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OLD hittin WEDKzumi, 1E mat.

• (Before Mt. Sergeant A Ranter.)
Etlavarnd Rdgar, aliaslmund Moir Balt, a young ma *boil
the age of 21, and aft engraver and miniature painter by profession'.
was put to the bar, chewed with alealidg a gold Watch, and sadar
articles of plate and wearing apparel, atnnunting in value to Coolies
13U1., from the dikellinglmuse of Miss Elisabeth Smith, who ccer.
pied one of the Alpha Cottages. . •
It appeared from the evidence of the witnettes for the protean
' non, that the house was discovered to have been robbed on die
maid Servant's getting tip in the morning. At about half-past sia
o clock the same morning the prisoner was apprehended in ti':
neighbourhood of Liuon-grove, with the greater pert of the
pru-
perty which had been stolen in his possession. , •
The prisoner said in his defence that he found the property hi.l
ditch.

Several witnesses gave the prisoner an excellent character.
(Nifty.
This is the person who has already been mentioh-rd in Ott point
reports at the time of the robbery. He *as stated on the trial to be
a painter ; and the card mentioned at the time of his ezatnination
nt the police-office, and which had on it a portrait of thenrisaner In
the condemned cell at Newgate. wets banded up to the Minch, and
examined by the Court and Counsel. The prisoner is a genteel
looking young man, and of superior iddreas.

(Before Mr. Juktice GASELIER.)
James Lynch. alias Peter Purcell, and Wiinain Pretreat; Snit
put to the bar, charged with feloniously assaulting Judas (hate eo
the King's highway, putting him in fear, and forcibly taking from.
his person a silk handkerchief, of the vain of 6s.
The prosectitor proved, that as lie was pahing throbkis
row, Holborn, about six on the evening of the sth of July, the tw
pri o
oners came tip to him, when Lynch took his handkerchief frost
his pocket, and handed it to the other prisoner. The prosecutor
pursued Frewiu, and in doing so took hold of another Man whont
he imagined to be in his company : on doing so he received a Vio-
lent blow, which stunned and knocked him down, eld the Mau'.
pocket parted in two.
Mr. Justice GASELrr oberved that there was end of the capital
part of the charge, as the violence was subsequent to the robber,.
The prisoners appeared to be in company with a party of fifteen
. or sixteca individuals. at thi Gray's lari.lane side of Holborn, aro.
his attention was attracted towards them by Miaowing that they
appeared to be watching him, and crossed over the May after hike. •
Au officer of Hatton-garden stated thkt he found Frewin SEIM? 5.
ing to communicate with Lynch in the Tack.up-place, and took hint
into custody. Ile was afterwards identified by the prosecutor as
one of the men who had robbed illm.
The prisoners being called on for their defence—.
Lynch said he was taking a "'ilk on the evening in ellisettmet
when liming a cry of "Stop thief!" he joined it, and was takoa
into custody., He disclaimed all knowledge of the traOsactinn.
Frewin also protested his innocence, and said he was Merely
waiting about the police-office through curiosity, when he lookg;
into the lock•up.place through a crevice, and -Observed Lynch tint:,
his mother talking together ; but he did not attempt to, speak rt.
Lynch. as stated by the officer. The officer took him into custody .
and presently after the prosecutor came in and said he was on. 0:
the persons that had robbed him. Lie knew nothing more of the
transaction
For the prisoner Frewin a witness named itlfsby, who belle hint**
in the street, stated that about six in the evening of tbe 6th of Jig' 4
he saw the prosecutor struggling with a fount man in Holboa.
who had a silk handkerchiet in his hand. Neither of the
were the person with whom the prosecutor was wrestling.
person was dressed in a blue coat, anti was of fair hair and cou.-
pies ion.
The wife of the last witness corroborated her husbond'e fast •
minty.
Another witness was called to prove that the prisoner Frawin lc%
dressed on the day in rotation in a dark chixed frock CORE and blazle
waistcoat.

Freirtin's master, a lamp-manufacturer, named Brooks; bnothe
' witness; named Hetherington ; and file BichanLon, of Itcs,•_
street, all gave the prisoner an excellent character for sobriety, atm
dinesa, and honesty.
Teo other witnesses, also is the lamp trade, and in whose em-
ployment Dewitt had been up to a late period, agreed in giving I.le
prisoner a similar character.
The prisoner Lynch called no witnesses:
lllr. Justice Gatti-Et charged the Jury, who itnnsediately
accented Frewin, and found Lynch (if titCy of stealing front tee
person of the prosecutors-
Mr. Justice OASE LEE—I hope, Frewin, yew will perceive ere
advantages of a good character. Notwithstanding the aka
circumstances in your case, that has counterbalanced them in the
minds of the Jury. •
Frewin assured his Lordship he was perfectly innocent of tj
offence which had been laid to his charge; anti Lynch disclalre.o
all previous knowledge of his late fellow prisoner, who was c.-
stantly discharged. Frewin is a respectable looking young man.
ROBBERS IN THE SABLONNIERE HOTEL.
Edward Tay!or was indicted for stealirg in the derePing-hOwto
of John Paeans • gold watch, chain, and seals, value 2W., anti
other articles, the property of Pedro de Aycinena.
The prosecutor, who is a native of South Amerits, stated, thee
he lodged at the Sablonniere Hotel, in Leicester.acluare, iR
August last; having retired to test on the night of the 11Mb of that
month, he was awoke about; quarter before five next morning, by
by a noise in his bed-room. Beetle a MAD leaving the apartment;
hut could not say wbo helms. .113 abouLtwo hours after saw dm.
property in the posaesaiiin of an officer. He had lett the articles by
the bed side the preeed:ng night, on retiring to r;:st. Itiitnesa slept.
on the first floor, and prisoner on the third.
Charles Pagllano, the son of the proprietor oldie Sablonnieen
Hotel, Leicester-square, proved that on the 19th of August thw
prisoner occupied an apartment on the thud floor, in his father'e
hotel, and prosecutor also resided there. Witness, in conseitutuef
of some complaint, ;Vent for a constable,. at seven o'clock that
morning, anti insisted on searching the prisoner's room. •I'ha
prisoner made no objection, and the officer and one of the porte:s
did so. The officer found the watch and other articles whi.ta
had been stolen in the prisoner's room, and he *as taken to the
watchhouse.
Cross-examined by Mr. Axnenws—Witness's father's same :4
John Baptiste Pagliano—not John Pagliano, u stated in the ut•
dictment.

iii:ANDR/Wo—Then there is an end of the capita charge.
Cross-examination resumed—The prisoner was. searched twice:
and on the first occasion, nothing was found, although his coat
was in the officer's hand. Ile was washing himself when witness
first entered the tomb, and had his pantaloons on—his coat Will en:
a chair.
W. Clements, the officer, who searched the priStiner's Tootle
stated, shpt after having searched the potters' persons, and the low ex
part of the house, he went into the prisoner's room. Prisoner ass'
up and Partly dressed. Their business was explained, and prisoner
said, " I am willing to go to Bow-street." Witness turned down'
the bed-clothes and searched the prisoner's coat, but could tlnst,
nothing then. Witness left the room, and after do absence of two
or three minutes returned with the porter. In the interval betas.
not left the door. Witness went in, and the porter followed bin:
he then took the bed-clothes oil, one by one, removed the beds List
found nothing; but between the second khd third mattres. le
found the gold watch he now produces. 'Witness asked prisor
the watch was his, snit he answered " No." Witness then r
'mined the priioner's coat again, and found at the corner of obt cv:
the pockets, tied up in, tape the opera-glass now produced. In :I.:.
other pocket was found a geld chain and seals. In pritobt:
breeches pocket, witness found three sovereigns; he Shirt
prisoner what he had donb with the other three sovereigns the
gentlembn hail lost. Prisoner replied, he dropped.them coining
up stairs.

Croarexamined—Witneu never left the prisoner's tor Demote
the first and second,search. lie made a more minute examinatita
the first than the sezoiu! time. Witness searched both the ports:a
carefully, and they could not have had the property.
The prosecutor was recalled and identitied. the property ANIL {t
as his.

This wail the case for the prosecution.
The prlstine,r, in his defence, said, he gat.his Coat to teptittei
to brush, who brought it into his room 'bay, six o'clock to tt.
morning. lie knew nothing of the robbery.
lily. Justice GAISELEE charged ths ittry and toldthem that IC
consequence of the mistake made in the indictment to Id r
Pagliano's christian name, they would acquit the prisoner of the
capital pan of the chap, and consider whether the offence had
been proved against him in a manner sufficient to warrant than ra.
convicting him of the larceny.
The Jury instantly found the prisoner Guilty of the :nicer
offence.

Ttieinisonet is a genteel lad about 18 years of age.

FORGERY ON THE SOUTH SEA COMPANY.
(Before a London Jury.)
WAite, surgeoa, waa put to the bar, charged with forging thee
titmice of the subscribing witnesses to a power of attorney, for she
transfer of 3201. in the South Sea Annuitiee, with intent to de-
fraud the South Sea Company, on the 2.rtli July. The prisoner
was also charged, in a second inslictineut, with having forged.
the instrument.
To the first indictment, which was one for forging the names of
the witnesses to the power of attorney, the prisoner 'leaded Gritty.
This is a transpirriable offence.
To the second indictment; which is for a capital offirtos, the
prisoner pleaded Not Guilty.
Mr. Sergeant ilosaxaont role, acd said he *bought thr
prisoner had been well advised in the plea he had adopted. He
had pleaded guilty to the first indictment, which was fee a trans-
portable offence. To the second indictment, which was one of a
more serious nature, the prisoner had pleaded not guilty ; and be
(Mr. Sergeant liosanquet) was instructed to say, that the South Sea
Company were content, inasmuch as public justice would be sails.
lied by the punishment consequent on the minor offince, to forego
further proceedings on the capital charge. lie trusted that the
change of society and country to which the prisoner would have to
Rubino, would effect a favourable alteration In his char..eter, and
put him in a situation to atone to society fee the heavy silence he
had committed.
No evidence having been offered in support of the prosecution,
The Jury, under the direction of the Learned Judge (Oust:lee).
acqaiited the prisoner.
the prisoner was amnia charged on a third indichhent, with
the forging of a receipt for 281. 2a. fat. on the aa of Deems
bee. in the parish of St. Alsty-le-Strand, with iment to derma
his Majesty.
The prisoner pleaded Not Guilty.
31e. Bo LW/ 11, for the prosecution, observed, that the offense I
laid to the prisoner's charge in this indictment arose out of the
transactions &bead,/ alluded to. Under all the cireumstantes of the
case, and idler what mitt already taken place, he was hummed iis
say, by the Commissioners of Stamps, for whom he had me
honour to appettr, that it wall not their intention to oder spy
deuce in zuppert of the -reser t charge. he Cutnutiesiuncts vi

v

... acquittal wee prisoner
flows the bar.
The primmer was etteessel ._ and highly respectable
in hie appeaisnee. He seemed Kt be above 45 years of age. 51r.
la Hamm seted as his solicitor, sad stood by his side direcung him
bow io
Dade! ifolleitd, ibis Edwards, Martha Ilill, and Sarah Smirk
were pat to the bar, charged with assaulting Alexander Randall.,
na4 taking tem his person a bag, containing 3i sovereigns, hie'
propseiegitba 17th August.
A iliailasa—O .n the day in question I had received a
large rum looney. and was proceeding along the street in the
neighbourhood a Cable-court. Church-lime, Wapping, when one
of the tewale prisoners snatched of my hat, and tan away into a
Wks, with It. 1 demanded my hat at the door, when three persona
✓an out, seized me by the collar, and dragged me into the house by
main fermi They were females, rind dragged me into a room
whams a man was sitting. The man rose from a chair. and joined
the females. They forced from me a bundle which I bad with int.
It wan tors in pieces in the scuffle. Holland knocked the down.
lle wee assisted b the three females at the bar. I can swear they
• - Tay • 7-11Pcbits, and
°mead they
I mooted
(A laugh.).

attar
The preemptor .
t ‘3w the prosecutor lying for dead near the place. The female
praoews bad come out of the house before that. I saw Daniel
Holland attempting to lift the prosecutor up, and I asked—" Can't
'an get the roan ap P' He replied—." Hold your tongue." Aftee
that ( sow Mr. Randall lying in the waste ground at the back of
the house; that Is Eve or nix yards from the prisoners' houses
Tho three women wise erect down the court were it ladies at the
bar. (A laugh.)
Coneeeesetuined by Mr. Puttntes.-1 am sure Mr. Randall is
the person I saw, and that he was ten or twelve yards in the coot
whew kit bat was taken. He was not in the main-street. I saw
nobody in the moo with the prosecutor except Holland. When
Randall was entering the house I heard no noise, and I was stand-
ing within four doors of it. I did net go into the room where Ran-
dall lay at all, and did not see him lie there till after the three
female prisoners were gone away. I never saw the female prisoners
in that room at all..
By the COUIT.-4 404% know how many rooms are in the
bout*.
Mary 11111 deposed to the fact of having seen the prosecutor
1)-ng on the day in question, and in die manner described by the
former witnesses. • She also proved having seen the prisoner Hal.
land drop a bundle by the side of Mr. Randall. Holland had come
Vat of No. 21, Cable-court, and went in again at the back-door of
one of thwhouries, she did not know which.
Mary Macauley corrobordted the statement of the preceding
witness.
John Kane, a little boy of eleven years of age, deposed that he
haew the prisoner Smith, and saw her in Cable-court on the day in
quacAo. He saw one of die girls takeoff the man's hat, and the
man, asaite-t• thee me the hat." The girl said—" Come ter it."
Pe.soner Smith said to the girl, who had the hat near the end of the
COatt. Gat blot up." Some of their hands were on the man's
miler.; and he walked into the house when they had pulled him once
or !rice.
Wtiliam Somers apprehended the prisoner Hill. She wished to
be when as prieotely as possible. She said her real name was Hill,
rapprehended her by the name of Davis. I also apprehended
the 'nutter Edwan's in Blue-gate-fields, where she said she had
lived Iwo or three months, having left Cable-court that time ; but
bet labdlagy sated she was with het only a fortnight.
Trancis-Jackson.-1 was sent for to remove the prosecutor from
the waste ground. I found him in a state of insensibility from
liquor. Ile bad a coat on, and did not appear to have been ill
treated. There *u a handle by his side, containing cow-heels and
cucambets. Martha Hill and Holland lived in the house No. 21,
001 e-court I have seen them together, and observed Holland
fa bed here. The house consists of two rooms: one above and
one below. Cable-court leans into Cable-street. It is about twenty
yards from the street to the court, and the coon is one hundred
yards Tong. PAM No. 21 to the Main street is between 30 and 40
yards in distar.ce. The prosecuter might or might not have been
heard lied he made a noise. I kettle that the two other female pri-
soners lived in the court.
Crdss-examined.—No medical' man was called to attend Mr.
Rsodtl4 and these was WO appearance of blood or bruises about
He overhauled Ilia pockets, and said his book had bees
changed from one side to the other; he said they had taken hie bag,
which coutsioed twenty-five sovereigns. The prosecutor appeared
ustoticated.
The °Mar who apprehended Holland stated, that the prisoner
disclertied all knowledge of the robbery ; but said, he supposed he
was tuspected in consequence of his former life.
nit was the case for the prosecution.
The oern made no defence, and did not tall any witnesses.
Mt. Justice OASELSE charged the Jury, and recapitulated the
evidence in which he observed the Jury must perceive there was
oensalottilly considerable contradiction. The prosecutor appeared
so his Own admission to have been rather intoxicated, and on the
whole it was for the Jury to determine whether, relying upon his
testiwpcy, they could convict the prisoners on the capital part of
the charge for the highway robbery, or only for the minor offence
°lgnatius from the person. If the violence complained of was
mode use of after the money had been tak‘n, and by Holland
atone, then the Jury would convict the male prisoner of the minor
uffetee, and acquit the females. But If they. believed that the
eidetic* had preceded the robbery, and all the prisoners at the bar
had Datlleinated In it, be would become their duty to convict them
edhir the capital part of the offence.
Tbkl.nry indeed to outsider their verdict. and an absence of
6/140(n mlnute.tn returned into Court, whey they returned a verdict of
Chilly of stealing font the person against all four prisoners.
The nude prisoner was stated in the calendar to be 22 years of
se;d, bat did not appear more than 18. The replete' were all young
and pretty. •
NEW COURT.
(Before Sir. Sergeant AIIABI X.)
T.nrehe Lbed, about thirty years of age, was charged with steal-
in two sheets, a gown, and several other articles, the property of
William Pillion, of Clerkenwell.
It appeared that the pins .ncr had taken a room in the prosecu-
west boom, and soon afterward, several things were missed, which
were subsequently traced to a pawnbrokers shop in the neigh.
be trhood, rho represented the priaocer ts being the person that
Pawned them.
Merl • bee defuttenalaide ?had balitntletllo. hate K.
d the things, end returned theut to the prosecutor's wife.
he Jury Lund her Guilty.
Me. Sergeant A RABIN end her she had no right to pawn the
ptbrOffy o. p,r,on ; and at the system was hewn:lin/411J very
liffentlent for persoal of her deseriptioa to go into peoples houses
"Ler the pretenre of taking apartments; in order to have facilities
84 piueder, it cos i.ec,mary to ntain7some examples; he therefore
desd:ed the pristr,:r t..) prepare herself fur a voyage, as she might
depend on being teat out of the country.
'der Whernore a lad about elereu years of age, was convicted
afisoft WO the shop of Mr. Franklin, a silversmith and jeweller,
lie .I..atreet, Bloomsbury, and stealing two watch seals. He
aunt inns the shop to beg, where there were upwards of seventy
hold stab on the crueller, two of which he secreted about his per.
tooi. He was followen. and the seals were found in his pocket.
SergesnrAe•nts said, it was a latrentable thing to see
reek et:china at the bar of Idourt, Mit tradesmen could not protect
tneineelves unless they prosecuted them.
The ditty said it Wail very shocking to see such juvenile offenders
balloge: them.
The Leaned Fnngetui t told the boy that be had the power, if be
twelised, to transtert hr.,. but be *maid gave hires another chance.
wucrer his patents ;re, they were equally gUilly with himself,
fie Were was les doubt. but they knew perfectly well of the acts
of theatri,entr,-and profited by his dishonesty.
ll* honoree then sentenced to be well privately whipped in pri-
asokland then itischaiged-
Wm. Arthur, a boy about 15 years old, was convicted of going
isle the tenin of James Ftripps, and- stealing several balf.crowns
,rlll othet inner nut of the till.
A/lewd F,iineis, a very respectable-looking man of colour, was
beeseted f n li.,;:uaY,
Whew the witnesses were called, no one appeared except the Po.
sv oNoer vo.o aaerelienl.- 1, and was mount at the examination
of thatostswier heron the alsgistrste, when be (miaowed his best
menif it, Mary Ann 'Amber', at Limerick. in Ireland, who
Mesa: had left humabout too .years ago, and lie had never seen
4 llnneinee. The confeesloa was taken down in onting and signed
lithe prisoner.
Ma LAW—Hog many marriages did he =fats?
Wrowee—tynty one,
Mr. Se.clAnt. ARABI w—Weve chitin of the wives present at his
esiambiatiou .
Wllmem—Yea, they were birth pressen, sad the second wife pro-
drayserotitiaite af her marriage with hits.'
IlleAlergerusi A oast Who was the Magistrate t
Witiota—Mr. firegerie. It was • eadoesary contention. The
gene 1111, wait application at the ofiloe gonna the praecox, trod 1

was ordered to gi and app.:eland Lim. I went to the Barrett and t
took him into custody-, anti as boon as he appeared at the (ace he I
confessed his former marriage. !
The comics-lion was then put in and read—which stated that the
Prisoner married Mary Ann Lambert at Limerick, in Deland, both
by the ratholte,and Protestant form.
Mr. Sergeant A a aurst—Well, there is no evidence of the Nerand 1
marriage. flow comes it that the • natneof the second wire doe ,'
not appear on the indietMenf I
Witoesa-1 cannot get her to come forward. She lived at the !
time the prisoner was taken in Baker-street as a nurse, but has
since gone away. and I cannot find her.
Mr. Sergeant Alt Allis—Thin is the lamest case I ever saw in
my life. There is no evidence to go to the Jury ; the prisoner must
therefore be acquitted. ~
The Jory accordingly found the prisoner Not Gallty.
Christian 21f•liay, a woman about thirty-lour years of age, but
of very shabby aPP.Arlutre, was indicted for stealing a basket, and
some young cucumber., called girkins, from Wm. Drury.
. %Valiant Drury, a law ill-looking Is ' halm, wax examined—l
mo wiew
am a labourer, going fortle'about the 11 what I can. On
the 24 of this month I had a basket, aptat me girkina, at the
corner of St. Martin's.lane, in the Strand, when the prisoner came
up to me, and asked me fur a penny to buy her some bread, I gave
it to her, anti left her in the care ot my basket, while I wear &ones
the road to the landlady of the public-house to sell my girkins,
which I did ; but when I came back for them the basket. girkins,
and woman were all
_pine. I never bad any basket nor girkins
since ; but totally lost them.
The officer who apprehended the prisoner, said the last witness
told him where the prisoner might be found, and when he got there
he discovered the bask.7t hid under the bed.
The pri.aner being celled upon for her defence, began to excul-
pate herself from the charge in a most unexpected way.' Her
secant was a little after the scotch manner, but her language and
cadence both evinced that she had been accustomed to much better
ty than. that of the prosecutor, who belonged to the beard&
see not Deo,.. Irish • that colonize iti St. Giles's. That unfortu-
aa she went one day Into, a public-house Where the prosecutor
al
was rinkiog, aid tieing very destitute, she asked a trifle of him,
when he proposed thiii she should live witll him. She then said, If
she hada yard of muslin, it Would extricate her from a certain diffi-
cult which she had fallen. Ile penalised it 14 btkilitidashl be
w support her like a lady. As they were going down St.
31artin'adane together, he said he was on the eve of taking a room,
and wished her to go and live with him. This she objected to, say.
ing that she would write to her brother.in.law, who r. is &Justice
of the Peace in —, in Scotland, and who would relieve.her ste-
c,essities, and supply het with means to go home. lie then took
some Mains, and put,them into a basket, and told her to go and
sell them and purchase a yard of muslin with the matey.. Ain
stood in the street from half-past seven to half-past nine natbt
evening, when the watchman desired her to go home, or htateoPtd.
take her Into custody. The prosectitor afterwards calletat tita•
house where she was staying, and asked her winaber the *cold..
and live with him ; she refused to do so, and he then threatened to
have her taken up and hanged. or transported. The prisoner de,
dared this was the real truth, and that she had written the Go-
vernor of some place (we could rot catch the name) rho well knew
her, and her connexions, and who she had tto doubt would testify
to her respectability.
The prosecutor was recalled, sad in a faltering manner said he
was not to the habit of living with the prisoner. She did one day
ask him to let her have a place to sleep in, and lie and his comrade,
out of charity, lei her elms in their bed with them.
Mr. Sergeant A Ratite—ls there any truth in what she says,
that you told her to raise money on the cucumbers?
Witness-No. my Lord. When she was found with the bas-
ket, on my honour she ran like a March hare up the street, and
that is all.
Mr. Sergeant A RABIN said this was a case entirely for the
of the jury. The question was, whether they believed the
story of the man or not. According as their ben' was, they would
either acquit or convict the prisoner.
The Jury, without hesitation, found the prisoner Not Guilty.

Elizabeth if all:• alias Mother Turpia, the amiable parent of
the notorious Jack Turpin, who was transported at the last 0:d
Bailey Sessions, was put to the bar, charged with feloniously re-
ceiving &clock, value 265., the property of Timothy Sullivan, from
John Sullivan, who had stolen the same, she well knowing the
cloak to be stolen.
Timothy Sullivan stated, that his son, who was a lad of ten or
eleven years old, had pleaded guilty to the indictment charging him
with stealing the clock, which the prisoner at the bar had received
from him. he witness then said, I, my little boy, and Thome,
Welch, went to the prisoner's house on the same afternoon that I
lost the clack. Welch is a neighbour of mine. The prisoner
lives in New Tothill.street, and keeps what is called a marine
store shop. 1 got there. I asked the prisoner whether she
knew my boy ; she dehied knowing him. I then asked her son, a
little boy who was in the room, whether he knew him, and lie said
he did. Theo Ma'am, says I, you must know him, for he has
been here selling a clock this afternoon. She again said she did
not. Well Ma'am, says I again, you must know him, for be sold
the clock to you, to which she made no reply. Welch then said,
Mistress, this is the boy's father that owns the clock, we don't
want to hurt you nor the boy, all we want is the clock, and here is
the three shillings for you, says be, which you gave the lad for it.
The prisoner then said to my lad, Oh ! you bast boy, you are
not fit to come into my house alter robbing your father; yOu
told me you had picked up the clock over the water,
on the steps of a gentleman's house, did you not P I did, says the
boy. Welch then said, come, mistress, now let us have the clock;
upon which she asked me if I would take the value of it till she
had it returned the next morning for that it was not in her house;
and she then asked if 3thi. would do. The boy said she had given
him 31. for it. Having discovered that the clock had been received
by tier, 1 took a scut and said I would not leave the house until an
officer came and took Let up. She then whispered to her little
boy, who immediately said to nie, will not 21. do till you get the
clock borne; I said I would take no money, I wanted nothing but
my own, and that I would have. She then told a girl to bring
paper and ink for me to leave my address, that she might tiling the
clock to me the next day, but I refused to do sorbing of the sort.
My wife then carne in with another anti the prisoner raid,
woman, go home, for the clock will be at home before you." I
also desired her to go home, as every thing was settled, as I
thought the prisoner had sent the clock to my house as she lied
stated. When my wife went away, the prisoner came and cook
bold of my arm and said she was a poor lone woman, and begged
would not hurt her, and promised most earnestly that she would
send home the clock the next morning. She walked about the rumen
in a very strange manner, and pretended to be very sick. The
watchman had now entered the house, for it was grown late. She
spoke to him to induce us to take money, and abe thee slipped out
of the house to get. as I thought, the clock, but she did not return
Rain while I was there. I remained a long time, till my wife caste
back for me. The little boy asked to go for his mother, but
be also forgot to come back. We then wort away. The next
morning my wife went to see whether she could get the clock, and
the prisoner then said she did not know any thing about it, nor had
she bought any such a thing. She was taken into custody on
Thursday. I have never seen my clock since. That is all I know
about it, my Lord.
The prisoner asked the witness whether he did not take a 6d. cdri
the table and send for bone porter, and put the change into his

The witness said, it was no such thing ; but his Lordship had
better ask Welch about it.

Thomas Welch said, the story of the last witness was quite cor-
rect. The prisoner offered him 30s. in the passage ; 1 went and
said, " Will you take the money for clock•? Says ha. " NO;
Charley, 1 will not take a farthing, and I wont leave the house till
I got the clock."
I:he prisoner said, that this witness hed made certain overtures
to her, upon her complying with which he would induce the other
man to forgive her. " He caught hold of toe in the passage," said
the prisoner, " and kissed me.
The witness ejaculated, " Lord, bird ! why I have got a wife
and two children at home ; but the truth is, she took hold of my,
arm and wanted to kiss toe, and that old man there (pointing to the
other whom). She took out a purse, a sort of cotton knit thing.
and held a sovereign in one hand, and some silver in the other, to •
offered it to ua. No, no, there is no truth in the story, my Lord,
of my offering to sleep with her ; I have a wife and two children."
The prisoner—You know you did, and you can't deny it.
A boy who accompanied young Sullivan to the house was next
examined. 11e said that Sullivan brought the clack out of his
father's honse, and inike3 lthe to Rh with trim to the-prieaterho.
did em. but the prisoner turned him out of thd house. ne atop7el
outside pi the door till young Sullivan came oat, aod he then
showed the witness 3s. which the woman bad given to Lim for die
clock.

The prisoner said, she could not stand up at the time, anti, there-
fore it was impossible she could turn him out of the house.
The witnsais—eihe could stand up, and walk about as well as 1
could, my Lord, and she did turn me out.
The prisoner being called on foe her defence desired that her wit.
nesses might be brought forward. They appeared—one was F.Liz.
Watts, the trimmer's daughter, a dirty niiserable.looking cum-
tore, and the other was the little boy her son-in-law, who had all
the marks of wickedness stamped upon his countenance. They
both told the same story, continnahry of their mother's tale, and
contradictory of every material point sworn to by tlie other wit-
nesses. The girl said alio told the same story at the Police-oflicc,
but the Alactstrate would oat hearken to it.
Mr. Sergeant Auanir —No, I shunid tiliok not.

The Learned SE aoraww, In summing uo, said this was a ease
which deserved the serious attention of the Jury; not only a, tar 1111
the prisoner was eons rues. I,llt 'far ee the public at large were
concerned ; for It; need not inform them, if there were nut a party
such as the prisoner at the bar always ready to receive the fruits of
ptunikr, and afford an easy means of their being applied to u two-
titable use, they shnuld- not see so many unhappy youths as they
now did at tbibat of that Court. As to the present case, the ems
dente 11/Ai extremely clear. That the bey stnie the clack tittle
Svcs no doubt whatever; therefore they had only now to •deuitle
' whether the prisoner reorival it front him knowing it to be stolen.
The Jury well understood that, before thyy could' convict the pri-
soner of this offence, they must be satisfied by the whole femur of
her eundect that she kite. of the article being stoles ; Inc unless
that woe sunk:mule nilde out she must be sequitted. The mi.
dente appeared to Mot to be very strong, indeed, against the pri.
sutler at the bar. The prim:eta had said she carried on no trade; if
nut, he could not see why she had purchased the clock, and which
was not forthcoming in a I,w hours after, nor hail ever since been
traced : and then the fart of bur denying all knowledge of the Loy,
and afterwards endeavouring to compromise the matter by offering
21., and although site hull just before gives only 3a. fur the dock,
were all very pregnant cuanostances in continuant:J of her guilt:
at all events they were totally inconaiatent with a couch:n*llam of
honest intention.

The Jury, without hesitat;on, found the prisoner Gritty.
The woman was immediately salted what sh 4 had to say why
jud`uwut shoulttict be passcd upon het.

Mr. Sergeant Aftalnfr—Elizabeth Watts, it is quite impossible
!for any person gifted with understanding is this Court, not to be 0
fully wislied of your guilt ; there can be on question on earth about
it.. I perfectly accord with the verdict,which the gentlemen of the
Jar, have pronounced against you. If it were not fur such evil-
disposed persrms as yourself thieves and mere lads would not be
seduced to rob their parrots, their masters, and friends, because
'they would tied no pia& to get rid of what they plundered. lint
there are, unhappily, porsons like you in this greet city, who are
ready at all times to purchase from them their dishonest booty.
You sometimes. indeed. ask qui:adors for fear of coming into
Coons of Justice; but the answer which in this case the boy gave
you, a woman of your age must hire known was false; his finding
• the clock at the steps of a Fentlemates house in Longo°, you well
!knew was impossible. S oat hare brought forward two of your
children to day to make them month direct and corrupt perjury,
and were it not for the hifieence which you must possess over their
' minds, nothing world prevent me front ordering them immediately
into custody. In order to Nave them from the destructive example
which you might otherwise set them hereafter, and as a wanting to'
persons of your character, the sentence of the Court is. that you be
transported to such place beyond the seas as his 3lajesty shall
!direet, for the term of Iserteen years.
The Learned Sergeant then, at the earnest request of the father,
recommended the troy, who had pleaded guilty, to be taken into
the Refuge for the Dstitute.
G. Burton eta:J. Ravenor were capitally indicted for burglari-
, flatly breaking open and entering the dwelling.house of Sophia 1
leatiosen, in the Commercial-mad, in the parish of Sr. Ann's,
Limehouse, early on the morning of the 4th of August last, Ind.,'
stealing thereout some silver spoons, a teapot, and other articles,'
the property of the said *ipltia Isaacson and others, her lodgers, to'
the value of U. and upwerds. It appeared by the evidence, that
the house was safe se late as 12 o'clock on the preceding eight,
' aed that at f o'clock on the foliowing morning it was discovered
that the house had been entered arid robbed of the above articles.
Two night constables observing a light in the. house of the
prisoner Burton, and hearing a great noise, said one to the °thee,
that they were sure something was wrong there, and immediately
I entered. It was then about 4 o'clock in The morning. On going
1 intd BUrton's room, they found him in bed, the other prisoner was
lying on the bed with Ida clothes on, and 3 other young men were
lids° there. who went away as soon es the constables entered. They
1
starched Itavecor and found some tidier spoons in his bat, and
they also forma erra*/ft hit the bed and pair of women's shoes
under it: all which were sinoe Identified by Miss Isaacson. The
r constables took the pliadnere Into custody. and soon afterwards
• Were informed of the 'uurglary—upon this, the prisoners wen cow-
-1 witted. _ - _ _. .

Court thoullit the evidence not sufricient to affect Burton.
The Jury accordingly acqttitted him, and found itavenor Guilty.
Elitel.alt Curter was indicted for stealing a coral necklace,
value St from fisrriet Lowe.
Is appeared that Herrlet Lowe, a very interesting child, of five
:Years old, was hying with her aunt. Airs. Allen, at Daimon, and
that she had round her neck a coral necklace. That the pri..
soaer met tier in the street, and took the necklace forcibly oil'
her person. The little girl. being found by a gentleman in
tears, was asked the cause; arid on her telling the circumstance,
the prisoner was pursued and overtaken.
She, in her defence, said that she had met a young woman,
who gave her the necklace, but she did not know who the
person wns.
The Jury found her Guilty.

{Limps IN. thepassimp. se ilsoBoadsfies;Company. and
thought tbe interests, oilaatiot would' be adequately maintained by
die worst that had bees adopted. He should, therefore, with his]
Lerdahip's permission, oribr no ',Weyer in support or the present
elesre, which was one for forging a certain inatrumeat, trith Intent
to defraud the Receiver-Gametal or Stamps.
A verdict of acquittal was then takes:, and the prisoner withdrew

are the name,. time titled my pcicbyt, and took away the bag
Saab onstairied my money. I bogged they would let me get up as
t4ey had gotten my money. I requested they would not take my
ranks's" had a large family. (A laugh.)" They beat me till I was
speeddems, and then dreigtid me to a waste piece of ground, where
they *R. too lying on smite tiles and brickbats. I recovered my
senses about three en four o'clock io the watchhouse, where I
ratted way bundle lying b_y my aide. I don't know which of the
proems took my hat. There were twenty-live sovereigns in the
bag when taken.
Crom-eiramincid by Mr. Pnibtis.---I had not dined at the time
1 was snacked. I bW drank a little, and war somewhat fresh in
liqaor, but perfectly sensible. I was not a minute at the door
lobos 1 was dragged in sod knocked dews. Ikly only opportunity
°toeing the prisessee was while I was in the room. I was greatly
tazified at the time, but net so touch as soma would be. lA laugh.)
I hod never seen the woman before in my life.
Catherine Keel.--I live in Cable-place, which la near Church.
Intnr, sad is in the parish of St. Wargo-in-the-East. I know the
pewees Holland. Cable-court is in the neighbourboadof Cable-
piece, as 4 is also called Coble-net and Long.alley. I saw Holland
so dove the coon with three girls, between three and four o'clock
on the day in question. They come oat of Cable-tier. I Can iden.
tify Smith aril Davis as two of the women that were with Holland.
lad sot me the face of the third female. I found a bundle, con.
gaining ems-beds and cucumbers, lying ins waste ground near the
prisoners' house. The prosecutor was lying insensible by the bide
of the bundle. I don't know the prisoner Ann Edwards.
Anne unity.—On the 17th August I Paw the lour prisoners.
I observed die prisoner Ann Edwards take the prosecutor's hat oft;
llintente ewe and three o'clock on that day. He was in Cable-
court, widths ten or twelve yards of the street at the time. Prose-
cutor weal slier his hat, and followed the prisoner into the house-1
The prooleutor walked. and wag not dragged in. Alter some time