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OLD BAILEY, JULY 2.

Ilarithig, aged 22 years, stood capitally indicted for
stealing.in the dwelllng-house of W.ll anhury J ones, gaq.Barrister,
called Wiladen House, at Wilhelm, silver plate, value upwards of
201.bn the 21st of May last. The following is the history of this
transaction : About eleven o'clock on the morning of the 21st of
May. Isaac Blake, the prosecutor's *errant, deposited the plate
mentioned in the indictment in the window of the pantry. A I
young lady, a resident in the family, nansed Whittaker, saw two
suspicious-lucking men go with a bundle front the prosecutor's
premises, and she gave an alarm. Blake instantly missed the plate ;
he went into the road, and saw the ptisorer and another man in a
cart, driving towards Ftlgeware at a very rapid rate ; lie procured a
Muse and unrsueel them ; on their way they stopped a farmer's
boy and gave him a penny, and told him, If anybody asked him
which way the curt was pile, to say that it was gone in a contrary
direction to that which they went. Blake came up with the cart
near the Edgewaremoad, and the prisoner end his companion
leaped or t and ran oft: In the ear: was found part of the stolen
property, and the remainder was found strewed along the road
near the prosecutor's house. The prisoner was afterwards found
a hedge, with his shoes and stockings off and he ran away ; he
wag secured, sod driven to London in the cart, of which he denied
all Knots letlge. On the way. the constable of Wilmlen no: Leing
able to stop the horse, the prisoner said, " give the reins a sudden
jerk, and he will stop instantly."
The prisoner said he was innocent, and that he had been sell-
ing hat aid Monet hoses.
Two witnesses gave him a good character.
31r. Justice Ilunitovolf sumni,el up the case, and the jury
found him Guilty.
MGHW AY ROBBERY. . . .

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James Geatemr, a youth IR years of age, was capitally indicted
for assaulting 11'm. Samuel Smith, on the King's highway, putt-
ing him in fear, and stealing trout Ids person a watch, value 3/., in
Bi tie-coat-fields, St. George's.
The prosecutor, a young man, on the evening of the 30th of
:Hay, was rsasing along Blue-cont-fields, when a man came up to
him and knocked him down, and having taken his watch out of his
fob pocket, ran off. On the prosecutor getting up, he saw a man
dressed like the prisoner, with a short white Jacket, about thirty.
yards front hint, running; he could not swear the prisoner was the
man, hot in stature he strongly resembled him.
A pawnbroker produced the watch, which the prisoner pledged
at his shop the morning after the rubbery.
His defence kas, that he purchas:Al the watch in a public-house,
of a man he did not know.

Verdict-4;614.
The Middlesex cases being all disposed of, the Jury was dis-
charged.

NEC COURT.

Agnes Glyn, aged CA, was indicted for robbing Tom Cribb, of
some more). ; Mrs. Cribb stared, that tire prisoner had been an-
noyed in her house in Panton-street, about five months, and
during flint time they had missed several sums of money ; she was
&trimmed to discover :he thief, and placed in a box, in an upper
room, !IL in silver, widen was all matted. Shortly afterwards, she
found the box Fad been opened by saute person, and 2th. were
stolen.

The prisoner, wh-i charged with having committed the robbery,
'denied it ; but on , arelti“g her person, 13s. of the marked money
wt re found, and al,: n key which opened the boas
Verdict—Guilty,
rhe 31iddleaes cases being all disposed of, the Jury was dia.
eLarged.
MANSLAUGHTER—FURIOUS DRIVING.

John Smith was indicted for killing and slaying James bow.
James Fisher stated, that the deceased; himself, and several
others were returning from the hayfield of Mr. Laycock, of Isling.
ton, on the night of the accitlzrit ; they were on their way from
Ilornsey, through Ilani-lane to Islington, each mounted on a
horse, when the prisoner overtook them riding in a cart, driving
moat furiously, in consequence of which, the shaft of the cart came
in contact with the horse which the deceased rode, and he was dis-
mounted, when instantly the wheel of the cart paned over the body
of the deceased, which occasioncl his death ; he was promptly re-
moved to the hospital of St. Bartholomew, where he lingered only
a few hours.

Other witnesses swore that the prisoner never attempted to stop
the horse.

One of the dressers belonging to the hospital deposed, that the
death of the deceased arose from the fracture of several ribs, occa-
sioned by a vehicle passing over his body.
The prisoner made an ingenious defence. lie was s stranger to
the horse and had no reins to restrain its speed ; he denied that he
heti any,bad moth e. or that lie wasrendered volatile by the effects of
liquor.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recommended him to
mercy.
SINGULAR MODE OFCAPTURINGA FELON.

.1.;;74 were indicted fur stealing two
hundred weight of lead, the property of William Sewell and Jo.
seph Oeldart.
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rhlr.ArsoLvritts stated the ease (or the prosecution.
After which 31r. Skillmmo, clerk to Messrs. Amory and Coles,
described the local situation of the premises, and right of possession
to vest in the proeccutors. as set forth in the indictment.
hlatthew Foy stated he is a watchman connected with the ward of
Castle Ilaynard. Having received information from Berridge, ano-
ther officer of the night, he was induced to proceed to the premises
of the prosecutor, an empty sum-warehouse, in Great Carter-lane.
Ductors•-commons ; 041 sseending the premises, he found the head
of the prisoner protruding through the skylight, he immediately
apprehended him; and finding a second hat, he ir quired as to where
his partner had concealed hinisele, but had reason to suppose that
had descended one of the chimneys, and therefore challenged him
to surrender; hot no voice was heard. Witness broke a tile and
threw part of it down the chimney, and at length a brick, which
fell on the head of other prisoner, precipitated him to the bottom
of the bnildinr, where he was taken up in a dreadfully shattered
state. -He was immediately taken care of, and promptly conveyed
to tlr, hospital.
Scanlan, another watchman, gave similar testimony.
George Read, a patrol, produced gripping knife and sheath found
on the prisoner Johnson ; the lead was cut from the roof and partly
rolled for carrying away.
The prisoner Johnson said in his defence, that he took a lodging
in the premises for the night; and Hack did not attempt deny
the crime, but threw himself on tne mercy of the Court on the
ground or having received a severe contusion on the head, and had,
one of his fingers amputated in consequence of the injury received'
by the fall.
Mr. Anotritus intimated that, under the circumstances, the
pro:meteor diet not wish for a vindictive punishment.
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Verdict—Guilty ; sentence &leered.
DESPATCH OF BUSINESS.
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Such have proved to be the beneficial effects arising from having
an additional Court at the Old Bailey, that the cues on the calen-
dar were disposed of on Saturday night, with the exception of Ogil-
vie, alias Wilson. for forgery, which stands for trial this day t at
the termination of which the sentences will be passed on the prison-
ers. Thus the business, which formerly occupied ten or twelve
days at a corresponding Session, is dispatched in little more than
three days. The diminution of expense and incont enience wit-
nesses formerly experienced, is tno obvious to need remark.