The Sun.
London, England, 1823-01-16 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, JAN.- 15.

The Sessions commenced this day before the LORD Marolt.t
the Loan Crtiir BlitoN, Mr. Justice ifor..notli, and*.
Jusdce Buisebuou.

ROBBERY OF THE MINT. 13
Wet. Pearce, a lad aged 15, was indicted for stealinc
pieces of silver, the property of our Sovereign Lord the Kut
in a certain dwelling-house belonging to his said Majesty,
wit, the Alint. •
alLudifFr. ovemb r
lset
witnes found considerable deficiencies in the bullion given cut
for coinage. A plan was laid, in consequence, with 31t, PT;
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and Mr. Field, to detect the cause. On the 10th of DecerFn.
the above mongers were all at work on the silver; 1114.t_P5,,
soner was occupied in cutting out the round blanks, to ne_!.id
terwards stamped. When given out the silver is weighedi_t_
again when it is brought back by the worlcnice. On thilnr.
sion a deficiency was again discovered, and Field and Parker
proceeded to search the men: The prisoner being in tus
subjected to this scrutiny, there fell from him a tin bor;,"ith
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skeleton keys, and a blank key that was waxed over, heillf.;
tended to take the impress of the wards of a lock, so lte'rund
key might be cut from the pattern. ()n him were law •
13 silver blanks for crown pieces, weighing in allll mastr
.
and of the full value of 31. sterling.
*
R. Franklin, sen., deposed to the same effect as
atat
On the 10th of Dec. last he was on duty at the Mini, 8014:0-60
out 5391 b. 10oz. of silver ; when brought back IR en/.
weight wass3Blb. fioz. 10dwt. Witness communitatedem"
ficiency to Mr. Atkinson.
camber in respect of; these deficiances. Ott the .----- gee,
• John Field an assistant at the Mini, was' applictilimiehloltpc.?;
he stopped. the men and boys as they were. leaving the, m A
and going from work, at the Mint-gate. He tookth.:oner,
into the moneyers' hall ; amongst them stood the Pr.,„,ds
whom witness immediately separated from the rest. 1',17,0a
hand was then in his great coat pocket ; and drawing his
away, the tin box fell to the ground, and with it the k';
key and-the waxed hey. There was cotton in the bo% t°
vent the sealed impression from wearing out: Witnnia,
tried these 'keys to the strong holds and closets of the
~,A,
and he found t " .that they would !open nearly every one of ,
On, further searching the prisoner, 13 silver blanks r,,,,,5e
covered on him. Prisoner answered the. inqulli?
had come by the,keys ?" Jk by saying " that head dtali
as he came to the Mint." • Parket' asked him hew he rots
blanks ? Prisoner replied "that some one, he suPP3"
have slipped them into hiscket:"
Mr. Atkinson deposed, that all the inoneyers of the cam.
occupied apattments in that building, as servants elOceST"
without paying for them either rent or taxes.
Mr:Parker corroberated the evidence of Field. The assistant Solicitor to the. Mint said he doortoo
tar
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minutes of prisoner'S examination before -Mr.- oil
Magistrate ; that occasion prisoner declared 1114
blarlow halt given him the keys. •
The prisoner declined saying anything in his defenonosi
The LORD CHIEF BARON baying very minutely sumo,
up the evidence, the Jury found the prisoner GuillY—D
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John Davis, a lad of 11 years of age, J. Fro" 19
Ps--, AtiN
J. Mailer, 17, were mit to the bar, on an indiettnent
gloriously brraiking and entering the dwelling house °
tapagussiengLehvyisson
door. with intent to steal.
an the
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his finger through a glass, which had bptdicientircuttl,iboethychs:rar.,r;v.:to
cofriwnuuaesragnrtettaeyilseigochtn:viertnneotein.fidrgi.tothLlNtilea:cm:wsz).etroheseehctutor sa
sir w Davis. Moving the
14tohawnadtc pfironisgeter'utanordrahnavillin gfc'ir,r-d.l;
itneossens awfteerrewacolnle
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tat thee PITp, ei;yri edni evidence,
verdict,
nt
coo of wbrsed Citiri' BARON, before pioceeding to OP :3
itththawetouirbieodhwabndesimpronpri,reesthdsoeiuohniuourr
nnbged'utto
and the point of law might be reserved for the 12 J ds
ills Lordship then recapitulated the facts detailed bkae.
prosecutor. The proseeuter had deposed that he saiL.lith
on the other side of the way, watching, as he supponor"
intent to; prevent the other prisoners from being PTV
ed. If the fact Was really so, then Mailer must be,,,,J111
guilty as' Davies and the other. **lt was important for uwel to
to decide whether such was the fact, therefore, in ONO' 1
Mailer. The question then was, whether all three we", 1,00; tI
of assisting in the burglary; or, if not, then which °' t
for of Darin guilt there could be no doubt. The 1,10;410,
culty that his Lordship was under, related to a dolllt.,lLoot
mind as to whether the burglarious entry, by the
the finger in the .lay stated; was in law a sufficient entry'
in this matter the opinion of the 12 Judges would be nr.i 4
taken. a •
The Jury, after a few minutes consultation .0.-- a r'2`lof Guilty against Davis and Fr of, and acquitted shit!!''
0
ali..Levyson begged to retommend the prisoners te wi;110
but the Chief Baron intimated that their otience was one ;ht 11 I
called loudly for punishment, in order that the public na
protected. •

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JUNCTION OF THE raNGT.isn AND. 9 liV. ft' '• '
•,.1.
CRANNELS.--So satisfactory (sayi a Corresponds—aid)p_i'.
T
the calculations produced on the • 18th ultimo, at
that within one week upwards of seven hundred' ilittrai, 4
ing more than half
,the
.exponce of completing the 1' ,
were subscribed for. Several Landowners, whose sAoP., wit DI
Parliament will be of the greatest importance to ,t 1,14111: le
sure, have sanctioned the scheme by subscribing 10/ev7.o) ti
One gentleman also .:.as nearly doubled that sum, toll, or Pi
other gentlemen have taken from ten to fifty shares. 0„foit; n
sequence of the great anxiety to »Wain shgres, the -4, oci it
tee, we learn, have reserved a certain number, to ena "01, sr., *1
landholder immediately, interested, by taking five snartite, "' I
thus rendering himself eligible to serve on the CO 010
attend to the -Immediate and local interest of all cowl'
his vicinity—f Taunton Courier.) ' . '

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