The Sun.
London, England, 1801-11-02 00:00:00

James Plqz",,, the Waiter In the 'house in
Chancery-lane, called the Salisbury Coffee-Hotise
stated, that the, Prisoner and the Prosecutor came
to the house between eleven and, twelve otclock• the
first night Of the general illuminations;.-the Prose.:
cutor paid for the room, and afterwards for a pot of
porter, which the Witness brought from a public_
house. • In about zn hour the Prisoner came down
stairs said she was going, as the man would
sleep
himself,
and wished
,her to go away .
she then went out. In about .a quarter of an. hour
after, the Prisoner came down; apparently in great
distress, crying and wringing
.his hands.—They
soon understood that he had, been robbed. The
Witness accompanied him to search after the Pri-
.soner, and rather unexpeacdly they found her near
the_ corner of Fleur-de-Luce Court; in Fleet-street;
they accordingly lost no time in giving her in charge
,• to the Watch: the Witness ,did not- stop to see her
searched. _ _

On being questioned, he said, the house called the
Salisbury Coifte-house, was nearly opposite Ser-
geant's Inn, Chancery-lane ;it was kept by Eliza-
beth Almond,. as set forth in the indiament, she
paying the rent, rates, and taxes—though at the
left side of Chancery-lane, it was in the City of
London, the rates, &c. being paid to the City
Colledors.

Mr. Hall, the Constable •of the night,' shortly
stated, that the %Prisoner, on being interrogated;
denied having any money except a few halfpence :,
on searching her ,however, three guineas were.
found : these were shewn to the Prosecutor, who
said they were very like three of those which-he
had been robbed of—particularly one of them.,
The PriSoner, in her defence, said; the money
was her own ; that she had received it in Fleet-
Market that evening, but had forgot to mention the
circumstance when she was apprehended. How,
ever, she adduced no proof whatever of this allega-
tion,' nor did, any Witness appear .in her behalf.

The RECORDER, who tried the case, summed
up the evidence to the- above effeEt, and in his
Charge to the Jury, displayed his usual clearness
and legal knowledge.
The Jury, after some deliberation, found the
Prisoner Guilty of stealing to the amount- of thirty.
nine shillings, which obviates the capital part
the charge.
The Prisoner, with no small " share' of audacity,
applied to the Court for the restoration of the over_
plus of the money, as her property ; but, was in-
formed, that convieted as she stood, she legally
possessed no property. , - •
The cash was afterwards restored to the Prose-
cutor, who was admonished by the RECORDER, as
to the better regulation of his conduCt in future,
with respeCt to those matters.

John Price was indiaed for stealing, on the 17th '
of Odober, a quantity of sheet-lead, the property of
Messrs. Whitbread, Hobhouse, and Co. brewers.
The case, which was stated for the prosecution,
by Mr. Score, and substantiated by a number of
Witnesses, appeared briefly to the following pur-
port.—The
,Prisoner was journeyman to a plumber,
and was employed on the above day-to mend the
pipe which conveyed water from the reservoir to
the copper. When going to his dinner he was ob-
served -to have something bulky under his jacket,
by one of the witnesses, a clerk to the Company.
He was immediately brought to an account ; and,
on being searched, the qUantity of lead charged in
the indiament was found upon him. He begged
they would not take him before a Magistrate, as
it was the first time he was ever guilty of any thing
of the kind. The pieces of lead were produced,
and were- proved by Ray the officer, and one of
Mr. Whitbread's clerks, to have been cut 'off
from a large leaden pipe which lay in the phice
where the Prisoner was at work. They were en-
abled' to ascertain this by having examined the.
ends of both the pieces which had been freshly cut,
and which exactly tallied with the large piece of
pipe in the btewhouse.
On the cross-examination of the Witnesses it ap-
peared, that the brewhouse of Messrs. Whitbread
and Co. lies in the city of London, and part in the
county of Middlesex. The part in which the theft
was committed was in the city part of the premises,
but where the Prisoner was-deteeled was-in Middle-
sex. It was therefore well laid in the indiament,
that the crime was committed in the city. And
the lead in question was proved to be incontrover-
tibly the property of the Company.
The Prisoner left his defence to his Counsel, who
called &number of Witzresses, who gave him an eX-
cellent charmer.

The RECORDER, in his charge, reiterated the
usual observation with respect to character, nameiy,
LT:at it should weigh only in doubtful cases ; and :he
Jury had no hesitation in pronouncing him Guilty.

Thomas Hughes, a carrier, was convieted of steal.
ing a quantity of hard 'soap, the property of '‘Villiam
Parkinson, an extensive dealer in that article.
l'he remaining cases were 'disposed of;---being
for trifling offences, we shall forbear to recite them.