The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-09 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY-(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.

George Widgett, a butcher, was capitally indicted for
stealing fifty -one sheep, in. the parish of Lewisham, the
property of. William Stowe. The prisoner is a man of
respectable appearance, and has for a length of time kept a
butcher's shop in Long-alley, Sun-street.
- Mr. CHARLES PHILLIPS conducted the prosecution,
and Mr. CLsossoN was Counsel for the prisoner.
From the evidence of several witnesses it appeared that
the sheep were stolen on the 4th of March, from a field in
the parish of Lewisham, belonging to a Mr. Tyler. They
were safe on Thursday evening, March 3, and the next
morning at an early hour they were missing. From the
appearances of their foot-marks it was evident there bad
been considerable difficulty in forcing them out ofthe field.
Some days after they were stolen Mr. Tyler and Mr.
Stowe, jun., in consequence of some information they ob-
tained, proceeded to the yard of Mr. Aguttar, a feltmon-
ger, at Deptford, where they found twenty skins; which
they had no doubt belonged to the sheep that had been
stolen ; and in consequence of some further information
obtained at Mr. Aguttar's, they went to the prisoner's
house, where they found eigh&een other skins, which they
also thought were the property of Mr. Stowe. The twenty
-skins had been sold by the prisoner to a hotelier in Lea-
denhall market, and by him sent to Mr. A.,,,ruttar's, Th«
prisoner, when taken into custody, said he bought thirty-
eight sheep for 301. in Old-street-road. Ile also told where
he had disposed of the skins.
Edward Wood stated that he was a servant to Mr. War-
mington. a hide and a skin salesman in Leadenhall market.
It was part of witness's business to collect skins. On the
Bth of March, the prisoner delivered to him at his house,
in Long-alley, twenty sheep skins, which he, witness, de-
livered to his master's foreman. They were afterwards
sold to Mr. Aguttar.

John Devonshire was foreman to Mr. Warmington.
On the Sth of March he received twenty skins of last wit-
ness, which were disposed of the same day to Mr. Aglitter,
of Deptford. They were an unusual description of skins
to be sent to market. Witness had brew in the habit of
receiving skins of the prisoner, but only one or two at a
time.

James Aguttar lived at Deptford. lie purchased on the
Bth of March twenty skins of last witness. He observed at
the time that they had been badly butchered. lie after.
wards gave four of the skins to Smith, the officer. They
were marked with the letter S. ,

William Smith, a police officer, corroborated the testi-
tneny of the former witnesses.

William Attfield, an officer belonging to Worshipstreet
Office, apprehended the prisoner in Newgate-market, at
which time he told witness that he had bought 38 sheep
for 30/. of a man that he,did not know in Old-street-road,
neither did he know where the man lived. The prisoner
told witness that he lived in Long alley.
Char!es Barratt was a private watchman in Long-alley.
On a I ridgy morning, about five o'clock, he was on duty
near Finsbury-market, when be met a fl,,ck of sheep.
Two men were driving them, be believed the prisoner to
be one of them, but could not swear to him. The sheep
appeared very dirty, they were driven into a house occu-
pied by the prisoner.
Richard Goodhand, a drover, lodged in the prisoner's
house; remembered between five and six o'clock in the
morning, on the 4th of March, a quantity of sheep being
driven there ; he should think there were betwe(n 40 and
50. Oa the following day the prisoner, and three other
men who assisted, were killing the sheep until eleven
o'clock at night. The next morning they commtnced
killing again.
William Robson—The prisoner's landlord stated that
on the 4th of March be saw the prisoner and some other
men killing a quantity of small sheep, they were marked
with the letter S.

John Abbott was a watchman at Lewisham ; about one
o'clock on the 4th of March he saw two men driving from
forty to fifty sheep, at a fast rate, towards London. He
had not the least doubt but that the prisoner was one of
the men.

Mr. Putuars said that he had a great number of other
witnesses, but he would not call them except the prisoner
wished to cross-examine them.

Mr. CLARKSON, the prisoner's Counsel, said he thought
it was not necessary to call them.
This closed the case for the prosecution.
The prisoner, on being galled on for his defence, per-
sisted in "stating that he bought the sheep of a man that
he did not know in Old• street road.

Several witnesses gave the prisoner a good character.

Lord TENTERDErihaving summed up, the Jury, after a
short consultation returned a verdict of Guilty.—Deatb.
This case occupied the Court the entire morning.

NEW COURT.

Edward Stenningford, aged 29 years, was indicted for
taking away by force, on the 10th of February, a child of
the name of James Legron, under the age of 10 years,
for the purpose of stealing his clothes. There was a
second count charging him with taking away by fraud.-:--
Guilty.
William Stockwell was indicted for stealing, on the
21st of March, a quantity of wt•rking tools, value 75.,
the property of William Norfolk, at whose house the pri-
soner lodged.—Guilty.
Thomas Skinner was indicted for stealing on the 31st
of March two books, value 10s., the property of John
Spencer, bookseller, Soho.—Guilty.
Charles .Roberts, a costermonger, was indicted for
carrying away a child named William Harding, and steal-
ing various articles of dress from his person—Guilty.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK

From the American Papers received this morning, we
learn that the following resolution was passed by the House
of Representatives on the last day of the Session :
Resolved, That the President of the United States be
requested to renew and to prosecute from time to time
such negociations with the several maritime Powers of
Europe and America as be may deem expedient, for the
effectual abolition of the African slave trade, and its ulti.
mate denunciation as piracy under the law of nations,
by the consent of the civilized world.
we understand that 150 of the blockade seamen have
been entirely discharged by Government at Deal. This is
a proof that Government are not in want of seamen.
THE FUNDS.

The only arrival of consequence is a Lisbon mail tl:is
mornil4,which sailed on the 27th March ; but we are
iurerine that
expresses are in town from Paris. Their
contents have not as yet been made public, but report says
tie news is favourable. Consols, which left off yesterday
the Account, opened at the same price, and
they are
HALF-PAST ONE.
The French Funds, according to I.,xpresses dated last
have risen to 4,9 f. 50c., owing, as it is stated,
Thursday,
exertions of the French Government, who are ma-
-79k.
• with their cause d'amortissement (sinking
natiovrin
work up the funds, in order to be able to make
fund) to
something like decent terms for the French lo in which is to
fernite bid n 19th inst. It used to be a regular opera-
ofoti.nac Ministry to employ theliver of the
the P
sinking fund whenever money was wanted, and after-
wards to throw the stock so putchased hick in the
market, as soon as the loans were negociated--this is a
stale trick, and it is not supposed that any set of tt 7th814- at
presentr
.
con-
tractors will be taken in by it at present.
We understand that the information received in the
City last Saturday by express from Paris, was reserved
exclusively for a Sunday Paper connected with the Stock
Exchange.
Consols, which were done in the early part of the
morning at 793 for the account, are not so good
at present, and hive receded to 79k. The con-
gress to be held at Rome, with the considerable rise
in the Rentes, were previously the (Nose of our Funds
up, Owing to a report on 'Change, which we
n Pearce credit, that the Bolls have been manoeuvring at
ran
,by purchasing largely to get up the Funds there,
previous to the settling day of Consuls, which is next
Tuesday.

In the Foreign Market no business of consequence going
forward. Foreign Stock much the same as yesterday.

THREE O' CL 0 CK.

Consols 79k.
FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES
Console .......... 791: Danish 56;-,
Ditto for Account 79i Greek, 1825...•
Brazilian Bonds.. Mexican, 1825.
Buenos Ayres.... Peruvian .....
Chilian Ditto .. Russiw B9O
Columbian, 1824. Spanish....t l5
____

It is reported that it is not the intention of
Sir GEORGE COCKBURN to offer himself for the repre,
nsconmtainti:tnioonihis borough on the dissolution of Parliament.
We also hear that THOMAS BEWES, Esq. will be put in
Plymouth Journal.
It is said that in the event of a dissolution of
Parliament, Lord JoHN RUSSELL will be put in nomina-
tion for the county. of Devon, in opposition to Sir Thomas
DYKE ACLAND, who has given great offence to many of
his constituents by the equivocal speech he made on the
second reading of the Reform .Tourrtat.