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London, England, 1820-01-13 00:00:00

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

John Kidley;;;;;;tiicir4ll;;:arulting William
Mould ors the itlst December last. potting him to
fear, sue taking from his person a watch, real, Btc..—.
Gatilly—Deerk.
Themes firmware's was capitally indicted for
stealing five oars*, the property of Mr. litchard
l'arsley, uf Southall, in the parish of Hayes. nu the
Bth December last. _

There were two other charges against him of
stealing five more oxen, the property of mew*.
Cox and Pinky. and two other oxen the property
of Mr. R. Parsley junior.
William Welch is ssalesman.residingatSouthall.
On She gib December. Ms. K. Parsley sent him
19 oxen to &owner of. lie sold 14. and put the
remaining fire ru his field by the road aide. All
the oxen were meekest. The fire oxen were soars
after stolen, and he inabsequently saw several bides
at • Mr. Cewin's. it Watford. Among them be
reengaised tbsi bides of the oxen stoke.
James B,sey is servant to Mr. Parsley. He

put the five axes in question, on the Stli December,
by desire of Mr. Welch, is a Acid, snit fastened the'
gate. The neat inn ' g. at eight o'clock, when
he went to give the beasts fodder. he found that.
they were stolen. Witness subsequently a- some
skins at Mr. Lewin's. which he knew to be those of
the tire oxen stolen.
Thomas Jarvis it • fellmonger, at Watford. The
prisoner on the 10th December, sent several W..
to him to dispose of, wad he sold them to Mr.
Lewis,, the tanner, of the some litter..
Mr. Lewin proved the receipt of the bides from
the last witness. Mr. Welch afterwards came and
claimed Ave of them, &mei' bore his min k.

The theft was brought kerne to the prisouer by a
aeries of aituesees. _

The prisoner called a somber of witnesses, who
gave hint an eacelleut character.
Mr. Joatice HoLROTO bummed up the evitleiscr,
and the Jury after a short deliberation, found the
prisoner firtifty—Drath.
John a numerable Inokin4 osAts, was
in-
dictrd for stealing s coat, t.h.-et. and other mildest,
the prop-sty of Thomas Fl anti.
The prisoner, in emit agitation, ples.led gadfly to the eq.
fence. It was useless, h. Mll.l, to Cul.ttAl liar truth, fur Le
hod bees imspelle.l I. edema tlar theft 44•111 sure .bstress.

Charles Dor:well, a private is the Gua•ols, ass capitally
Indicted for laraliale SONIC artier* of w rt.t apparel and a
It. mar, the proper./ of ilewry Cork", set the tlerrllu.g.
itiouar et John Writs. vibe keep. the Ito J Ll4lll, St. Luke*.
The Jury liteitti Mal rattily of stadia, te• tits aesooof
31.4 wag.
.4ssioxwah Amkint aloud indicted capitally fur mit. thug a
rant value 401. in the dwelling-Wiese of %S'illtatts A.ktna, his
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inry fumed her gadfly of stealing to the amount of
$9. only.
Imes Page and Richa►d Derry, two boys apparently not
exceeding 1.2 years of age, were capitally indicted for stealing
at Holloway, a silver castor, three silver spnous, • silver
milk ewer, a silk hamillkerchief, and other articles, the pro-
perly of Mr. Watileworib, is his dwelling Luse.
The father of Pare stated to the Cunt', that be has Leen
me aliens fur ten year% and his child, up to the present
trammeling, had conducted himself with bosirsiv and pro-
priety. He feared that hr bail been to as unguarded mu-
aw*t kd away by other wicked boys.
The Jury foetid them both Guilty of errand larceny only.

P' /LICE.

VINSON HALL.

A FASHIONABLE FF.IIALE ,SWINDLER.

Men. Sarah Teeing, • fashionable anal elegantly dreamed
female, was put to the bar with John .Woore, a man ad-
vanced in years, and dreamt, skabbes-9 aa mat.
Mr. William Lessee, hatter, Blacksnass-hireet, Borough,
stated, that on Moseley sesneheg, the 3.1 of Jans.,ry, the
female servant of the Prisoner called at hie alwsp and urder-
ed mese bonnets to be mkt to her mistress, No. G, Albany.
row, Kent-road. He sent his 111140111111.111 with four brown
beaver bassets, and he esteemed saying the lady had wale
theism of two, ossehe kept, nod the other wen sent back to
be altered, with direction, for it to he twat bark in an hour,
mites they should be paid for. The bonnet was sent in an
hour, mid his 'hopeless was told that Mrs. Tenant 1149 frum
Lille, but if he called is the morning be 'hauls' be paid.
The skiipmen •rewdiugly railed in the morning, awl funnel
that the female Priem/mei bud absconded from the Immix, and
had takes with her all the forsiture which the huu•e tom
Seised. He never pasted with hie essessle eeeept iu ex)seria.
tiou of bring paid ready money for thew ; he slid nut part
with them uss wild, his showman was furnished with a
stamp receipt lie mite u« the money tiring paid. He after.
wards learned that MI?. Tumid bad removed to Blue tarbur.
lame, Bcriennwhey, sad obtained • scan b warrant to search
few his hinnies,.

Elarrast. an ullicer, stases, that he wens to a house in
Blue Aachor-lane, where he routt4 111. s. Tenant ; it was
Nearly empty, but tot looking over she yard wall be saw issio
the seat homer, and observed two bouurts, similar to show
shot were described by the Prosecutor. He eutemd she
Luse, and saw the Primmer Moore there, who said that the
house and goods urge his ; shot 'Jr. Truant, the husband of
She female Pristmer, was ioakbled to hint is 1681. sad he
had "rime to the Cost:meat and left him the goods as security
for she dabs. - - _ _

Elivibeth Marlowe stated, that she knew the female pri-
soner Amid nine months; her acquaintance cmanuenced by
her (the vileness'') sister having lived as scrvart with her,
when she resided kbtlie Strand. The witness was Osumi fuss.'
weeks out of service, when she went to live with Mrs Tr.
✓ant. She was rug with her in the character of a servant,
but merely resided with her ontol she amid obtain another
wirier Ou the 3d of January, Mrs. Tenant haired bass to
call at the shop of the Prusteutoor, and ordrr atone bon.
tints to be scat to kyr at two teilostk, and to wieution
that they were for the lady who had called us a prrvi•
cans jay to tosok it gouda of that orltscriptirou. %Vitra
the shopmeir came with the hens. is she opened the done for
hint and sheers., hires into the room to Mrs. Tenant. On
the night of the 31 of January, Mrs. Tenant did out leave
the house; she, the witnese, and the Prisoner, Mr. Moore,
were employed all night in parkin: isp the furniture of the
house fur removal She always thought the Prisoner was. a
kind of servant, and not as an stquaintance of the f.onoly.
At six o'clock is the morning of the 4th of .1 • tort
came to the hack IMOD@ humor, and the goods were pat in
it and caroled to Blue Anehor•lasie, except the window.
blunts, which the Prisoner Moore !wrought afterwards. She
enderstood from the female Prisoner that Mr. Tenant was
la the errantry, bet she had since learned that lie is a Fri.
surer in the kisser Bench Prison:

A Getatiewasui utoornad, that Mr. Tenant had bees is the
King's Bench two seuntlet. lie had a right to buoy, it, as
ke bad loot 2101. by boss and four ethers, who were his ant-
federates.

Elisabeth Marlowe, in coutinuation, said that Mrs. Tenant
told her the cause of her removing the goods was, that she
carried an 1110tC1110211 I. be put into the home every mo-
ment. Mee was wet semiainted with the removal of the
goods emit eight o'clock we the evesiug of the 3d inmost.
Mrs. Teasel bad sit any sister that she ever saw. She might
Mew see I. the esteadry, but she never sew a female to the
Bose is Allsoey-Itew. She had seen 31r. Tenet since she
was last reamismiL She went to the King's Bench fur the
purpose. She erkeewledged she haul mid that she would as
mos be imprisueed for a week as not.
George Cbrearessu, she/pease to the Prosecutor, said, he
carried the bermuets to the Prosecutor; she Gard on two,
one she said she wanted fur herself, the other fur her sister ;
be asked by M. 14s. a piece, but on become' of her pur-
chasing Iwo, agreed to take 2/. lb. for each. One of them
she wished to he altered, and to he returned is am hour,
Mace she would pay for both. He returned to his master
11101 leforesed kiln of the circumstance. and look the altered
bowel home et the time appointed, whet, he was isehiruneul
by Elisabeth Marlowe, that Mr mistress was from home,
best if be celled in the smersesig, 4 would be I.aid the ansonet
of Ms boll; be accordingly called, but its Mutates bed taken
their departure.
The beaver benweis were then produced, they were very
beedeiseee, trimmed with white bad a plums of white
feathers. The Prosecutor identified them as his property.

ANOTHER CHARGE.
Mr. Joseph Store stated, that he kept • chins
shop la the Kewt.rosil, opposite the Rriehlayer's Arms.
Tim female Primmer called ow him the Thursday bel'oie
Christosasoloy, sad rcpt.-seated that she wanted a dimmer set
of ware,
_isa she was to have company am Christutae.dey, and
requested Shells wooki lead some pale. rue to her house, 6, A I.
Issisy.row, as Mr. Trout would be at benne al four eirlurk
to dimmer, awl he would Su ow what stt he liked, and 1/11
Ibak delivery they should be rid for. She said she waisted
sewn' other arlities, boa sit cook' oat recollect she,. at
that ontimesd; Slower these was a bowl she saw that she
sad a/ hoed, and would take it with her, awl pay for it
thaw or whim tit* plattraa caws. He Wit her it was aii.
as=N pay taw it sham, bet she issishal shut she wastl4,
hlas ewe Ailing% at Ike same flaw allsibiling a

gum . ameeiiegly
of the table sem, and has setwael• was tehhfit neer* to shoat
an Moir. lie rearmed spits, whew Mrs. Tensed informed
hoot, moil that she bad deed on wee eat, sad would Lase the
• bale racerl the cheese.plates; they were accordieglv Scot
iu,na which she gave a new edgers, eighltespe audemierers
to math a hitter., which she met, sad on their being de-
litored she +meld pay fur the elide; they were accordingly
delivered or the Friday, wheel Elit.Marlowe tokenised its *er-
rant that her mistress was dressing, bat if be called in the
evening he would be paid. The sereaut Yelled is IM rerwia.g,
mid was informed by die MIMI , that her mistress hail
company, stud cods' out bespeal:, and that Ike had Mole'
route nu Meitrlay Ili. 'tenet went on Monday, Timely!,
and Werliirseity, mod was regularly iv/mined that Mrs.
Timone was not at beret. On the Thurelay (alloy:tug he
sow the frm tle Priam. r at the bit-, whit informed him that
Mr. 'tenant sever paid bills in Christmas week, hat that he
was in receive money ea the Miesday fulliswittg from
Lenersio.hoose, aid if he took fuer of the ears and saucers
home with bite, and have thews gilt, and bring them home
on Tutuila,. the 4th indent. his bill should be iliselirrird.—
Hr. the a itursr, thee legate to suppose all was lint righl,
and that he bad got a swindler for • crammer, for which
remattis he hod aol the four cups and ...tures gilt. Hr Owned
was reserve if they rrqeirril gililoug, the whets wrre
out twat fur that mopes,. His simpleato went out Timidity,
bit! the bird was Aare : be afterwards found out her 'pl•ee
rilogr, and saw his rips and saucers laid for breakfast is
the hours', which the l'istouto•r Mtime claimed to be his, sad
~,, el.tittoi•tig dem. the Primmer, Moore,
threatened hieu with a peraeretme for rubbery
Thr ithopeete isf the last enemas corroborated his evidence.
A :mirk. r Mated, Hiltons the represeutattueof the female
Pri .r. 11141 she was to have cempauy daring Clishatiesa
week, and that her Itss.h.touti would not receive his quarterly
money from Summiset Hoes? until Monday the 3d testate,
he entreated her with sicced *advent sad ribs et brit; which
bad hors sines formal at the house I. Blue Asselsof-buse,
aaltril duet'.

--Istltyef Illuk motes. H•

ginit tbitpatterof

A cheirsenoinger stilted, that on a si•tils,. representation
of Mrs. Tenant'', he b..d furnished her with a hint and •
large chile.,
A alineinsker said, that he had sent borne to Sirs. Tenant
two pair Of boots on Monday the ald instant, to Nu.
Albloy-nu., and had not been paid for them. Ile found
the too,'" afterwards it. Blue Anchur.lane.

The fi-niale Piisoiser said, @be was 'reline to pay Cur the
haute, hut or searching her militate, she said she had out
money rework bat if the .hueat■krr would toltr the boot*
boom, she would food the manse, in a frardaye for them.

A talluw.ekatuller slated, that 6r had furnished the fe•
male Kummer with iweise duxes of eautlks. but he was lust
as furtenstc as his fellow tradessest as he did net recover
tkens.

A tradesmen said he hod lees dowel out of 171 by the
female Pfillollll% h tennis!, could mot ►e ealkd s fraud, as
is was a debt. He bad pyre her credit from her rerpieiable
appear•nee.
Mr. Juhn Wright mid he wee the proprietor of the house.
in Mee Arsehor.lane; that he let ore of them shunt a fort-
night before Christens, to Mrs.Tessant i she refe►red him to
the Prisosser Moore for her character, awl au his represetita.
lino he let her the hour.

t►n hi. crung examinaliou by Mr. Hammer, the Solicitor
for the re u tiuu, be .aid lbe hovers erre hi., sad they
were not ; Ova they were 'mortgaged to a blr. Pool, and
snare that be bed been a Withrow, hot Mr. Pool bad ap.
pouted him his @gest to let the homes. He hod diteloseil
to the Commissioners of Bankrupts the eireemstamre of this

toortrage om hie ettnittinstimm tm4mtre them. He emnaidereJ
be had a Ikm um the pule reassiaireg se she premise fur his
trot.

The Magistrate teld him he hod ..t, fee that was derided
in the ease of Ward sail Cu. silversmiths, Ledgate.bill. who
had bee. swindled oot as quantity er geode. They foetid
these in the house of • female, seed she claimed 171. rent;
they immediately paid it, and afterwards brought deter
KOOlllO native, it, seed obtained a verdict.
Me. Store, the Proseester in the last ease, mid, he had the
misfortune to know Mr. Wright, and had es doubt but be
reeemenerniled Mill. Tenant to him as a esseuseee„ as
well an he bait tieme a Mr. Permit, by shwa he had selfered a
great pecunia►y toss.
Mr. Wright repelled the charge with considerable warmth,
sad said, hecanae he had been sofortinente is 1111181114111.4 aed
had ►ecome a banderole, it was as vessels why he ideuslel ha
charged with the inequities of set►rs. He had been a 'evert
onffrrer by the salaraseduct 41 Mr. Perrot!, sad he a smith
greater eldest thus the pen*. who attempted to Welt hies
as a participator in his guilt.
The Magistrate observed, that this runversetle• ►ad no.
thing to do with ills *abject stall,, l..fore him; It did uot
refer to the charge nisi*** the Prison, ra.
The female Presenter expeeaaed a wish to say **seething
I. ber defter', bee was pit vested by her Sullener, Out in.
formed he► it world be of an avail, as it would met prevent
her flow heists menemitted for trial; and this it would se.
seedier purpose better us her trial. 0. Ibis isforenstion
she riled sad sobbed most pitifully.
She was fully committed fur filial, sod Moore was din.
charged, (here bristle no evidence to (1111fleC1 him with the
Casuals us the tragesoneu.

Mu tsoioven4Fromm
COMBINATION AMONG 1 NE JOURNEY MF:N
AT ‘TAKERS.

tichnrd Ilanteyama FranAffie.journeymres bet.
makers, tie the employ of Mr. William firurr, tale Recluse!!
and Moore, of itosielnirtrt, were !Drought up on • warrant.
charged wish antiag struck, with tolwric for an *drawee of
virattrN soul I•.avriseg their wink in an niefini.leed state.
The Primmer., rather !hos suffer iter►e months imprison.
mint (the pliaithatent isstioasteil to !Strut), eveistuted to
fiftieth their wink.