The National Register.
London, England, 1822-05-27 00:00:00

OLD B4ILEY SESSIONS.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21.--The sessions commenced this
morning heron.: the Lord Mayor, the Recorder. the She-
riffs of London and Middlesex, Sir John Perring, &c. At
half past ten o'clock Mr. Justice Bayley and Mr. Baron
Garrow came into court.

There are for trial VT prisoners for London, and 167 for
Middlesex, one of the latter of whom is indicted fur wee-
der,

J. Lomas, a respectable looking young asap, whose trial
was put oi•last sessions at his own septum, was psi to the
bar, capitally indicted for having paid ■way a certain
forged note, value HA. with intent to defraud the Hank of
England.—. The prisoner pleaded guilty.
Mr. Justice Bayley told the prisoner he had better re-
tract his plea, because the court could not take into their
consideration the circumstance to assist him; and there-
-I•ure he would recommend the prisoner to re•consider the
matter, and would give him two boors fur that purpose.
It would, he said, be more satisfactory to the court sud
the public, for the prisoner to plead nut guilty.
The poisoner replied, that he should still aNsert hia guilt,
and persisted in abiding by the original idea.
He was again indicted for a similar codeine, and again
pleaded guilty. There were 14 oilier iudictonents agionst
the prisoner of a like nature. His plea of guilty was then
recorded.

John Bash, aged 9.5, was capitally indicted for stealing
nine gowns, and other wearing apparel, the property of
Mary Sparkes.
'foe prosecutrix is a dress maker, residing on Chelsea
Couinum, said on the day staled in the indictment she left
her sitting-room, where I valuable d r were
lying, for a few minutes only, the front door being then
open. When she returned, the met the prisoner iu the
passage with the dresses rolled np under his arm. She
insmediately seized I by the collar, and shook him until
he dropped the bundle He straggled fur some time, and
at length got from her grasp, and ran into the street. She
however, pursued him, calling •• Stop thief," mid lie was
secured by a gentleman who was pathriug.—He was found
guilty—!)oath.
Mr. Baron Garrow, in ordering Miss Sparkes her ex-
pollees, said he should not do her justice if lie neglected
to tell her that she had dune the public a service by her
intrepid conduct.
John Greco was Indicted for stealing G reams of paper,
value 91., the property of Mr. Sainsbury.
The prosecutor is a hut•presser in Ship-yard, Temple-
bar, and ill/ March last he had six reams of paper to picas
tar a stationer, named Smith. The prisoner, who was in
the employ orient of a Mc. Taylor. a glides, was sent by the
latter to fetch the paper in question, fur the purpose of
being gilded,and having got possession ail, he converted
it to Itis own use —He was found guilty.
lie was afterwards tried upon another indictment for a
similar offence, and I.ollllltl gatity.—The pti►ener was told
lie must expect to .rave the country.
John Clairton was indicted tor stealing a scarf, a pair
of gloves, and a few other trilling at tile property of
Esther Woodley.
The pi osecutrix is one of the unfortunate women with
whom the streets of tic• metropolis *humid, and late at
night the was met by the prisoner, who prevailed upon
11.. at to take him home for a very it Aug consideration,
and while she was asleep lie packed up file few thing, he
found in the room, and went away with them. He was
taken two nights atter.
lie was found guilty, and Mr. Baron Garrote told him
that a than w hit could be capable (deciding to the distress
of a wunrau in the unhappy situation of the prosecutrix,
ould experience no mercy. He would certainly be aim-
traced to transpoitatiou fur scree years.
Rebecca Martindale, an elderly woulan of respectable
app.:seance, was indicted for stealing eight yards of clim-
bs ic, the property of J. Spat kes, im ills dwelling bourse.—
The prisoner weld into Mr. Spat kes' shop, guider pretence
of purchasing a slip of cambric, WIWI' she pia an entire
piece into a pocket curiously contrived in trout of her
gown.—The Jury fusiud her guilty sit:stealing to the value
of 995.

THURSDAY, MAY 23.—Peter Hatton, Wen. IL Lowell,
and JAIIICS Brown, Mete capitally indicted for assaulting
Lewis Rinshum. ha a place near the highway, potting bins
ill fear, •sid taking from his person a watch, value 71., and
Ss. lid. in monies, numbered, his ploperty.
After the prosecutor had been examined and eras*.
examined, Mr. Justice Bayley said--.. Gentlemen of Use
Joey, you tutiutated to rue iss one case that you were salts