The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-12 00:00:00

FORGED SILVER MARKS.

Yesterday Thomas Lcatlzwick Robinson was indicted for fe-
loniously selling four silver bottle labels, with forged and coun-
terfeit marks, resembling the mark of the Goldsmiths' Com-
pany, he knowing the same to be forged. It was stated by Mr.
ALLEY that he was not indicted for the capital offence.—The
prisoner pleaded guilty.
The COURT informed him the offence with which he stood
charged subjected him to seven years' transportation, and en-
deavoured to persuade the prisoner to retract his plea : he, how-
ever, persisted in the plea of guilty.
• He was then indicted capitally on the charge of selling other
marks, &c.
Mr. BOLLARD, for the prosecution, stated that it was not
the intention of Government to offer any evidence, inasmuch as
the prisoner had put the prosecutors in possession of a deal of
valuable information : therefore he was considered, from the re-
paration he had made, as a tit object for mercy.
111 r. Baron GRAHAM directed his acquittal: consequently
the prisoner is only subjected to seven years' transportation.

HORSE-STEALING.
Samuel lVilson, aged 21, was put to the bar, and indicted
for stealing a gelding, value 401.
The prosecutor, Mr. John Gibbard, stated he was a farmer,
residing at Southern, in Warwickshire, and on the 17th of
August last he lost a horse out of his fields, and did not see it
again until the Monday week following, when he came ,to Lon-
don, and found the animal in possession of Limbrick, the
officer. He was positive the gelding was his property, and had
it for about a year and a half ; it was a black cart horse, which
he repeatedly used. Witness knew the prisoner, who had been
in his employ a short time in March last.
Mr. William Wigley, a farmer, knew the prisoner, and saw
him at Southern on the 17th of August last, and also remem-
bers the prosecutor losing a gelding on that day.
J. Limbrick, an officer of Hatton-Garden, proved taking
the prisoner into custody at Islington on the 19th of August
last, with the horse in his possession. Witness asked' him if
it was for sale F He replied in the affirmative, and wanted 43
guineas ; the animal appeared very much tired and jaded.—
He then left the prisoner in custody of a Mr. Mills, and in
a few minutes afterwards he heard the cry of " Stop thief !"
the prisoner was running away. Witness went in pursuit of
him, and apprehended him in Leather-lane ; the prisoner then
stated who the gelding belonged to ; that he had • taken it out
of Southern fields, and that it was a bad job.
The prisoner, in his defence, merely said he hoped the .Tury
would be merciful towards him. He called no witnesses.

Mr. Justice RICHARDSON summed up the evidence, and the
Jury, without hesitation, found him Guilty.
Isaac Knight was indicted for stealing a gelding, value 20/.
on the 22d of August, from Thomas Lewis, livery stable keeper,
Whitechapel.
It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor, that the pri-
soner went to him and asked if he had a pair of horses which he
could sell Mr. Fagg, of the Bell and Crown, Holborn, which
Mr. Fagg was in want of, and which his master, Mr. Abel,
;could not supply Finn with. The prosecutor told him he had
only one horse to dispose of, and delivered it to the prisoner to
Jake and shew to Mr. Fagg ; and as the horse was not immedi-
ritely returned, the prosecutor went in search of him, and heard
in a few days after that he was at the Bazaar stables, whither
he went, and saw the prisoner, who told him he had sold the
horse to Messrs. Dean and Dance, of Hampstead.
Robert Fagg was then sworn.—l am a coachmaster, and
never commissioned the prisoner to call upon the prosecutor for
a horse ; indeed he had then never heard of the prosecutor.
Mr. Dance swore that he and his partner had bought the
horse in queestion from the prisoner, for about 121.
Francis Freeman, the constable who apprehended the pri-
soner, swore that he told him he had done wrong, but thought
he hadl some friends.—Guilty.