The National Register.
London, England, 1821-11-04 00:00:00

TILE NATIONAL REGISTER

A written defence which was prepared for the father
and Qin' jointly. was then read. It stated their innocence,
and that the cans found upon their premises in the Adel-
phi, had been in their possession for more than ten years.
It further stated, that they bad carried on an extensive
business as lamplighters and oil-merchants for many years
—and had lit the Opera House Vauxhall Gardens, and
other great establishments, and had always lived in re-
pole.
A great numbee of witnesses gave young Warner an
excellent character, and Culeby, also received the best
testimonial in that respect.
Several witnesses were called to prove the nature of
the buisiness of the Warners, and that it was a common
thing for the journeymen lamplighters to come early in
the morning with the oil that had not been used over
night.
Satalt Higgs, servant to the Warners, swore that she
had never seen Junes at the (muse; she had never seen
her master pay him money,
The Co 11111 l Sergeant stemmed up the evidence at great
length, and the Jury found William Warner uot guilty,
and the other three guilty. Warner, jun. was instantly
sentenced to fourteen, and the other two prisoners to
seven years transitnt
FRIDAY, Now. •l.—Ann Davidson, an interesting young
creature, only 17 rears old, was placed at the bar, charged
%%ilk stealing the of October a si;k shan I, some lace
Raul severaartit lea of wearing apparel, the property of
two persons named '1 horn and Stevens, with the latter of
whom the prisoner lodged at her house in Oitchee-street,
The prisoner appeared dreadlully atlected at her on.
happy situation, and wept bitterly during the w hole of
the Ojai.

I lie prosecutrix anti her relations gave the unhappy
girl a most excellent character, up to the lime of the
transaction krr which she was now before the Cons t. It
appeared from their testi y, that she hid been driven
to the commission of crime by the most acute and hope-
less distress.
Tu 0 respectable persons declared their readiness to
give her an asylum iu their respective fatuities, whenever
she should be discharged.
The Common Si reeant summed up the evidence, anti
the Jury, after some consultation, returned a Verdict of
Not Guilty
She was immediately discharged, and was taken away
by the two ladies who hail imerested themselves in her
behalf.
'I he trials having ternsisaled, the Recorder proceeded
to pass sentence upon the seta rat prisoners convicted
duriug the Sessions.
I'wrnty•eight were sentence(' to seven years transpor-
tation; two ter 11 years ; and 1:3 for life—Nineteen re-
eeived the awful sentence of death. Of these six were
young girls, who had been found guilty of lobbing men
whom they had enticed to infamous houses in which they
themselve; lived. The tire:idiot situation to which the
crimes oi• these girls had brought them at so early a pe-
tied of their lives was really shocking to contemplate.—
W lien the sentence of death was passed, the wretched
Creatures clime to each other, and uttered shrieks and
cries which pierced to the heart of every auditor.
When the male convicts were removed front the bar,
these females were remanded in stay of execution of their
jtotaincot iii the usual torn'.
'I ne prisoner, Palliser, having, pleaded that she was
quick with child, a Jury of Niatrous was empansielled to
decide ui that point, and they fonittl in the Alio motive.
The Session's was then adjoin el fluid Wednesday, the
..ith ul• December.