The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-02 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAY).

(Before the RECORDER. )
At the sitting of the Court this morning, John Minter
Hart, aline John Morton,was arraigned on an indictment,
charging him with feloniously stealing te❑ bills of exchange
for the payment of 5001. each, the property of Francis
Dugdale Astley, Esq. The indictment, which was very
lengthy, also charged the prisoner with stealing ten
stamps, value six shillings, the property of Fran&s Dug-
dale Astley, Eq.
The prisoner, (who it will be remembered, removed
the indictment by writ of certiorari from the Middlesex
sessians into this court), denied that he was guilty of a
felony, and refused to plead until the Judges should arrive.
On the Judges taking their seats, the prisoner was placed
at the bar, and on being again arraigned pleaded Not

Guilty.
Mr. ADOLPHUS (with whom was Mr. CLAnKsois) for
the prosecution, stated the case to the Jury. Mr. ALLEY,
Mr. BODKIN, and Mr. PRENDERGAST defended the
prisoner.
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Mr. Stephen Plempton examined by Mr. CLARKSON—
Was clerk to the prisoner at one time, but left him about
eighteen months back, after being with him for nearly
two years. He followed the business of an attorney. Wit-
ness has frequently seen him write, and knows the
prisoner's handwriting. Witntss was in the service of
Mr. Staples, to whom the prisoner was articled, and saw
him write there. The paper now produced is, in wit-
ness's judgment, in the handwriting of the prisoner, a
little disguised.
The Clerk of the Arraigns read the document, which
was an advertisement announcing 20,0001. to lend, ap-
plication to be made to E. Morton, Esq., 35, University-
street, Bedford square, London.
William Bond examined by Mr. CLARKSON—Is in
custody. Knows the prisoner at the bar. In June last
met the prisoner close to University-street, and hail a con-
♦ersation with him. The prisoner stated he should like to
take as room in witness's house, No. 35, University-street,
for an office. He called at the house a day or two after-
wards, and took the room at a guinea per week, if witness
would tarnish it and make it respectable. The room he
took was the front room ground floor. The prisoner lived
at the time in Mornington-crescent, and had an office in
Gmige-street, Hampstead road. The prisoner, after
agreeing for the room, requested witness to take in letters
that might come before the room was ready. Cannot
remember whether there was any name mentioned as to
whom the letters would be addressed. A letter came
in the name of Smith, which witness sent by his
boy to the prisoner, and he never heard any more
of it—the prisoner never took possession of the
room ; the prisoner never called but twice, but his clerk
Hatchison, called three or four times to ark for letters ;
witness knows the postman who delivers in Univesity-
street, and once saw the prisoner take a letter from him
at the door, withi❑ a fortnight after the prisoner took the
room. Witness said to the prisoner, that he thou4ht it

improper to take letters addressed to the house from the
postman in the street, and that the neighbours noticed it.
Does not remember what the prisoner said in answer to
this observation.

Mr. ALLEY declined to cross-examine the witness.
Mr. William Sheath, examined by Mr. CLARESON,
lepieied, that he was a clerk in the office of the 111,,rning

Post newspaper, and that the triantw;ipt of the advertis..
went published in the Morning Post of the 22d July
last, was left at the office. Witness cannot say by whom
it was left.