The National Register.
London, England, 1819-09-26 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY-SATu MILI Y.

This morr,ing Mrs. Ridding, who WAS convitled of stealing
the child ut Slater yeatcrthiy, was brought up to rumive uw
judgment of the COUIL tilte wa,:dresull m yterthiy, with tti
difti,reuee of having subotttuted a black veil for the white ott,•.
—Site was extremely agitated, and scantly able to .aupport
Itetult. _

Tile Common Serjesnt commented on the enonsiiir of the
crime; he udinittal the LlLtinction which her 'harmer of com-
mitting it made in her favour; it was a crime, however, that in
any case must buLjtil the I..wlings of the parents to the mobt
excruciating emotion. The Conti, under all the cireuinstiinci• .
felt themselves Jusutied in mitigating the pent4ty, and IL-dhow
her punisiouint to the puyaniit of One shilling sid oontineineni
in the House of Correction, Cold HatiotiLlds, toe the space of
twelve calendar mend's.
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Ht. Ridding, notentlisuending the sulv'sued state of her feel-
ings, expressed her thankfulness fur the leniency of the sen-
tence; bile protested that she fully intended to wake strict search
.tor the patents of the eilild, and that she was sure to hare
treawtl the child with the utmost tenderness. llappily fur her,
there were scantly any percot.tin till; Court besides t:,e officers,
and she thus esesped ute pain of souther expusatiun before a
crowded Court.

Thomas Airway was put to the bar, charged with receiving
various article, of harness and saddlery, knowing them to ec
stolen. They were chiefly stolen trout a Mr. Halley by Bay-
ibid. who had been convicted and punished for the theft.—
l‘lacey's account was pretty clear. lie had tate!' charge it
them in Apnl last, the good* being stolen in lite:ember last ;
they were in a bag, having a faint mark of the OV.IICes 114111 C
Olt it. When the officer went to seateli the prisoner', premise., •
lie behaved v. ry ing.nuously' and assisted the search. There
was a doubt which inclined in the prisoner's savour, that
he did uut know that the goods were stolen, as ti.ey sere
instantly detected and seized. He had been allitillt..4l to bail
after his ma... Mutton, and appeared without sun.o..ne to ta'sa
his trial. He had, moreover, a most excellent chaiaeter given
by many respectable persona who had lung known him in 1.1, us
neighbourhood (W melinioresit il I ).
Ihe Jury, after the summing up of the Common Serjeard,
immediately acquitted him.
James Smith and Win. Wilson were indicted for stealing a -
hanikier and ba,ket, three shirts, four pair of stockiebs, ailtl a
cake.

Mary Goldsmith, wife of a servant of the Bishop of Winches- -
ter. sent a Iron basket containing the articles in coastion,•froin -
the Bishop's residence at Farnham, on the Itith 01 ,Imgast last ;
she delivered them to Barnard, the gardener, to take them to the
waggon other; ahedid not See them again till at Baum Garden
Oilier, at tile examioatiem of the prisoorrs.
W. Taylor, gardener, having heard of the theft, law the pri-
soners ea his way to London, at three o'clock A. M. the ;th
August, with another man, iu en open chaise cart, at the corner
of 6unuersbury-laue, hrentforil. tVitness stopped, and looked
into their cart; the two pr:m.men. jumped out and pretended to
occupy thiamine% with Lie Lathes* There was a bag in me
cart; . was not large enoug:l to hold the haiitper. lie suspected
the partim, and havuig subsequently adv3riesal, he turned back,
which the prisoners wearying, tur.i.al about also and galloped up
an adjacent lane, cue witness pursuing. The prisoners turntJ
into au uveuue which lth to a genticandes house, they rifled a
fruit ba ket, and Haug u into &ditch; !hiding themselves stopped
by the gate at the end ut the avenu.', two of the prisoners' party
jumped over into the ti.id with the Lig, and having, as witness
suppases.deposited its contents, rectorial. and smith holding
witness by one hand, pointed the other at witness as if about to
shoot bun. Wilson meanwhile, situ ase arp stick, alit the cheek
of a Marl who had Mlle to the assistance of winless: he still fol-
lowed the prisoners, who threareued to murder him, but at length
with the :assistance of several reapers, armed with their hooks, he
secured the prisoners. The witness's party then Is:curt-tithe bag, -
the tiuit, at: I part et the goods.
William Piper resides near the spot where the prisoners were
taken. He saw them teLlow.tivu men, who rail up to his door
fur assistance. The tau latter 'wormed witness that prisoners
had murdered a man. Witness tidluwtrl, but prisoners were
seemed withoat any assistance. IV noes, searched up and thortt
the lane, but found nothing but the trent ; oil the veal* of Au-
gust, he renewed his search, and wand a large bag is a water-
dram. tatside the hedge ; tar hag contained the shots and stock•
ink chinned by Got/width.
The cuustables who had held the basket since the examination
at Brentiord, gave the Curtoihary evmence.
Mrs. Goldsmith 'more, that 44. goods contained in Bit bag
were the saute which she had packed :us her husband.
The Common Serjeuln was about to sato up, hut the foreman
of the Jury said, that !fit would save his I..oruslitp any rasa., they
were perfectly convinced the prisoners were guilty.
'lite Common Serie:int tnuucdtatth pronoanced sentence of
transportation for amen year. on them both.
Thu: trial was scarcely over when owe of the Marshalmen in-
formal the Court, that he had apprehended another aCel'4ll,.it:tt
in the saine robbery, who had been daring enough to attend the
trial Of his brother telons.

Tine Serjeaut directed him to be taken immediately
beton: a inaeottrate.

THE Bowbiteuits.—lt is duuudess -ire the wont°. -
tion ul turuy of our readers the extraordinary • client's.
mistimes attens.a.it 'spots the tn.,' and cooviction of-these
unfortunate permstw tor the Mamie diII:UMW) Or Alias
Maria GLnii, from her uncle's, a Mr 'locket, barrister,
of Taunton, Suisiersetsittrej lite young lacy was saki 111
be entitled to a larbt lo 11111 l r, aner• had OULU residing, r
few weeks prcccedwg that CVCIII, as a lodges with her
uncle's elstitlien, at lloi 1111 l belongitig to the
elder Slis. bowditcii. From use eicaracter of the Sc.
coral parties implicated, and the roman:lc events sworn
to by we prost.cutors and their witneas., in the cause,
as well as die known ititiosacy sulatteting be:everts the•
young lady and use j ur kiowtlium ; their conviction
excited the lutist laerly astenvistionent the neighbour-
bum. of Taunton, winch was 'teighteued on the rule WC
4 urn trial tiring retuned by use Court of Kinds Bench
nt Lldarv-terni last past : tor .althougti it was then so.
I Iv decided that u.ey should he imprisoned for tire
respective tcrosa of I t., 21, 3114 V 4 1110111ila each, in 1)0e..
eltester-gatalisul; consuWrable daubs existed as 10 she
extent of their real guilt ; so much so, that suhscup.
cross* were opened, anti SUMS of money collected,
a 1111 l mating to upwards ul Jon!, for their *import in pri.
4041, whilst a Nuncio was set tin (nut to he presented' to
the Prince Rt gent, praying for a remission of their
punishment, and whicii is underrtand to he already
signed by upwards of 1,060 persons. Th.se doubts
nave sulmequeolly been mole and confirmed ; hut
it is probal.te the truth wall soon be cheated, as we itte..•
derstand that Julius the preacen week, two true bills
have beta preiciitcd, and found by the Grand Jury of
LOllllOll. nor wiIGJ mini corrupt perjury, against the
said Mal ia Glenn and Mary Whitby, who were the IWO,
principal witnesses iu the above case, and the Judges
warrants were instantly issued for their immediate av-
przimotim.

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