The Sun.
London, England, 1815-12-14 00:00:00

041) BAILEY.

Yesterday, Charles Sharrott was capitally in-
dicted.fot stealing 52 quart bottles, the property
of Jones, Atkinson, and Co..wine-merchiints, in
Mark-lane; and John Wainwright .Was indicted for
feloniously receiving the satire, knowing them to
have been stolen. . • --

It appeared by the evidence on the part of the
prosecution, that-the employers of Sharratt
,having
reason, to suspect him of fraudulent practiees, had
procured a. person, named Parker, to watch his
motions, on his return irons the west end of the
town, whither .he had been sent with wine, and
from.,whence it was probable he would bring back
emptybottles".- Parker baring associated au officer
named Godfrey with him, traced the prisoner
to the house, of Wainwright, an extensive dealer
in glass bottles, in Phoenix-street,, in whose shop
they saw, hint 'deposit a prickle of empty bottles.
They further overheard, some •cortvets;.ttion pass
bete.een bins smd the persons•in the house,- but
the witnesses differed as to,the personal presence
and privity of 'Wainwright before he and the
other prisoner were taken into custody, • -Wain--
wright then denied all knowledge of the purchase
of•the bottle, which had been made by his
and stated,• that he was ready to answer any
charge they had to make against hitu, iirtmother
place, lie was taken with'the other prisoner to.
Bow-street, and there being admitted to bail,
had voluntarily - surrendered himself to take his
trial this day.

Several witnesses gave the prisoner Sharratt a
good ch6racter.
-Wainwright, in his defence, trustedTthe
Jury would fiud, by the evidence thaehad bren
and would-be produced, that he had not only liad
no guilty knowledge of the bottles having been
stolen, hit had not even known that the bottles
in question had been left in his .warehouse:

Several dealers in gloss described the ordinary
course-o€.conduetin6 their trade to be, to buy

from persons ,tvlio hawked about the streets, and,
were generally wine-merchants' servants out 01
place. these persons they were in the habit
of giving Is. 6d. to Is. 9d. per dozen, and they
again sold them to wine merchants, after all risk
and the trouble of cleaning, at from 2s. Bd. to 3s•
per dozen. There was nothing unusual, there..!
fore, in buying bottles trim] persons mho brought
theiri in this manlier. A great number of persons
derposed to the excellent character and irreproach'
able conduct of Wainwright for many years; and
the Jury, after some deliberation, found Sharratt
guilty, and actinitted Wainwright.

FROM TUESDAY'S GAZETTE,

DIVIDENDS.

. Jan. 20- W. I'ix, Northiam, Sussex, merchant—Jan. G. rifi
le-Rvder-street, Westminster, watch-maker--De"
23. W. Knight,Bagsbot, Snrrey, miller-,-April3o.4. Dunkin,
Reklefoss-street, rectitier.Tan. 5; S. Barker, Norwich, liquor'
merchant—Jan. 5. T. Phillips, Nurwich„brandy-mercliant-'
.Tan. 2. R. Green and W. Cribb, Lisle-street, Leicester-squarer
sad/Beni—Dec. 19, H. Smith,- Croydon, shopkeeper=-.lan.
W. Tudball, Taunton, grocer-4Tec. 30. J. Salkeld and J. P.
Acklaw,- Strand, silversmiths--Jan.,2. U,- Richardson,_ War"
wieh-place, Holborn, merchant—Jan. 6. C. Pratt, Bishop"
weurniontb,- Diffham,- coalfitter-----Jan. 9. T. Bennett, Liver"
pout, merchaa—Jan. 5. J. Watkins, Nottingham, grocer--•
an: 5.. P. Mint, Nottingham, grocer—Jan. 2. B. Johnson'.
.Ndrwich, gyocer-Jan. 6. J. Johnston, Paradise-street, Saint
Marv-le•zhone' slater—Feb. 10. E. Mat tin, Alconbury, Hu":
tingtionshire' farmer—Jan. 13; A.- Yining and J. Bacon,Sai";
Mary-at-Hip, London, 'Merchants—March 9. Mantx
G. Sclanid, Wapping-wall, nierehants--Jaii. G. It. NlaUglialllo
Brentford, Middlesex; draper—Jan: IS. R. and R. Pittman.
Watling-street, warehousemen—Jai-1,6..11. F. Pelerin, Lkyd4
Con.ce-hou,e, iii.suratice-Ikroker—Jan: 16. T. and S. Wileinallr
West Floathlve, Stissex, tann,ns—Jan. 13. 'l'. Richardson,
Milton next gittingtiourzie, 'Kent, vr.wer—Jan, 3.. T. Bleate,
Liverpool, merchant—.l. Blease. I..ii-croool, and J. Wi•0110'
jun. lkland of. St. Vincent, in the We.,t Indies, nierchants--'
-Jan. 6. J. Deturey,-Colcutatt-street, tailor—Jan. S 3, A. Porgy
tingtoa, Great Queeti-street, Lincoln's Jim-fields;--tailors
Jan. 4. T. Court, Birmingham, carrier—Jan.. 8. F. Coat
and J. Walker, Manchester, common brewers--Jau. 16.
Casten and 'W. Powell, Lombard-street; batitLers.