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London, England, 1820-10-30 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

and he believed from the voice of Hunt, that it MIS he
who held the hors:.

Chapman, the officer, produced a handkerchief which
he found Ilium Hum, and which was ideutified Iv Mr.
llcrtin, us the one t:tken from him ou the night iu ques-
tion.

The Jim, found litint Guilty—Death; and acquitted
Eaton andflughes.
The three prisoners were again ilk(' for a highway
robbery ujmn Joel Pilke.
The evidence was perfectly conclusive, and the Jury
found all the prisoners Guilty—Death.
Mr. Justice Parke said it was a most lortimatecircum-
stence fur the public that so desperate a gang had been
brought to jiliatee.
BAN lc I'HOSE(;UTIONS.-.-011 the sitting of the Court
on Friday, twelve melt and four were arraigneu,
they being charged with having in their possession, and
with otteritia, forged notes of the Bank cf England, they
well knowtag them to be so. They severally pleaded
Guilty to the minor oiletice of having forged notes in
their possession, which subjects diem to be transported
for C.uncen years. Five women and one matt pleaded
Not Guilty generally, and will take their trials for the
capital otlence.
Mr Reynolds said, lie was instructed oe the part of
the Bank, whose uitsii it Was ale.ati, In Li!:e the most
lenient course, not to oiler any ClitieTiCe in support of
the capital of ag.iinst those persons u Ito had picadul
guilty to the minor charge, and they were consequently
acquitted.
SINGULAR CASE.—Sophia A,n ersnn, a genteel look-
ing young want in, was citpitally ind.cted tor stealing, in
toe divelling-house of Francis Baths!, a gold watch,
(hail), and seals, his property.
The prosectitor allll his ketits a brothel near Fins-
bury.. .inure, and in September last the prisoner came to
luite mere, paying pretty handsomely for her accommo-
Some hose atter the prosecutot's wife missed
her watch, &c. and traced it to a paseuhrokei's
where the prisoner had pledged it for eight guineas. Sae
aleicotaled at tile Ante tinte, and was traced to Non htdil,
I I ampshire, where she was apprehended, with saute
Bank-notes which she had received fur the watch in her
I,oicssiott.
The prosecutor, on emu-examination, said his wife
often went by different names.
Mr. Broderick, on behalf of the prisoner, called John
Norton, uncle to Mrs. Bailiss, who swore, that in some
cases he would not hi: licve Mrs. Bailiss °a her oath.
Mrs. Notion also sssore that site ceusidered Mrs.
Esther Bill.ss was nut to lie believed on her 0.a1t..

l'ise dory found the prisoner fassiity—D:atis ; but re-
commended her strongly to mercy, on account of the
notorious elsauseters of the prisaecutors.
Mr. Justice Parke Ea1:1, toe recommendation should
cc; tainly be anent:kJ to, and refused to altow Mr. and
Mrs. Bailiss their expeasecs.
Lewis Lazarus waa capitally convicted .1 taking, by
force and violence, Irons the person us Tayliir, a
watch, titc. his property. Tats rubbery wa cotnnsitted
in open day, in a public street, and was aucisded wills
eirctitwtances of get auslecity.
Mary Lennard, alias Hopkins, was capitally indicted
fur stealing one 101. and sewn 11. Batik of
notes, the property of Mary Greets, in her (eening-
house.

The p;osectorix is a laundress, hating a large family
to support, and I ;ic prisom.‘r occasionally washed lo; her.
In February hit the vrisoner went R: Mrs. Green to
borrow a I I. note of her, and the prisoner saw her take
the note from sevcral others which she kept in a stock-
ing placed in a table drawer. The prisoner subsequenily
called st:xeral times on trifling errands, and at length the
money in To:stint,. was missed, and she absconded alto-
gether from On., neighlionrhood. Tine tots were clearly
traced to her rossession.
l'ne Jury icund her Guilty aged 28.