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London, England, 1807-01-15 00:00:00

411CDLESET sEsstoNg—SAW. 14.
ROM WILLTAM MA,I waaira, Esq. Merman.
and n numerous Henri, of Justices .f Pears for
the County of Aliddlescr.

Charles Rawer:, alias Charles Wimbledon, who had

been ear/lulled of a burglary, with intent to corn-
snit a felony upon the London Dock Company's
Stores, as stated in our Paper of yesterday, was
sentenced to twelve months imprisonment in the
House of Cm-nation.
/teary fivers. and Mary, his wife. were inditted
for a misdetneanour, upon two charges, for having
in their possession, and uttering, base coin.
It appeared, that a woman, of the name of Mary
Co►prersr, who was also charged with the same
offence, but absconded, went Into a pastry-cook's
shop, in the Edgeware-road, and tendered a baJ
shilling (the one in question) in payment for two-
penny-worth of cakes; a Police Offi:er, who had
some information agiinst those parties, was on the
watch at the time, and followed Carpenter from one
place to another, until she was joined at a public.
house, by the Detendant, Mary Rogers. They
went together to a toy-shop, and were afterwards
joined by the other Defendant, Henry Rogers. The
officer traced them to several shops through town,
and at last took them all into custody in the Hay-
market. Upon searching Carpenter. he found ano-
ther bad shilling ; and, upon Henry Rogers. he
triund, in one bag, upwards of thirty counterfeit
shillings and half crowns ; and, in each of his pockets,
a quantity of the sable coin, of different descrip-
r
' 'Mr. ALLEY, for the Prisoners, contended at some
length, din they could not be conviih d upon this
indiament ; for although. he admitted, in all
cases of misdemeanour, an accessary was equally
criminal with thrhand that committed the ett, yet,
•here was nut the least evidence here, to thew that
these Defendants had, or by any possibility could
have, the least kno sledge of the guilty aft of Car-
penter, in passin4 the had money.
The Learned CHAIRMAN expressed himself much
to the same purport, but left it to the Jury to con-
sider upon the evidence Isetore them, whether they
,:uuld come to the conclusion, that all these parties
vice afting together. and privy to each other's
traosaaions ?
The Jury, after a short consultation, found both
the Defendants Gorky, and the Court sentenced them
to six months imprisonment, accorditig to the
Statute.
Some assaol!s, of a very trivial nature, wholly
unworthy public niitice, were alio disposed of.

SUItRLY SLSSIO.NS —Hottalacicia-L•sa.

SECOND DAY.

,19tAre lil,dza lion. 1.6r1 GRANTLLY, and • fall
I:eneb of Magutrates.

The Court opened at ten o'clock, with a full bar,
and proceeded to hear the motions of bastardy, to
respite, affirm, or quash appeals as to parochial
t..tes, highway rates, and. other ways.
Thz. Prisoners against whom true Bills of India.
went had been found were then art signed ; among
them was the celebrated G,orpana Corner, otherwise
Barr-tams, for a felony.
D. Sionarel, an old man, from Aldershot, near
Farnham, was the first tried, for stealing barley and
sacks, the property of Thomas Cooper, which were
found in his bed-room concealed.
A chain of concurrent circumstances was ad-
duced. and the Piisoner, after a short charge from
Mr. KIIMIICK, wio then sat as Chairman, found
Lim G. try of stealing one sack only.
His age is 67, and they recommended him to
tnerc y.
H.: was sentenced to be imprisoned in the House
of Correction for Three Months.