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'at the Deventliire Arias payir.g. his Men ; ate Ita End paid the
Iprisoner and the other men he missed two sovereigns.
Crost-examined by Alf. C. Patti.' ca—%Vciit rather late to the
pay-table ; went from his bed ; had been a little tipsy ; hail drank
about four glasses of Sherry. S‘'ent to bed to sleep himself sober.
Asked the prisoner the following morning what he had paid merely
to ascertain whether he had overpaid him by mistake.
William Simmtww—M'as it Mr. Jordan's pay-table at the 1)e-1
cons/ore Arms on the night in question. Saw the prisoner take up
the two sovereigns. Afterwards, when Mr. .lonlan missed his
money, he said that he saw Adcock pick them up. Dal not mots
than this before, bet-anse he thought it was Adcock's own money.
Cross-examined by Mr. C. PrittrAes.—Mr. Jordan wu not so
tipsy then as he hail been. Ile was rather drunk nevertheless.
Witness was himself perfectly sober.
• Mr. Jordan bring called beck, and asked by Mr. C. Phillips,
if he had not tittered to the prisoner to compromise, it he would
contests having token the sovereigns, replied the prisoner said he
would confess no such thing, for he wits innocent.
Another of the workmen deposed to the same effect as the last
witness.

By one of the Jurymen—What position did Mr. Jordan occupy
at the pay-table, in respect of the prisotter ?—Whcn ha wok the
two screreignn he ants opposite to Mr. Jordan.
Mr. Constox•SEer:EAxv summed up, remarking In consider-
able detail on the conflicting circumstances of the evidence.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
Sarah Hildry was Wined for stealing, on the 29th of June
last, althea, a tablecloth, and some Mitts, the property of Ann
sitlow.

I Day, .
The tweet-atria was a poor washerwoman, living In Hewit's.
court, in the ntrAnd I the prisoner worked for her five years as an
ironer. CM the 29th of June the proscentris missed a sheet, a table-
cloth, and some shins. They were afterwards shown to her by the
pawnbroker.
Mr. Rutland, the pawnbroker, produeed the things, which were
pawned by the prism Act, who pledged them is the name of Samh
Smith.
Richard Momday, the constable, apprehended the prisoner, and
by a word which she dropped in conversation, he ascertained the-
name of the pawnbroker. •
• The prosecutrix then identified the articles.
The prisoner put In a written statement, In which she aileged
that the prosecutrlx had promised her, that If she would produce
the duplicate, and redeem the thirty', no harm should come to ha.
Mr. Sergeant A nantg said, he had observed that the practice
for prisoners to put in written defences was become pretty 'general,'
but his observation, after an acqtmlniance with Counsel Justice
for a period of tweety.two years, had convinced Lim that these de-
fences generally did the prisoners mote harm thin good: such was
the case in the present Matinee.
The Jury found the prisoner Gulny:
Edward Cleveland was indictedfor stealing, on the 27th of June
last, a ,valuable walking-cane, several hooks, a rhirt, and other an.
tides, the property of Mr. Lucius 'look • lobinson, of No. 60,
Greek-street, S. ho,'land agent.
This was the young man who, in. readers will remember,-ex.
cited home 'either singular notice when examined at the 3larl-
borough.stfeet police-office, In consequence of the curious lettere
that were found upon him. and also by reason of the very alarmist
communication that was made to if r. Robinson, of a plan fur set.
ling tire to his peculiars. Nothing, however. in the course of the
present trial, transpired, that At all marked the case with any fee.
cute different tram the commonest one of stealing ; and the ap.
pearanc• of the prisoner Was merely that of *plain aervint-likir
young man.
•
Mr. Attotasturs stated the case to the Jury.
Mr. Robinson was then examined.—The priaorter was my font.
man in the month or Jima last. My engr,ements occasittnally
take me front 'home ; I went to France in July. Previously
to my leaving•Enkfand I discherged the prisoner, whosetime was
up on the loth July. On my return from France, in outtieepance
of something communicated to me, I pade-searth about my
premises, but I did not miss any thing. lily mother went and
obtained a ',can't 'warrant to search the premises of the milliner's
mother, at No. 20, FulwoOd's.rents. I -never authorized him to
pawn any thing, nor slid f ever give him a walking cane.
itrin. Ballard, police officer of biaribordugh.street establiehment,
examined—l searchedis hobse in Futwood'a-rents, and found the
prisoner and his, mother there. Mrs: Robinson was with me, and
she gave him in tharge. I 'searched hint,. • but found only a few
keys upon his person. I told him he was my prisoner, but he
denied baying stolen any thing front' lifr. Robinson. I then
searched the house, and found a cane, which his mother said was
her'on's ' • that he had it long time ago given it to his father, who
was since dead. The prisoner said it had been given trig him- by a
boy, who had previously lived with Mr. Robinson- I then said I
mush go up:' Stairs, 'and 'the mightier must accompany me. I
asked him what he had done with the box which he brought from
Mr. Roliinson's 'lle pointed 'to one in the room, and then
opened it. I there fpund a potka.book, which Mrs. Robinson
awned, and acid War the one she had'given to a child of 31r. Ro-
binson's. There fere several duplicates in the book, which re-
lated to many of the articles that were Mr. Robinson's. One of
-the duplicates Was Than Messrs. Charmers and Miles, Greek.
street, andariitheefrOm Mr. Beauchamp, Holborn-bars.
Orles:eitionktedu—Thti cane is no: a common one, it is a cane
dnettscd-in tOttoiat-ithell.

Mr: Robinson recalleal, and identified the cane. He batik: the I
tato In his possersion after the prisoner lived in his service. lle
Dever used it, bid kept it by him, as a curiosity.
Crave-exernined —I have seen such i cane as this tdmired at
shops as high as ten and fifteen guineas. I bought it at Philips's
suction roouss, in Bond-street, us a curiosity, and gate a pound
for it.
Mr. Anot.viti*l—lt is a icry handsome cane, I wish be would
give it to me.
11ir..Law...-Perhsps he will.
111 r. Anal. ruce—l will ask him for it after the trial is over. I
should like to walk with it. I remember the time when no person
would be thought a gentkman unless he walked with such 'skeane.
Wm. Barnes; tbeshomnan of thu pawnbroker in Greek-street,
mated that the duplicate then produced was from their shop, and
related to six books, fhree of which were Owned by Mr. Robinson,
and three were not. The books appeared by the duplicate to be
pawned by a w,-nan.
Benjamin Griffin, the s'iopman of Mr. Beauchamp, of Holborn-
bars, stated that tire duplicate then • produced to him was Issued'
Prom their shop., It purported to be for two shirts, tea.spoon, and
a book. The things were pawned by a female. Witness thought
she was the prwier's sister. She was in the habit of coming,
she gave the name of Cleveland.—Wm. Biltinghurst, now living
with the Honourable Charles Grant, was formerly in the seteice of
Mr. Robinson. 'He never saw the cane before to-day, and there.
fore could not hate given jt to the prisoner.
Mr. Robinson Identified the books, which were pmslueed. , They
were a prayer-book, the Memoirs of the Duchess D'Angouleme,
Paradise Lost, and the Picture of Rome.
The prisoner d:clined sajing any thing in his defence, but left
his =Me to his Com.sei.

No person came w speak to his eharaster.
The Jury, without hesitation, round him—Gwilty.
A second trutietment'against the prisoner was not proceeded with.
Williamat ern was indicted for stealing, on the 27th August
last.• a chimney ornament, 'value 2s. 6d. the property or,
ward Foster. _ _ _

Thomas Burt, clerk to Ale-Edward Foster. auciooeer, Greek-
arree,t Soho.septare, examined--. 1 saw the prisoner conic out of
Mr. 'Foster's premises antbrun across the street, the porter was fol.
lowing him. I asked him what was the matter, and he said it man
hadatolen something from the auction.toorn. I ran after and ores,
took him, and searched !din, and found the chimney ornament
upon him. The prisoner declared that he committed the offence
'from the manatee of absolute war.t. He hail formerly lived in fa.
unitive of the greatest respectability ; he resided in oue family for
15 yean, after that he went into business but failed, since which
'time he had been out ofemploe. and 'had to ',import himself and
fetidly by disposing of every thing he had in the world.
The man was ilr..ssed rear decently'~, and appeared quite respect-
able. lie wept during the whole of his trial..
The Jury found him (;nikn, but recommended him to mercy.
The COVItT, in consideratlon of his formet good character, hued
him a shillineand he was discharged.
Cassandra Ga,:elzcst,a was indicted fat stealing ono quarter of a
pound of tea, one pound of sugar, and a linen napkin, the property
of Mr. Francis trillium. .
Mrs. CaToline Williams stated thet the prisoner came to her
house on the day in guidon, and represented herself as the lady
of a respectable solicitor residing at Marlborough, and that her
betatima. who was a ranee epilepsy Whom, she expected by she
stage on the following nibming. She engaged to rent apart- ,
ments in the house, and ordered ti'dlnner to re provided for her ;
she desired that some nice toasted lamb. and some pease and pots.
toes, together with a pint .'t wine and a pot* of strawberries,
uVit be got. Sirs. It intent thought the lady a very nice ells.
tallier, and with all due diligence prepares! the elands nips cons.
fortable a manner as.possille. Sorue tea and sugar were also cr.
dered to be purchased; Which was.done, antilaid on the table dnr-
ing the time• she was taking her wine and eating stntwberries,
Presently. she .sent a note down to Mrs. M'illiaroa to borrow a so.
vcrelgn, Stating that sbe had tieri lodging at the 'hotel, end was
desirous of paying her bill before Sir. Gaucheron arrived. Mrs.
IVilliarna lent her a sovereign unknoWn to her husband.. The
meaner had previously borrowed it linen napkin,' but although
Mn. Williams was to find 1,1- in linen, that was not to be ene of
the articles. The prisouer soon afterwards went out, and said she
should return in a short time. Mrs.' Informed her hut.
bander what had transpired, and bi r lte'elld not think all was
right ;he therefore followed' her and ' ihi her hack.
lani
Mr. Williams stated, that when he Ovittoole her and spoke to
her, use said she had borrowed it 10teTC11111, and would mum, but
he insisted upon het coming baik with Mtn, because be foind that
she had taken away the super and the tea. He then gave her into
custody. . .
Mrs. Dukin stated, that the'prison et came to her, although an
,entire stranger, to txtrrow 10d. to pay the postpesooof a letter ; she,
however, declined in It, upon which the er proposed ti,
leave somemspkins with her as a security, an dievritnen then le,
her have a shilling, upon a prontisa that she politd repay on the
following day, but she did not fleet; the qflicir afterwards ems
and took the napkin.
Collins, the officer, said, that from what the prisoner let fall at
the police office, he ascertained where the napkin was.
Ain Sergeant AII Anew ermaldend the iadletment, as at prewni
framed, could not' be sustained with regard to the tea and sagas
Which had been purchased fur the prisonn, and for which. by the '
common law, she was responsible In money to Mr. Williama; but
with regard to the napkin, it was not a part of the contract that the
should be furnished with Inch an. muck. The taking of it was
at common law a felony, and the indictment was therefore good.
The prisoner wept very much during her triel, and said site had
been abandoned by hit husband; that she hid a large fondle, We.
was in great distress, and hyped the Conn would be merciful le
her.

No one appeared to speak toter behalf, and, after tome minutes.
the Jury (QuadQec Giti!ty of stealing the vapkin,

lacr.

The-pert:Ma was vain indicted for practising a giddier trick on
another respectable housekeeper, but as that person considered her-
self to have contracted m supply the woman with napkins. the ob.
jeetipn to the form of the indictment was held to be fatal, and the
prisoner was acquitted.
The Cortex said she might still be indicted for robbing her fur-
' Milted lodgings.
I teicharri Latter was indicted for stealing, on the Ist of January
last, a puck value 21. the goods of Edward Dowling.
Edward Dowling, a giocer, on Tower-bill, stated, that he lost
the truck op the lst of January, and was not able to find it till the
ihh ot Jury last, when he saw a person named Green pars beforF
his door with the truck. Green said be bought it of John Gould.
John Gould said he bought it of the prisoner in the early part of
the year ; but it appeared that this witness hail made every effort
to ascertain whether the 'prisoner came honestly by it. Ile had
tiken him before the 31agistra e, and advertised for the person who
Might have lost the truck to come forward, and after these precau-
tions it was that he purchased it.
The Cot: aT highly commended his conduct,
The prienner put in the folios tog writtep defence, which we give
rerbatim, as a spccitnen of the manner in which those things' are
got
• " September Sessions, 1025.
" The defence of Richard Latter.
" 31y Lord and Gentlemen of the Jury—,l have to informe you
that the crime that 1 ant here conunitted,.was to the best of my re.
collection, was on the carlyest part of January, in the yeare of our
Lord, 1823. 1, myself, being in want of an article called a truck,.
being a lithdiaring than, I gained my livlihood by honesty and in.
dollar t therefore, my Lord and Gentlemen or the Jury, I fouhd
dtearticle that I here stand indicted for, e great use to rne. I can
rtiively .swear upon the (tube of allcagancc, that I purchased it
a nithdeld-market, therefore, lope and trust, for the Almighty's'
sake, you will take it into consiBeration. Consider my Lord and
Gontlenien of the Jury, consider I have a wife and family totally
upon myself for subsistence, therefore, 1 ope and trust you wiU,
[take it into consideration well, and shall, ter ever be in tatty bound,
will ever pray."
The primmer was found bui!ty.
j Jane ilfanly Was Indicted for stealing, on 12th August, three
silver spoons the property of Andrew Butler.
Andrew Butler,lo,Fark-termce, Camden-town, examined—. The
pristules wattecrvant tea lodger, of mine. I went out on the 12th.
of August, and lett the prisoner in die house. I returned back in
the course of three hours. • I then missed the spobris, and taxed her
with taking them, but she denied it. The spoons were ailerwards
found at a pownbroltsts's.
• The pawn broke ptoduerd the spoons, which were pawned by the
prisoner, se he believed, but he was not quite 5411 C• They were
pledged in the name of .1m Boston.
The prosecutor identified the Ipoolis as being his property.
The girl said she was really innocent of the crime alleged against

The Jury found her Noe Guilty. •
/Irnry J neon was indicted tor stealing op 27th •July„Ill loaves
of bread pod 34 roue la of flour, the ptoperty of Chrietien
a heker, 36f;, Oxford-street.
George Corn, the journeyman, mud that he had left his bread
borrow and two baskets full's:bread, at. the comer of Lower Brook.
surest, while Ise went with some bread to a customer's in Bill-street,
_ _

ifrostenur----, -sqtiare . and that wheu he returned he misted IS loavei
and three pounds and a half of flour. The prisoner wu soon after
apprehended with the bread upon hiM. The ex :use he made-W35,
.that he had been used so himself. That he had teen six months
(swot' plane, and that that wits the only method he had of getting
a liveldwod.
Six vs seven verg respectable witnesses gave the prisoner a very
excellent character for the last eight years.
The Jury found hint r7t4illy , bet recoir.nlended him to mercy.
The eye ItT atked what trade' he was?
One of his witnesses said he we 4 baker, and had no doubt he
could get a situatism if he were *biased to du so. •
!'he .COUitT said t: a respectable master would. take him into
his service, it might be of essential use to him, as to the judgment
the Court might pass on Mtn.
, fallts'ltt'pholson was indicted for stealing on' tbel7th of August
last 'three costs and one handkerchief,. the property of Thomas
Pennington, a .veterinary Burgeon, of Clerlsenwelf. The coats
were missed be the prosecutor at two o'slock In the day, and about
three o'clock the prisoner was seen in the street with them.
The prisoner said aveeson hid employed Mtn to carry the coats
for him to the Three Curs, Alder. gate-street.
Mr. COMMON SEROEAXT said, the fact of recent possession
made it difficult to suppose that any. body else could have stolen.
*be coats, and made such a bargain with the prisoner as he had
ffitseribed.—.Guilty.
UN Smith with hurried for stealing a shirt and a pair of stock-
ings on the '22tl of Airgust last, the property of Thames Stride,
a ganleman's servant, residing in the same house with the prisoner.
..---guilty.

MIDDLESEX SESSIOA'S, SErT.I6.
Tiro appeals were heard age— convictions under the Acts re
plating hawkers and pedlars. One was quashed for want of
evidence, and the other because it appeared to be a harsh applica-
tion of the laW. In The latter gan the teceesary words " Licensed
Hawker!' were on a coveting of the package, on which was another
to protect the property frinn rain.
. THE GARDEN ACT.
ThOmer Segith., a navigator, pas indicted for stealing one
peck and a half of apples from ate orchard of Jana Poupart,
a market gardener, residing near Fulham, on the 12th of August
last.
Mr. A rennin s stated the cue for the prosecution. This was
die first time, since the passing of the Act on the sth of July last,
which constituted it a felowyso steal any fruit, vegetables, or planti,
although they might be heed to the soil, that they had to try a man
for such an offence. Bellne the passing of the Act, the ottince
was only a misdemeanor, and he wished that the legislature had
let it remain so still. But it wits fbiand very important that the
property of persons who derived their support from the sale of fruit
and other vegetables:ll tould be protected, and the legislature made
the crime a felony. Ile could not help saying that he wished that
t had not been made a felony, for a misdemeanor would have
ansttered the purpese. They ail !mew that young gentlemen at school,
atom mere boyisn meta .would take a hatful ot apples from A garden. ,
Indeed be had himself taken: many hatatuls, and it was too much that
a young gentleinri at school, heir pirrhaps to 100,6001., should be
convicted.of felony fur stealing ghatful of apples.' He was for
the prosceution in thls case, and wished that the offence had been
left merely punishable by fire en-whipping. The.proseentor had
lost upwards of eel. worth of fruit from his garden, and bound it
necessary to bring the offender tp justice, because his family de-
pended on the produce of his. arden. Ire was extremely sorry
that a Corouer in some country place had lately said, that a man
has only guilty of justifiable homicide in killing a man found
stealing his fruit.. There wane lair wartatiting audio doctrine,
anti he would in charity to that the Coroner had spoken from
inadvertence. No man had • right to. kill another in. the commis.
non of a crime. &wore he f7and his servant mailing guineas
from his. bateau, could he be justified in killing her -Itto more
could a market gardener, beeattse a 'person Arnie Marta The
Learned gentleman then detailed the facts of theme. .
James Poupsrt, a market gardener, neat Allem. said that on the
12th of August, about four o'clock in the afternoon, the prisoner
was in his garden stealing some of his best applies, which were very
valuable--as he was in the habit of selling them at 3d. each. Ile
had it peck and a half stowed away in his shirt, and tan down to
'the canal, where the navitatars were working. Witness pursued
him, but the navigatersluterposed, and assaulted witness and those
who moistest him. The prisoner also knoeked him down, and
kicked him while down.
The prisoner denied his being the nthn.
The Jury found him Guilty.
The CHAIRMAN did not set the mischief of the Act of Paths-
meta, which, in the .present case, did s great deal of good, and he
had no doubt that the Act would do great good, though some young
gentlemen might net like it. He though: Mkt yining gentle.
men at uhool ought to habroken of such a mischievous habit
as breaking into orchaids and stealing fruit. The evil was more
sensibly felt where people depandLd on support from the Sale of
such property. Ile then said that the conduct of the prisoner, after
stca,ing the applei, was an aggravation of his offence, and Sen-
tenced him to three months imprisonment In the Muse of Correc-
tion. and to be kept to hard lame.
The Court was ocewpied the greeter part of the afternoon in try-
ing ghost 2J boys, of ages eight to fourteen, for various petty
off,r.ces, but prionwelly jarryivekets. cases were 41
no interest, except semen .1b many melaheholy instances of
eady depravity. Most of tl were found guilty, and were sen-
tenced, some to tine, and some to two, or even three months ; and
two Of the most incorrigible ogre sentenced to sever) years' trans.
portatiou. One of the prise/tiers, a genteelly dressed lad, about
12 years old, was convicted so ,the clearest evidence of picking a
geildeman's pocket of his fifth handkerchief. The prisoner's
father, who lea respectable.tailesinan, and three other persons,
were called for the defence, but their testimony only made the ie.
nate depravity of the boy's deposition more apparent, as it ap-
peared broth their statement that the boy was broeght up with every
care, was kindly treated, was not permitted to wander in the streets,
and was supplied with a reasonable amount of pocket Money.
The CHAARMAN remarked on the rise, thnt it untbrtunately
happened that they had moo many inetances of boys pilferring in
order to supply themselves with the means of extravagance. In
pity to the parents, however, lie would only sentence him to one
month's imprisonment and hard tabour.
• The town and neighbourhood of Market Stainton, near
HOrticattle, were considerably agitated on Friday last by
a calamitous fire, which occurred in the cnttage of IVm.
Smart, a sober and industrious labourer in the employ-
ment of Mr. Waterman, of that place. It appeared that
his wife had occasion to host the even, and had gone out
a short distance from home for the purpose of gathering
fuel, leaving a little girl about four years old, and an iv-
- fent in the cradle : before the poor woman's return, the
fire bad escaped from the oven upon a furze kid which was
laid vear to it, anti spread so rapidly as nearly to have
consumed the cradle in whialt the infant had been left in
the care of the other child, who had just time to escape.
With the most intense anxiety the unfortunate mother
rushed through the flames towards the cradle, fromNrhich
she took the poor little sufferer with the upper part of its,
body literally burnt to a cinder ; and but for the active ex-
:rtiens of her neighbours, and the almost immediate meth-
•al attendance of Mr. Sutton, of IVragby, the poor woman.
(who is still in a dangerous state) must also have perished
' at once from the effects of the tire. The flames were so
.ingtilarly destructive, that not a vestige of' furniture or
clothing mould be presented.-.-Linc‘in Mercury.