The National Register.
London, England, 1808-06-13 00:00:00

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Called to prove the customs
the bland of Trinidad. A
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!notify the Defendant's conduc•
ly done his duty in the case of

to prove
Louisa Cauldrone.
Garrow, in a very argumentatite reply, contended that no
evidence had beenadduced in defence to justify the conduct of the
Defendant. The laws of Old Spain were no excuse for torture
la the Island of Trinidad, providing that defence ihould be
made out to the Jury. They did not authorize a British Go
vitrnor to descend to acts of cruelties by torturing a female oic
such tender years; but he would contend that Trinidad was i.
possession of England, add subject only to British jurispru
dance.

Lord Ellenborough briefly summoned up the evidence, and'
the Jury, after retiring for a considerable length of time, re-
turned a verdict of Guilty, subject to the opinion of the Conti,
on points of law.
The trial lasted ten hours, and the Court was excessive!
stotrded.

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Sittings appointed in Middlesex and London, before the Righ"
Ilion. Edward Lord Elknborough, Lord Chief Justice, &c. in
aad after Trinity Term, 1808.
IN TERM.
Middlesex. _
Wednesday .. June 22. Friday
Monday 27. Wednesday
Monday
APTER TERM.

London.

Monday

OLD BAILEY.

MONDAY, JUNI*. 6.
Joseph Moody, a Serjeant in the Guards was capitally in-
dicted for stealing 3261. in money and Bank notes, from the per-
son of James Bowden. It will be remembered that the pri-
soner was observed at a public-house in Covert-garden, expos-
it* a large quantity of Bank notes and money, and suspicion
being raised, he was taken before a Magistrate, where he said
a man had met him in the street, and given him the money to
bold, but had neveragain demanded it Of him. At last the pro-
secutor came forward, who stated that he fell into bad com-
pany, had been made drunk, and stript of his money.
Mr. Gurney, in opening the case to the Jury, said the prose-
**tor admitted that be had not been made drunk by the prisoner,
but that he fell into his company after he became intoxicated.
Ile gradually became worse and worse, and was at last so much
overcome, that he had no distinct recollection of any thing that
had happened,
The Recorder interrupted the Learned Counsel, and said, it
lse was not prepared to contradict the prisoner's statement,
lamely, that he had given him the money, it was useless to
proceed. It was also observable that the prisoner had not made
the prosecutor drunk, and for .any thing that could he shewn,
he might have given him the money in the moments of intoxica-
tion. The prisoner had confessed himself in the company of the
prosecutor, and that the money was given him. If his confession
was at all made use of, it must be taken altogether, and there-
fore the jury must acquit the prisoner.
The Jary pronounced a verdict of Not Guilty, and the officer
returned the money to the prosecutor, which he found upon the
prisoner when he was apprehended.
TrESDAY,JUNE 7.
SHOP LTFTING.—Charles Brown and John Brown, respect-
able to king young men, and brothers, were capitally indicted
(ow stealing, in the shop of Mr. Taylor, Jeweller, in Leaden-
hall-street, two diamond rings, value 101. and upwards. It ap-
reared in evidence, that on the 'Oth of May last the prisoners,
dressed in mourning, with crape round their hats, went into Mr.
Taylor's shop, and asked to look at some rings. They were
shewn some, when they said they wanted some mourning rings
made, with mottos, and pulled from their pockets some locks of
bait and some brass rings.—While they were looking at the
fancy rings placed before theist, John Brown wiped his face w it
his handkerchief, thed put up his glove, and pretended to have
put the finger in his eye, and to be in great agony. lie asked
fora glass of spring water to allay the inflammation, which was
. given him ; still he pretended to be in great pain, and stamped
about the shop. The brother, Charles Brown, ads ised him to
get into the chaise, interring that they bad a carriage waitieg at

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the door. Ile seemed to acquiese, and 14t the shill). m
The
other gave an order fur two mourning rings, at three guineas
, each, and one at a guinea and a half, then followed his hrotaer.
Their conduct had previously raised the suspicion of the prose-
cutor, and looking carefully over the rings he had shewn the
prisoners. he missed two of the rings and a diamond pin. He
instantly went after the prisoners, and observing nu eatriare
standing in the street, he directed his way towards Cortdiitl,
and saw the prisoners in another jeweller's shop, looking over
an assortment of rings. He went in, and knowing
theroaster
of the shop, he Raid to the person serving behind the counter,
on know me, and immediately put his foot against the 0104
door; then turning to Charles Brown, he said, " Sir, when
" you have done I wish to speak with you." Brown made no
reply, but instantly struck the prosecutor with a short whip he
hid in his hand, and endeavoured to make his escape. The
prosecutor however held tight by him, and prevented him from
getting away ; the shopman at the same time secured John
ilrown. Near where they were standing, 13 diamond and
t'ancy rings were fund, which in the scuffle they had dis-
possessed themsetves of; two of these were the property of the
prosecutor, and the same he had missed. They were taken into
astody, and upon their persons were found divers locks of hair
folded up in white paper, and size rings wrapped up with the
hair.

The prisoners were found Guilty—Death, and the Common Ser.
jeant said there were no less than three more capital indictments
against the prisoners for the same sort of felony, and that they
appeared to have made it a reguTur business.
Same day sentence of death was po,sed on Thos. Wood, for
coining; Isaac Regus, for house-breakin;. ; Thos.-Russell and J.
Smith, for stealing goods in a dwelling Souse; John Brown and
Charles Brown, for like offence; DE Mel Allen, for house-
breaking ; Tyman Harrii, for stealing goods it, a dwelling-
house ; Thomas Heartiey, for a like (Aimee ; Mary Miller, for
privately stealing ; William Smith, for house-breaking ; Jotoi
i'aylor, for feloniously cutting• and stabbing Sarah Wood ;
Thomas King, for a highway robbery ; John Welford, tor
stealing goods in a dwelling-house; Sarah Burgess, alias Jo;le6
Hatinah Gogan, and Samuel Williams, for stealing &otitis.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE R.

• Alexander Macthmald, a baker, was tried for a robbery ea
London Bridge. This was the ease detailed some time since,
1 where the prisoner was accused of having committed the rub-
bery long before, but the prosecutor had refrained from mak-
ing his charge till be got a debt which he said the prisoper
owed, though the money he stated himself to have been robbed
of was four times the amount of the debt. The Jury did LGI
believe the prosecutor's statement, and acquitted the prisoner.

THURSDAY. JUNE 9.
Seven prisoners were tried, four of whom were convietcd
felony, and three acquitted, when the Sessions ended, avd
sentence of transportation for serin years nas paswil on the
following prisoners:—Robert Patley, Joseph Leheck, James
Tollson, William Lowe,Wetkin Roberts, Mary Evans, Richard
Abrahams, Mary Jones, Ann Hodg:s, sen. Thomas Hutchins,
Jane Day, Thomas Morgan, Joita green, James Tolley, Fran-
ces Spencer, Mary Lewis, Sarah Edwards, John Khton alias
Brooks, Thomas Alldridge, John Wilseo, James Clark, Tho-
mas White, Sarah Kettle, and Ann Powell. One nas ordered
to he imprisoned for two years, six for one year, thirty for dif-
ferent periods, six to he publicly whipped and two privately,
teu fined Is. each and discharged; and 59 discharged by pro-
clamation.

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*which at:amber of witnesses were
astd the manner of punishments of.i
imultiplicity of Spanish law-books,
meats, were also produced, to jasti
and to p'rnve that he bad merely