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London, England, 1818-09-22 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21.

STEALING ON THE EIvER.
Jaws Rowley, aged 26, was ralicted for ateala
log, on the 24th July, thi tee', piecra of et.ttol,,
value 261. the property of J Clirietiah Reale, in u
certain ve,•el called the Isabella, in tin London
Dock.. ; and James Chan:hers, aged 24, 81. d Wm.
Barton. aged 35, were indicted fur receiving the
Same, kuotaing them in be 51011,11.
Mr. A eia ft stated the c.tae to the Jury, as it was
ul.ftrquent ly d-tailed in et idence.
Chalk% l'errott aaid, that lw packed Rune cotton
good. 0.. the 9 t July, which were put on board the
Isabella. :They were put in the trunk now its
Conrt. The patterns now in Court were elan pats
terns of the cotton goods put in this trunk, and
precisely resembh d the property detected at
Chamheres.

Two witnesses proved the delivery of the trunk
on board the Isabella.
. Samuel Childs served, that he belonged to ilie.
West lit(18 Docks. lies brother was mate af the
Isabel o, which !Hy in the London Docks. oi, the
ittli July, witness went to see his !Anther, Mho w,is
mute of the Isabella. He knew the Prisoner
Rowley, who was a 'runnier uu board the -acne
vessel ; and he saw him on the 24th July going on
board the ship dressed in a smock working frock :
offer Rowley got on hoard he went down into the
forecastle, and soon after came up on deck, wear-
ing sailor's clothe., a differtot dress frern that in
which he went down ; he appeared very built), in
his person, as if he had something concealed under
Isis dress. Witness intimated this to his brother,
who instantly stopped Rowley, and ordered
into the cabin, where he was stripped, and two
Octet, of cotton taken from under his clothes.
Rowley then confessed his guilt, offered to give
up all the money he had, and to spew where the
other stolen property was if lie was himself forgiven.
Witness's brother refused to forgive him, and
" Rowley. you cheated me before of some to-
bacco." On searching the Prisoner's birth, four
more pieces of cotton were found Concealed iliereio,
and the Prisoner declined that unless forgiven les
would give iro information, and all he could suffer
was transportation, for which he cared nothing.
The Prisoner Rowley was then given in charge to
Murray, the police officer.
Murray said, that the Prisoner Rowley was con•
signed to his custody. On the way to the New
Prison, where he carried him, he asked witness if
he thought it would do him any good to tell
where the remit ider of the stolen property was.
‘Vitiress replied, he thought cot. As they passed
through Rosemary-lane, Rowley pointed oat the
Prisoner Chambers a shop, and said, " "Ilscre is the
shop where I sold the cation, and got a pound ea.
each piece." Witness oftern.rds got a search war-
rant, went to Chambers's, and found cotton pre-
cisely resembling the stolen property, in a trinik,
in Chambers's parlour. Chambers said at the
time that he had not bought the goods, but that
Burton had, who was then at the door. 1.1,e latter
admitted he had, but had paid fur them a itli
Chambers's money. Rowley said to witness, that
he was not the person who stole the goods, they
were stolen, according to his account, Icy r sailor,
whose wages had not been paid up by the Captain,
but that lie (Rowley) had assisted iiiremovisig the
cotton from the ship, thinking it to be the pro-
perly of his merremate.
John Haines, another officer, corroborated
the last witness's testimony respecting Rowley's
confession, and the discovery of the goods in Chem-
beres sale-shop. It was a men's clothes-shop, and
not one where female dresses were sold.
E. W. Simons was clerk at the Thames Police-
office, and produced minutes of the examination
of die Prisoners. From these it appeared Cham-
bers confessed that a man came into his shop, and
offered the cotton for sale, which lie bought at a
pound a piece. Burton was his shopmen, and re-
commended the purchase, thinking the cotton
honestly obtained by the man who sold it. Burton
had no regular wages, but an average of the pro-
fit on goods sold. The cotton was always publicly
exposed in their shop. This was all that tram..
pired at the police-office.
Charles Perrott examined the cotton, and said,
he believed it to be the same which was inn au
board the Isabella. The value of each piece was
about 2/. He could only speak as to hie belief of
the goods, from the resemblance of the patterns, of
course he was unable to speak with direct mid po-
sitive certainty. He had no doubt, however, but
the cotton in Court was that which was packed iu
his warehouse for the Captain of the Isabella.
The case being here closed for the prosecution,
' the Prisoners were severally called upon for their
defence.
Rowley said that he was an American sailor, and
without friends in this country; all lie knew of the
cotton was, that a shipmate, named John flarririg.
ton, requested he would bring it ashore for 11111) ;
he had no idea that the property had been pus km-
ed in the ship.
The other two Prisoners, who were indicted as
receivers, knowing the property to be staler, de-
nied all knowledge that such was the fact, aid
produced several witnesses, who gave them an ex-
cellent character for 1 k esty and industry.
The COMMON SERJEANT summed up the eei-
dr lice to the Jury, who returned a verdict of
Guilty against Rowley for stealing to thee value of
391. and the other two Prisoners /Vot Guilty.

COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
John Crory, aged 33, was indicted for unlaafu!ly
procuring eight pier•+ of counterfeit twiney, made
to the likeness of 'hidings, with intent to circulate
the prime.

Mr. REYNotos stated the case for the prose-

William Owen, a constable of Islington, said,
that, at nine o'clock in the eressing ol the gthls
August, he was in Fleet-market, where he saw the
Prisoner seated I.ext a woman who had :t barrow of
Trutt. Ne told the woilian he wished to speak to
htr, and oaring taken her over to a fiuhlie-house,
he searched her, and found twelve gond sixpences,
one bad shilling, and Nome copper span her verson.
She then expressed a wish go over to the MHO
who lied been with her. Witness cout.ented, cud
on .0 gup to the num. the woman poke to
bin. sis Irish, and wIitIVPS then insisted on searching
bum, and itt his w:lst.tettat-pocket found eight shit.
lingo, each divided from the other by a piece of dos
/. —sr.-, •
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.7101iDARIES ►A' SUItREV.

The gang of thieves by • holt shu.eonnty is utihatpily in.
jailed app. Sr to C..llllaltaCirtl blase eraClarlrAl .tpr. LI i-
t upon of 00000 Thirteen burglaries
viers rournioti d at of 1a...1 week in Nrotiiztior
and Lam', to On S I.y ini4ht the hulas.. of Mr. W. Win,
ova burgl.trreptialy
.555,1 1.'111.1164,11 of a tire guantitv •Ibltut I and
Vs.+ • purk.-t '2O/. ot spairk..sentes. The Woe
faillla:-!,otp.e. 8 ralaffil..y, Was twice tat rlllpirol to
he broke o oil ~ltn••ay Mehl, 11,11 thy robbers were
rlistui tr. d sor..tirla tb• rt,.lanrr •it Ms. Coopru. lls •
(to attru.pl a.'4 alwMu db. girls 111 r h.•u+c of Mr. Wiooleork,
1...1.1aat, %tabs ills, whirls Was irm,b Aril by Ow L:ppr.):lrb
Of a so.firlinvirs, ahuuh.rrresl she us,is run on'. Thar.: tither
hosse,s arse broke upess io other parts of 11•alwwib uu 'the
haute might.

POLICE.

--assara. .
UNION-HALL.
CtITTING AND MAIMING.
*rolertiay morning eutharine ('.4,ltr, a notorious sn.l
idespersi- o nor of the *hill
stir resided, wa. brouukt Is fore the Alsgistratrs by Cu!loss.
bonsai and 11311, the °dicers, clisra..d with cutting sod
usalostoc Vary Slay.
lu et.ll.4lltiorl` of the *argent'', absence, and the extreme
I..•lisposilion of Mrs 5137, the twitter investigation of tits
ease was adjoin-torsi to a Cotner flay.

;.1••er. which, on examintition, proved to he coun-
t frtt et.t.,. He 1.1.1.61.11'e1l 111.111 VOW 111
Ilya* then K ye the Misotter uvrr to >a Lttill.tr7
ufficrt, L 4 bit r I I. iiiii
CrOi.L.lir.SlMigeed IN Jr.A ADot.PHU'.
fie VI ul ww..ty Omni ten 1111.statru se...l4'lllllg.llir
w ttttt ELI 13... ewe he rune kirk t r the 'psis ; of cour■e.
of Ite lova h..ve Kuhr uf•
corrotwir dud Mott thy fast witness
ither.l vt I••uce.

Mr. I" of the nut, tirtivra tho wers4 of
Ino,ol f.m nu the Pnwmer to be cooteterfeat re.
101,11sugs, hotu o.or 41w.
Abot.Ptivs 4.1.1tr0vr.1 the Jury us. the wise
1,1,- Pri-marr, .1..,t %ma, there W 3., 110 eintletere of
I'l4 procurril • 11)14 eubiaterlii criiu lur the
eirettl-tiissz it.
Verdun-114f Guilty. •