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Cann, the property Mentioned in the indictment
being then safe ; and the next doming the premises
were discovered to have been bnikeu into, and all
the articles eautuera.ed goo,. At three o'clock the
next morning, and before it wa* clay-light, the pri-
soner Merchant went to the 'mute of his father-isi-
law with many articles of property, answering the
description of those stollen in quantity and quality;
sod, oolong other things. he brought with hint •
loaf of sugar and pert of • cheese, on which part
of • letter W. appeared: and its the house of the
other pri-oner. Watford. the oilier part of the
cheese, with the remainder of the same letter on it,
was fumed. together with other snicks, of the de-
actiption named in the indictment.
Tie Prisoner Merchant stated, in his defence,
that lie had found the preperty in questiori; and
Wallord osserterl that it had been divided with hun
after it was found. Gwitty—Denth.
Henry Wilson was indicted for feloniously steal-
ing, till the 14111 of April, a hair trunk, containiug
divers quantities of linen, wearing apparel. and
other articles, the property of George Wilson.
It iipprored that the Prosecutor was a waiter at
the slack Boy Inn, in this town. and the Millions.,
inivinr, came there as messenger to a cricket club,
held at this lists, took oration to walk oft with the
trunk in tpiestiosi, and afterwards was fantod selling
various omelet of the stolen property to different
persons.— Greatly.
The Prisoner was illtlietell this time two years,
for shooting at a man twined Gelder; and at the
following Atsizea for a burglary. Ott hoth otos-
-510514 lie had the gond fortune to he acquitted.
The Cotter sentenced him on this titcasion to
seven years' trantportatiiiii.
fetes Richardson dud Ilenry Neon were indict-
ed tot lelolllW.i.ly stealing, us. the 13th of July, a
'tether lands, the property of Thomas Perry. of
Debileti. There was a second count ins the iodict-
meta, charging them with killing the lamb, with
intent to Medi the firth.

It appeared in this case, that the Prosecutor's
sheep and lambs were safe in one of his fields on
the night of the 12/h of July, ■nd the next morn-
ing the lamb in quiet was missing. In conse-
quence of the trace of. footsteps through a ploughed
field, in a direction towards the residences of the
Prisoners. their fron•es were attached, and different
parts of the lamb round there. Guilty—Death.
Samuel Power was indicted for feloniously steal-
ing; on the Ist of January. 1,000 nails, the property
of the same gentleman. In this case it appeared,
that in consequence of numerous depredations com-
mitted on the Proseeators, the houses of several
persons in their neighbourhood were searched, and
g others the house of the Prisoner, where the
nails in question were found.
The Prisoner, in defence, satisfactorily proved
that he had received the nails in exchange for •
Lick of potions-9.—Na Chilly.
Thomas Witham was indicted for feloniously
breaking and entering the dwelling-house uf Thorned
roaker, at Little Beddow, about the hour of twelve
in the dry time of the 15th of April. and stealing
therein es. tid. in money, ■nd two handkerchiefs,
his property.
It appeared that the Prisoner, taking advantage
of the Prosecutor's family bring at church oil the
day mentioned in the indictment. made an aperture
through into the oven, and thence proceeded into
the interior of the house, where he stole the proper-
ty in question. On his being apprehended the next
day, his smock frock was extremely black, as if by
the sold of the oven, and the lisuilkervlnef found
upon if in._

The Learned Judge directed the Jury to acquit
him of the capital part of the charge, as the pro-
perty was lint worth five olitltinge, the sum prescrib-
ed by the statute.—(;'silty al Larceny only—Pri-
irately whipped and discharged.
Jam Cumberland the younger, and lames Cum-
berland, were indicted for felousiously stealing
on die Bth of June, fifteen geese, the property
of George Hodge, at Waltham:stow. It 'powered
that the geese in question were stolen from Eppiii4
Forest, sod on a pursuit !vein., instituted after the
supposed thieves, the track of a cart and horse was
discovered in a direction from the spot where the
geese appeared to have been thriven up in a corner,
toward, the residence of the Prisoners. Ott examin-
ing that track, it appeared that the horse who had
drawn the cart had his near fore font much larger
than the off one; and on the Prisoner's house being
searched, nine geese were found, three of which
the Prosecutor identified, and on their being all
introduced to the old geese., from whose protection
they had been taken. they exchanged civilities, and
appeared highly delighted at their re-aerociation.—
Guilty —Seven years transportation.
Amid Murrell was indicted for feloniously
stealing, out the 284 or April, a wether sheep, va-
lue el. the property of Samuel Goldsbeery, of
The st.epherd boy of the Prosecutor, slid other
witnesses, proved, that the flock of sheep wear side
on the night of Saturday. the ,22.1 of April, and
the :text morning the sheep in question was gone,
and its skin and emceed* were. found in a corner of
the field, together with the heed. lis consequence
of • suspicion eiiteatnioert. the Prisoner', house
was searched, and there the ejte9o4 of it sheep cut
up, was found, the different
fitted. and evidently belonged to the skits found. -
(1;11 Death.
Itichard Palmer was indicted for hurglarionsly
breaking and eidering the dwelling-house of Ana
Cooper, at Sliellow Bowels, about the I rof twelve
in the night of the 15th of March, and stealing
therein a quantity of bread, sugar, tea, and other
articles. her property.
The Pr. secutrix proved, that on the night of die
15th of March she went to bed 'shout ten o'clock,
leaving her house and the property hauled in the iii-
dictuteist secure and safe. Ois her getting up at
five o'Cleick the
.next niorieiog, the property was
guise, 414 Ithe discovered the depredation, had heels
committed ny timing is hole throngli the rite.r, and
by that mean's drawitig beck the tio;t. On the Pit.
sutler's house bring searched, the bread, which was
of Mrs. Cooper's ono enantitscloro, aid omitted
wider bet thumb to a pe.:tilier isay...viatafound, to.
gather well, a quanttly of ittgar. -s• •
Out thwport of the Defendant avitooss war call.
ed,'batled .Allll Tower. who sv''.o.e M." she hail
PUMA -tile Priv 00000 .I's wife in her last confine hurot,
Istid.werst to has Moo* for that purpose ta, the dtli of
&lambi 41111 staid lilete a month, and timluig that
petted the Prisoner pew came home any one night