The Sun.
London, England, 1809-09-23 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

FRIDAY, SF.PTEMBER 22.
rdan,and his Wife were indieled for the
wutder of a man of the.naine of Flaherty.--
IHe par; iculars ofthis case. have already Oren before
the pubiie. On Sunday evening, aboi4 six weeks
ago, a quarrel took place inWright's-builAings, Chick-
lane, apiongst two parties-ofirishmen, one composed
o: Cistlehar,. and the other.9lGalway, and after a
gold deal of tig,rliting, the female Prisoner struck the
cosed
,a_setere blow on the ileanvith a hand iron,
\l';.}ol 1,1:-tirrea his - lie wis immediately car-
; i;•cl. i 6 Bar iii, Hospital, and survived only 15

days.-7 - - -
Tlx•Learned Judge (HEATH) in addressing the
Jury observed, that to constitute the crime of murder
it .o.as necessary that there should be malice afore-
t tti3l.)ginproyed, which in the.present instance had
been done. The Jury inimediately found both
iti-ism'er• guilty of Manslaughter.
Robert Arnott was indicted tor breaking open the
apartments of Mary Arroll, Iwho resided with her
brotfier; at No. 47, Dean-street, Soho. It appeared
froni the evidence, that on the sth instant, about 5
o'clock in the evening, the prosecutrix, who washes
for families, carried-out some linen, and lockers the
door of her rootn. Shortly afterwards another lod-
ger heard a noise in the room, and knoWing that she
wit.; not at home, gave information to her brother,
svho went down stairs to see whether she was not in
the kitchen, and to know who was in her room.
She was not to be found, and on his return he met
the prisoner upon the staircase with a large bag under
his arm. He asked him what he had got with him,
to which he replied, that it was his own property., ,
which he, was carrying ow ay from the shoemaker
who lived at the top of the house. The brother then
went up- to the shoemaker, and asked whether it
.was the truth, and the shoemaker was perfectly ig-
norant of the subject. The prisoner in the mean
time had tan away,- but was pursued; taken, and
searched. The bag contained seven sheets, which
The piosecutrix had in charge to wash, tm o silver
tea-spoons, and a stiver watch, taken from the room.
There wet e also found in his possession another silver
watch; which he said was his own ; three one pound,
notes, three guineas in gold, five half guineas, two
seveti shilling pieces, arid some silver; five picklock
keys, one Of-Which would open the door of theprO-
secutrix's apartment, and an iron crow, with which
he had broke 'open a Chest Of drawers-which con-
tained the sheets. The prisoner. made no defence,
and he was fn/Ml—Guilty—Death.
After the Jury' returned their verdia, the prisoner
requested the Court to order his own watch zand loo-
ney to be returned him, which the Fresiditig Judge
(Baron Woof)) refused, observing, that he had been
convicted of felony, and that his property became
torte,tvo to the Sheriffs:
Wiilibm Dyer was copviaed of privately stealing
from ftt.-__person of a Gentletnan, named Gooderidge;
• a•silk pocket-handkerchief, value 2s. Gd. in the pas-
sage leading to the pit of ti:e New Theatre, -Covent-
garden, on the night of rvionday the 18th inst.
The Prisoner was seen in the actual committal of
the fact, and the property was found concealed in
his 'strati-c:othes.
Judith Bradford was convicted of a similar 'of-
fence, having stolen a watch, the property of John
Shearnian, on ;tie 17th of Juiy, from his lodgings.
Itiar;aret Downing was likewise convicted of
, stealing two blankets, a bolster, and a pillow-case;
the properly.orMrs. Margaret Atkinson, with whoM
abelad lived servant.
The Prisoner was an interesting looking girl, and
was evidently a young offender. She made a pa-
thetiC appeal to the feelings of the Court and Jury,
assigning as a cause for her delinquency the want of
those habiliments which were necessary to render
her fit to appear in her situation.
The Jury recommended her to mercy, in conse-
quence ()flier youth and apparent contrition.
Joseph Levi, a reputed and notorious pickpocket,
was convicted of stealing from the pet son of Tho-
tnas Kerwood, a oor working man, in Whitecross-
street, on -the night of the 20th of July last, a silver

watch.
The proSecutor felt the Prisoner snatch the watch
from his fob, and saw him run away. He instantly
pursued him, but unfortunately tell, and the often-
cer got off. He was apprehended, however, in ,a
few days after, and committed to prison.
Henry Jubhins stood indicted for stealing a twenty
pound sank note, the property of a gentleman
named Cole.
The principal witness in this case was a servant of
;dr. Coles, named William Wathen, who stated,
that the Prisoner was occasionally employed to assist
in his mas;er's stable, and that in the month of July
last his master having occasion to real— town in a
bury, he employed the Prisoner to carry- check on
the house of Robarts and Co. to the ttoy Al Exchange
AsAirance (.W-ce, and desired him to return as-sootf
as ToSsibie with *receipt. The ,Prisoner,- however,_
instt.nd of complying With these instructions, went
to the house cf Hamtnersley the banker, in Pall--
to get it exchanged ; he was there informed of
i;s being drawn on Robai tsand Co. whither he went,-
ovpinc.l the change, and absconded. He was ap-
;;Tentaded in a tew days after at a short distance

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tro•sl London.
Sustice. BAILLY, V‘ ho tried the cause, here
nile,rrupted the proceedings, and on consulting with
ut her JUdyrS, 5;110 the protyecution must stop
phew, the ihtfttutent. being erroneouily laid. Had
t 144 Viisoner.being erhezzlernent, he
said it.-toight have bad the desired effett ;. bUt as
.the
Q.e now stood, the Prisoner most b..‘ acquitted, in-
:.tstpuch • as it did not appear that the twenty pounds,
%Oa; ,steating whi.cb the Prisoner stood charged, had-
ever been in the possession of the prosecutor. His
o,tience therefore, was ,not sullicittit to constitute a
I,eiotty at conarnon law. The: Prisoner was copse-
-
OisOargttd.
Nothing eiw interesting occurred.

JOHN TaoTTEa, Esq. Storekeeper-General, will
le.ive London iwmediatrly, to give up Porchester
sst to the Transport Board. Tim Castle has been
fho ra n d depot for alt kind of military stores for the
during the war, but it is immediately to be
.1 wit i, French prisoners—seven thousand-of thein
mincli in as soon as the stores can be removed.

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