. The chairs were seat home t.t it I
mother, in expectation that her son would marry the Plaintiff.
hat he formed an acquaintance with soother lady, and got
married to her, haring the Plaintiff ib sad despair aid disap•
pointment. She then had so other alternatite than to one
fur the money she •dvascedf of which this claim formed
only • small portion.
Evidence being produced to prove the facts set forth in the
declaration, the Leaned Judge summed up, observing that
the Defeudant acted au far hunouiably as to aufferjodinseut
to go by default,
The Jury unanimously found a verdict for the Plaintiff—
Damages, 19s.

WILLIAM HUNTER b. WILLIAM SOUTHWELL.
The Plaintiff is a livery-stable keeper near the Edge:ware-
road, and ;he Defendant is an eminent [milder. Th:s action
was brought in recover frost the Defendant the sum of 161.
rur bay, straw, and keeping of horses at the live ry-stables of
the Plaintiff. The case occupied the Court from 11 o'clnek
in the morning till four o'clock in the afternoon. The facie,
a. they appeared in evidence, are an follow :
The Plaintiff and Defendant being neighbours fur aryersl
years, the Plaintiff engaged him to build a pariy.wall, and
do other bricklayer's work sport his premise.. His bill for
this amounted to 201., but not being able to obtain payment
he brought as action for the recovery of it. Mr. Lewis,
Plaintiff's agent, went to Mr. Angel's office (Defendant's at-
torney) and paid Wet. fur the amount of the debt and cost.,
requesting the 161. now sought for to be deducted as a set-
off. Mr. Angel allowed that his client admitted there was
about 6/. due to Mr. Hunter, and offered 101., and if the
claim should be less when a bill was made out, the balance
should be returned; but Mr. Lewis declined the offer, on the
ground that it was insufficient to meet the claim.
Mr. Mangle, for the Plaintiff, called several witnesses to
prove the length of time Defendant's horses were at the
Plaintiff's stables, and that they were fed with hay and corn;
bet it turned out that no more than 101. could be made out
at all.

Mr. Theft/tem called five persons, servants discharged by
the Plaintiff, and servants belongiog to the IN filidient, to
prove that Defendant fed the horses himself, and that the
expertise of standing at livery was amply paid at 6d. per
night for each horse
The Jury tetired into a private room, where they were in
deliberation about half an hour, and then returned with a
verdict for the Plaiotiff—Damers, 101.

CLERK EN WELL SESSIONS,

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6.

JONZI V. PIRLSON.
Mr. AIVAVIN stated the Plaintiff's case, sho.3i
was that of an apprentice against his master, for not
being duly qual,fled to teach his the business of
a shoemaker. fir was apprenticed last February,
and he handed Up a shoe of his ono making to the
Chairman, who pronounced, that if he (Jones)
went on improving to the end of his apprenticeship
as rapidly as he must have received the rudiments of
his crispinal education, he would he at the head of
the protession.—The charge, without further hear-
ing, was dismissed.

MARY ♦DAMS, V. JAMES ♦DAMS.
This was a husband and wife case, in which the
worthy Chairman intimated it was proverbially dan-
gerous to iiiterfeie.
Mr. ARABIN, for the Plaintiff, asserted I•he had
brought Defendant 2001. per annum, and that he
was now deeply involved; but he was not contented
with spending her money, his conduct towards
her was brutal. On the 14th and 16th of ANN.%
he had violently assaulted het. It unfortunately
however for the fair Complainant was proved, that
she was not quite meekness personified, and had
previously to the first blow complained of, cut
her " loved Lord's" hand with the instrument of
his calling, viz. • butcher's knife. Upon this cir-
cumstance coining out, the man of mutton was di.-
chargerywit h a suitable admonition from the Bench,
assuring him, if lie was brought there nom oil a
similar charge, he would be severely dealt with.

FURNISH R. YOUNG.
The Defendant, a salesman in Spitallields mar-
ket, was charged by the Plaintiff; a fruiterer, with
having run his cart against, and destroyed three
baskets of onions, belonging to Plaintiff.
This was Mr. ALLEY'S case for Furnish.
Mr. WaLFoaD, in behalf of Young, said it
malicious prosecution, in consequence of Defi
having summoned Plaintiff to the Court
quests, and that the latter, according to co.
slang, had said he would serve Young out for
This oar denied, and the Defendant was fir
with leave to speak to the Prosecutor.
einistopher Crum a constable, was indicted bt
Odell, a clerk to Messrs. Rhodes and Co., of Stoki
inglon, fur an assault.

It appeared the constable had a warrant again." two
named Arnold and Green, and applied to Odell for if
lion concerning them, which he 'erased.
The constable had received orders flom the Slav,'
take sufficient force, and in consequence was ACCION pat
four oilier eonstables. Ow Odell's refusing to give int,
thee they collared bim, sod at the time being surrounded
mob of between thirty and forty poisons, who spewed
position in rescue Odell, Creasy drew a pair of pidul
threatened any one approaching him.
It was elicited from Odell that he knew the eonstahles
a warrant against Green; and it ws• positively sworn
Defendaat's witnesses, that although Odell was collared
him, he was not dragged, as stated on the other side,
walked with them is that situation about tea we.
The Bench, sailer all the eiresimataecea, thought
Defendant justified, and the Jury instantly acquitted hit
Banks, who keeps s tripe.shop in Tottenham-co,
road, aim ionlictrd by JAM Hiackantan, is tripe &caper,
Clare.market, with having received one hundred weigh'
gripe; his prope►ty, knowincil to be stolen by his (ll'
Mao's) servant. The Prosecutor's evidence What to ,
the Prisoner, Basks, with Richardson (Proiecutox's
in any guilty knowledge, the isdicimeot failed.

Mr. Riley, a linea-rlraper in Oxfultl.slreet, was
fur au asaanii we his apprentice.
Mr. A►.►.av ranted the Plaintiff's ens.. who under.
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fended, which rim fly went to prove She b math of i.
elapsed belwreu Mr. orders being given and
by the Defetsilaat, wMch gavc rise to the assault, Ors
Cows? *Ogg, tied She wilhdras lug of a Juror, which
beaded to.
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