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London, England, 1823-04-20 00:00:00

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REGISTER

OLD DAILEY ,

Wm. Monroe, aged 67, by ,
appeared a once respectable ma
bug two sheets, the property elf
dwelling house.'
The written defence of the prisoner, couched in yes.
pectful language, detailed a shoat history of his distressed
atination.
Tare wife of the prosecutor recommended' him to
meley.
Richard Hoghea• was inilitted for stealing n shawl
from 'fite.person of Elia :heti' Robinson Nicholly, a child,
the property of J. R. Nicholls,
Mr. C. Phillips elicited hips the principal witness,
that V7s. was.detnatided by hiffies a ammonite.
,4 roe Common Sergeant. inasindy militated the pri-
f Enter. . • • •
, George Hunan, a genteel rung matt, was indicted
for stealing a quantity of peollser.
.the pmperiy of Use
klikasv !mho Cdnipany. • ;
• Mr. Rolland stated the ease to the Jury, and observed,
that the young man at the bat had been for seven year's
in a confidential situation iu that establishment. • .
William Harding deposed, that lie was an egcise
officer, and aitended at Bracts/tall, and .the East India
Docks; on the 23th of Fehrt*y he found three bags of.
peptic% concealed ander ,the Geer ; he was directed
watch,. and in order to ascertain who should come- to
retried** them Item thelilasiii Where they were Arpin-
sit, d ; he obeyed his dirensigneit anJ the impeller came
the iuoruine after his,- obserestlists amt.• took the bags
shore-mentioned, from under 'the plaultl. past of which
be put in his hat, and part Mikis pocket..
Mr. C. Phillips crose.examitad, the witness.—lt was
More matter of course firall Orisons -soaking -egress from
the docks to be searched by relict differrit Vermin, but
precaution. war general* need hail known the
prisoner three years, and nerd ep tolthisainie heard any
thing which militattd against his character ; although it
was usual to search wlsen,eletka mai labourers went out
of the dock between certain hours, the prisoner had
frequently been allowed to 'pm, the barriers without
molestation.
Another witness deposed, that it Witu'd be impaisible
for any otie to go out,with bap of pepper, withuot being
searched and detected. !wile winter quarterovlsen the
['warehouses are not open, persons.connected with the
cetablisherseat.tvirre Amsted so make rugrms and egress
Osithout undergoing rheum' ordeal.
W. Brown, an-elder ow tbsestiblishment, had known
the prisoner, as employed Api
•for a considerable
'length of time, end up to rhistransitction, hewer atiVe any
thing to warrant suspicions *ohm Isis cheroot,. •
• 'fbe prisougg gilled several respectable %emirates, who ,
r tibinantiased the opinion entertained, by the last *intros;
ko was esantiaked om.alae pao el the ptoletatiee. • •
Thrßecorder slimmed up ,w evidence, sod the Jury .
`returned.• verdict of guilty.
J iailmnews--.The Court Arils holland in justice to pro'.
sect the property of public establishments, as well as
that of privatrindividuals--ffirquent deltognencies
were
complained nsirralse &saki sraLliast ludia warehouse*,
but in order to• prevent a recturence of them as much as.
possible, the judgment of the Court was—'• That the
prisoner: be ariumisted to the House of Correction. fa
ts . calendar months. and these kept to hard labour ;"
and but for shil account give of hit previous good cha-
racter, he would ,have net With s putsisitment tar more
Severe.

' From a (Ji& Mae /3/404.4.-A liegto Yellow, being
suspected of having stolen •goodi im his posseuion, was
-taken before a certain instiatof the Peace in the comity
of Philadelphia. and charged • with the ()Hence. The
itegyo acknowledged the fact' and made the following
decisive defences—" Mama hosier, me know obi got
,dent hugs Isom Tons, doe, Arid me Link 'Fowles! dear
stings; buzwhat den. Massa? 4cy be °nil a *cal i iii ty
Andel and a piccaninny cork-screw ; one cost sixpence
and-tudder a shilling, and me.pay Tom foe dens honestly,
Massa."—A very pretty story, wetly." said•his Worship,
" you knew they were molem and yetallege, in excuse,
you paid honestly fer therm:lilt truth you better law
than that, sirrah I I)d'ilt- you know, Pumper, the re-
eeiver is as bad as the thief? • Yew must{ you black
rascal, be severely whipped. 3.—" Very well, Melee. II
de black rascal he whist lot boyin stolen goods, 1119 hope
de while rascal be whips too, fur mine sing, when you
'lurch h.m, as well as Pompey." " To be sure," rep el ti-
the Justice. " Why den-, says Pompey. " here be
Tom's Massa; hold hint fast, coast dile; lie,buy 'Font
as I buy de piccaninny knife, and de piccaninny cot it-
screw. He know berry well poor Tom be stolen from
bins sold fodder and inudder-s-the' knife and the cork,
.screw hob nedder." Such wits the Isistice as well as the
"severity of Pampers address. that 'after a short pause,
the magistrate, with the ooMmat of The master, dis-
missed him, and-dimberged the action.
Dmewurns. Aktspoion.--Pu Thursday evening last,
shoot five o'clock. a dreadful accident happened at 33,
Charles-street, Illesitley:equgre. A young girl its the
service of the raisatobitir of% the outside of one of the
windows on the lioorilbt the purpose of cleaning
it. Unfortunately there were some -ttineraist musicians
performing in theorem st ilia time, and turniugher head
round to listen to 'hems the pour girl lost her balance,
,and was precipitated upon the iron railing, in front of
,the house, three of the spikes of whictresnered.her side.
*The best Stagiest aid was instantly procured by the la-
mily, but it was advised that•she should be taken to St.
Glinflnt's Hospital. where lite now lies its a -hopeless
Kates
A replete arrived at HorMstonger-Isne goal on Thurs.
Idarnight. for Charles Boma*, who was convicted at toe
last Kingston Assizes for. highway robbery, and sen-
tenced to be enecuted. His asspciate, 'Thomas Hooper-
who was also tried and couvicted at the some time, and
Tsenienced to transportation for seven years. was removed
on Friday from Horsemoneer-lair, add locked in the
Maidstone Fans, to await his ilia) for Mahler offences
committed an that county.,

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