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fV,n. Wilson was indicted for breaking into the dwelling-house
of William hart, and stea:ing, therein a gold chain and a variety
of trinkets and wearing-spree:l, value twenty pounds and upwards,
hi. property.
The presenter stated, that he resides at No. 1, Lower-terrace,
Islington. On the evening of the 3d of March he left his house
in the care of a female servant, and did not return home until three
the next morning, when he was informed by the watchman that a
burglary had been committed.
Ann filmes, servant to the prosecutor, deposed, that she sat up
for the return of her master and mistress until near two in the
morning. The window which was broken open was fastened with
a wooden bar about eight o'clock, and the loon were bolted at ten.
Witness went to lie down about two in the morning, soon after
which she thought she heard a knock at the front door ; but on go-
ing down foiled it as she left it, and nobody there. Witness then
went to the front parlotir, and found the door wide open ' • and on
going into the adjoining room, prisoner stood facing her. Witness
bad a light in her hand prisoner had none. Witness said, " What
do you do here?" lie made po reply, except " I beg your par.
don," but rushed out of the parlour, ran down stairs, and got out
of the window, which was open. Witness was quite sure as to the
identity of the prisoner. Witness immediately ran up to the front
window, and gave the alarm, In consequence of which the prisoner
was overtaken by the watchman, and brought back. Search was
afterwards made, and boxes were found opened, and valuable pro.
perry taken out.
James Prince, superintendent of the watch for the parish of
Islington, heard the last witness give the alarm, and immediately
saw the prisoner conic out of the kitchen window, and run up the
area. Witness and another person pursued, and never lost sight of
the prisoner until they. overtook him. On bringing him back to
the house, the servant instantly said, " That's the man." Wit.
ness marched the prisoner, and found • child's coral, a gold pin,
and three knives : but nothing else at that time. When the pd.
'toner was apprehended, he was without shoes, but they were
found in the kitchen. A pane of glass was broken, and a
piece of the window-shutter had been taken out, by which
the prisoner was enabled to remove the bar, and lift up the sash.
Witness took the prisoner to the watchhouee, when he said, " They
are my shoes." He was again searched, and a gold chain, seals, and
other valuable articles were found upon his person, as well as others
which were dropped on the way to the watchbouse. The latter
consisted of a phosphorus-box and matches, which he now pro-
duced.

Prisoner—The witness never saw me come out of the window ;
he saw me look after the rail—that was all.

The property produced was sworn to by the prosecutor 4 and,
upon the unquestionable testimony which had been adduced, the
Lord Chief Justice briefly summed up the evidence, and the Jury
returned a verdict of Guilty—Death. Aged 19.
Before the LORD CHIEF ;JUSTICE and a Middlesex Jury.
Murtha Plamby, a well-looking young woman, was indicted for
stealing in the dwelling-house of her muter, Joseph Tickell, Esq.
(of the firm of.Tickell and Co., ale brewers), a gold watch and va-
rious other articles.

The prisoner lived in the family of Tickell, at Clapham, as
child's maid, and in the month of March last Mrs. Tickell missed
several articles, but was unwitting to attach suspicion to any of the
domestics without strong proof of guilt. Mr. Tickell had occasion
to go down to Cambridge, and during his absence a gold watch and
some articles of jewellery were stolen from Mrs. T 's dressing.
room. She thereupon wrote for Mr. Ticket!, who came or to Lon-
don immediately. Foster, one of the officers of Lambeth-street
Police-office, was sent for, and all the servants were ordered
to as-euible in the dieing-room ; the prisoner being called
amongst the rest, pleaded indisposition, and declined going
down ; however, her fellow. aaaaa nt told her that Mr. Tickell
could not dispense with her appearance. She then went down
the first frght of stairs, , but pretending that she had forgot
her handkerchief bent heck, and contrived to secret the ar-
ticles between the bed and the mattress, in her mistress's apart.
moot; but in her confusion she inadvertently placed the keys of
her own trunk, along with them. On the officer coming to search
the servants' boxes the prisoner missed the keys, which however
had Leen previously discovered along with the watch and jewellery
by the housemaid, who found her in Mrs Tickell's apartment.
Some duplicates of property belonging to the family were found in
her box.

The prisoner made no defence, but called witnesses to character.
The Lou n Cif lEl' JrsTicw summed up the evidence, and the
Jury found the pripotter Getil4, but at the persuasion of the prose-
cutor, recommended her to mercy.

NEW COURT.
Martin Easton was indicted for stealing a snuff-box, value 10/.,
from the person of Nodes Dickenson,
The prosecutor stated, that on two 6th of March he was near the
Horse Guards, when he was told by s gentleman that a person had
picked hia packet of something. Witness immediately missed his
box. The prisoner was seen mining away ; he was pursued and
apprehended, and the box was found in has posseaslon.
In his cross-examination by Air. C. PHILLIPS the witness said
be did not six the prisoner following him, or feel any one pull at
his coat; for aught he knew, the prisoner might have picked up
the box ex he (witness) accidentally pullet! it out with has pocket.
handkerchief.

The prisoner said that he found the box, and being much ele-
vated he run off as quick a she could to give information of his good
fortune. _

The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of stealing, but not from
the person.
Jurrera Sham and Frederick Mille stood indicted. the former for
atealing 400 combs, value 18., the pßinerry of Daniel Deacon,
and the latter with receiving part of the SlllllO knowing them to
have been itolen.

'The prosecutor stated that he keeps the White Horse Inn, Crip-
plegate, from which place the chest containing the combs was.
stolen about the 24th of January last.. It was 'conveyed to his
warehouse from York, and belonged to s Mr. Steward- On the 2d
of March,•owing to private' informa.ion, he obtained a search-
warrant, and went to the house of a person named Cole, !Whig in
Rosemary-lane, where be Mood thirty-three dozen of the combs,
which had since been proved to be part of the stolen property. In
consequence of what passed on that occasion, he next took the
officers to the house of the prisoner Mills. where upwards of two
doz.n more were found; and at ishaw'a workshop was found part of
the cheat In which they were packed.
Mr. S d, the manufacturer, identified the property found at
Cole's; halm could not swear to those at Mills's, because they
had been taken out of the papers.
Wm. Cole (who had been 01 custody charged as a receiver, hut
whose bill the Grand Jury had thrown nut) stated that he bought
the eoliths of Shaw. In eoneeritietice of Mills's recommendation.
By Mr. Anut.ett us—llelieved Mills to be a respectable man.
Gave 4s. a dozen for the wombs, bat they were worth seven.
The maoufaaturer, being walled, stated that they were worth
twelve shillings.
The prisoner Shaw denied the theft, and said he found the chest
near Cri pplegate.
• Mills said he received the combs found at his house from Shaw,
for no old debt ; which fact was sworn to by Shaw's sister-in-law.
A gre.it number of witnesses give bosh the prisoners a most cx-
eelh t eliarnetcr.

I,:r.SPrgennt A rtAattt summed up the evidence; and
The Jury retikrned a verdict of Guilty agaima both tie pri.nneni.
hilt hirotil!y• recommended them to mercy oa account of then good
ch.tructi.rs.