The Sun.
London, England, 1802-02-25 00:00:00

SEVENTH DAY---WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24.

Sarah- Pettit was indiaed for stealing g2lbs.
weight of paper, the property of Alexander Hogg.
This Case, though its merits may be very briefly,
narrated, occupied the attention of the Court a con-
siderable time. It was 'not however unimportant,
and as it appeared in evidence was to the following
cffeet

The Prosecutor is a publishing bookseller in Pa-
ternoster-row,. and -the Prisoner's sister-in-law
worked. in his employ as a folder and stitcher. A
considerable number of sheets belonging; to Mr.
Hogg's various periodical publications were inised,
and in consequence of the inquiries-set on foot, a
large quantity .of the paper missing was found in
the possession of a cheesemonger in Spitalfields.—
On explanation being Jequired, the cheesemonger
asserted he bad bought them from the . Prisoner at
the rate 013 d. per lb. as waste-paper. On the Pri.
son.er being apprehended, it appeared that she made
a kind of acknowledgement, that she ha 4 taken
them from her brother's wife, who was in the cm_
ploy of the Prosecutor, as above-mentioned.
A degree or...difficulty seemed at first,• TO prevail
as to the identification of the paper, the cheese_
monger declining to swear positively that the paper
the❑ produced in Court, was-the identical paper he
had bought from the Prisoner ; hut this was obvi-
ated by the evidence of the Officer who took the
ilaper from the cheesemongers, as' he deposed that
the paper produced was 'so taken by him, and had
continued in his possession ever since. The pro-
perty was also duly identified by the Prosecutor. ,

The defence, on the part of the Prisoner,- was on
the general ground, that such paper was considered
as a fair and customary perquisite of the stitcher,
&c. and it was also asserted, that the paper in ques-
tion). was mere waste ; however, ' the evidence
brought forward by her, failed in establishing either
of these points). and still more (on a_ question
shrewdly put by the Learned Judge), that the waste
was the perquisite of the stitcher and folder's sister-
in-law.

Mr. Common Serjeant, SILVESTRI, (who tried
the Case), in his charge to the Jury, stated his opi_
nion, that it was clearly made out against the Pri-
sorer. He also, animadverted in strong terms, on
the conduct of the cheesernonger who bought the
paper from the Prisoner; and severely censured the
conduet of those who bought paper in that sort of
way, without, as far as possible, ascertaining whe-
ther or not it was honestly come by, and was really
waste paper.

The Jury, after a very brief consultation, found
the Prisoner—Gully.

Michael Michael was cony ided on the capital
charge of unlawfully uttering and tendering in pay-
ment to. John Lucas, a piece of false and counterfeit
milled money, made, &c. to the likeness and simili-
tude of the lawful and current milled money and gold
coin of this realm, called a seven shilling piece, well
knowing the same, to be false and: counterfeit, and
for having been, in the month of July, r Soo, con-
viaed upon an indidinent preferred against him in
the. County of Surrey, for uttering a false and coun_
terfeit half-guinea.
This offence, in the event of a-second conviaion
upon a ,Charge of putting off a counterfeit species of
the current gold coin, is rendered capital by Law.
Guilty—Death.

John Benjamin: Fell was indicted for embetiling,
the sum :of iol. 16s. 5d., the property of Messrs.
Peddir and Bluhm, with wham he, had lived. as
Clerk. He was found Guilty.

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Ann Lloyd was irdiPted for stialikiquantity or
candles, soap, and other articles, the property of
Mr. Birsli,'-of Cornhill.

Mr. Bish said he was a Lottery-Office Keeper. On
the 6th of january,last, ithmediately after his house
had been robbed of plate, and other things, some sus-.
picion fell upon the Prisoner,- who was his cook ; in
consequence of which he bad her boxes searched. In
one box were found' several candles and pieces of
soap, and in anotherbox-was.found a snuffer stand ;
and a cork-screw was- found in her pocket. The
candies were of the same Size with those used in
the office. The Prisoner claitited them as her own
property:: ,Mr. B.- on his, ,cross-examination, said
-the-Prisoneihad been with him five or six months,
and he had a 'very, good Charader with her.—
He said he -could swear positively to the snuffer_
stand, -as being h-is property, but when this was
-called for,- it could not be produced, the parties
having forgot to- bring
.it into Court.
Mr. ALLEY, Counsel for the Prisoner, then
called Mr. Bish, in order to cross-examine him
again.--He asked if he could undertake to swear
to a cork:krew,' which hail been 'missing three
months;- which the Prisoner kept in her pocket,
and which so ninny others resembled in - shape- and
make. Mr. B. answered that the cork-screw was
missing, and he believed that 'to he the:one., Mr.
Alley then asked him, if- his cook had not occasion
frequently to open bottles of wine, ketChup, Ste.
for her culinar' purposes ; and if it. wits not likely
'that she should qn,that account kepi, the-cork-screw
-in ker pocket ter her convenience ? Mr. B. answered..
in the affirmative.

The COMMON SE R J EANT then told the Jury that
this. was a very serious Case, but very ill made
The most material part of the evidence was
::05 forthcoming, and therefore the Jury must de-
cide from what they had'heard. • The Jury imme—
diately pronounced her Not Guilty.

STATE LOTTtRY OFFICE, No. i 6, eORNHILL

Mr.Ntc LSON respeafiilly acquaints his Friends
and the Public; that'the State Lottery begins draw-
ing on Monday next, 'the First of March ; the
Tickets in the greatest variety of Numbers are sold,
and divided into Halves, Quarters,:.Eighths, and.
Sixteenth Shares,
,which are duly stampt; puritint
to At of Parliament. Schemes at large gratis, and
money for the prizes as soon as drawn.

When the ever-immorahie Dr. JAMES was askeA
by, half a dozen smeller: of canes' , and feelers of ulses,
" what was the true definition of a fever," his an;
swer was, " It is a distase.which / can cure, and-
you can all talk about." And so we may say, in
deed, of Dr. BRoDum's .Botanicat Syrup"; for while
Winn.thenderS and Women-menders are patching up
their- Patients with IVlercuriah, Sec. for a certain
distemp'er; occasio,ned by incautious amours, that
invaluable _Medicine 'alone has so rootedly done
away its deplorable effeas, as to,rendeir the adVice_
of a Physician or a Surgeon inexpedient and unne:.
cessary : as'he or she who has happily had recourse
to that efficacious remedy, have never failed to exl
periepre what may he truly called a radical cure.