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WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.
SATO' DAY . JAW. 1 I.—George Smith, a middle aged
• man of respectable appearance, was tried upon an in-
dictment, charging him with having defrauded Messrs
Roberts and Co. of Chit nth's-street, of a piece of silk,
value gul. by falsely pretending to be the servant of
Mpsrs. Harding and to. silk mercers of Pall Mall.
Mr.-Waltord stated, for the prosecutors, that the pri-
soner, on the the 43il of December, walked into the
shop of Messrs. Hobart* &Co. and addressed the shots.
man, and said, with the air of a 111311 of 1/1113111t$S, that
he wanted to borrow a piece of silk for his employers.
It was the practice of silk mercers to bonito" quantities
of silk from each other, when they had any order to
execute in a hurry, and he prisoner applied under these
circumstances ru the prosecutors. The shoptuan Itesi.
tared; but the ingenious oft hand address of the pri-
soner soon prevailed over his caution, and the silk was
given, never to be paid for, returned, nor. in an a ty
ways made amends for.
Witnesses having proved the case as stated,
The Chairman requested the Jury to examine the
evidence with their usual caution, as the punishment
that must await upon a conviction in cases of this nature
was extremely severe ; the Act having directed that out
0' the country the convict roust go.
The Jury without hesitation roomd the prisoner guilty
was 'einem* Ito six mooths imprisonment in the
I louse of Correction, and to labour in the Tread-mill.
MONDAY, JAW. 13.—John Cane was indicted for
robbing his employer, Mr. Humphries a bricklayer, of
au. only of lead.
In his defence the prisoner said he merely was remov-
ing the lead from one place to another, and (lid not in-
tend to steal it.
The prisoner was convicted, and sestenced to impri-
eo ttt ent fur six months, and hard Labour at.the tread-
mill.
A young man, named Rogers, porter to Messrs.
Barnes. and Co. of the Old White Horse Cellar, Picca-
dilly was indicted for leasing stolen a I be of tickets,
which were not filled up by the clerk. The salve of
the tickets were laid at two-pence.
The public will be able to trace in this prosecution
the cause of the numerous impositioirs practised every
day, and unjustly attribined to those who are in respect-
able situations at the various inns of the metropolis. It
was the first case of the kind that ever was brought into
a Court of Justice.
It was stated, the proprietors of the White Horse
had with much care kept the printed tickets out
of the reach of the porters of the house. A number of
the tickets were, however, missed some time ago, and
imiumerable complaints were made at the Cellar that
the porters demanded touch more than the Act
of Parliament allowed them to receive. In one day
there were no less than seven or eight complaints, and
the proprietors sent fur a police-officer to assist in clear-
inkt up the matter.
the officer went to the prisoner's lodgings, and found
there a bundle of the Inn Ticket', which were not
filled up. He also found some tickets that had been
regularly filled tip by the clerk, and were no doubt, sob
sutured by others, in which the porter exercised his pen-
manship fur his own benefit. The proprietors, deter-
mined to snake a ,puldic. example' prosecultzd hint for
the robbery, the extreme penalty fur which Is transpor-
tation for seven years.—The prisoner was found Guilty.
The Chaiimun, in passing sentence, raid that the
peddle were much indebted to the prosecutors for pro-
ceeding against a person, who was doubtless in the habit
of imptising upon them every day—the sentence of the
Court was, that he should he imprisoned in the House
of Correction for three months, and kept at hard la-
- .• boor at the tread mill.

MONDAY, JAM. I3.—This morning the General
Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the County of Middle-
sex commenced at Ilicks's hall, Clerkeetwell, before
Mr. Coast, Chairman, and a very full Bench of Ma-
gistrates.
John Peddar was indicted for assaulting John Spencer,
in the parish of Isleworth.—The Jury acquitted the
defendant.
Charles Virley, a Frenchman, was indicted for as-
saulting Mary Reason.
The defendant was found guilty, and sentenced to 14
days imprisoLtimet in the Home of Correction, and to
enter into hia own recognizance to keep the peace.
T. Quigley, the father of Thomas Quigley, the son,
and John Hunt, were indicted for assaulting Roger
Chittley—and the same Roger Chidley, John Skate, and
Si.. %Veil*, were indicted for. assaulting T. Quigley,
senior.
This being a cros indictments, all the parties, de-
fendants as well as prosecutors, and all their witnesses,
were examined, before the Jury decided on the case or
either defendants.
The evidettee was very contradictory, and
The Chairman shortly charged the Jury, that they
must make the best way they could through the mass of
ccidence they had beard.

The Jury, after some consultation, returned a verdict
of guilty against Quigley the father, and acquitted all
the other defendants.
The Court sentenced Qaiglev to pay a fine of 40s.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14.—Williaita Hodson, Edward
Davis, mid others (not in custody), were indicted fur
riotously assembling, and committing au assault, &c.
riotously
detailed the case fur the prosecution,
which lie stated was instituted by the parish of Bethnal
Green, in consequence of the repeated and daring out-
rages that had lately taken place.
The riot and assault in question took place on thebt h
of November last, at Cornwallis Arms, and arose out
rtr an ;memo of the officers to disperse a disorderly col-
l• ction of individuals in that house.
Tlic Chairman (F. Const, Lsq ) in particularising
ti..videt.ce, dwelt at sonic lengtli ua the nature of the

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outrage, and the serious consequences that mieht have
ensued, Irma the bad example of Hudson striking the
officer. Against Davis he did not think the evidence
conclusive, and he was entitled to so acquittal.
The Jury acquitted Davis. and pronounted Hudson
The Chair said the prose-

rman, in passing Judgment,
cotton had beets directed for the public good; but the
defendant tint being one of that depraved class who had
so often broken the Kink's peace, awl as it did tint ap-
pear Mat ite was in the house for the purpose of rioting,
the Court merely sentenced hint to pay a fine of 40a. and
to enter into securities to keen the peace.
SWUM Y S ESSIONS S.
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_ttIDAT, JAN. 17.—Ccol*U.e Cain and Edward Poole
were indicted for felottioissly s•ealiug a silver watch, the
property of James Holland, a watchman.
The Jury I I both prisoners guilty, and the Court
sentenced them to transportation lot life
Cain, who has been a mast notorious thief on the town
for a length of e, on hearing the judgment of the
C mrt, looked towards the Chairman, and exclaintecl
" Well. I hope Y•ou will be ' a stilt one' by to.morrow."
Gl6lOll and Brown, two men well known to the
police, were indicted for stealing a watch, the property
of William Norman.

The prosecutor had jos( arrived in town from Sheffield,
and in his rambles through the Borou‘th met the prisoner
Brown in the London-road, who came up to him, and
and claimed bum as a townsman of his, and wanted him
to go to a public house and have some refreshment.—
Norman accepted the invitation, and they retired to a
public house in Garden-lane, Newington, where gamb-
ling was going forward, and a quantity of paper money
floating between the gamesters. 41 length Brown, who
appeared to bean utter stranger to the company, com-
menced play ; and, after ne had lost what money he
had about him, he requested the loan of Norman's
watch, and staked it on a bet oral. with Gibson, who
won it, and got the watch into his possession.—Brown
desired the prosecutor to accompany him to a friend's
house in the neighbourhood, and he would borrow the
money, and' redeem the watch ; however, the moment
they got into the street Brown took to his heels. The
The prosecutor mentioned toe circumstance to Hall, the
officer, who apprehended the prisoners the following
day. The watch was found in Brown's coat pocket,
who, it appeared, had changed coats with his companion
Gibson.
The Jury found the prisoners guilty, and the Court
sentenced them to be transported for seven years each.

OLD DAILEY' SESSIONS.

WIIIPNISDAY, Jan. la.—William Pearce stood in-
dicted with having, on the 10th I),veniber, feloniously
stolen 13 pieces of silver, value 31., the property of the
moneyers of his Majesty's dint.
Mr. R line and Mr. Law were for the prosecution.
Henry William Atkinson, the senior moneyer of his
Majesty's mint, had frequently discovered considerable
deficiencies iii sincoined metals anterior to November
last; on the 10th of 13ecember silver coin was being
worked* knows prisoner; on the above day he was em-
ployed in. cutting the silver into blanks, ready to be
stamped ;Ate practice its the mint is to weigh the gold
or silver when given out for work in the morning, and
to weigh it at night when it is returned. Witness was
present when the prisoner was searched; a sin box fell
billil his person containing a skeleton key, and another
key in preparation for being made of a similar description
—l3 crown blanks were also found upon the prisoner;
the business of the day was over, and the prisoner was
on his way home; the blanks weighed lull 11. ounces,
and were worth at least 31.
Richard Franklin, jun. also a mnneyer in the mint,
was on duty on the 10th of 1.)..c, tither; witness weighed
the silver delivered out that morning, which was 5391b5.
10 oz.; when it was re-weighed at night there was but
5311113 z. 6 oz. 10 tiwts. leaving a deficiency of 1 lb. 4 oz.
John field.—lit consequence of the itiscovely of a
deficiency in the silver MI the bill of December, witness
stopped the Mell as they were leaving the mint ; prisoner
was one es' the 'somber, and wiliest seeing his hand lit
his great coat pocket, separated him from the rest, and
on ;militia I is hand out, a tin box dropped on the
ground, which opened to its fall, and two skeleton keys
fill out; neither of them were quite finished, Lut were
in progress, being waxed tar that purpose. NVittiess has
applied the keys to the locks of the strong holds in the
mint, of which there are several, and in which the bul-
lion is secured, and the Lore of the keys is exactly the
,ize of the pivots of the locks. As witness was proceed-
ing to search the prisoner lurther, three or four pieces of
silver fell out of his waistcoat pocket, and immediately
afterwards, as his coat was being taken off, a bag, also
containing pieces of silver, called crown blanks, fell on
toe grcond ; there were ..ltogether 13 pieces—privo:ter
Said lie stippos:Al somebody must have pot them in his
pocket; lie gave the same account of his possession of
the tin box containing 'lie skeleton keys.
William Pithier was formorly a silversmith; attended
at the mint on the IMII 01 December, With his son in
law, the preceding wittiest, whose evidence is correct.
Mr. Powell, solicitor to the mint, was present at the
examination of the prisoner before Mr. Twyford, the
magistrate. Prisoner said, •' Sant Marlow gave me the
keys." Mr. Twyford asked for what purpose; prisoner
pose of opening the swing holds."
replied, "liar the pur
This was tint taken down in writing.
The Lord Chief Baron charged the Jury at considera-
ble length', and they returned a verdict of—Guilty.
Mary Markham! Lowe stood indicted for having. on
the 4th of Oetoher, stolen two sheets and other articles,
value 235. 6J. the property of Hobert Turner.
Mr. Alley %vet I.ol' Ike prosecution.
The prisoner lodged in the house of the prosecn'or,
and absconded with the preperty in question, which she
pledged at several pawnbrokers' shops ; but it appearing
that she had been cu iiiiii ati.d at Hamm Garden tiolice•

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office under the Pawnbrokers' Art, and that she had
consequently suffered an imprisonment of three mouths
for illegally pledging the articles she was charged with
havitia stolett,
Mr. Justice Milroy:l charted the Juicy, that under
these circumstances the learned counsel for the prosecu-
tion could not proceed with his case.
The .Tury thelefore returned a verdict—Not Guilty.
John Barnes and George Seabrook were charged with
having stolen an ass, value .ss. the property of James
D..acon Hume, of Pinnvr's Park.
Mr. Andrews stated the case in the Jury. The ass in
question was turned into a meadow, out the evettina of
the 98th November, the gate of which was afterwards
locket' ; on the billowing morning the ass was missing, .
the gate having been forced open ; about 3 fortnight after
the prisoner sold it to a sandman, named Buff, in whose
; . ion it was found by a servant of Mr. II Mlle I the
ass was identified by a sore on its tail, and three wipes
across its off fore Pant
Mr. Justice Burrouah slimmed up the evidence, and
the Jury returned a verdict of---Guilty.
John Davis, only eleven years of age, Joseph Fromm,
and George Midler, were indicted for hiring, on the ful
of January, borglarionsly entered the dwelling-hou-e of
Montague Let Vboll. 125, Pall-mall, with intent to steal.
Davis aod Foram, not guilty.
George Clay and John Smith, two young men, were
capitally indicted for borgiariously breaking and entering
the dwelliug house of Catherine Dail, and stealing a cop•
per and other articles, her property.
The evidence was conclusive, arid the Jury found the
prisoners Guilty—Death.
THURIDAY, JAN. 16.—Thomas Beswick was indicted
for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling.
house of Thomas Walker, and: stealing a watch. value
bl. his property.
The Jury returned a verdict of guilty, but recommended
him to mercy on account of his youth and pies ions good
character. The prosecutor also joined in the recommen-
dation, which the Chief Baron said should certainly be
attended to.
James Thomas, a man of colour, aged IS, was indicted
for bioglanously breaking and entering the dwelling-
house of George Pawson, and steeling four pounds in
copper, four half crowns, and other monies, his property.
Dorothy Pawson, the wife of George Pawson. stated,
that her husband is landlord of the Angel, public-house,
in Back-lane Shadwell. Ott the night of the 1 lth of
December, after having shut up the house, she went
round, as was her usu3l custom, to see that all was safe.
On entering the parlour she discovered the prisoner lying
on the table. She asked what he was doing there. lie
replied." I am asleep, and very sick, don't disturb me."
She told hint it was time to go to bed, and desired he
would go away. After some hesitation he went away.
She fastened due door after him, saw every thing secure,
and went to bcd. On coming down stairs the following
morning, she found the bar door open, the till forced,
and its contents carried off. A pane of glass haul been
cut of the wash house window, and was suliciently large
to admit the entrance of a man. A pail haul also been
taken away. In the course of the day she was infionnal
of the prisoner having been stopped by a watchman,
with the property in question. The pail produced is her
property.
Joseph Kendall, a watchman of die parish of St.
George in the East, stopped the prisoner about five
o'clock in the morning, about one hundred yards front
the prosecutor's house; he had a pail on his shoulder,
which he put down on seeing witness A large piece of
flank of beef was in the pail; when asked where he had
got the beef, he replied, that he had bought it th it morn-
ing in Ratcliff Highway, and said he belonged to the
ship Hope, then lying in the London Docks. and that he
was going to have company—wiittess attempted to move
the pail. and found it very heavy ; upon lifting up the
piece of beef, he discoaered a quantity of loose copper,
amounting to between four and five pounds. Suspecting
from his evasive answers that he had stolen it, be seized
him. The Jury found the prisoner guilty.
The wife of the prosecutor recommended the prisoner
to mercy, on the ground of no violence being offered to
the inmates. This the learned Judge said should be
attended to.
Mary Ficton was indicted for stealing a 101. note arid
four soverenns, the property of E tward William Bishop,
in the dwelling-house of Edward Bishop, the elder. The
Jury found the prisoner—guilty—death.
Jane Moore was indicted for stealing several beds, a
large quantity of linen and wearing-apparel, the property
of Capt. Samuel Roberts.
The prosecution lives in Margaret-street, Cavendish-
square. Ott the 14th of December the primmer entered
his service, and quitted it without notice, tin the 26,11
of the same month, when the property in question was
missed. Westcott and soother appothended her, and
found duplicates for the stolen property upon her person.
The Jury found her guilty.
Anti Williams was indicted for stealing 41. 18s. and
some wearitia apparel, in the dwelling-house of John
Maritime—Guilty—death.
Elizabeth Stewart was indicted for stealing 214 cove.
reigns and two pieces of flannel, the propeny of George
Silvanus Underwood, in his dwelling-house.

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;lite prosecutor resides in Bateman Place, Stepney,
and on the 10th of December the prisoner came into his
service. She stood by the prosecutor's desk, and saw
him take the money out of a hag to pay the other ser •
Tam that he had discharged. In the course of that week
he missed two silk shawls front his window, and when
they came home from chapel they ft ttttt d the shop door
open, arid many things displaced. She was asked about
it; but denied that any one had beet, in the house, Of
that she kiwis how the shop door came to be open.—
He insisted on searching her box, which she readily al-
lowed, and a piece of Irish linen and one of flannel
belonging to 111111 were lound in it. lie admitted that
lie told the prisoner it would be better G r her to confess
before she was committed--but the money was not
found.

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Justice Burrough, in summing sip, said, there
was clearly no evidence as to the prisoner's having stolen
the money.
Verdict—Guilty of stealing to the value of 3gs. only.
FRIDAY, JAN. 17.—Timothy White was indicted for
the murder of Michael flood, by striking him a violent
blow on the head with a stump arm.
William Murray, of Brentford, deposed that on Sun-
day, Mt 6.h of Uctober. he was in the High Street, and
saw a person he slid not know strike Michael Flood.
which made him nagger; the blows were continued.
and the deceased took to his heels and ran off. followed
by White; a woman exclaimed he will kill him; saw
nothing between them before the blow was struck;
can't say whether they were intoxicated.
John T. Manner, surgeon, of St. George's Hospital,
deposed, that the deceased was brought to the above
place on the 14th of October. He had a wound over
the left eye, which was bleeding; Witness examined
the wound, and found a coagulum of blood ; the further
edusion of that fluid was titen stumped. In a day or
two he became rather deleriotts, and afterwards there was
more bleeding. Oa the 2011 i his delirium increased,
and he died the next day. After his death examined
the w d minutely, and found a bone displaced ; the
the membrane* of the brain were inflamed, and there
was a little pus. irnmation was occasioned by
a blow. The vital parts of the body were quite sound.
The wititess in emninu.tion said, " I consider the blow
was the cause of his death—if he had proper medical
ass4tatice at the first, 1 think lie might have been
saved."
Ann Woodward saw the prisoner and deceased meet,
wisest the primmer struck the latter, and continued strik-
ing. Witness dill not see deceased strike White, but
cried nut "he will kill me." Witness then cried out
for Mr. Walker, and endeavoured to hold the prisoner,
and in pusnitii hint into the glitter. Ile hit the deceased
after 'hat.
The Jury, afters short consulta►ion, pronounced the
prisoner godly of manslaughter.
T. %Vaiiis was indicted fur falsely alteriug a certain
order for the paytnent of 9s. with tntrm a, defraud the
oversee., of the poor of the pariah of St. Pancras.
Mr. Roe, the magittrate, proved that the order which
he cave the prisoner was written by him, and was only
for 9s. for the two vagrants.
At the time he gave it to the prisoner, there was a
blank after the words " nine shillings," which had since
beets filled up the word " easels" having been inserted
subsequently.
Cross-examined.—He haul at first intended to have
made the order for ten shillino, but the two vagrants '
beitig included its one warrant, lie thought one fee would
di tUr boils.
'l'he prisoner in his defence, said believing the order
was for Ins. he got a person named Brooke, to write al
receipt for that sum on the back of in • order, as he (the
pritmier) could not write any thing except his tonne.—
As to the insertion of the word •' catch,' be knew no
more of It shall Child tlll6Oll.
Brookes swore that he wrote the receipt, as described
by the primmer.
Several other wiw gave the prisoner an excellent
character.
The Jury acquitted the prisoner.
In the 111:11ltf of Duncan M'Csillum, an East India
Broker, who stain's charged wish Wraith; an East India
Warrant for the delivery of seven bales of cotton, which
had been soil at the India House, and whose trial haul
been put off last SCSSIOII9, on an affidavit that a Mrs.
Sinnott, a principal witness, was in Fiance.
Mr. Watford, on the part of the East India Company,
made yesterday a fresh application to the Court. He
said they had all the other witnesses present, except
Mrs. Stirling, and without her, they must go before a
Jury without she smalle►t probability of success.
The Lord Chief Baron—But is this trial to stand over
for evert
Mr. %Valford—That is for your Lordship's decision.
Mrs. Stirling is in France, and last term we applied to
have her recognizance estreated. The object of the pre-
sent application was merely to shew that the Eist India
Company had done all it could to bring the trial on.
The Lord Chief Baron—Your object is not to come
into die Exchequer if you can avoid it?
W Alford—lt is my Lord, mid to have the other
witness's tecognizance fainted ulna Mrs. Stirling can
be brought forward.
Tile Lord Chief Baron—Be it so. This proceeding
took place early in the day. Its the aftertionn Nlr.
bl•Cullum was brought to the bar, and put in an
affidavit.

Mr. Ado! phi's, his counsel, stated, that the affidavit
which Mr. NV0,11,1111 had sworn, showed that he had
exercised no influence or controul over Mrs. Stirling,
whom he befitted to be still in France, but that he was
ready to take his trial. Upon the first application for the
discharge of the prisoner, the answer of Mr. Baum
Graham was, that such an application on a first Session
after the c 1111111 l itn,••nt of a prtsoner would, if granted, be
a geiseial discharge of all prisoners ; hut that such an
applicatMit on a second Session would no doubt be
Bunted. They had now strived at the second Session,
and hoped their Lordships would grant the priumer's
discharge,
Mr. Holland, for the East India Company, did not
oil-sr any opposition to the ..pplicatiott, which the Court
ininiediJtvly granted, observing, that Mr. l'Cullum
would still be liable fur any matters that might be
brought against hint.

DUEL PRII,k.NTED —A meeting was appointed to
tale place early od Thursday Owening last, in the fields
at the back of tie Red House, Battersea, between Mr.
M--n and Mr. A—r, city gen►lemen. but infor-
mation having been received on the preceding evening,
Mr. M—n's house was watched, and on his way to
the intended spot for the duel he was apprised of some
constables being in attendance oo the ground, and the
air. it laminated for this time.

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