The National Register.
London, England, 1823-04-06 00:00:00

• TARRY V. THOMAS.

This was an 'action hooded Mrs. Terry, a widow lady,
residing in Clapham, 'mania W.•‘. Thomas, a common car-
rier, to recover ti.e sum of S4l. being the value of certain goods,
her property. intrusted to Ida care, moodiest by his negligence.
The recto on which the plaintirs case turned appeared to be
obese : —On the 17th of September haat, Mrs. Terry. Leine on
:the {mint of setting oat fur Brighton, sent four bears from
'Clapham, by Millis errand. cart, to the waggon-office of M
...Swain and Co., Half-Mnon Inn, Sarthwark, to be conveyed
vie Brighton, by the defendant's waggoe of that day, so as to
mob *heir destination on the aubemptent Friday. The direo-
duo NI use bores was Mrs. Terry, No. 70, Marine Parade,
dlabo-dollyred on Friday afternoon, at Brighton." The book-
110.111reaiiesara. red Co's positively declared that the
-realet. aimold be forwarded, as de.ired. by the wawa of that
lap tarred out, h9sv..s er, :!.it y were not tot narded it}

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the Tuesday's hat by the Friday's weaves, and that three of
them never reached the plaintiff, in consesmenee of a robbery-
that was committed' upon it, on the Saturday night at Epsom,
under circumstances of great aegligeuee on the pert of the de-
fendant.
The Lord Chief Baron was preparing to sum np the evideace,
when the Jury told him that it was tmeoessary, as their minds.
we:e made up on one paint—namely, that the plaintiff was en-i
titled to a verdict. After a few minutes deliberation, they
estimated the damages widish the hid sustained at 841. and re-
turned a verdict to that effect.

LEICESTER ASSIZES.
Immo King, a boy tkirlstea years of age, was charged with
barglariously entering the dwallarphonse of Smith Knight,
and stealing a timeisinee, value twenty shillings, from the
mantlesbelf.
The case was fatly proved, mad the primmer, t►oagh young.
was an old oUeude►,' Laving been already twine tried for
ofrenoesote similar natore. lle now beard the awful sentence
of the law pronuunoed upon Lim without exhibiting the least
emotion.

John Bennett was charged with burglarionsly entering the
house of John Sumner, and baring stoles therefrons a folio
Bible, 'nine 11.
Mrs. Sumner stated, that on the evening when the book was
stolen she left it arm-her table; her husband .was up maim 1
when she relorned she mimed it she woe in the.heibit armed-
ing it every morning and evening, awl when prodiroed she re-
cognized it at once.
John Tibbett, a bookseller, stated, that the prisoner came
with the Bit4e to hiss, and prorsed to sell it. He asked 11.
for it, bet as it was not a saleable article, be would not glee so
much for it.; he-finally bought it for 18s. Gt. It was claimed
by the prosecutor. The defondaat stated to the bookseller
that he had the Bible from his mother, wbo lately died.
The case was fully peered. Guilty—death.
John lagold was (Merged with sacrilegiously welling fees
the vestry of the perish church a surplice, the property elf the
chnrchwardens. Red a hood, the property of the Rey. Edward
Vaughan, the vicar of the parish.
Richard Dawes, clerk of the pariah, saw these articles en
the morning of the dth of March, and the day after they were
missed.
Mrs. Dawes, the wife of the last witness, identilled the ear-
plioe, it being of her own make.
The case was fully proved, and tha prisoner was found
guilty—death.
John Arnold waseherged with stealing Gee shirt, four stock-
ings, sod one pair of half-boots, the valise of las. the properly
of Edward Sisseton.
The oath being folly proved, the Jety.foend the prisoner
guilty,

RE.

tie'mimes and William Lewis were ',dieted foe steal-
lug two sheep, the property of Thollltikßatt.
The prosecutor auldJ,d lived in the parish of Margit.
yeasty. He was • tinrpeen, anti had • farm which -he
occupied there. He had • very large Leicester ram •ad
smother sheep upon the farm. On Wednesday, thel3th
of Frbrnitry, he missed 1160 M. He found a sheep. with •
halter round its neck ►ie field, the same day he missed
the others.

Thomas James, the shepherd of the prosecutor, went
into the field with the prosecutor. He missed the two
sheep in question. The day before he had seen the full
number. A broken halter was round a sheep's neck.
Thomas Leonard, an accomplice, examined.—l was an
apprentice to prisoner Lewis; my master and John Jones
came home to Ballyglass or Teesday night, from Aberga.
stony. My master,
...hobo Junes, and John Lewis. went
into the prosecutor's field. My master and John Lewis
stood in the road. I and John Jones went into the
field, and might it ram. We lifted him over the gate.
We took the cord from him that we had put round Isis
neck, titmouse he was fat, and coed.' not run sway. My
master anal Lewis went up and took off the little turnpike-
gate from its hinges. ',Jones and I went and put him into
the cellar, and went back for souther. We caught
another, but the cord hroke, and it ran away. It was a
piece of halter. We caught a third, put a cord !jaw(' it,
:Ind led it' home. John Lewis and my master W;pt oit 1
before. My master went to bed, because he was AA!.
We put the sheep into the cellar. John Lewis and I held
a sheep ; John Jones killed him. Jones and I threat the
skin and entrails Wash. river Usk. When we returned
we found one of the sheep ent up. John Jones cut up
the other. The next morning I went with the fat to Mr.
Isaac Prosser's, tallow chandler, of A bergavenny. The
fat sold fur 4s. 4#41.. I went to buy n peck of salt, and
some tea and sugar, whirl) I bronght home. We salted
the whole of thereinto'', and ate some of it—John Jones
heal some two or three time'. He thought of keeping It
until he went to America.
John Lewis, a little boy, another accomplice, bald he
was nephew and apprentice of the prisoner Lewis; he
went to Mr. Batt's field the night in question. He con-
firmed the testimony of the last witness respecting killing
the sheep, and throwing away the skin.
Janne. Poole, the apprentice of Mr. Prosser. the tallow
chandler, said,•that he bought some fat of the witness
Leonard shows six weeks ago.
John Jones had mottling to offer in his defence.
William Lewis said lie knew nothing aheut the trans-
action.
haven witnesses gave Lewis an excellent character, two
et whom were the Jury Who tried Um prisoners..
The learned Judge rammed op, and the Jury found a
verdict of Guilty.
The prosecutor recontmended them to mercy.
His Lordship said, he certainty should recommend them
to his Majesty's mercy ; hot it was emery bad case, and
he should take care that they did not steal sheep again in
hloninouthsliire. Theirllves were spared iu consequence
of good character.
The prisoners were decently dressed, end conducted
themselves very well during the trial.