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London, England, 1820-10-28 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, OCTOIIII 27.

SINGULAR ROBBERY.
Sophia Andrews. a young woman of interesting
appearance, was charged on an indictment with
stealing • gold watch, a chain. and seals, the pro-
pert)? of Francis Midis', in his dwelling-house.—
The circ•umatancee of this case are singular.
Francis Bailie.: kept a house for the accommoda-
tion of ladies of a certain description near Fins-
-bury-square, and the Prisoner came to lodge there
la the early part of September, paying 16s. per
week. Some time after the Prosecutor's w►fe lost
her watch, and it was discovered to have been
pledged with Mr. Robertson. a pawnbroker in
Bishopegate-ntreet, by the Prisoner, for eight guineas.
She afterwards absconded, and was traced to North.
old Co,tage, between liorndean and flut»wn►th, in
flainpshire. where *he was apprehended by Van, an
cfScer of Worship-street. and some of the notes
wbich she hail, received from the pawnbroker in her
Utz .•roes-examinarion it appeared that the Pro-
scrota had known his wife to have gone by .... rrr I
names before lie married her. This was the case
for the prosecution.
Mr. BanDeatce. on behalf of the Prisoner. call-
ed George Norton, who swore lie was uncle to Mrs.
Rolls% the Prosecutor', wife, and that in MOTIIe cases
ate wou!il not believe her noon her oath. Mrs. Nor.
ten also said she dill not consider Mrs. Ester 114isliss
'ought to believed on oath.
Mr. Justice PARK summed up with great p►eci.
sign, and expressed himself in terms of becoming
wreri:y upon the ►nfrmous mode of the I'rnswctttu►
and his wife obtaining a livelihood, but at the rime
time declared the case did not rest upon their tr..
timony, and they moot' disbelieve the pawnbroker.
before they could acquit the Prisoner; this was,
hu••ever, matter fur the consideration of the Jury.
Al.er a Irv, minutes corianliatiou, the Prisoner
we• found Guilty, but recommended to mercy, on
eccoont or the nitamotis character of the Prosecutor
and his wife: this the Judge v:iitl be attend-
ed fit, and refused to allow them their expense•.
STREET RORBERY.

',Mil Lazar;; vtas--eovorted ri-f a highway rid-.
'lvry, in having, forcibly taken from the or
Mr. Julio Tiler a valuable %%tech and simelidages,
in the middle of the day, nil the 17th of ihe
prr-
sent month, in the neighbourhood of St. George'a,
Hanover-square. This was a most sociaci tttt case,
slid cleat-1y mode out by • number of witnesses.
The Jury found the Prisoner Gritty—Deuth.
A wind 30.

Mary 1 remold, alias Hopkins, was indicted for
•tealmg 17/. in Bank notes, the property of Jimes
Green. The Prmiertitor in this eine lived its I boy.
*it'd's-go/dens. City-rold, and it appeared by the
testimony of his wife. dist the Prnotier. • hurt time
Lefore the robbery, had borrowed a 1/. note. She
linvins au opplittniiity of seeing where the money
wai kept, came and took it Lowey : mine of the notes
wele tnieed to the posses inn of the Prisoner.
Mr. Baron ‘VOOD summed up and the Jury re-
turned a verdict of Guilty.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF CIIAPEI.S.

lip Phillips war charged with ►tealrng from
a chapel. in Cannon-street-road, a variety of arti-
cles. They were described as being the property
uf valiant persons, trusters, and consifted of bibles,
surplices, carpeting, awl oilier property. The Pri.
soiler was of the Jewish persuasion, residing in
Itoi-mary-lane, and the articles in (location were
Suuod in Ids pusse•siou, and property belonging to
:it, less than ten other chapels were found on his
The Jury immediately found him Guilty.
The form of the ind.comeist cha►ged the Prisoner
with a capital offence, hUI Mr. Jammer Park wa• or
rapitvoit that the Act of Parliament which made this
capital offence. being passed in the list of Edwa►d
VI. cap. H. did trot contemplate the robbery of
Dissesiting Chapelt, there not bring at that time any
a that description ; it ales, however, a very heinous
of Brice, audit aas verb• clear the Prisoner considered
ti.at because these chapel.; were I,ut n► the rots.
blisiteil religion of the mouthy, that nu ptinighniritt
non!d follow; he (the Learned Judge)) would h•rw-
ever take care the Prisoner slimild be transported.
'flie other indictments were tint proceeded tu.
BANK PROSECUTIONS.

Tweeityetwo permits (thirteen meu and nine women), were
arraigned, charged with hawing forged notes of the Sauk
of England i• their possession, aiNI with uttering them,
knowing them to be Caged. Sixteen of them pleaded guilty
of haring notes iu their poneessios—and pia (all women)
pleaded net guilty to the charges generally, and will take
their trials for the capital offence. Those who bad pleaded
gritty to the taluur charge were acquitted of the other,
•ud will be tra•aported for 14 years.

POLICE.

CUILDNALL.

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