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London, England, 1836-12-13 00:00:00

lessness on the part of the plaintiff as to justify the defen-
dants in making the contract.
Mr. Sergeant ATCHERLEY, on the part of the plaintiff,
preferred that the case should go to the Jury.
Some of the letters of the plaintiff were read, and excited
great laughter. The following are specimens of the or-
ders :—``Mr. C-----'s last waistcoat was too short by an
inch ; he is a plainish man, and likes a neat fit."—" Mr. B.
being a lawyer, will require his pockets deep—(Great
laughter)—and roomy for papers." It was admitted, on
the part of the plaintiff, that he had been paid for the
riod of his actual service, so that the only question in dis-
pute was the breach of the contract.
The Jury found a verdict for plaintiff—Damages, 400/.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL CURT•

(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

(Before the RECORDER.)
Edward Hill was indicted for stealing, on the 2,lth of
November, a bag, containing 561bs. of coffee, the property

of Isaac Anderton.
It appeared in evidence, that on the 24th of November a
young lad, in the employment of the prosecutor, who is a
grocer, residing in the neighbourhood of New Montague-
street, took, by his master's directions, several parcels for
delivery ; that having left a box of candles' with Mrs.
Owens in that street, he went, accompanied by her servant,
to the Black Lion public-house for the purpose of pro-
curing change, and there saw the prisoner, who, upon over-_
hearing a conversation between them respecting a bag of
coffee then on the truck for a Mrs. Temple, left the place,
and immediately put it on his shoulder, taking it in the di-
rection of Mrs. Temple's residence. He was overtaken'
and given in charge to a policeman.
The prisoner received an excellent character from se-
veral witnesses, one of whom was Mrs. Temple, who stated
that he was for some years in her employment, and was so
at the time of the occurrence.
Alderman WINCHESTER suggested that Hill might has°
taken the bag of coffee under the impression of receiving'
something for carrying it to Mrs. Temple ; and the Jury,
acting on this view, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. ,
William Sexton was indicted for stealing, on the 2a
December, five pennyweights of silver, value 25., the pro-
perty of William Jackson, his master. He was found guilty,
and sentenced to be imprisoned, and kept to hard labour, for
three calendar months.
James Barnes was indicted for stealing and embezzliog,
a sum of ss. 3d., and a further sum of 65., the property 01
George Miles, his master.
The prosecutor in this case is a dealer in eggs, and bad
the prisoner employed as a salesman and carter. On the
18th of September he received from one of Mr. Miles's ens'
tomers a sum of 71. 65., and on the 18th of November a ova
of 41. 18s. 3d. The amount of all money received should be
entered in a book kept for that purpose. In the one instance
Barnes inserted the receipt of 71. and in the other of 41. 13s•
instead of what had really been paid to him.
Mr. BODKIN addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner,
and contended that the deficiency complained of arose ;tote
mistakes in keeping the accounts. Several witnesses spoke
to his previous good character.—Not guilty.
Eliza Jenkins was indicted for stealing 43 value
61., the property of the overseers of the poor of tb.o parishes
of St. Andrew, Holborn, and St. George the Martyr-
It appeared in evidence that the prisoner was an, inmate
of the poor-house of the above-named parishes, and that
she was employed as overseer of the women e'ig:sged at
needlework ; that in such capacity she received into her
charge 43 shirts, for the re-delivery of which she was account-
able, and that on the 4th of December several of them were
missing. The prisoner, on being questioned respecting
them, gave up the duplicates of pawnbrokers' tickets. The
shirts were sent to the workhouse by Prater •and Co., aro,
clothiers, of Charing-cross, and by Skinner, Turner, and Go'
The prisoner made no defence, and the Jury returned 3
verdict of Guilty. She was sentenced to be transported
for the term of seven years.
Margaret Holland, 59, was indicted for stealing a pound
weight of tea, the property of Thomas Richard Kt flick.
The servant of the prosecutor stated that on the 2d 0'
December she was sent by her master for souie bread.
sugar, and tea, and on her return home she mr:,.t the pri-
soner in the Broadway, Deptford, who asked thr.Lt she might
be allowed to carry the basket containing them. Der re'
quest being complied with, they continued to -walk together
for some time, and on the girl's arrival at her master's house
the tea was not to be found.
A policeman found in the prisoner's room two cannisters,
containing in the dry state twelve and a half ounces of tear
besides some leaves of the same.
Guilty.—Sentenced to be imprisoned and. kept to hard
,abour in the House of Correction for one calendar month.