The National Register.
London, England, 1821-12-10 00:00:00

SURREr SESSIONS.

On Monday last these sessions commenced before C. liar.
ri ~,,, , Esq. (the chairman), Jain) Hedger, D. King, S.
Davies, and J. Holmerv, Esqrs.
theory Bird was convicted of feloniously stealing four
fowls, the ploperly of William Loudou Wilts, of Champion
Bill, Camberwell.
The Chairman immediately sentenced the prisoner to be
transported Mr seven years.
Joh❑ Pierce was indicted for committing an assault upon
W. BCONn, a junior clerk iu the lotter.s.ullice of Messrs.
Richardson,(Moillork, and Co.
Win. Bruno vtated, that on the Sd of Auzust last, as he
was returning home to Kennington, between sine and ten
o'clock in the evening, he heard a female voice imploring
assistance ; witiaeb, rail immediately to the spot, and pet-
ceived a woman struggling in the urns of the defendant.—
The %infest:expostulated with Pierce, when hr directly re-
ceived a violent blow on the face from the prisoner which
felled him to the ground ; on the blow was repeated ;
aSi atc human came op, amid secured the defendant. 'rho de-
frodalit was foutal Guilty, and sentenced to two months' iui-
pi ounment in Horsetioniger-lone.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5.
Robert Bewler, a hackney COIieIIIDAD, was tried upon a
charge of having embezzled twenty shillings, the property
of his master, Mr. Jackson, of the Kin g's Arms, in the
Kent-goad. .

The prosecutor stated, that the prisoner drove a hack-
ney coach for him. Ile went out with it, as usnal, on the
nth of November, but did not return home either upon
that day or upon the next, and he (the prosecutor) set
persons open the scout. Towards night be received
information that the coach had been seen with five resur-
rection men in it, and who were set down at the King's
Bench stand. On going there be found the prisoner in a
state of iiitoxation, and the horses in a state of the utmost
exhaustion. On interrogating the prisoner, he was told
by him that lie was coming home on the night before,
when five gentlemen took the coach and kept hint until
that morning, when lie was discharged at the foot of
Ittackfriars Bridge. He admitted that lie had received
his fare from the gentlemen. The niches fare was 225.
besides two days' fare. The prisoner received regular
wages. He was given in custody, when the officer, on
searching him, found I tts. 6d.
The. Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the Court sen•
(cured him to be imprisoned for six months to hard
labour in the county gaol; besides, be prevented from
(hiving a hackney coach again.
Elizabeth Cox was convicted of hissing received goods
stolen from the house of Mr. Coeerley, Theobahl-strect,
far which robbery titre men were sentenced to he trans-
ported on Tuesday. The prison( r cohabited with one of'
them—she is young, and the Court expressed their hopes
that time was s.ili some chance oilier reformation; vie;
therefore sentenced her to be imprisoned t months to the
comity gaol.
John Drake was convicted of haviug stolen I Is. flint,
an old man who had invited him to drink %Oh ssLen
(he prisoner took Rut opportunity of picking his pocket.—
lie was sentenced to be inipi Owned for six months to 114111
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Esther Williams was tried on a charge of having stolen
a pair of trowscrs, tile property of David Morgan, ta,lor,
in the Borough.
The Jury found her gudty,aiel the Conti sentenced her
to be imprisoned for !litre mouths.