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

SURREY W[NTE

KINGSTON, Mc. 31..
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f./3fore Mr. Just;ce BAY LEY. )
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Johi Ii indicted for stealin in the Borough of.
! Southwark, in the dwelling-house of John Davis, 35 sove-
reigns and 11/. in silver, the property of the prosecutor.
It appeared in evidence that the prosecutor was a pubiiean in
the Borough. On the day in question be had 35 toveraigns
and 111. in silver in a bag. A woman came to the lwusr and
asked for change Ora sovereign. lle took down the bag which
he had placed on a shelf, gave her the change, and replaced that
bag in its former situation. At this time the prisoner was in the
„,hottx and. tialv what passed. Shortly afterwartht the-pmeacutoe
*esuFent; leaving hts.nanier in the *tithe' priiiiiothil liift iii
the bar. The tatter happened to fall asleep, upon wilier the psi-
Caner. whoremained incite house, despatched a Mat named .1 once,
a waiter in the house, upon some errand which kept him one of
the way for about two minutes. When the prosecutor's wife
a*oke, She asked the prisoner whether her husband had taken
away any thing frOm the bar. The prisoner replied that her,
husband had gone out with a young; man, and-head taken away
something from the shelf. When the pr osenutor returned, he
found his money gone, and the prisoner fled. 'Suspicion fall.
lag on the latter, •he was apprOhOndel It appeared that in
theamrse of the morning, of the robbery the prisoner declared
he bail but fourpenee in the world, but in the course of the
evening he changed a Sovereign at another public-house in the
Borough. He appeared in a great hurry ; asked for only two
I shillings then, and said he wonU call for the remainder of the
change another- time. Upon these facts the case for the pro..
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secuuon was founded. •

The Jury, under the Learned Judge's direction, found the
prisoner Guilty-I)tatla.
William Randal was indicted for stealing at Dualand, on
the 14th of December, u sheep, the property of Bridget Beau.
mont.

The case was proved upon the loluntary confession of the
prisoner, and he was found Guilty—Deals
Jtintes ear and GrMgr Bannister, convicted of stealing at
Betchworth, on the 10th of `Detxml?er, twenty foils, the pro-
petty of Thomas Ikdd, were sentenced to be transported for
seven years.

Be, re'Mr. Bonn. GIWIA.M.
Thomas IVilsonJ Edward Rush, anti noway Brown, were
indicted under the statute of Elizabeth, for breaking and enter-
ing the dwelling-house of Timothy Bendy, to the parish of St.
Utica, Camberwell, in the day-time of the 19th of August, no
person being therein, and stealing eix silver tea-spount, and
.other articles of plate, the property of Margaret Atelier BOIL
• The breaking, entering, Ana steeling were proved; at.d when
prosecutrix was called to prove theeloss of her property, sho
admitted, in cross-exrunintition, that site had been married to a
man named Conde, but having heard that he had been married
to another women, she tell him and.rexueoed her maidtn name,
by which she was described in the indictment.
The prisoner's Counsel then obtectiel that the proeecutor
should have been described in the indictment by the name of
Conde, there being nti legal evidence that she was not properly
married to Conde. She iin4 only heard that the latter wits
married to another woman, and though that might. be sufficient
to justify her in resuming her maiden name, yet for the present
it must be. Presumed that she was legally. marriede,
Mr. Baron (inattaet thought the .objection, for the reasons
offered, Was well founded, and ordered 'en acquittal.
The Jury found the prisoners Nei Guilty ,e but they were
detained for the- burglary, without regard to ,the charge of
stealing.
Frederick King *as indicted for stealing frott•thepersod'of
Frederick Stephen Stnith, on the 113th of. riovernhereat Kinq
aton fair, hit watch-chain, 'tease-ant! key..
It appeared that the prisoner was seized id the art of et-
ter pting to pick the pocket of the otoseeutor (an attorney's;
Clerk) in the fair at Kingston, of ihs,.-watch.,,, but the chain
breaking, ,he succeeded only in stealing the chain and its ap-
pendages. Its was iumiediately seethed., and be threw the
chain away.
The ease being made ant, the.prisoner was found GuiltN,
and he was sentenced to be confined in the.Bouee. Of Correc-
tion, and kept to hard labour for four months.
'Joseph Milkin and John J.-mrt were indicted for stealing, .at
Eghern, on the,l9th Of September, .n wittch-ehain, and :23/. in
money, frourthe person of William Ole zier. The prosecutor
wad a bargeoian, and had been thinking at a booth during tie?
last Egharn fair, and_ het Oaten asleep. The prisonerse who
were also in the booth, availed themselves of the opportnnity
of picking his, pocket, but in the act of taking the chain the
prosecutor awoke. The prisoners rem Off, but next day were
apprehended with the greater part of the money of the proecu-
tor upon them.
The prisoners made no defence; they were found 'miry,
and sentenced to be transported for life. • •

The Royal Military Caull being frozen over
offe,rs all ample scope for the fine exercise of
; and should the, frost continue equally
severe, in a few days there will be a communi-
cation open on the ice for an extent of nearly 120
from Shorncliffe to the Royal Military
Lock.--(Kcntish Gazette.)