The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-20 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, the Assistant Judge, and the
usual Bench of Magistrates.)
FIRST PROSECUTION UNDER TILE NEW DOG STEALING
ACT.— William Taylor was yesterday_ indicted for having
corruptly received the sum of 11. 12s. from Mr. Woolley,
under the pretence of recovering for him a favourite poodle
dog which he had lost.

The prosecutor resides at Stockbridge-terrace, Pimlico,
and holds some office in the Admiralty. The defendant is
one of that clever and lucky class of persons who " find"
dogs that more unlucky persons have had the misfortune to
lose. The present prosecution against him was instituted
ander the Act Bth and 9th Victoria, cap. 47, recently passed
for the prevention of dog stealing, and which declares,
"That any person who shall corruptly take any money or
reward, directly or indirectly, under pretence or upon
account of aiding any person to recover any dog
which shall have bee 4 stolen, or which shall be in
the possession of any person not being the owner
thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour and punishable
accordingly. It appeared from the evidence adduced on

the part of the prosecution, that on the 4th instant the pro-
secutor lost a favourite poodle dog, and had a similar mis-
fortune on several previous occasions. That he made every
endeavour to recover possession of the animal, and in the
course of the inquiries which he made respecting it, he had
an interview with the prisoner on the subject, who in answer
to his questions said he knew where the dog was and who
had got it, but that that party would not restore it for less
than 21. Finding that the prisoner knew so much about the
matter, he requested his assistance to enable him to recover
possession of the dog, and which he agreed to do for a " con-
sideration ;" and the sum of 11. 112 s. was ultimately paid over
to him for his promised services.. On the day following the
prosecutor, in consequence of same other information he had
received, went to the defendant's house, and finding his dog
there, gave the defendant into the custody of a policeman, on
a charge of having corruptly received money contrary to the
kct of Parliament above quoted. The Act gave the Court
the power of punishing the prisoner either with fine or
imarihr nmentTprisoner having been convicted:
Court to punish hisa
Mr. WILDE, Who popffeeanreeed
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imprison-
so had been convicted waspt nteeactptoapt the Act in question
had been passed expressly to
to. It was one of
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the sentence, therefore, of the Court
Correction, and there
confined three months in the HMIs
kept to hard labour.
This is the first conviction u: nder the Dog-Stealin A t
(in planning which Mr. Bishoj ), of Bond-street,gaen
active part) for demanding money as a reward for restoring
the stolen dog.]

POLICE INTI :LLIGEN CE.
MANSION- HOUSE.
Michael Higgins, Mary Higg ins, Elizabeth Copper, apa
William Copper, were brought before the Lord Mayor,
charged with felony.
William Palmer, clerk to M; r. Barber, wharfinger, at
Galley Quay, stated that a truss, of linen-drapery was de-
posited in the warehouse on Weituesday week, to be shipped
for Margate. On Saturday last it was lost, but on Wednes-
day night two pieces of calic o were found hidden. The
truss was gone altogether.
A porter, in the employmei It of Mr. Barber, stated that
he knew the two male proorkgre, as working in the quay,