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London, England, 1822-12-06 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.
TattUDAT, Dictum' 5. "'

STIALING IN A DWELLING.HOUSE.
Thostas Speuke stood indicted for stealing a
piece of leaden pipe and a copper, the property of
the Coent San Antonio.
The pipe and copper happened to be in en untie-
copied house belonging to the Count, in Duke.
street, St. James's, which was in the care of Mr.
Abbot, an auctioneer, in Castle-court, Strand.
The Prisoner was met in Jeraryti.rtreet, with the
copper and a crow bar, on the rooming of the 40th
October. He was taken up on suspicion, and when
in custody, he contrived to slip his arms out of his
coat, and by this means he effected his escape.
However, he was stopped by a watchmen. who was
coming front his beat, and was finally secured. The
pipe, ■ hat, and other articles were forma in Duke.
street, which were supposed to have belonged to
some accomplice who had escaped. Those circum-
stances having been satisfactorily proved, the Jury
returned a verdict of Guilty, without hesitation.
Otte of the witnesses stated, that he had known
the Prisoner for several years, acid described hint as
a dishonest character. In consequence of which,
The Recoritna ordered him to be brought up
for judgment, and seateoced him to seven years'
t ninepin tattoo..
John Powell stood indicted for stealing two pieces
of oak timber, the property of John Vincy ; sod
Charles Egret was indicted for receiving the same,
knowing then to be stolen.
The Prosecutoi was a carpenter, residing at
Crouch End ; in the early part of November he
missed the two pieces of timber from his yard.
Some days after one of his workmen saw them at the
house of a 'wheelwright in Hornsey.road, who
proved that tliey had been left in his care by the
Prisoner. Powell. aud he had wine suspicions they
bad been stolen. He immediately sent for Vincey,
who stated the timber was his property. Eyres
happened to be in the shoo when the Prosecutor
entered, end immediately effected his escape.
This wits all that was charged against Eyre,. and
the Judge did not call upon him for his defence.
Powell alleged in his defence that be had found
the timber, aud brought them to the house of
Grinder, the wheelwright, to have them cut auto
shafts for a cart.
One witness gave Powell a good character down
to this time.
The Jury, after a few minutes deliberation. re-
turned a verdict of Guilty against Powell; but on
account of hie good character, was recommended
to mercy. Eyres was discharged.
Elisabeth Pillar and Margaret Smith, two un-
fortunate females, stood indicted for stealing
4/. Its. 6d. from the person of Nathan Fowler, a
dealer in rabbit-skins.
The Prosecutor resides in Buckinghamshire, and
came to town in the month of November to see his
brother. and happened to meet Pillar in Ratcliffe-
highway, sod accompanied her to her lodgiugs
where he met Margaret Smith. the other prisoner.
They had some porter, and then be and Pillar went
out to walk ; in the mean time they went into a
pnblic-Ireose, and afterwards returned to her lodg-
ings, where they had some supper. After which
Pillar staid she should go out to look for a bed, and
when she had found it Smith would bring the
Prosecutor to her. Soon after Pillar wee gone.
Smith naked him to accompany her, aud when
she had got him into the street she shut the
door against him. Thus was the poor countryman
deserted by one of his lovers, and shut out by the
other. He then found he had been robbed, and
called the watchman, who went into the room of the
Prisoner with him, and he found upon the floor a
bag, is which his money had been contained. Pillar
threw something out of the window, which after-
wards proved to be a country bank note belonging
to the Prisoner.

watchman corroborated the latter part of the
Prosecutor's statement, ■nd said, that when they
went into the .eon►, the Prosecutor took up the bag
and paid, this is the bag which contained my "swag,"
but there is no " swag" in my bag now. He knew
Pillar, one of the Prisoners; she had been in the
habit of crying about oysters in Ratcliffe Highway.
The Prisoner. Pillar, hawing been called on for
her defence, said, that the Prisoser, Margaret
Smith, could prove that the Prosecutor had given
her the money.
Mr. Baron GA low told the Jury that it ap-
peared to him, there was no evidence to implicate
Smith, sad if they were of that opinion, she might
be called as a witness.

Margaret Smith was then released from the dock
and sworn. She stated that the supper was certainly
cooked at her lodgings, but that the Prosecutor had
positively given Pillar the note, in order to release
some of her clothes from the pawnbroker.
Mr. Baron GARROW then charged the Jury, who
returned a verdict of—Not Guilty.
Thomas Benton was indicted for robbing Sarah
Spencer on the highway, of a bundle, containing
live shirts, the property of Thomas Barnett.
The Prosecutrut was carrying home her father-in-
law's linen, and while passing up Gravel-lone, Hat.
Odle Highway, was stopped by three men. The
Prisoner held her while the two others robbed her of
her bundle. He was afterwards secuied by a Bow-
street patrol.
Verdict—Guilty.
Mr. Baron GAIROW told the Prisoner that at
the end of the Sessions he might expect sentence of
transportation for hfe, us the growing frequency of
street robberies rendered it ■n imperative duty to
break up those desperate gangs with which the
streets of the metropolis were infested.
Ma•oel da Silva, a Portuguese seaman, was con-
victed of stealing • pair of trousers, a silver watch,
and other property, value above 51. the property of
Frederick Capper, Surgeon of St. Thomas's Hos-
pital.
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NON-ATTENDANCE OF COUNSEL

Samuel Carney %vs, indicted for feloniously pat-
ting away a certain bill of exchange for the payment
of 371. 16s. well knowing the same to be forged
and counterfeited, with an intent to defraud Henry
Walker.

This case, which had been called on at ten
o'clock in the morning, and put off at the request
of Mr. Law, till one o'clock, in order to enable two
Conon!, wbo had been retained by the Prisoner,
and were absent, to attend, was again called on at