The National Register.
London, England, 1818-09-13 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

Wednesday the Sessions commeneed before the Lord
Mayor, Mr. Baron 6:aham, Mr. Justice Batley, and Mr.
Justice Burronth. Mr. Baron Glorrow was also on the Bench,
but the le rated Judge was only attending to wait the result
of a prosecution in which it was probable his testimony
would be required ; it was the ease of lialloroo, for forging
a frank, purpot ling to br from Sir Wm. °arrow, when he was
a Member of Parliament.

John Fitzgerald was the first prisoner put to the liar, chart;•
ed with haying, 011 the 2ith of Slav last. as•united Geotge
Davis en the King's highway, and• taken from lino a wand',
valve 11., and two seals value 21. The prisoner was a
looking yonng man, 25 years of age, (leaf and dumb ; an in—
terpreter attended to explain to hint the prosecutor's te!.ti-
loony, and also to interpret to the Court the prisoner's de_
fence.

The proseentor staled, that on the night mentioned in the
indictment, lie was going along George-stieet, Illoomsburi ,
between twelve and one o'clock, when lie observed sonic a 1.-
zr. en (ia' ; lie paused to listen to them, and observed
three men running towards hint; one of them, the prisoner,
Caine tip and knocked off the a itsiess's hat, whilst one of tlte
others forced his watch out of his fob and ran off. Witness
seized the prisoner and called the watch, by whom he was
secured to be takes' to the uatcbhouse.

The prisoner, by signs, denied the charge; he stated by
aigns that on the night in qtaestien, he was going along Gem. c-
urvet; a woman had hold of hi, man ; he saw three men as
described by the prosecutor; he *opposed the watch nail ht
be called, but he did not hear it, as he is deaf as well as dine h;
the first knowledge lie hid of 'Ole transactir n was the watch-
men coming up and seizing hem. Verdict—Guilty of stealing
from the person.
Jetties Higgins and Win. Mitchell were indicted for a bur-
glary n flak house of Mr. Dawson, in the parish of St. George,
Bloomalmry ; and Sarah Mitchell, Ann Higgins. and Edward
Mitchell, for receiving the stolen propert3, well knowing it
to be stolen.

Mary Taylor, servant to Mr. Dawson, stated, that she was
the last person who went to lied on the 21st of July last.—
About three o'clock on the morning of the 224, she was called
tip by the watchman, and on coining down stall. discovered
that a hole had been cot in the kitchen shatter large
enough 10 admit a person's hand to en fa•den the vs indow ; that
some person had been in the lionse, and the drawt rs and closets
opened, and s•arions articles of wearing apparel and plate had
been taken away ; the hole itt the window shinier had been
stopped tip la WI a table cloth, to prevent any light being seen
in the street.

Richard Lillywhite, a watchman, stated, that as he was
going his rounds about 20 miaites heinre three, he discovered
a ligiour stand anti a pair of pantaloons lying on the ground
he took then no, and on examining tliciii found a letter ad-
dressed to Mr. Dawsim. This caused Min to go to 31r. Daw-
son's, and alarm the family.
Janes Smith, watch house kreper of St. Pancras, stated
that lie stopt the two prisoners, James Higgins and William
in Skinnersstrt•rt, Somers Town, about 5 o'clock in
the mourning of July 22 ; they had each a bundle tinder their
arm, which, Oil examination, WkIS found to certain various
articles of plate and wearing apparel, and sonic skeleton kecs,
and a chisel; the place where he met them was about a gnat.
ter of a simile froth Mr. Davvstitt's house.

Mr. Dawson identified the several articles fonnd in the
poseession of the two prisoners as being his property, and as
toeing wotth 141.

The evidence to establish the charge of receiving against
the other three prisoners failing. they were, under the ditee.
tion of the learned Judge, Mr. Justice Burrough, acquitted.
The other two prisoners made no defence, and were found
Guilty.
Foituirm A TRANS.—Lawrence Hynes Halloran, alias W.
C. Gregory, alias Holland, was next placed at the bar, charg.
ad with writing and sending a letter by post, the Ntlperscrip
tioti of which n.ia forged. in tie name of Sir William Garrow,
Knight. Member of Parliament, fur the purpose and with the
intent Of a% uitling payment of the duty of postage, knowing
the same to be forged.

The prisoner is a man of most respeetab:c appearance and
denicationr, and a clergyman; he was dressed in black, and
wore powder, and is between 30 and GO years of age; nn en-
tering the Coot t lie bowed first to the bench, and then to all
around. On the question of guilty or not guilty being put
by the eh.; k, he addressed the Coast as follows:
Mr. Lord, owing to the long pet hol or toy confinement on
this charge, upwards of 20 months, the death during pe-
riod of the only witness who could ;lilVe substantiated my
innecelice, the exhaustion of my pecuniary resources, and
Ely row etpleitt inability to deploy tie nsel, or have the ad-
vantage of professional advice, 1 have do altet native. left me
but to plead goilty to the allelic, wile vi Lich I am charged.
Mr. Baron litallam advised the plkuiler to consider well
the effects of flit• plea before lie persisted in it.
rii,uner.-- My 1..0rd. I have no alternative: I stand here
nanned atill defenceless against a phalanx of powelfol op.
puitents orravil aoaiLet nte, and determined to persecute.—
It woold be a waste of your Lordship's time to plead not
guilty. I must persist in my plea.
Mr. Baron Otaltam observed, if the prisoner persisted in
his plea of guilty, it must be taken that lie was satisf.ed with
the tustice of lite charge. The only object which the Court
coatd have was to bring tintit to Ile might plead not
guilty if he chose, and thus promote ihquity ; bat he unglit
not to plead 'guilty, and whilst doing so impute vindictive
mods es to those who prosecuted. His plea of guilty must
be taken as an acknowledgment of the truth of the charge,
Solicitor who was in Conn said he had some knon ledge
of the prisoner, and would, with his Lordship's permission,
ads hoe Lint. 'flit. Court desired ii.: trunk do so, and be meet
to the prisoner for that purpose.
the prissier, however, tictirseil his proffered service, Milli
abscised, 41 1 have decided to plead gliisZa." Ills plc* was
then taken, awl he butted to the Court ;not selistd.
Edward Miner was then put to the bar on a charge of
basin_, no the night .:f the tali of Align,' isurglarionsly
entered the lams,. of Mr. renwiel, Bonner, in the littoral, and
slob u a silver sea pot WOO ether at titles of plate, value 101.
On the shot 'dog in question, hers% ern 1 and 2 o'clock, Mr.
Mantel returned home nreompouit Plus his sou, and, aiL et as hi,
custom, lit hiintrs it in with his private key, the servant having
Rune to bed at 11. When they entered the pat lour they
perceived some I Ile 11;a1 been befuteliand ith them ; the
furniture was ill colifission, and the plate from the sideboard
gees.. Mr. Ili:litter, jun. sunti alter saw a mint itt the
•beJt' which cemmunicates with the 'toilette. 3,41,1 Oa%.e liar
arm his father, ahe retreated to the back part of the
sow and cried winder. The servant in the =can time,
alumni 'O.• •':e en‘se. eaese down stairs, awl or, nista the
motet data u 4, 1.1 the patrol and watch.