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---The COMMON SXI3IIIINT waned •p the e►i.
deuce. -

Jury, after isms besitatiba. flood the Pri-
mmer Goitty.

Mates Debit was iadieted Aar Stealing a &Gaol
waillkost, value ss. the propel-1y of Thos. Thump•
11sa, privately in his shop.
Henry Thompion is son of T. Thompami who
is a linen-draper. reading st 30. St. Martin 'AIM
On Saturday. August 15, the Priamier applied to
his father for relief, who gave his an order to be
ettensined at the worlohoine ; he name bock sod
told witness the cle►k was out; wittieso desired
him to wilt till his father came in; setae time after
be mw a worsted west coder Prisoner. where he wee
sitting ; asked hint what ha was doing with it ? be
void, Nothing;" then Observed a flannel waist.
coat appearing from seder his coat; took it, fent
for a cosatabk, and hod his apprehended.
The waistcoat was produced and identilled.
The Prisoner had no witanses to bring forward
is his lessor.

He stated that his father had been • sepr-re.
Suer, some is respectable circumstances, bbt frets
unavoidable misfertmes had failed. He (the Pri.
aseser) lead thou procured a situation as clerk in a
mervantile-herme, which he lost without say Eris-
eendect, miter kelvin held it • length of time. Al.
osewside he had bees compelled to go to sea for a
subsistence. where he had served unsay years, re-
strived a wound, end been discharged es inculpable
of .ervice. He had mode every shift to support
life by hareem mama, before he went to Mr. Thaw.
iree‘ Severe west had tempted him to take the
weistcoat, having at the time not had • shirt es
his back, nor ate • morsel for three days before.
Henry Thompson send, the Primmer wore the
ap-
peamoce of the most pressing distress the day he
was in the shop. His father desired to recommend
Itim must strongly to mercy, bat hod been amble
to anted in person.
The Jury bead the Prisoner Canty, but ear.
mostly recommended him to mercy.
The Rucoaogit addressed the Prisoner, and told
his. that, from • coesideration of his peculiar cir-
cumstances, the Court meld merely award him to
be hoed Is. and discharged.
Th. Prisoner woe a very decent steady-looking
man, aged bo, dressed tolerably well, !twin (es

we understood) received the clothes en going into
prison.
Calk end --- /invert two hors
were indicted for stealing a gold ors and key from
T. White, en the 13th July lest.
T. White was coming down Piccadilly en the
day specified in the iudictment, in company with
his son • as he come opposite to the New Street, his
son cried net, " Father, that hoy has your witch !"
pointing to a crowd beside them. He pot Ins hand
to his fob. sod found that Isis watch had been
Dearly drown out, and that Isis seal and key bad
been cut Older ribbon • he looked round, sod sew
Noggins. • pence °lacr, sculling with one boy,
sad !wort, a beadle, with another. the Prisoners.
Ivory is a beadle of St. Anne's parish; hosing
heard the exclamation of the boy, as described by
the former witness. laid hold of boy next to
the 'Prosecute,. who began to remonstrate with
him, immediately after observed the Prisoner Clio ke
steep, take of his het, end drop on the mend be-
tween his legs two smell baskets, with the reel and
key ; he let the ether boy go; seised Clarke
with one band, sod took the property iu the other.
Both were takess to Bow-street.
Huggins, a pence racer. sew a pair of seism
in Murphy's right-hand, apprehended and brought
him to Bow-street.
The k.y and seal were produced. and identified
by the Prosecutor.
The Prim iners hod we whimpers to character.
Murphy said he had seen the scission dropped by e
bey. sod bud taken them op.
RPCOltbta summed op the evidence, and
the Jery immediately found both Prisoners Guilty.
Jotahlkus Wird was iodicted for simple Weeny,
in steeling a sock and two
_bushels of berme and
bran, the property of W. Mellish, Esq. M.P.
Thos. Selwyn is a carter, in the service of Mr.
Mellish; bad locked op his bin on a Friday night,
about *ix or seven o'clock ; it continued some bean.
end bran mixed. Went to it the Ilea morrisroxt
shoot eve, end foetid it broken open, sad the bran
end been; takes; knew nothii,g about the sack.
The Prisoner hod worked in his master's service,
end been ditchetged ebootoreer NIL
W. Colley. a coustsble. was ant es the Son&ty
monolog after, at three o'clock, us comploy with J.
Hurdseglield ; saw the Primmer user Mr. Mellish's
hue with a mark ; hallooed. Bed he 'brew it down.
Hie emanate asked him what he bed got Owl: he
replied, he did trot know. sod added is Gentle-
' men. I hope you'll let me go, sod I'll leave the
country." Told him it was more than their places
were worth. and apprehended him.
J. Houtingfirld assisted the last witness to take
the Prisoner. He said he had found the sock ;
could net tell where be was taking it. The sack
contained beans and twee mixed (of which he pro.
duced a sample), and lredl Mr. Mellish's mime at
full length on it.
James Skelton, servant to Mr. Mellish, bad lent
a sock similar to the one in que.tiou to Selwyn, the
carter, and it had disappeared.
Mr. Benison' steward to Mr. Mellish,, pepiacrd
a ample of the beaus and bran from which thst in
the bin had been taken, and thinks it of the same
description with that found on the Prisoner ; saw
the Prisoner about his master's house the day before
he was taken.
The Prisoner said he had accidentally Amend the
sack, with its cements, in a ditch, on the Saturday
night, and west for it the next morning. with the
intention to restore it to the rightful enter
Verdict--Ceihy.

George Bowyer. amid 13, was indicted for steal-
ing two silver tee-spoons, and • pair of silver sugar.
tongs, the property of Colour! John England For-
Wean. on the 6th July last.
Ann White is savant toile. Nineties.. On the
townies of the 6th July she had left the articles
specified es a table in a front room on the under-
floor is her master's boom in Montagu-square.
and west out of it ; in about Ave minutes she re-
tarsier!. saw the Prissoer. who mid he had COW
doom the area far some dust ; mimed the spoons.
&c. and accused him with taking them ; he denied
it ; she pat her hand to his pocket, and foetid them
in it ; she And him apprehended. •
The Primmer said, that we. bad struck him
es Ole head with a tea-pot.
The itscososs observed. that if oho had. she
had dose very right.—Verdiet—Grilly.
Vohs Sulliwor and Mery Mars were indicted
far Melia; a pair of shoes, a pair of stockists,
hate other articles of apparel. and IL Os. in silver,
of Williams Hopper. on the 26th August.
W. Hopper is a journeyman carpenter, was shut
out of his lodgings on the *iglu of the 93th ; met
the frank Priscilla, end west to sleep with her in
Charles-street; Dru;yvlano t when he awoke in the
morning, sow the two Pummels gni,* net of The
door *fib', reams; missed his shoes, stockings. neck.
kerchief. and mosey; ran to the window. mired it.
sheeted to a man to stop the Primus.% who did soy
ran dons himself immediately after, and pee them
both into ensiodr.
The Milker who cook the Priseems, found on
Sullivan the shoes and stockings and 10s. in silver.
Bed on the female la. 6d.
Mary Mellon said, that she had taken the clothes
to Orfte by directive of the Preereetur the night
be. -es he told her be had no mosey to give her.
Solliven said, he hell cease in to go to bed. and
hod hikes off his shoes and stockings before be
perceived a men ; in his hurry to get away. he had
by mistake put on the man's shoes and stockings
instead of his owe. Verdict—Beth Guilty.
Before the trial was emend as. Mary Mellow de-
sired it might be postpaid ow @moat of the sh-
oetree of sane witnesses, who would give hso a cha-
racter—but '•
The RSCOIII2II said, it could not be dose. and
it was not necessary. The Court show ten sidared
haw is her situation to hares peel eharader, tiU
they were found pill.
Wis. Hervey. itagitie•enaker, was indicted for
embezzling two Bank notes of the value of 11. each,
the property of his employer, Thomas Edge.
Mr. Andrews stated, that even if the facts alleged
could be sustained by evidence, of which he had
strati doubts, this indictment could not be sup-
ported by the Act of Parliament under which it
wee brought. It was, therefore, useless to give
the Jury the tremble of going into the ease.
Thomas Edge. the Prosecutor. was then called
upon, Mod net appearing. the ?divas was se.
quitted.