The Sun.
London, England, 1814-12-09 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, DEC. 8.

rORTUNE TErLING.-Joseph Powell stood in-
dicted for feloniously pretending to use a' certain
subtle craft called " Fortune Telling," with in-
tent to defraud Benjamin Smith, he having been
twice convicted as an incorrigible rogue and va-
gabond.
Mr. GURNEY, for the prosecution, called Ben-
jamin Smith, who deposed, that he was 'a shoe-
maker,. residing Ft Bull-Inn-court, Strand. In
consequence of his baying heard that the prisoner
could foretel future events, he went to his house,
No. 64, King-street, Soho ; saw the prisoner,
and was introduced into a room, where he was
asked by she prisoner to sit down. The witnesi
told him that his wife hail left him some time,
and he was desirous. to know from him if she
would return. The prisoner took down a slate,
and after making many droll characters on it,
told The witness that it-was likely she would reL
turn to hint by the Ist- of,November; or perhaps
by the latter end of that month ; if not then. it
was likely she would never return. After this,
ceremony the witness paid him 2s. 6d. and re-
ceived a card front the prisoner, who begged him
to recommend customers.
Cross-ex:amined.—Said, he understood the pri-
soner to'be a Professor of Astrology.
Fov. the Marlborough-street Police Officer,
took the prisoner into custody, min in his apart-
mews found many curious instruments and appa-
ratus, which the prisoner kept for the purposes of
peculation. He .also found a great mimber of
'letters addressed to the prisoner front all qt.larters.
He also found,a 1111tIlher of books, for the purpose
of telling fortunes, which Were ntothiced.
The .prisoner said, in his defence.,-that he had
taukht astrology and the use of the klobes..Yind-
ing, however, that this did not answer his pm

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pose, ne was reduced ton very distressed state.
He complained of its being an unjust prosecution,
and put.on a great affectatton of the wretchedness
of his situation. He stated, that tie had two chil-
dren, and they bad only Gine pennyworth of bread
the whole day. Wdenied having taken the mo-
ney from Smith.
Mr. lan APP, in his behalf, called two witneyses
to his character, and, upon cross-examination,it
appeared, that one ot, them had known him to
have been imprisoned, and the other had been
his pupil.
The RECORDER, in summing up the evidence,
observed; that the offence was made felony .after
!:ivo convictions as a.rogue and vagabond, under
an Act passed in the reign of George the Second:
The Jury found him Guilty.—Aged 70.
The prisoner made an application to the Court
for his books and apparmu-s, which were denied
him on account of his being a felon : they fell

into the hands of the Sheriff. The RECORDER
Directed that thi.- letters should lie burnt, as their
exposure might attach much blame to many fe-'
►wales, who bad been credulous enough to write
to him.

George Parker was indicted for feloniously steal-
ing a piece of timber, value 401. and Benjamin

Gould and Garvin Turner were indicted for receiv-
ing the same, knowing it to have been stolen, the
property of/Thomas Mills.
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The Jury fuiiml Parker Guilty, Ooold Not

Guilty, and Turner Guilty.
Henry Parker. was indicted for stealing nine
ducks and geese ; and John Trusty was indicted
for 'receiving the same, knowing them to have
been stolen, the property of John Gray: The
prisoners were. both toned Guilty; but the Jury
strongly recommended Trusty to merey, on ac;
coma of his age,, he being 70 years old.
John Rogers was indicted for stealing two jackets
and a pair of trowsers, the property of Phillip
Jones. The prosecutor is a mate of a ship, and
on the --23 d of November the cabin was broken
open, and the articles stated in the indictment
stolen. The prisoner had pawned them the same
day in the evening.7--Guilty, but recommended to
mercy.

Ann and Susannah Spaths, mother and daugh-
ter, were indicted for stealing 392 pieces oi paper

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hangings, value 9/. 15s. the property of Messrs.
Stevens, Lightfoot, and Tibblewait; - of Bond-
street.—Guilty.
The Sessions being ended, the RECORDER pro-
ceed,ed to
.pass sentence of death in the usual,awful
manner upon the following persons :
Death.---John Murphy, alias Gale, for stealing in a dwel-
ling-house Bank-notes and other monies, to the amount of
1401.; John Leary, a boy, only 11 years of age, for stealing
in a dwelling-house; Charlotte Stanley, alias Miller, Mary
Buscomb, alias Miller, and gary Russell, for uttering coun-
terfeit coin, this being the third conviction ; Patrick Nolan
alias Dolan, for a btirglary ; Wm. Green, for stealing in a
dwelling-house; Catherine Frere and Elizabeth Denman,
for privately stealing in a shop—John Hedger, for stealing
in a dwelling-house—Elizabeth Phillips, fur ,stealing a 101.
note in a dwelling-house—James Seagrim, for a highway
robbery—George Macmanns, for privately stealing in a shop
—Thomas James, for a like offence—John Hungler, for a
burglary—Thomas Castle, for a• similar offence—.George
White, for forging a bill of exchange—Robert Roberts, for
cutting and maiming—Robert Turnbull, for stealing from a
wharf—Mary Cooley, for stealing in a dwelling-house—and
Joseph Hoare, alias Waters, for a burglary.
Tranaportation.—Natural life—William Rice and Henry
Chapman.
Fourteen years—Wm. Smith, Stephen Curran, Gavin Tur-
ner, Thomas Hatfield and John Hatfield,

Seven years... Hannah Martin,
Eliz. Mallard, James Con-
nelly, Jos. Browne, Henry Green, Jos. Patterson, Geo. 'White
Colman, John Stretch, James Moore, James Roberts,
Perry, Henry Weston, !Elizabetk Reed, Ann 'Walker, Win.
Browne; Jane Clements, fit. Chapman, alias Wells, Thomas
Saw, Thos. Brett, Truman Wood, Gabriel Myers, John Shir-
ley, John Brock, Catherine Riley, Ann Andrews, Isaac Jone§,
Ann Moorman, Daniel Williams, George Hare, Geo. Parker,

and Henry Parker.
Imprisonment—Margaret NVGarey, and Joseph Powell, the
incorrigible rogue, vagabond, and fortune-teller, were sen-
tenced to two years imprisonment. Powell complained against
the prosecution and sentence; andosaid those who appeared
against him were informers; and he had always blended ho-
nourable callings, such as paint-grinder, painter, and teacher
of arithmetic, with honesty and industry, when he could get
no work to do. _
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To One Year—Win. Payne, Margaret Mullens, Mary
Moore, Lett Cowan, Jane Green, Robert Phillips, Mary
Hearty, Elizabeth Hardy, Stephen` Trusty, Ann and Su-
sannah Sparks:
To Six Months—Cornelius Crawley, Samuel Ellis, Richard
Ayr, Thomas Price, John Taylor, in. Wright' Ann BishOp,
Win. ToWnsley, H. J. Weston; Martin Browne, Michael Don-
nelly; and Sarah Morton.
several others were ordered to be imprisoned
for shorter and various periods ; some were or-
dered to be publicly and privately whipped.
Adjourned to Wednesday the 11th of January.

Nearly three thousand tons of-'herrings have
already been cured this season, which were taken
by the fishing boats it) St. Ive's Bay.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW- BEET.

Yesterday William Waddington was charg6

with robbing the. Hornchurch waggon.—Simon
Wall, driver of John Oliver's- waggon, from Lon-
don to Hornchurch, stated, that on Tuesday
evening he•recejVed a parcel at the Red Lion and
Spread Eagle, Whitechapel, directed to Mr. Ty-
ler, at Horneastle. Soon after which he left
London, on his journey ; he stopped at the
Pigeons, Stratford, where heiWatered bis.horses
and got some beer. On his return from the house
to the waggon he missed the parcel ; be raised an
alarm, and enquired on the road,' when be. came
up with Gibbs, one of the horse patrole belonging
to the Office, who had just found the parcel, and
taken the prisoner. The patrole stated, that ou -
the same evening, a little. beyOnd Stratford, about
seven o'clock, he found a carman disputing with
prisoner about carrying a parcel ; prisoner said,
he had found it near Stratford, but the carman
thought he had stolen it, and refused to carry it.
Committed for trial at the next.. Essex Assizes.