The National Register.
London, England, 1816-06-17 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

Monday, the Recorder passed sentence of death on the fol-
lowing capital convicts :-11. Phillips, T. Jonas, S. Solomon*,
J. 1 Monage,-W. Fellow., J. Brown, I Na-kerville, W. lowlier.
W. Colville, W. Chapman, F. Fox% It. Jolieemn, and .1. Hawk
for highway robberies ; W. Gregory and J. Boyce for forgeries ;
J. Williams, (I. Atkins, J. Primrose, W. Gow, J. Harvey, and
P.llerhert, for burglaries; Esther Sampson, Sarah Gilbert, C.
Butler, W. Smith, C. Rogers, W. Reeves, A. Nlaedunald, J.
Carey, J. Hall, and J. Slaymati, for stealitig in doelling.lsou.es;
later. for sheep-stealtug; and G. Mayeuck, fur putting
away a forged 21. bank-note.
Tuesday. J. Brooks and 'l'. Williams, tun boys, and J. Brad-
ley, were convicted of picking pockets at Brook,:reett Fair.
When the verdict of the Jury was returned, the Common-
Serjeant uleerved, mat there could be no doubt that Bradley
was the cause of deluding the younger primners into their pie-
*mit situation. He felt it his duty, therefore, to have him re-
moved front this country for life.

Satae day the Sessions ended ;when sentence was passed on
NV. Smith, F. Riley, S. Neal, J. King, J. Williams, G.
aan. J. Molder, M. Menet, W. Truelove, S. Davis, Mary .Ann
limit, J. M'Curthy, lane Cros,, and J. Ilradley—to be trans-
ported for life; K. H. Dye, H. Dx e, A. alias T. Sin 41, B.
Hari, and S. Nash alias Quilter—for II years W. Graves,
Elizabeth Further, T. Myers, Mary Coventry, J. Martin, G.
Gray, Jane Carter, Mary Davis, Elizabeth Sorel, T. Wilson,
I'. Glyn H. Avery, C. Gregory, M. Kelly, W. Barker, J. Hol-
loway, J. Fox, H. Jenkins B. Christian, L. L. Clifford, Bri.l-
ret Conway, Margaret Hai. Sarah Bennett, T. Compton, Sarah
I lardy alias Irwin, Harriet Collins alias Hill, W.
larris, W. Griffin, C. Jones, W. Thompson, F. Gaskell, and J.
`kV interbourne—for 1,C%V11 years;•ti to he imprinoued in the
House of Correction for the City of Loudon, and 60 in the
HONSC of Correction for the Comity of Middlesex, fur am'
periods; a to be imprisoned in New7ate ; 20 to its privately
whipped ; b lined Is. each and discharged ; 13. jud,:ments were
re.pited; and 47 were discharged by proclamation.—Sessions
adjourned to the lOth of July next

POLICE.

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GUI ILDH LL.

C. Hawkins, alias HerbW,lgYears of age, was charged with
being concerned in robbing the house of Mr. Wilson, a Master
of Mt ichunt TMlots' School, of a quantity of jewellery, the
property of Miss Moore. A lad named Singleton, and a girl
named M..dilocks, sera ant to Mr. Wilson, were also charged
as being concerned in this robbery. It appeared, that a few
weeks since, the toilet drawer of Miss Moore, sister to Mr.
Wilson, was broken open and robbed of the property. No
trice could be made of the depredators; but a deser:ption of
the stolen articles was circulated, and in a few days Hawkins
went to the house of Mr. Chatter. a !raw nbroker, and tendered
a diamond ring for pawn for 101, this was refiased, and the
pri oilier departed. Being known, however, as a constant a 'si-
tar to pools represrntiug that he did so on the part
of his eirents), It was deemed uecessiry to give notice le
Mr. I, itsun, and he was takeu into custody; when the brunch
belongiliv to Miss Moore was twin.' in his possession. It was
discovered, that he was daily umployell in the counting-Imam.
of a re. pectable firm in St. Mary -41.11111, where Mathews, the
officer, e >satinet! his desk, and found in it a andlivate fur a
diamond ring; and that whirls had been refused to be taken by
Mr. Ouster. Besides this were found in his possession nearly
2d other duplicates for property of all descriptions, primeipal;y
jewellery.. Srve:al :woks (claimed by his mother), a ea•e
of pistols, a telescope, silver tea-spoons, and 111.1WeIOUs other

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articles, h.tve• beeu advertist•d in the hope of bringing
the owners forward; likewise a phosoleirus box. and instill.
ute•nts calculated to open hie locks of ilrii wet 1, &c. All the
things, except the nooks, he said he bad how Singleton. The
latter admitted that he had given him, Illitey ..ht since, one
or two tridiug articles, but denied most sokimily having s• en
or I,nown of the atticle•s belonging to Miss Moore nefore
neither had be conversed w ith the prisoner shiest February.
Not the slightest proof, however, could be adduced to crimi-
nate the female, and she was discharged; and upon the Sobel-
tor for Singleton nudertaking to primitive him upon the trial,
he w. 1% 411:0 desrhar,ed, and Hawkins folly committed.
Mary aged 66, was brought to the (Afire, upon a
charge of picking the pocket of Mos. Beech, in Fleet.marlet,
of n pocket-Look, cuutaining two tl. notes and a sunder of
memorandums. The complainalit was Inuch.esilee ti•h at one
of the stalls, and mum putting her hand to her pocket ntis•ed
the property. At that mono tit her scream-maid told her,
that the plistnier, who was sueaking away, had been Very
busy about her person. Mary Williams was iustantl). ►ecured,
41.11 the pocket- book round neon her person.
Bond, the officer who secured her, knew her for a long time
At a veteran in the art, and it very dexterous baud. blue was
folly eminnitted lien trial.
Rolit. Townsend was charged with forging or
uttering a promissory note for 701. purporting to he drawn in
his favour by Mr. 1•'. Crisp. The uttering of the note having
taken !thee in Nliddiesea, the prisoner was remanded to the
euuniy Magistrates.