The National Register.
London, England, 1822-07-28 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

SURREY SESSIONS.

Thomas Brown, a private in the 'Marines, was indicted
for stealing five keys, a pair of gold ear-rings, and ai pair
fit stockings, tom Mr. john Watkins, landlord of the
04die %sine-vaults, in the Munich-road.
NIE. Wistkins deposed, that the 'prisoner lodged in his
bms,e; fur some time 11861 at ticks bad been missed otit.ot
different rooms in the I :e. On the 'Slit lost witness
seal fora constable, n on sent tiling the soon' in which
the prisoner lodged, tinsud the /shove mentioned articles
secreted between the tied and a...arras.

The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the Court sen-
tenced hint to be It ansportetl for bey ell years.
Tim CONSIQULNCE CV %KING A SERVANT WITIIIPLT
A Cll tit ACTEIt.-aLlia Leesott, a girl 16 years nl.ige,
W 45 indicted fur stealing 10s. 61 the poverty of Willirm
Jones.
it appeared from the evidence, that the prisoner was
living as servant to the proseCillor, who keeps a coal-shed,
and who haul taken her into his service without a charac-
ter. The prisoner ea, strone,ly suspected of numerous
thefts eommitted, and v hen tuo,ti okra, chic dell.ed hav-
ing ever touched a pu•ooy. The pi w•ecotot's %sire, oil
making inquiries, th,eoseretl that the itolottosiate gill
• was Keeatly addicted to (herb:, and ha,' stolen 'hotly mil-
-1 elf s frosts her former mistress. The prisoner was teproved
by the prosecutor, who promised her fur gist stens it she
would alter her conduct, but ;us edict-tuitions hail no ellect
upon the prisoner. ().1 the day mentiotied in the taoltet-
fount she ads oloo.rved by the prosecutor's wile to go and
take money out of the tiii; a roost:tide was sent for, who,
on searching the gill, lounil Ins. lid. is her pocket.
'flue pti.oner Mil not loquay the least symptom of con-
trition tor her conduct, 11111 0:111Ally abused 31rs. Junes,
and tidied her to do her hest.
The July found the prisoner guilty of stealing to the
amount of three.pence, and tile Court belittllCed iltr to be
transported for attest years.
Joint Mnitro was 'lido:led for feloniously stealing a
sitter watch, the ploperly of Liaistopiter Leach, Of Pros-
pect-place,
Mts. Lend' stated, iitat on the 23 inst. she had occasion
to leave her parlour for a few 'ninnies. Oil her return
she observed a toms lia4tily retreating from the room to
the street door, and on glancing at the place where the
watch was usually suspended, found it had disappeared.
'the witness tan into the street, and saw the pt lallllCr at
sonic distance, whom she followed. When accused of the
• robbery of the watch lie pretended to be trite ignorant
of the charge; but the witness insisted that the prisoner
abonlil go back to the honor. He then said," I)on't matoe
a piece of work about at—here's yore a auch." A coubta-
ble was seal for. who took the prisoner into custody.
The Jury fuuua the prisoner Contli3,
The Cowl askeJ flue pitioner wliai trade lie was?-11e
answered, •. Nolte."
The Chairseati—" 'rhea 111 find you one " and sen-
t
teneed him to be imprisoned fur two years in the House
of Co.rection, to hard labour.
John lisiou way intl.eted for stealing two reams of
, paper bunt the shop of Mr. Bl•Slithon, in the Waterloo-
, road.
, The son of the prosecutor proved, that on the Bth of
June he saw the pits ))))) •rl-rkitig about the shop. ANT
, a little time the prusoner took two reams of piper, which
well' placed at the 11001'. lit' was Mittoaeli 1111 d Liken 4110
Custody, wills a ream of paper wider each arm.
Tile prisoner was 111111111 Guilty, and sritteuCed to Sit
inviable imprisournerti. i:old to il4lll labour.

THE lit Na's VISIT TO ScoTLAits.—The most
active preparations are making to fit up the palace
of Holyrood-house for Lis Majesty's Court; a great
number of workmen are employed in cutting; a new
road from the Palace to the Calton-hill-road; for tLe
accommodation of carriages in their way to and from
the Palace. The Magistrates nod Council are to
give his Majesty a splendid entertainment, either in
the Patliameut-house, or in Geurobv's-street assem-
bly-rooms. It is expected that hisNlajesty will hold
his Court at nolyrood-house on the 12th of August,
the anniversary of his birth-day, and of his landing
in Ireland- last summer.