The National Register.
London, England, 1822-06-10 00:00:00

!SURREY SRSSIOVd.

Ott Monday fast these SC:04011S commenced before the
Chairman (T. Harrison, Esq.) dell a full bench of magis-
trates.
William Connor was indicted with feloniously stealing,
a till, containing a quiatiiity of silver coin and copaee
money, the property of James I)aley, landlord of the
Royal Tent public house, in Kent.street.
Elie ibeth Daley, the wife of the prosecutor, deposed,
that on the 25th of May, about twelve o'clock at noon, sett
was in the tap-room, and heard a noise of money rattlitee
in the direction of the bar. Witness ran to the spot, 4.el
discovered that the till as. gone, containing a quantity of
money; ou getting into the passage she saw the pi tsurer
standing at the foot of the stairs with the till on the thii•l
step. Gallaway, the constable, came ill at the anima-tit,
and took the prisoner into custudy.. Same of the 11101.cy
hail been taken :nit of the till.
Gallaway, the constable, proved, that on searching the
prisoner, none of the money was lonn4 mom hint ; hit
during the commission of the robbery, a female Was ail-
ing in concert with hint, who made a desperate rrsislanee
alien the witness proceeded to apprehend Connor. Tiin
witness widest, that a gang of beggars, who were the com-
panions of the prisoner, and whom he hail been driels Pig
with in the tap-room top to the mninleut he hail comnii.int
the robbery, also made all attempt to restate him.
The prisoner, in his defence, assailed his Innocence,
saying, that he had no hand in taking the till I lie im.l
only seen it on the stairs, and was just about to see what
I sort of a thing it was, when the prosecntrix occulted aim
with stealing it. He called no witnesses as to character.
The pi isoner was instantly found guilty, and the Cha,r-
man, in passing sentence, observed, that the prisoner hat
enhanced his crime by the defence whirl' lie had /1114t1C,
ant in order to make en example of teach vagabonds, who
go about robbing the tills of publicans, the sentence of
the Court was, that lie should .be transported fur T years.
John Peg am indicted far stealing a stivereian, the piii-
perly of Harriet ltieliardson, of No.'s, Mailourimalt-place,
Walworth.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and the Court sen-
tenced him to he imprisoned three months ut the killlbe
of Cm reetion at Brixten.
John Scott and Wiliam Redly were indicted for steal-
ing a coat, the property of J. Long.
TheJnry found Mali the prisoners guilty, and the C cart
sentenced them to six mouths imprisuismeut each in the
House of Correction.
Teasu \V, JUNE I.—Mary Howard, a servant girl, aged
18, was tried on an indictment fur having Millen a 51.11.1*.e,
the property of Mr. Leach, of Streatham.
It appeared that on the 15th of May last, the prosecutor
mimed a 51. note, and his movie' tell on the prisoner,
who is an ignorant and illiterate girl, coining to him, and-
(before he had 'nude known Isis loss) saying,," I have
heard, Sir, that you have lost a 51. note., I am Mlle I
should not know one if I saw it." He sent for a consta-
ble, to whims she confessed, in her flight, that she had
taken the note, and purchased mime articles of dress wall
it, but declared she had lotted the note upon the door.
It was proved that she had purchased a qasatity of
finery wills the note. Nlttett she gave the note to the.
linestalraper, it did not appear that she was acqua;nted,
with its value, a, she asked for change without mentioning
the aisioniit, and when she perceived it ft oat the change,
she regulated her pm chases accordingly.
Her only defence was, that she found the note, and
spent it Vi 11110,11 knowing its value unlit she received tilt;
eliatip, P.—The July found her guilty.
'the Clllllllll4ll said, that this was an example of the
ruinous coniequenees of that love of littery which was
110 W so prevalent amongst servant gills, and which was %JP
imps sidently countenanced by their employers.
'Mice well known characters (yollllg meis), named
Calcomb, Bateridge, and ilarseiogtoti, setae indicted fur
rubbing a poor mall of five half crowns.
It appeared, that at a Very early hour on the morning of.
the sth of May, the Once psiemieis fell in with the pi ot -
tutor, John amilett, alto wax t eeling Inane with what
remained of his sAeek's wages. Tile isoners perceisina.
lain front his pace to be an easy prey, led hilts into a nar-
row lane, where being, as they thought, tsieubserved, they
proceeded deliberately to examine pcoseetitot's pocae:•.
and cut away the hi east pocket, coiitateing the live Ira r
crowns, knocked Ishii down on the ground senseless, a.,
they all ran away.
'lase transaction had been seen Isy an individual who
pursued the robber*, and, with assistance, apprehended
Calcombe and Bateridge in St. Jane's Pak. Ihe other
prisoner was taken a law days atter.
The Jury foetid all the pi isonei s guilty, and the Chair-
men observing that they were unlit to Ilse ill chi. eusiiitiy,
sentenced them to be tcauqiurted fur life.
TUr pri.oliets—s. And Is 11101 all?—Call yon give us ea
inure?"—They behaved with the Wilma 111301ellte, suit
satisfied every one of the propriety of the sentence.
ti suataso or, Just: s.—Jahn Keay was tilled upon za
indictment Charging hint %vial having feloniously shorn 4
silk shawl hens the person of Miss Halt's' Davis.
Tite proseeutrix stated, that ins Satin (ley night las: a'ie
was walking clown Hakim-street, in tile Borough, in com-
pany with her sister. At the coiner of one of he lora a
that lOU into llnion.street, she 11iIIICIVtil three men eralall•
iug together; a voice called out, •• Now's your thin., be
quick,' and at the moment tic prisoner belts eons ay.•
kind witness, and snatched a sill, shawl off hi r neck, a.:11
which he ran off. 'llly 'nascent' i♦ clew ly identified the
primmer as the 111111 wins had lobbed her.
The last witness's sister corroborated her evidenac.

A watchinitia prose.' that lie heard the cry or
thief," and pursued the prisoner down t-t I,
ut the end ut salli:h he apprehended hint.
The prisoner Walt ideinitied at the watch-house by i• c
proseentsax and her sister.
The Jury round the prisoner and the Caitrt. st .:-
tenced him to he trawiwrica for tutu Iceit yen's.
IViLiatu Madden wits indicted for stealing Its.
Caroline Saunders. '

l'ke prosvetitrix, whn it an unfortunate stair •.
that she met the ',limner in liaopeu .•tieet, Itorote,;11, ••• -
tweet' three and lour o'clock in the mot mug. lie ret.re•
Nested himself as be mg in _teat distret,, aad ;
her to allow Min to go and steels at hei luitging•,
the witite,s consented to do. When alit dAukr ti.e
she found the priaoner li.d (let:A:need, tai,tbg
VI ith Win her pocket, containing all tier money, w inch .i.e
had placed under her pillow- for tiectirity. Oil the 1401-,
low in 4 age suet lain iu iligli-street, anti .14.1 a.ita
lie Jury found the priaaner guilty, and the Curl
teuctd Imut to lye tranlout ted fur alnCll rata.

Mr. LUSIIINCTON presented the report of the committee
on hreakfsst powder, Vic. Resolutions agreed to,, sad the bill

was ordered to be broudht in ne.mrtlitigly.
The Assessed Tases Composition Bill was read a second time.
11r. 11. DAVIS moved for returns of the quantities of leaf
l'Ormen seized within the last seven years, and of the appropri-

Ordered.