The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-12-06 00:00:00

OLD BAULKY. inc. S.

• The ResOias•oere this day opened, b•firre the
LOWY • felbirea:ltscogura, Mr. Baron Giaaciac,
Mr. justice GROSS, sevenil ACttimee, ice.
16 ?/a trouts. late cc • Ensign in .the.
R,oyat Veteran 'Bettation, add Thew Whys:, sk
dreini.boylit the q.) Itilielent Guards;wete in-
dicted for havii4Apituag isereilw4 demprpoole
natifebffeled, on the 417th of May hit, V.Are•
wired, in the parliliorSt. Clensentilicum •
The cafe fertile- ProideiitiOn cgs t OA:U*ly .tiled
by Mr. Poputtie,,,#bii. Minn, Aso a
drummer in 08.'31 Unardel as esidente.-
Tke lVifhp. gave Wig testimony relative to the
nitwit oral tr:ausact.;on, of which he had been witness,
in the clearest gleaner.

He wet cross-examined by Mr. Gomm'. on the
part of the Prisoners. but he adhered, minutely, to
the facts sworn on his direct examination. rather
strengthening them then otherwise.--The boy, it
appeared, had durcorercd whet lie had seep to V.I.
drum-major of the regi,uent, in consequthee of the
detection of the nefarious wretches in Vert-street,
when meta* were taken for the apprehension of the.
prisoner.—.The evidence was of a nature so nauserstait
and disgusting, WI shocked every person iu the
Curt, and !cousequeptly forbids all detail
Hepburn being called on for his deft-tree, shortly •
addressed the Court. He observed, he was well
aware the ',rimed Judge and the Gentlemen of.
the Jury would hear dispassionately what he had to
say; but he also kni!ii, that the just feeling of in.
dig nation slid abliorrenCe which the crime imputed.
to hunt excited in the minds of honoitrable men,•
sometimes occasioned the aceirefiun and the greased
•to be c.infounded together in one common infamy.
fie acknowledged that 'part of what was sworn ense•
true: he had at the tune stated given the witness
half-a.crown, hut without any had intention. It
arose merely from the generosity of his disposition,
which often led biol, unfortunitely for himaelf,
when asked for a shilling, to
.give a larger slam.
Anti he would ask, was not that the most dange-
rous species of talsehood which contained 'a small
portion of truth to give it a colour, and to induce
a belief in those who would, not otherwise have
paid attention to it. The crime with which he wes
accused was, of all others. the moat easily asserted,
but the most difficult to but eontradisted. As it
inlet rest solely on circumstances, character sheitld
he thought, have a great weight in the tabu nnuis:.
sand he trusted in that quality he should not be
found deficient. His long imprisonment in irons
did not *fact hips ; part of that imprisonment he
smfered, •in consequence of his application to
the Court to put off his trial, that he might have
time to produce certaM wittirosee in his behalf, who
were then uhroal. This application the' Court
were graciously pleased to giant—fiat all 11l en.
&avows to induce the Command,rms4hief to ac-
cede to his request. In Raoul; lii. witnesses nwatied
from foreign service, true ineffectual; although,
in a similar etre. that of Burdett sh Colman, a I:ke
untillgeme hid heel' granted, lie had been fre-
quently employed on Coufts-:ll4ir Old, and it•siould
he a consolation to blot in his mainepts. that
he had always leaned to the sole of mercy. Thin
the Jory, whoirs he had the honour of ad-ter•tung,
int4ht feel a consolation of the urine de...711,4.0e. i.e
fervently hoped. He cencru'dell by II s.:lemn asse-
veration of his innocence.

Tama pyr•on. riPplfttl to the g-orptl trwri chit-
"cies or thpl 'Ft'? e •t.a:::.ei to t!..t
'Aral el the $4 roAnsent of (~t
on the part of tltp'.ntr t, C.,iooel Francis WA-

fiant Grant wai ealli4, who 41,043, thitiihe i-
roner hail served in his recinient from iu i7gB
—hr then hore iteiy port character. tie knew
nethi g of him sion.r that thor.

Tw::ather witueaaes acre eatied, but they 44
not appear.

Mr. Justice Gnosis summed nii the eviderrer,
and the Jury tifilin.t immediately returned a verdict
of Gailiy—Peath.
White is rather a gold-looking youth, shout IG
prima; age—licishorn, s respecialois,lonicing MON
upwards of 40. The latter less hosily oecupiekl
during the Iva; in taking nous of the proceedings.
!limey Bowyer was indirtrd for stealing 4 watch
sod a silver teaspoon, the property of Mary Wood•
ye,. in her dwelling-house, on the gilt of October.
The Proseconrix 'stated, that she kept a green.
atop. at No, 31 . Silver-sirtet, tlulden.lignare. Oa
the day lad in the indictment, Mows.,.. Two sod
three 0 (loch in the littlfliteti, the Ibtrsonei, rant=
Irony with two other itrrsens, both of '4/ hoth 'she
knew. one of them hutting' with her -soige
time Lrfarr, came into her puriesur.. 'where slit *is
ashing--they entered into cenversation arith• her
for a short time, sod then d. parted; in five minatee
afterwards she missed SI witted, mid siliet: imam,
which were on the mantle-piece when the Prisniat
and his companions came into the Now%
Prisoner havim; born airehmided for anotheit et-
face. she went to Nesvgate to identify him—elast
could get 11s more than a glimpse-of his faee•--one
eye only being visible; on vieu ihg the Paaciiier
at the bar. however. she Lod no difficulty in swear.
ing that be Witt one of the perocos who cease into
her parlour on the Nth of October. She heti Kink
him take or thrice before,—A little buy, who sew
the parties leave the paor portuin's house. wort,
that be observed one 01 them give the watch to this
Prisoner, whets they all fall away. lie wee !miser*
to swear to the fact. as there was a sisptace fatatio.
ed to the watch -ribbon, such es the Proseestriet
described.

The Jury returned a verdict of Not Coihy. •
Mr. Barton GRAIIASI inquired of the Jury 011 h
what ground they sequittr
,tha Prooarr--diti tip"
disbelieve the evidence? His I.ordahitt was itt.••
rwertd from the Jury Box, that " they did."
Baron GRAILtat observed, he did soot memo to
impute any thong improper to the Joey. nor dirt ha
wish to lauetlre their verdict—bar
appeared h. iuvalidate the trotiarieny given-welt
stood oneWutrodicied; sod he would tecososoessoll
to them to hcesentioos in terminw such con. hae:tone
A Juror atiryld. that 'the watch had not bees pro.
duced and ideityfiril.

Barns citinass-..“ How could it? Th. Psi.
orwerladeot beea apprehended until a considers.
ble tin* after •the robbery of consw the watch
ritsidisposed or. Bit, in .thit, Pie of the ire, thot
Grails nothing.- • if such a princtpk as that waists
prerait, the tunsirsperieaced thieve, wash! be so.
llitue of escaping."
A itrana.-" If we have erred-, we hale atria
on the right Better sib* -wise glulty Ines ,
should reeve, than:Sae innocent man :"
kailg Wakingfiited fur a highWav roblrejsr.
in (Grey-bit saking'frous the persou'oT'Opiers
u'inetal-w;teb. with It 'gold key
,asAd. umg. tan
' flits of Naves/Airs lam.'
The Prwo•—•--

. . .
kovenaber. when4ll44leik 'mi.
arid snatched- hit watch. He iltliWittely or
ern, rind the witfeh cai settneeil..he
Come from the PViseneristlmke was certainfait ono
or the enrtti,".erl whom, with be asaistiumpogthe
watclnao,rhe Wok" into'ciistodyl picked Ity
his watch iron" the &mu nd hisnsolts
Mr. JiiiAce4l44ll-.Siteitetl to. the Jury.. that '`it
they thought-fin iiiisolute violence had been used,
it would do away the capital -elirier, and redwue-
the crime to a lorreny, which Would. subject Aim
Prisoner to transportatio.,.
The Jury found lie Prisosergaihy of the lanenty,..
trillions Berry. Clarks Waver. sod Maw
rooky. Were indicted for breaking- and. eateries
the dwelling-house of Frances Clarke, in the day
time. on.the 16th of November kit, and waling
thereout a pair of black silk stocking,.
It appeared that. on the morning of the 16th et
.November, the Prisoner Berry was' observed by
Parsee of the name of Gerrard. cutting a paste of
glass in She window of the Proiiecutriss who kept
millinery and haberdashery warehouse. at the corset
of Charlotte-street and Russellsstreet.Bloornobery
haring made* breach in the pane,he win*
with which he hooked out • pair of tint stockings,
and gave them to the primer'. Glover. who put
them in his breast. and they made oft together
down Charlotte-street. when they joined the peWi
renecTooley, who ift3/ net glettloo4llll4o see what
was doing at Mr.. Clarke's window; she. however;
received the stockings, sod they proceeded en sow-
pany to Dried-serves-, St. Giles% when Tuoley
went into a pawnbroker's shop, leaving the two lads
otitside.;—Gewrord followed he,, quid begged the
matter of the shop to secure her.. while lie smite.
hriulesi the boys. He went out and seised Glover,
Berry having runaway ; on his return to the shop,
he fount the woman had escaped:4le, however,
with the assistar.ve of Blackmail. the officer. op.
prehended both her and Berry the same evening.
Mr. Baron CDR ARAM summed up the evidence.—
He obserusA. that though the Prisoner Toolty
was
.not anßicieritly near to see what the two boys
were show, yet, if the... Jury were of opinion that
she was stationed at a distince. in Inrtherinre of a
.coaceeteil plan. that rendered lira equally culpaLle
.vtitb three who actually communed the robbery.
The Jury found the three Prisoners Godity—lont
recommended the womse to merey—Death.—.
Berry is 13, Glover 14, endirocley 16 year' of age.
.Wrsy Beldam yaw indicted' tor &lousiest-sly email.
ine Sr. thedwrflt:mg-house of 'Berth. Mears, a silver
tea-pot. value 71. her prapertyV-4;aiky—Denth.
The eta following 'Prisoneren were saavicia et
fele!

Nv!!1;alos, rot 'Whir a tegef tames, the we.
ppm of Jvna!bos Lambert Warrre Witt/. 11w stealing •
alotiv vent coot, prophoy of Orem Ra pd; Ritble4
Ito:moron, for granting. two WItI, dos report, of home
Joel% note, for stooling "metal of airy dot%
the prcppty a %g,. PooKifoo Julie AiolzalmnS
igrq vino. swesilt of beilov the erty of
voi Co. ; *lna P1CK,11.141, *pe
rch_ atasiteeitotret
of !riot' lioto, tonne, fee. the property el Wallas fere.
•

T.'. Naiad, with the Wost ludis Whes, ham
rot back, to Portsmouth.