The National Register.
London, England, 1817-06-02 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

MON niv, thirty-five prisoners were tried, one of whom was
capitally convicted, viz—J. S. Britton, for breaking and enter-
ing the dwelling-house of R. Guodey, and stealing 33 screen
slicks, his property.—Sixteen were convicted of felony.
Urinal', Mary Butler was convicted of stealing a watch
from the person of Isaac Martin. The prosecutor was waiter
at the York Hotel, Picket-street, and on the 13th of May, in
the evening, he wits going on an errand, when he was accosted
by the prisoner, who persisted in tearing him with her impor
tunities. At this time a man, who was proved to be mill ac-
quaintatiee of the poisoner, knocked the prosecutor down Alid
stole his watch. The prisoner and the man made off, and the
latter escaped.— Eleven were convicted of felony.
WEnuEsnav, J. Grady, a poor half starved looking, Irish-
' man, was uldictcd for stealing four pounds of beef, the pro-
perty ofJ. H. Hawes. The prosecutor is a butcher in St.
George's in the East, anal observing the prisoner going nut
of his shop, be omitted him, and found the beef tinder his
jacket. In his defence, be said be had been three days with-
out any vichials; and he could not resist the temptation ex-
cited by e‘treniv lunar; r.—(iniity.
J. Hallatt was indicted fur embezzling 21..59. rid. the pro-
perty of J. Hilliard, his employer. The proseentor is a
dyer, in the Hackney-road, and the prisoner was his errand-
boy ; but not as a clerk or accountant. He received this
money from Mr. Plaistow, but never accounted for it to
witness.

Cross-examined.—He had reason to believe that the money
was taken from the boy by another bigger boy of a yr i y
bad character.

The Recorder here asked Mr. Hilliard if lie wished, after
that admission, that the trial should go on.
Mr. Hilliard said, he had no such ti ish, as the boy had be-
haved well in every instance but this.
The Recorder Olen asked Mr. Hilliard if he would have any
objection to take the boy back into his se reice, as it might he
the means of saving him from rutu. lie recollected Mr. Syr-
jeant Adair, when Recorder, prevailing on a master to take
back a bey ruder similar eiremnstances, and he had the plea.
litre of seeing that boy become one of the most respectable
tradesmen in the city of London.
Mr. Hilliard most readily accorded with the humane mtg.
gestion °feint Recorder; and the boy was immediately order-
ed to be delivered over to hint, after be had received a suita-
ble admonition front the Recorder, as to the danger of
keeping bad company.
The Recorder passed the awful sentence of death on the
following prisoners :
Thos. Piper and Wm. Thomas, for stealing goods in a barge
on the riser Thames; Benj. Harwood, fur stealing goods in a
dwelling-horse: Wm. 'Julien, for stealing a grldio_ and a
mare ; ltiobt. SnilUt, fig hiuliway roldwry ; Thos. Williams,
for stealing privately in a shop; Siiitiou Collins, who was
supported to the Isar on crutches, for stealing two mares ; Sib
!onion Soh:mums untl Henry Purser, for lughw °lottery
Jos. Clank, for stealing a 1114 re; Jog. titr burglary ;
Chat:tate Thomas, for stealing money in a dwelling; house;
Elie. Hopkins and Geo. Lane, for burglary; Geo. Baker and
David Milk-u, for highway rubbery; W. k. Get y, for enter-
ing a iiweltiog house iu the day time, and stealing goods to
the v:11111! of 161.4 James Muse, for a like offence, and steal-
ing goods to the value of 61. Isaac Radford and J. S. Britton,
for the like offence; and Rubt. Bridle, for stealing in a dwell-
ing house.
Thomas C. ft-own, a letter-sorter in the General Post Office,
who was con icted last Sessions of stt aling bills oat of n letter
addressed to Sir J. Shaw, hot whose judgment was arrested
on a point of 14w, which has been determined against him,
was also brought tip, and received sentence of death.
Six prisoners, for various felonies, were sentenced to be
transported for life; two for If years; Chitty forse+eu
years ; thirty-nine, fur various felonies ansi misdemeanours,
to be imprisoled and put to hard Labour, fur diflCrent pe-
riods ; otie to be publicly whipped; one to six months' impri-
F onmcnt in the House of Correction, and to be publicly
-en to vat ious periods of imprisooment, and
in gaol; and two to be whipped in gaol