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the Inner Temple. The roll alleged to have been taken by the pri-
eerier was a record of the Rule% of Court made by the Judges
of the Common Pleas. The record was valuable.
A man named Blown saw the prisoner loitering about the office,
led afterwards observed him leaviqg the office will a piece of parch-
Mont In his hand. His suspicion was immediately cached, and the
Wanner war taken into custody.
He offered nettling in his defence.
Mr. Sherwood mated that many documents had recently been
stolen front the office. Ile observed, that the prisoner was an at-
tomey's clerk.
The REconntit said, that being an attorney's clerk, he must
hive known the value of the document. The. prosecution was a
very useful one for the protectban of the public, rind the prisoner
must aspect a heavy punishment ; what that punishment should be
it bas for the Court to consider.
Tha prisoner's appearance indicated a state of abject wretchedness.
fTriMom Sullivan, aged eixteen, was convicted of picking a silk
handkerchief tom the pocket of Matthew Picric, at the Holborn
end of Clare-market, at about six Melnele'On the evening of the 21st
of September. The handkerchief was found in the prisoner's pos-
session, and It clearly appeared that he was one amongst a large
gang of juvenile depredators.
He was sentenced to be transported foe irk; and, upon the an-
nouncement of his sentence, thanked the Recorder with the utmost
nonchalance, and left the dock laughing.
The other canes tried before the Recorder in the course of the'
evening bete of no public interest.
NEW COURT.
George Squires was indicted for stealing a coat, value 30s. the
property of Thomas George Pygram.
Ilie prosicutor keeps the lied Lion at Islington. On the morn-
ing of the 21st Sept. the coat was taken from the hall of his house
by the prisoner, who was pursued and taken with the coat in his
possession. Verdict—Guilty.
CAUTION TO PUBLICANS.
George Jones was indicted for stealing a quantity of wearing ap-
parel, the property of Julio Fleetwood.
The prosecutor slated that lie kept the Red Lion in Grosvenor-
/queer. On the With September, ni the afternoon, he went up to
his bed-room and laid down, leaving the door unlocked; he anon
after fell asleep. His daughter came up to this room about a
quarter of an hour afterwards, to bring him his tea, when she
found the drawers had been completely ransacked, and on Feuds,
ing the room the prisoner was found concealed under the bed ; he
was dragged out by the prosecutor and some persons in the house':
whom he called to his assistance, when lie made a desperate reeiste
ance, but was at length secured and given in charge to an officer,
who en searching him found part of the proeecutor's property con.
coaled about his person.
Mary Fleetwood, the prosecutor's daughter, confirmed this state-
ment. Verdict—Guilty.
James Mlles and James &Alums were indicted for stealing five
silver spoons, the property of henry Kelsy.
Elizabeth Chatham, the prosecutor's servant, staled that on the
rid setnietriber. Milea came to ask if the kitchen chimney might
be sweit the following itioreing ; he said her master always had
it swept once a month ; her master was not at home, and witness
having been but a short time in his service she did not know but
what the statement was correct. She tehl them to come, which
they did ; while they were sweeping the kitchte chimney she left
the room fora few minutes. Shortly after the prisoners went away
she missed five silver spoons from the kitchen cupboard. They
told her they were employed by Mr. Bentley, a master sweep. In-
formation of the circumstance was given at Queen.square Office,
and the prisoners were apprehended the following day, but the pro-
perty was not found upon either of them. :
Miles, when called on for his defence, said that Robinson was in-
accent, anti that I e had taken the property.
1 Verdict—Miles—Guilty ; Robinson—Not Guilty.