The Sun.
London, England, 1814-02-18 00:00:00

OLD .1,3A1 LEY.

Yesterday John Yoang„ John Stanybrd,Wain_
.cook, and Richard Thompson; were. indicted for
hurglariously entering the house of Wm. Robey,
and stealing therefrom 101 b. Nveight of cheese, his
property. The eldetit of the prisoners was not
more than 14. Mrs. Robey, the wife of .the Orck-' •
secutor, said that 'she itear.t anoise in tilt shop ;
she looked out from the room in which she, was
sitting, and saw no person.. In a short time 'after
she heard the noise a;4:lf n, and going out, she found
the cheese and some bread were taken way. The,
prisoners were apprehended by a Police Officer,
and the cheese found :upon one of them.--.--4ati/ty
of stealing only/:. .

Jain6r Blanch and John ,Brennan were indicted
for scaling a piece of. Russia duck, ,the property
of Capt. Hall. It appeared that the prisoners went
on board the Lord tVellington as Custom-house
Officers. 0:1 the 19th of January last, the Mate
found a piece of Russia duck concealed. Suspect-
ing that 'it was placed there for the purpose of be-
ing taken away at a convenient opporeanity, he
concealed himself -for the purpose of seeing any
Person that might conic to take it away. Soon
after he saw Brennan come. and wrap it round' his
hody He informed 'the Captain-of this. A Con-
stable was sent-for, and the prisoners apprehend-
ed. Brennan was searched,- and the duck was
found secreted round the .waistband .of his
breeches. .

The prisoners in their defence said, that they'
had purchased it front a boy who ran away from
the ship.—Guilty. .

iinne Turner stood capitally, indicted for steal-
ing •from Sarah Lock a silver watch, eight silver;
spoons, and other articles, her property. It ap-;
peared that the prisoner was employed.as• a' ser-
vant 14 the prosecutrix. She came to live with
her on the 15th of November, and left her on the
9th of January. Shortly after her departure,
the articles were missed. She was apprelleafired
by an Officer of Hatton-garden, and ,on search-
ing her, the duplicates of the articles were found
npon her.
John Mitchell, a pawnbroker, at Brentford,
said, that the watch was pawned 'with hint. on the
9th of January. He could not identify the wo-
man.—Guilty of stealing to, the amount of ,';9s.
Joseph Maresca was capitally indicted for steal-
ing a gold watch, a gold chain, three gold seals,.
and a gold key, the property of William kcailiain,
ill his dwelling-honse.: • •
It appeared that :the prisoner,. on the I.; th of
October, came to the lif.ise of the prosecutor, and
said that he wanted .to see Mr. 13coli4al upon par-
ticular business. . Ile went: into the,back-parlour,
and after stopping there forabout a;qaarter.of an
hour, be said he could not stop longer, acid that he
would leave a note for. Were it not Abet
his business was of a veryprivate nature. Inalort
time after leaving the houseobe artielespentioned
in the indictment were missing. A pawnbroker
.of • the name of Cassel, proved that.the prispner.
came to .him in the month or January, and offered,
another watch for sale, telling him *at the, saniel
time, that he had sold him a gold watch in thei
mouth of October proceeding. Cassel reeollect- •
• ing that inquiry bad' been made respecting the
watch, and suspecting also that he had seen the
prisoner before, he sentloit an officer, and had
him apprehended.- The prosecutor said, that he
had given the watch to his daughter, as a present,
about, three years before.—Guilty, but recoin-i'
mended to mercy on account of good character..
Sarah Stokes was indicted for stealing two pair
of .stockings, 4 mug, •and a woollen apron and
William Vanney, for receiving the same. Sarah'
Stokes was found guilty, and Wm. Tenney was
',acquittect, having gut all excellent character.