The National Register.
London, England, 1820-04-09 00:00:00

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TVESTMINSTER SESSIONS.

SEDITION.
On Friday, Edward Foster, a helper or porter at the
While Horse; Piccadilly, was put to the bar, charged
vvit h a misdeineahour, in having tittered certain seditious
words, of and conce.ning his Royal Highness the Duke
of York, and in another count, of and concerning the
King himself.
The seditious expressions were proved by a soldier, to
whom they were uttered, and the Jury found the defen-
dant Guilty.
The Chairman told him it was not a light offence,
and olwrved, that it was proper such persons should be
tait2dit to restrain their tongues. The sentence of the
Coutt was six month.' imprisonment in the House of
Correction. He was also ordered to enter into sureties
in the sum of 301 for his good behaviour for two years.
ENTERING A SHOP NVITH FELONIOUS INTENT.
James, alias John Moody, stood indicted for a mis-
demeanour, in entering the shop of Samuel Bradbury,
With intent to steal.
Patrick Coition., the servant of Mr. Bradbury, stated,
that his master was a swollen draper usar the Pantheon,
in Oxford-strcet. On Thtunday last the prisoner came
into the shop at a quarter heftue eight in the morning.
He had been seen loitering about the house some days
previous, and Mr.l3radbury had lost 36 yards of black
kerseymerc. The prisoner took bold of a waistcoat-piece
h olging in the window, when the witness seized him.
He then said, '• You can do no good with we, 1 have
not the property."
Anti, the wife of the last witness, corroborated her
husband's testimony.
The prisoner called tio witnesses, but complained that
the prosecutor rushed upon hint with a pistol at the mo-
ment he entered the shop.
The Jury found hint Guilty, and he was sentenced to
six mohthe imprisonment in the House of Correction.

PICKPOCKETS.

.Tones and Boston, two boys, were tried for a misde-
meanour, in laying hold of a pocket handkerchief, the
property of Thomas Dean, with intent to steal.
The prosecutor, who is a clerk to Hurd and Johnson,
solicitors, in the Temple, was walking near Charing-
cross, on the 23d of January, when Mr. Lee, the High
Constable of Westminster, saw the defendants and
another boy standing close to his shop with their arms
locked together When the prosecutor passed, they fol-
lowed him, and attempted to draw out his handkerchief.
The Jury found the defendants Guilty.
Mr. Lee then informed the Chairman, that Jones was
an old offender. He had been the apprentice of the
foreman of the Grand Jury, and it appeared had long
,practised picking pockets to shew his dexterity.
A music printer gave Boston a good character, and
offered to take him into his employ if the Court would
allow him.
The Chairman, addressing Jones, said, if the offence
had been complete, the Court would have sent him out
of the country
.for seven years. As it was, he was sen-
tenced to be imprisoned Six months in the House of
Correction. Boston was sentenced to seven days im-
prisonment.
Thomas Williams, John Clunder, and J. Watkins,
were found guilts, of breaking a pane of glass ►n the
shop window of Mr. Leighton, pawnbroker, in War-
dour Street, Soho, with intent to steal. The prisoners,
who belonged to a gang of depredators, had greatly
annoyed shopkeepers in the above neighbourhood. They
were sentenced to be imprisoned six months in the
House of Correction.
Michael Carney, William Riley, and a miserable
little cripple, named John James (all boys) were tried
for stealing a silk handkerchief from► the pocket of Mr.
Simeon Hurst, in Spring Girdens, on the lOth of Fe-
bruary.
The defendants were detected by the vigilance of Mr.
Lee, the High Constable, who observed them following
Mr. Hurst into the Park.
The Jury found all the prisoners guilty.
Carney and Riley were old offenders, and tire Court
therefore sentenced them to be transported for scven
year!. James was sentenced to six months imprison-
ment in the House of Correction.

SOUTIIWARK SESSIONS.
A young man, named Rutter, was tried for assaulting
hi' mother in law, the mile of a respectable farrier.
It appeared from the evidence, that the husband of the
prosecutrix bad been the warmest benefactor of the de-
fendant, who had married his daughter about tao years
ago. The poor young woman, w Ito had experienced snuck
harsh treatment king enough at his hands, lamed to have
any further communication with him, 111,011 which lie took
tip a large brick, and threw it a: the wioduw while the
prosecutrix stood. The brick dashed in the sash, and
broke several panes of glass, and would, if it had struck
the woman, probably have proved fatal.
The prisoner denied that he had thrown the brick with
any other object than that of hi caking the window, in or-
der to give his wife notice that lie was in want of her.
He was found Guilty, and sentt used to two months'
imprisonment, and to tiud securities for his good behaviour
for twelve ;nor:tbs.
John Duffy, a wretched looking being, was tried for
having 61011'11 three pounds of bacon, ft null the situp of a
cheeseinusiget in the Borough. He was seen taking the
bacon. Hy declined, and his figure and fare gained him
general credit, that lie was so miserably row that every
thing in the shape tit victuals was a lelllplalpAt 10 hills. He
had 110 curer 1111-1111111 g in what he had dime Ihall satisfy
nature.
The Jury found him Guilty, but strongly recommended
him to mercy, om auction' of his rant ine poverty.
Ile was tined a shilling, Stud tti di led to be discharged.
Prisoner.-.." ;By Lutti, I have nut a liallpeoily ut the
%%mid."
lie Common sergeant.—e. Let him go ;we never had
lhim beturt."