The National Register.
London, England, 1816-04-21 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

'llie principut witness “zaitist "••. prison.. - %%as N &dials)
Creenway, one of the party, u i.o was admit led King's evidence.
The greater number of theK omit; men net, of very it
sneetable appearance, ien•l all resided in lit neighbourhood of
Thornton. Fotrr of the offenders are still at !nrg,e•.
Colonel Berkeley Very humanely and promptly seconded the
recommendation of the jury that merry might lie extended to
nine of the culprits, whose conduct appeared the least atro-
churn.

hint 111 lila settee.. The prison' r then knelt upoin teak
trim his breast :lu tit ouch, from his huger the tin, , a quantity
or' silver from his pocket, and his pocket-book containing iv.
In It:dn.-notes, with which he attempted to escape. The pro-
! -ei iitor. boa-ever, having recovered in time to pursue hum, he
wits ovi u tok•n at the tap-room door of the same house ; but-
the prisoner again struck him violently, da•lied h m against a •
seat un the lap-room, and cut his head open. He then escaped
from the house. In about a week afterwards, however, he
was apprehended : when it was discovered that he hail pledged
the watch of the prosecutor at a pawnbroker in Priuces-strett,
Soho where it was recovered.
'nit- Common berjeant,iii slimming up the evidence, express-
ed his astonishment, that the prisoner had not bet n indicted
capitally; as in eases of highway robbery. he had not frequeut-
I y hearth of more force or violence.
•The prisoner was found ; aril the Common Serjeant
immediati ly informed bias that he must expect to leave the'
country for life.
These sessions, one of the longcst on record, front tilt' num-
ber of prisoners fur trial, here teiminated ,• when the following
sciiteures wore passed Oil 1110,1.

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I! Whim Adam• Breadrilib, the q ttorney, chu•^ed Kith admi-
nktering an illegal oath to the c.,trove has he* n
guil.y, and received sentence of Cransportaticn fur II years.

At the Somerset Assizes G.lgin was cenvicted of vioir.ting the per-
son of Jane Quick. a child about twtive peart dd, near tastic ('Rry•
She rave a very clear evidence, d the Judge lanunted. that Bulgin
was only indicted for ci. a. fault and Ini,slB anor. end said, if the
Grand Jury had not been (ids; harged, he woult; have had the indictment
amended lot a capita offence: in the present lie should sentence
him to three years' imprisonment.

OLD BAILEY.
CittRGES or Fnanent.----Saturday Jaen Boyd was indicted
for forcing a counterfeit order purporting to be the order
of John Williams, for the delivery of a great cimt, with intent
to defraud the said John Williams. The proseettior not ap-
pearing, the C1)1111•14•11 Selicaut directed an acquittal.
The prisoner again stood indicted for forging an order with
an intent to defraud Isaac Green of a great coat. The eircum-
: tauees of thy case were similar to the last: Mr. James Lewis
i•roved that the order prodnecd was not Mr. Green's hand-
writing, as did Mr. Green himself.
The Coalition Serjesnt, upon looking over the indictment,
round in it a fatal detYet, as the order was not stated !n it :
thr rerore there se as a defect in the proof. Verdict —lt'ot Guilty.
There was another ind;ctnient fur forgery, upon which the
ptison,•r was not tried; but he is its again put to the bar for
grans larceny, charged with h:tving on 10th Jan. stolen a Great
• it same' 1. the property of Jeremiah Dowtini. The Common
• t • et-aritulated the farts, lull the July without
'ion um. flaeed the prisoner Guilty.
ice-lay, John frrtkrrtt .end Joln Door were eapitallv in-
fo: stealing two the property of George Stevie,
• . attic keep, • P. tii• :01t.00t of Bi (Ifiird.row. The ps
sinters were in blase.- !:. • *flu tufts were stated; and ses e-
rid reimertable %vitas- gas e the prisoners an exczillent

Sentence of IltuTn on J. Smith, J. Morris, .T. Coker, F. flryara,
W. Foreman. J. Williams, N. Male, T. Burgess, J. N'erboye, P. Street,
and J. Vale, fin, housebreaking; Elizabeth Mackay, T. Daley, R. Man-
ning, Ste. Newman, 1.. Abrahams, Esther Jonas, W. Roberts, V.P.
Williams, and J. Brown, for stealing i❑ dwelling houses; M. Moven,
and J. Blunder, for highway robberies ; H. Fulder, ides lid he, for
privately stealing in a shop; W. Flowers, for stealing goods from a
vessel on the Thames; and W. Baker, H. Mills, and J. Trutlgztt, for
horse stealing.
J. Williams, C: Taylor, J. Reardon alias Condon, B. Shots. W.
Jones allay Onslow, W. Harris, and J. Daniels, to be TRANSPORTED
FOR LIPP.

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T. Wells, Sarah Levy, anti J. House, for For HT FEN YEARS.
.1. Marshall, Mary-Plumnter, Martha Burgess, W. Turtle, H. Wil-
hams, W. Butts, W. Gough, Elizabeth Chandler, R. Bibby, W. Ray.
men alias Key, T. Smith, J. Smith, H. Walker, T. Plows, Charlotte
Whiteman, J. Harris, T. Stevens, J. Lewis a/ids Davis, Mary South,
J. Hoperoft, J. Boyd, Jolin Green, James Green, J. Dear,, W. Brad-
ley, J. Cooper, W. Lomas, S. .ludah, IL Hatton, B. Valiance, 11.
Swaine, .1. Laughter abas Lawter, W. Rolfe. W. Rodd, Mary Sina-
monda.and H. Wakefield, to he TRAWSPOSTI3) 10H sEYEN YEARs.
Eleven ordered to be imprisoned in the House of Correction for the
city of London. and It in Newgate; one for two years in the House of
Correction at Clerkenwell, ten for one year, and 31 for lesser periods;
ten to be privately and three publicly whipped, seven judgments respit. d,
nine fined Is. each. and 32 discharged by pruclaniativm—Session ad•
journed to theslyth of May next.

niter r.tirine for a abort time, found Trudgctt
Gniity—iNuk ; Heals Kit
Tee same pri,oner% u ere again iudieted for stealing a corri-
tie, v• I MI. lhr t.ropertv of George Steele. Prtweelitur
said the e v- worth 40 gu.swas, he would not have taken
~ ii ea ft.: it. It w.ta puretta•eil for 41:1F.
he Jury returned ver:!,et of thalty against hoth.the pri-
soners.

POLICE.
MANstoN-Housr.
STREET ROBBER'.—Yesterday, Jones and Sokonows. two ho-*
toriotut characters, who have been for some time in custody on
a charge of robbing Mr. Ford, and other petsons in the Mino-
ries, were brought up tin• final examination. In consequence
of the absence of a man nanwd Levy, however, to whom some
of the stolen notes were traced, and who has absconded, but
a hose wife stated that the notes had been received by hint
from the prisoners, they were again let loose upon the public.
Kt Rt. I, Ait Y.—A young man named Merit ass brought up on
suspicion of having burglarionsly broken and entered the
dwelling house of Mr. Windus, of Stoke Newitieton, on Friday
night, and stolen therefronr various articles if property. The
offence having been committed in the county, the prisoner was
sent to Worship street, where ha underwent an examination.
and was remanded.
UNION HAIL.
ISt nor. sttv.—John Hanson was yesterilly brought up for cr.
mutilation, on a charge of breaking into the dwelling house of
Mr Avery,' New Cross, on the night of the lath inst. and steal.
ing therein various artich of wearing apparel, a silver watch,
and some silver spoons. It appears that on the night in ques-
tion, Mr. Aver• was alarmed by his journeyman, who slept in
the house, and said he was sure there were thieves brezking in.
Ongoing down, however, they (-wild discover no person. The
ensuing morning Mr. Avery missed his watch and clothes from
his bed-side. and serious other articles, hum the other parts of
the house. The sone night the prisoner was apprehended by
May, an Officer cd:this Office, in the Kent road, with a Lunde
in his pos ~, sion. which buoyed to coutainMr.Atery's property.
Fully committed tar Trial.
OFF:EN-SQUARE.
Rsritsn s.— An information tending. to brine persons vending
goods at these Establishments, under the Hawkers and Ped-
lars ►ct, c; 1111 l • on at this office, on WsAnesday last. Mr.
Gurney contended, that dirge petsons were iihNe, and stated
the case of Mr. Lord, of •Cheapside, whoae son has one or two
Jeans in cleft of titc &luaus, and eat ries goods front his father's
house in doe ('its mist• esposes them for sale in Westminster;
eonsequiedly lie acmes within the meaning of the warnaositar‘
Hi• the❑ (Ailed C. II ate lu
Ws, oto proved thst•W. Gear, on the
27411 tilt purchased a rill!' of gloves of Mr. Loaf, at the Bazaar
in St. James's-street; he also proved there were uo Ideepine
places, vul conserpesntly they acre not the places of restdence
of these persons, hot merely a mart for selling &Reps.,-

The other trials were without any interest.
Wednesday, E. T. Thomson was indicted for steatitic
four at, inns, valise 4l)s, the property of Swab Smith, in Ler
da eiling-house.
The tie,o; entrix lives in Glourester.place, Newa-sad. A
p‘ev-tur in the house coming (low!' from the de:ming-room into
the kitchen, saw the prisoner, whiewas in the habit of coming
to buy hare-skins and rabbit:skins, standing in the kitchen.
She asked him utust he was doing there, and he asked if she
had any thing to sell She ansuered, that was not a proper
;dupe for him to be in. On looking to the dresser, she missed
four table-spoint. ; she intmediatelv laid hold et-him, and doe
sired him to deliver up what he hail got. lie stritek her. and
ran away; but she pursued him, lilting out. `• Stop thief!"
During the pursuit he threw au ay- the spoons, but was eventu-
ally slopped Its a carpriit,a., oho was mu.sing at the time.—
Goi:tv of stealing to the voila. of 395. only.
J.: }lron and Gig witiv(tsso French emigrants) wry...lndicted
fur stealing six si.ver spoons, the property of H. Campbell.'
The prisoners lodged in tier boast• of the prosecutor, in Sur-
rey-street. in tie, strum'. They rernainssl . there about eight
weeks. and a henshey went assay they were use wt :As is ar-
rear ofrent. Whim theirroom was examined, a blauket, two
silver table-spoons. three tea-spoons, atilt a salt-spoon, a hieh
had been furnished for their use, were missing. 'lli, se rut
away without eising tiny notice. Some class after, the pro-
secutor saw the articles lie had missed at Row-stet et.
A. Hirrison, an (Act r of the City, ap2rvbetided them ;
311 searching the man, lie found oti hint 38 itttplieitto,,
'which were five be longing to Mr. Campbell's ;votively. He
bad Is. only in his pocket.
The pswnbrokers, with whom the spoons and the blanket
were pledged, produreil them- N'erillet- J. Brim Guilty, but
strongb recommended to mercy ; Isabella ttrun not Guilty.
Tier Conn iiiiii Serjeant, iii consequence of his distress, order-
ed him'to be third Is. and discharged.
''he Jut: made a collection of money for the prisoners.
W. Harris, J. Danieliand T. Slim t, were indicted for steal-
ing a seal and :.ey, the property of J. Marshal.
VI

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The proses wtor witel.ooks—g iit the ertrica:orek id ashop-win- modifies. 'Mr. Po4ey replii it; that this declaration wont:tam,.
dow, at the corner of Hcatifirr buildings, in the Strand. HP Lard Hilliki.t!ke csemptions of the Act, ire revving produced a
had left that spot. and cans proceeding towards Southampton- camilti) en on that occasion,. aliening that Mr. Lord was the
street: when api rson tapped hint on the shoulder, am:. told him real suanufactitter of the goods he was selling ; and'he would
his scat and key had he. u cut from Ills witieh-ribbon, further tiontend it me:.sti ee,..sary to pore these persons is ere
B. Johnson. a City trffieer, nose toed the prisoners co to the • travelling front town to town, or house to home. Indeed, if
print7slo.tawindow, %%here Daniels truslied Short, (a little boy) they
,v,epe itinerant dealers •o trarreiting, and for. their cense-
between the prosecutor unit atiottrot person. Hollis and Do- oiemse took a•nioni in any town for a time, then the arguments
aids drew their greut coats round on each side of the boy, to 5te"1,11,,,p1 pod. •. Mr. FiClding expressed hit •silmiration of
screen him froni view: In that !Ito:Ilion they remained a sitort the N.:mewl, and the nava:duce likely to result (Tom it to veor
• time, when the preiceelor walk eit :4%1 riy,aitil then Johnson could
hat lii, key and seal had bean cut away. He took them • but honest tradesmen. Hi slionltt be sorry to sue any iiiipedi
tutee t
teems thrown in the way hkeiy to obstruct their ',loci...dings;
Into custody ; and en the bay, at the bottom of his .trow•ers. teat whatever his feelings may be in that retphct, he mist banish
withia• the lining, I,e fo„„,1 „swot pat, of,ei,„,,,s,,tite seal and all considerations ',whim the case H:....lbronglit before hiht iu a •
key, mid a bit of ribbon, winch eurrcsponded with the prose • r"uisg.tr,oi. 1-1, was, however, i A opitilott•wittl 01r. Pooley,
ennui wateli•ribbon. Hint the Perwas trete* not of the tieraiption of .'sluts 31111
The `,lloy Short, wpm is but 12 years of am said he was Coin= • petihtrit, a» ti consequently 're would decide a their favour. lit •
to schoo I, when lie met the other two prisoners, a ho per...waled
"isingrlils derisiou,lie wasIMIITO he was •acting in opposition
hint to gt' with theta; and c:tfe him the scissors, and told hits to. "
to the t.onti,a, arta: Attorney. and SoltekOr tienernl,u ham his
cut off tts proseenter's seal and key. but .lie was their senior ; and lie
Severn, witne,ete gave the boy a geotrcharatter. '&
hadit,sednis4utktr oi nonela"ttheioes!irbeitif•rt..l4l; on they' ectdd co.:voile in idea
The tom nit a St jeant slid the ( nun would send the boy tjo
with won. .---....
a place wh Aehe , e •ii Id he taken care of: but-Ls for tiaeris and
Daniels they should he seat out.of the country for life.%
7.ia. st Great Hastita. net.? tehry'St. Eimurelev it, were.t.t..yvcreit to b•:..
Aboutonee'chrk on Thurcdayintreingthe preilists of .1 -Phillips,
_ „tawv_tinen teartyr,ot .
Thursday, John it cordon, alias Condon, wits- iodic Illd for tri tire. The ;:h!7oi thi.r. of .• -.T.; se,* afttr gi eu
stealing from floe pets in of James Lane, a watch and saes., a tile inhabitants hrieserift•l!..stotlie
wtha.cittrt
rawitataid !
,iell yy i
....r. IA:
ring, brooch, o.e. ands money to the amount of Lit. in mit.liaild.l four fire-r:vone'• '"'"": '
silver..s. i lellca
unti e
an was 'mat ...v4o,,iiii.: tubitued, though not . wa., ea..
The prosecutor deposed that hewn! a seaman. 04111:".11/Iy ,----Z.ZI, . a hipja cart44.,e, and a h.,./.d,
thistly *Nasal= ~..f rue which had ..si—u.-nOrVamost destria node
were tote d .
.strov.i..
stated in the ill(liCe.ahn It he went Otto the Red Lion :a %He• nr..trer,;.,„, width LI ng to Sir C. Itrinbury, Sao,. are belissjd to
house in Nightingal !.ststie, betwc,e seven- arid eit,ht o'etnrt in .be 'i,!,: roe.
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the eviming. The gist in r, who bud been It sea v...th hj:3lfor At kfrAtt o'clorie the save morning, as the Wordatork ciej„ was
Ilse Yeal•P• was in As cninPahy ai the t hie. Witness Ii;:e. sir. rfusing the White Hart, Oxford sweet, tiihsletret broke, .r.! f.rsei-
(who' t,, 'rive th' 400111 ior a• t:eart Cu'e ; when he was tot pitatediF e Trturtr Mt caul zetichman one' clones; alat, ~' s' : vasul,
lowed by the pri, ter. who stidtleuly sirs, L. liMi a vi. kilt 1-4.lav bt,i,er. of thifoid,: saint Wilt bra:suit:A oti a i aunt ii,s,,r
..t t rr„„;,
which, felted Min 9 the giounu,t and. for iiiii.B tiaur diepri oil inut end 'artriaed.