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*ate bar, and observed, that it was his duty to give every
etr:et to the recootinelitraktun, but it W is also his duty to
irate in the heatiii4 of the prisoner that he had better
not indulge in any strong hows (dinkier, for the istetro•
,tolis was 110 W ill basil a state that his Niajesty's salsjec;s
could not pass along the streets without danger of roll-
lt and personal violence, and the necessity .I.A awful
exatisp!e was Heuer mare strongly felt than at the present
mottle:it.

The prisoner was then removed.
THURSDAY DEC. 7.

Ann Gibson was capitally indicted for privately ste,d-
-;11g in the clwelling•lposse of :11 r. Galore, a tradesman
is the Strand (with.whoun she lived as servant), a silver
stohlt t, a number of silver spoons, and other articles, of
the value or 51. and upwards.
It appesred !Itt the plisoner purloined the articles,
and pawned then* at Alessis. Hants's the pawnbrokers,
who lent 2i. on a goblet, (nen of ate proiserty), which
they admitted was wont' 31.; afeitvards they Lot for.
titer su.us, till sate had received I/. upon that article.—
Tile prisoner r et.•nded, when .he pled •erl the goods, to
have been sent Iv ait old lady its Round Court.
Mr, Galore irkti.itt..2:l all toe prop r.y. The prisoner
called no witnesses, but thwew sie:suf trots the mercy
of the Court.

Galow Itaviti7 stiintnctl up the .evideuce,
1.6.1, that if the iktry %vele sd,isne.l ittat the ipisotter
%.o!e the prop Ity, they must flint a verdict fur the
citar,:e, as it had heca swo.a the goblet alone
W. 1% W01(11 3t.

The Jury consu!ted a I'm minutes, and returned a
verdirtt at i;ud,y—Deatit.

.
Nlr. Galan intleated the mercy of the Court towards
the unhappy prisoner.
Baron our recommendation shall be at-
tended to. You, Gentlemen of the Jury, seem to join
in the prosecu.or's reCOtlllisetidation.
For_nn.m.—We do my .

Dawn G:irrow.-1 sliall take care that
your recom-
mendation stall ne aitendeil to. I saw you wished to
reconcile to your consciences the finding a verdict for
yoviy less in value C... 111 493. 1 am glad you
delneied the verdict you did; it will be an example to
other); and I can assure von that the same fate will
await the prisoner as if you had found a more lenient
verdict. Mercy will be extended to her you may be
a)sured.

A Juryman said, that he and his colleagues wished to
notice the improper conduct of pawnbrokers lending
money tilion suspicious statements of strangers.
Baron Garivw.-1 perfectly as,ree with you; and I
was conversing with my bra tier Bayley while you were
considering your verdict, upon the propriety of refusing
tile pawnbrokers their exr cocci+, its cases of improper
conduct. Clad fin bid that 1 should wish to depriveahe
porn of the benefit of such shops; 1 only wish that
pawnbrokers should not receive property, when there
are strone grounds for suspecting that it is stolen.
Tne Judge then otdesed that the expellees of the
pawnlockers should not ate allowed, and that the pro.
peity should be returned to Mr. Gahm, without his pay-
lug either tbe 51.11113 advanced or the intere,t.
Witham Lawrence, John Head, and "rhos. Clayton,
were capitaity itodiciell tor breaking into the itw Ilia
house of %Villiaits B ate, in the day time' no person be-
ing therein, and stealibg WI. in Bank Nutes and cash,
phis pilpCry.
In behalf of the prisoner Clayton it was proved by
two witnedses, that he was at another place at the time
of the robbery.

l'he Jury found Lawrence and Head, Guilty—death;
and acquitted Clayton. •
The prosecutor recommended the prisoners to mercy.
Charles Sea go, a young man, was capitally tadic:rd
for stealing in the dwelling-home Of Jahn Cook, a gold
watch, chain and seals. value 701. a 11. Bank nut., and
other sulkies the properly of Alexander Mackay.
Captain Mackay was residing in June last at Use house
Of Mr. Cook (a boarding-house), in Georgobstreet, Port-
inen-svare' where the prisoner lived as a want. On
the i7tl of June, Captam Mackay gave him a 11. note
to git changed; in a few minutes he returned, saying
ne had lint got change, and requested the loan of the
prdiecutas seal to seal a letter. Captain M. gave him
his watch, and he never s to, ,hc prisoner again until he
%vas taken into custody (about ten days) lOr the robbery.
Captain Mackay, the saute day that the prisoner ab-
sconded, missed LI. from his bureau. The prisoner,
when he left Mr. Cook's house, went to a friend in
Pultney-court, satire lie *hewed the watch, statine, it
had been entrusted to him to get repatred.
The Jury, under the direction of the Learned Judge,
Gerrovi, hound the prisoner guilty of stealing, but not
in the dwelliag-home.