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London, England, 1826-02-21 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, Monter, Fla. 20.

Thomas Ilhatles, aged 21, was indicted for stealing in the dwell.
ing.hnuse of Julio Lambe, a silver shaving.box and other articles,
value 101. his property.
The prisoner said he was not the person, having been mistaken
for another..—Cwitly.
French Janus Mori, Charles Gorman lasett, and Elisabeth
Merle, were again put on their trials for forgery, arising out of the
former transactions, and the Bank withdrawing the prosteution,
they were all acquitted.
Mr. Justice OASELEE ben said that he thought It proper to say,
that the aspersions thrown oat against the Bank of England, as
having never shown any mercy, were unfounded. for he had per.
stingily known many In►tances where that Corporation had shown
the greatest lenity, and the prisoners had now a convincing proof
of it, by the Bank offerirg no evidence against them. The pri.
soners then retired from the Bar. . _

Jams Berergft, aged 24, WAS Indicted for stealing a click. ter.
Monks, and other articles, from the dwelling-house of Wm. Finch
Palmer, in Berkeley-square.
The prieoner had been formerly servant to Mr. Palmer. with
whom he lived two years, and bore a good character, which lie re-
ceived on his departure.
Tha evidence Ira conclusive, and the Jury found the prisoner
Gsilly.
NEW COURT.
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I reach Laws, aged I:ii,c;rm an , anti henry Stephens, aged 34,
publican, were indicted, the former charged with ateall ig 37 gal-
lons of holland., value 301., the property of Richard S:ones, and
the latter with receiving the same, weX knowing it to have been
stolen.
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Mr. Richard Stones deposed, that on the :id of February he,. as
muter-carman, was employed by Itlessrs Taber and Co. to remove
some wines from the Docks. Fitness directed the prisoner Laws
to fetch the wines from the London Docks and deliver them in Sa-
vage-gardens. after which he did not see him until the next day
about noon, when he said, " Master, this Is a bad job; I suppose
you have hearti of it." I said I had, and asked how it happened ?
lie said his tail-rope was rut on London-bridge, and the cask taken
out containing the holland'. Al'itneiot requested him to gn to Mr.
Johnson to explain how it happened, and he went. Witness
asked the prisoner how It was to be paid for. as he had had to
make it good ? IVitneu has paid Taber and Johnson 301. Ms. Ild.
fur it. . .

By 31r. BRODERICK--WittlESS heard of the alleged robbery
early neat morning, but not from the prisoner; witness employed
the prisoner's cart because be had no cart of his own at hand.

Edward Stones examined—Fitness is brother to last witness;
was present when two pipes of wine were delivered to the prisoner,
at the London Docks, on the 3d of February inst. On the fitb he
procured a search warrant, and proceeded to ri,epliens's, at the
corner of Buckle-street, Irhitechapel, where he found a cask wh ch
proved to be the same as delivered to the prisoner Laws by Taber
and Co.

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illiam Turner examined—Wirness is eellarman to Johnson
and Taber ; on the 3d of February, about half-peat three, Laws
called at their house with two pipes ; one was put down, and the
other he was to take to Simmons's wharf. Borough, wish the cask
of hollands and other cases of wire. The permit was nailed on
the stolen cask, covered with tin ; he It ft about half-past four, and
if there had been no stoppage he would reach the wharf in an hour
and a quarter ; saw the cask ►t Lambeth-street on the following
Monday.
Moves Fortune, a police officer belonging to Lambeth-street, re-
ceived a warrant to search the house of Stephens on the 4th of this
month, during the hours of divine service. Witness called three
persons on oneside, and told his business, and inquired whether he
had a cask of hollands in the house, describing the size. Ile said
he had one brought there, which was left on Friday evening, at the
request of a person, until Monday, as he represented it was too late
to take to she inn. Stephens's house is completely the contrary
way from Savage-gardens to the Borough. He took a key, and
proceeded to the cellar, and showed it immediately to witness and
Mr. Stone. The cask now produced is the same ; witness told
Stephens he must take him into custody, when he was desirous to
see the Magistrate that morning, and witness took him, when his
word was taken to appear the next morning.
]l)• Mr. A NDR EVIS-Mr. Wyatt was the Magistrate who granted
the warrant, and took the prisoner's word until the next day ; the
prisoner had kept the public-house for two years or more; he bad
opportunity of running away.
By the Cot:ay—While witness was at Stephens's, the prisoner
Laws came in with a man mulled Dalton, who was also taken into
custody.
Wm. Foster was in the company of last witness at the time of
the search ; the. prisoner said he received the cask from Laws and
Dalton. During the time these men came in, and witness took
them into custody.
James Staines (a very reluctant witness). was called, but his
answers were exceedingly vague and inapplicable. After fenc-
ing with the questions fur some time, the Court ordered hint to
stand down. . _ .

Joseph Brown was in Red Lion-street, IWhitechapel, on Frida►,
the 3d instant, about dusk. when he saw the prisoner Leis
driving a cart, with three casks and one case. Red Lion-street is
not in the regular way from Savage-gardens to London Bridge.
This was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. ANDRICWS. as Connsoe for Stephens, the receiver, sub-
mitted to the Court that no possession was proved in either of the
persons named in the indictment, viz—Richard Stones, and then
Messrs. Johnson and Taber.
The Court over-ruled the objection.
The prisoner Laws put in a written defence, in which he stated
that he lost cask on London-bridge, and did not miss it until be gos
into Teoley-street.
Stephenraddressed the Jury, and observed that had he known
the property to hare been stolen, he had plenty of time to have
made away with it during the interval between the time it was left
and the execution of the warrant. _ _ _

Mr. Whetter, a wine merchant in Crotched-friars, with whom
the prisoner Stephens lived seven years as cell:amen, gave him a
most excellent character.

A great number of other witnesses, principally connected with
the wine and spirit trade. gave Stephens a most exemplary cha-
racter, as did officers connected with the Board of Excise.

The RECORDER summed up the evidence with great clearness.
The offence with which the prisoner was charged was a very serious
one, and required considerable attention. With regard to Ste-
phens, there never was an amused person who received a more un-
exceptionable character, which the Juty would take into consi-
deration, as well as any favourable circumstances observable when
the accusation was made agait•st him. But there was one extra-
ordinary fact connected with the case, vie.—that a person so well
acquainted with the liquor trade should receive a cask into his
house without permit and without direction.
The Jury consulted for n short time, and then returned a verdict
of Guilty agsinst both the prisoners, accompanied by a limn); re-
commendation of Stephens to mercy, o❑ the ground of his gocd cha-
rut et.

The RECORDER said his public duty would not allow him to
attend to it.

The Learned JUDGE then sentenced Laws to be transport2d for
seven. and Stephens for fourteen years.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL, Srs DAY, FED. 19.

Wind W.N.W. blowing hard in squalls—High Water.:lsm. to• &
Arrived the Lagan. Kerr. from Jamaica, in 64 days* John
Lawson, Bremner, from Halifax in 20 days; Cambria. --; tram
Newfoundland; Eliza, Dick, from Para.

FALMOUTH, JAW. 18.—Arrived the Lord Sidmouth packet,
from thefAladiterninean—sailed from Corfu the llth Jan.,
the 21st Jan., Gibraltar, the 7th Feb., and Cadiz. the 9th Feb.
the Illargaren Johnson. from St. John's, New Brunswick, with
damage, and leaky : the 011ve Branch, Anderson, from London
for the Cape; the I Villiam end Henry, Pinchard, front ditto for
Buenos Ayres—spoke on the 13th, off Scilly, the Sarah and Eliza
both, for the South Sean, with loss of bowsprit.—Arrivcd the Maly,
Johnson, from St. Michael's. with loss of sails, main boom, bul.
works, stern started, and leaky, havin been-as far west as Hi;
the Amazon, Holder. from London for Jamaica, with loos of quar-
ter boats, spritsail yard, ike.—Sailed the Duke of Kent packet for
Lisbon, and the Swallow packet for Jamales.—Wind S. IP.
...IPLYMOUTH, Fun. 18 —Arrived his Majesty's brig Goldfinch.
from Rio Janeiro; the Ask, Reyner, from Berbice, leaky, with
damage, and short of prmisions. Sailed the Minerva, Phrlp, and
the John. Wilding, for London. His Majesty's ships M'araplte
and Romney have made signals ft sailing.—Wind W.S.W.
PoIiTSMOUTH, Pea. 19.—Tt still eonti..es to blow very hard
from W. to S.W.; the outward-bound ride in safety. Arttved the
New Thomas, Qplncey, from London for Smyrna; and the Hebe