The National Register.
London, England, 1822-09-30 00:00:00

took to get him- a&J "they went to bed in the time
fOlllll. and in the morning the prisoner west away before
the prisoner got up, and the latter missed his money,
which he had left in his waiscoat pocket by his bedside,
and his hat, which was a new one. The piisoiset had
left his own hat behind.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty.
The court sentenced butt to be publicly whips, and
kept to hard labour in the House of Correction for two
years.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 26.—Thomas Sheppard, aged 40,
was indicted lor feloniously receiving a quantity of metal
pipe, the property id the Loudon gas-light and coke cum.
patty, he well knowing the saute to have been stolen.
The Jury found him guilty. and she Reci.roler sen.
tenet(' him to be publicly whipped, and to be kept for
six months to hard labour in the House of Ci.rrection.
CHARGE or ERIBETZLEMENT.—Grorae Mann, a
respectable looking young milan, was indicted for felo-
niously embezzling Bs. the property of Isis master, Taus.
Payne.
Tne prosecutor is a soda-water. and ginger-beer, ma-
itista;turer, tit the New-road, stated. that on the 2tith of
Marco last the prisoner was taken MU) his service as a
light porter, in which capacity he was entrusted to vend
soda water, &c. a:id to receive money from custimeers ill
town and its vicinity. He sold soda-water and spruce)
beer to the amount of eight-shillings to a Mrs. Dawson,
at K • gum turnpike, and received the titulary, but
did not account to Mr. Payne for it on the sanw day, as
it was his duty to do. The prosecutor ascertained that
he had, in the interim between the time he left Ins service.
and his apprehension, beets married, amid had set up in
the sante bite of bd-itiess.

The prisoner, in his defence, said, that at the time he
left the service, Mr. Payne was indebted to 1/11111 a portion
of salary, and there was a matter of account between
them. lie sent Mr. Payne an account earl,/ iu June,
in which tie made um a balance due m hiniseif of ps
Nlatters rested Inns until the Gth of September, when lie
was apprehended, and while at Inc police office tine pro-
secinur offered to make the thing lip if he (prisoner
would pay him 31. 6, which he refused to Jo, and lie
was then committed.

George Wright, clerk to Mr. Harmer, the prisoner's
solicitor, swore that the prosecutor offered, in his hearing,
at the police office, to relinquish further proceedings,
upon toe prisoner paying 31. (is.
Several resrctahle persons gave she prisoner a very
ex-•c lent character.

Toe Recorder summed up the evidence. and the Jury
fouled tile pr,sotter not guilty,
lie was afterwards tried upon a second Indic' ment, for
mite:2llllg another small sum of motley, and alter an
itivestigation, which extended to a very great length,
and occupied the major part of the day, the Jury found
hint not guilts.
Fa war, Sept. 27.—Thomas Walter. aged 44), was
indicted for steating two 251. Bulk Nines, and other
ninnies, t`te proper.y of Mr. Samuel Prowtte. it ap-
peared from the et idence of the prosecutor that he was
in :treat trouble, and having disposed of his business, he
received a ell. pie on a banker's for the purchase motley,
prisoner gm the change, and never returned with it.
The robbery took place about two years since, and the
prisoner was not taken into custody until very lately.
oat ing been met acetilentally by the prisoner's wife, who
caused his apprehension.
The prisoner di.l not deity the charge. The Jury
pronounced him guilty, and the Recorder sen-
tenced him to he teat:sported for seven
_tears.
John Bridgman and Ann Evan,' were ityli,ted for a
robbery in the house of Captain I)oneati M'Leod, No.
4U, Glocester-place, Bryanstime-square, on the 2til inst.
and stealing a gold watch, chain, five seals, and a keys
the property of Mrs. Spina, a lady residing in the house
of Capt. NliLeorl. The former was indicted for stealing,
and tile latter for receiving thesame, well knowing them
to have been stolen. The facts of the ease were clearly
made out against the pri,otters, and the property identi-
fied by the husband of Mrs. Spitta.
The Recorder summed up, when the Jury found both
the prisoners guidy.
Evans was sentenced to three months imprisonment
and hard labour—the judgment on Bridgman was de.
lei N.A.
IV. B. Rennell was indicted for stealing a boa coat,
the property of J. Needham, Esq.
It appeared front the statement of Mr. Needham, that
he left his chaise standing at the door of a house in Peri-
. totnille, with the coat in it. Ile was not in the house
many minutes before he was bar ))))) ed that his coat had
been stolen. The property was restored in about a quar-
ter of an hour.
A constable stated, that he was called to the spot by
the cry of—" stop 'Meld," The prisoner Was stopped
near White Conduit-house with the coat in his posses-
sion. The Jury Mond him guilty.
The prosecutor begged to recommend him to mercy.
lie had made some inquiries, and hart reason in suppose
this was his first otrenee ; in addition to which,' added
Mr. Needham, " I take much blame to myself for le4e-
MA temptation in his way."
The Recorder said, the prosecutor might certainly
have taken more rare of his property; but that most tint
be erinsidered any excuse for the prisoner stealitig it --
The Court howeter, would fully consider the recoup.
utendation.

DARIN• Rosisit.-0" Wednesday mornin; last.
some dating thieves contrived to enter the home til
Ilewit, of George-street, Illackfriers-road, by false keys.
4111 doin¢ witch toey proceeded to 311 apartment. which
they
of
to a cons id erable amount of property. cotisist-
mg stisereigns. a gold and silver waiclies, icc. with
Wtocii they decamped.
The golden cup, val‘serl at 100 guineas, which
was run for at the Into Northampton races, and supposed Its
have been stolen on its way limn 'rondos, was, it seems,
ael•ertently put into a Alaueltester Quack, end has siting bow
delivered.