The National Register.
London, England, 1821-02-18 00:00:00

TATLOR Y. STREET.

This was an aCtiOnOrttheviarranty of a horse. The
plaintiff, who was an attorney, purchased a horse from
the defendant, who is a livery stable keeper, at Christ-
mas last, which the latter warranted sound, and safe to
ride or drive. On the 12th of Jan. the plaintiff's gig,
in which were himself, his wife, and niece, was upset
by running foul of the Hampstead stage, owing (as
stated by his witnesses) to his horse having become un.
manageable ; in consequence of which his wife was
much hurt, and the gig broken, which put him to the
expense (including surgeon's hill, repairs of the gig, &c.)
of between 201. and 301. Recalled several witnesses to
prove that the horse in question was unsafe to ride. and
unquiet in harness, and therefore he was entitled to re.
cover damages for the breach of warrautry.
For the defence several witnesses were also called, who
swore that at the time he was sold to the plaintiff, the
horse. although high-spirited and young. was perfectly
quiet and free from vice, and that Mr. Taylor. in
speaking of the accident, admitted that it occurred,
through his own fault. After a great deal of conflicting
!muttony had been given on both sides, and Sergeant
Vaughan for the plaintiff, and Sergeant Pell, fur the
defendant, had respectively addressed the jury at onnsi.,
siderablc length, his Lordship summed up, and the jury,
first cousultibg, a few unitutes, returned a verdict for
the defendant.

Two instances have recently occurred at MilehAn► of
children being severely burnt during the abscuce of
their parents: one of the sufferers wits tight or nine
year*

OLD BAILEY.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14.
The Sessions this morning commenced before Mr.
Baron Graham, Mr. Justice Best, and Mr. Justice
Richardson. _ _ .

John Collins was capitally indicted for stealing, in
the dwelling-house of Richard Adams, silver spoons
and other articles of plate of considerable value.
It was proved that the prisoner, a lad about the age
of 17, stole the plate out of the kitchen in Mr. Adams's
house, on the 24t4 of January. lie was pursued by a
soldier who was on the spot, and he dropped the plate :
he was o'•ertaken and brought back to the house, and
he begged to be let 011, and promised never to do so
agtin.
The prisoner made no defence which was satisfactory
to the Court, and no witnesses were called. Tue Jury
found a verdict—Guilty.
lie was recommended to mercy on the ground of his
youth. The learned Judge said that the recommenda-
tion should be attended to.
Charles Wilkinson was indicted for cutting a port-
manteau from behind the carnage of Mr. NViluerforce,
M. Y. on its way to Gore-greet. The fact was proved
distinctly by one of the servants of Mt. Wilberforce,
and the prisoner was apprehended with the trunk upon
THURSDAY,hut, —Guilty.
FEB. 15.

William Fell was indicted for stealing in the dwelling
house ut Sir William Draper Best, lint., a quantity of
wearing apparel, Male value of between 151. and 201.
Thls prisoner was a chimney-,weeper; and on the
23E1 January, lie was seen by we butler of Mr. Justice
Best to go down the area of the prosecutor's house, in
Betiford Square, and take hold of a bag, of foul linen
which had been put into the kitchen to be washed.—
The butler then prestipted himself, and as soon as the
prisoner saw him, be threw the Lag down upon the step
and ran off. The butler pursued loin, and for a moment,
while he was getting up the step, lost sight of hon. im-
mediately he reached the top of the step, he saw lice
prisoner riannini, very hard, and then all at once stop
and pretend to be buttoning up the knee Mitts breeches.
Only one witness was called on the pint of the pro-
secution, and the prisoner in his defence protested his
innocence. Two witnesses were called to give him a
character, bout of them waver chimney sweepers, in
whose employ the prisoner had lived—with one I l years
and the other s;x months.

After a good deal of consideration the jury returned a
veruict—Not
Charles Mott, who was tried last session forging a
bill of exchange, and convicted, was now brought up
to the bar—a point of law having been reserved in his
(avow on the trial with respect to the competency of two
of the witnesses to give evidence against hint. It ap-
peared that the prisoner had forged a promissory mute
worded in a most illiterate manner, and commencing,
" I promise Iwo pay," St:c. and the acceptance written
across the bill was, " excepted by," &c. The judges
had sonsidered the case, and it was their unanimous
opinion that built the witnesses were competent. 'lnc
conviction of the prisoner is therefore sustainzd.