The Sun.
London, England, 1804-09-17 00:00:00

FORTUNE.TELLING.

HlCKs.ss HALLI'SATUADAY,' SBrr. t
rsa,' Carr,' Sarahlealog, and Sarah Ridman, were
brought tip as leputcti vagabonds, getting then
livelihoods by pretending to tell. fortunes. The
principal witness against them was Charlotte Searle,
a woman near. so' years ,of age : she stated, that
understanding the Prisoners were skilled in the oe,:
cult science, she had repaired to Susannah. Carr, who
told her, that she might expect news both by land
and sea; that she would marry a fair man with a •
large fortune ; that she .would have a nurnerouS off.
aping, and that she would never be unhappy all the
.days of her life ; .but that she, would have two bus.'
bands, and that the latter would please her better
than 'the former. She paid 4.d. for this important
information, and retired well satisfied. The same
story was tuld.of . the other two and the Chairman
sentenco them to fourteen days iniprisonmenr.

William. Penile).field was indided for obtaining ,
goads to the amount of 191. 185. 6d. wierfalse pre.
fences, from Mr. Paget.—By the 'eiiciTnce it turned
out that-the Prisoner had been in the- employ of
Mr. M'Caull, a bricklayer; In Wild.strect ; but:
having, for:improper conduct, been distliarged,
.made use of IYPCauP's name to. Meisrs. Scott:
and Clarksor, of HaCkney from whom lie obtained
piffles, &c. to the above amount. The last
time he wentto Hatkney, .he took a,horse and cart'
with him; but Mr. Paget's Clerk suipeetintrbat
the. articlei 'he came for could not be for Mr.'
Mfe,laii, his name not being on. the cart, he was
cletaiiieLL—lt being proved, to the, satisfaai'in of
the Jury,' that. the Defendant had been previously
discharged by Mr. M,Caull, ~he, was found guilty,
but judgment was respited.'
Christopher Charlepwortk was found gdilty of,
picking iiuckets at the late fire in kiclmonLl-street.
buildings, Illackfriars.roail.—lle was sentenced to
three moothainaprispoment.

Thomas Thobourn, one of the driveo, in the
Newcastle waggon min, was last week convieted
before the Megi4trats in the penalty of ital. for
taking away, and'afiet wirds• refusing to deliver up,
his regimental•froek, after being discharged. In
consideration °fits being the first otnce, the pc-
flaky was remitted.
Saturday a Jew was taken • into custody by one
of the Buw.qtret Officers, having in his possession
an immense number of countetfeit dul)ars.:
Ott S tirddk,W. Lore and his wife were com-
mitted to Nottingham gaol, as common utterers.of
base Coin. , In their lutigiag was found had money
to the amooslt. ut
Ar the Sessions 11.Y:in:loud), which•commenced
Wecluestlay,., J. Kent, it private,in the Shropshire
Militia, was cosivi:led of manslaughter, and sen.
ienctd to one. month's imprisonment.
J. Ogilvie and. T. Smith, fur forgery, and T.
Bridge,. and J. B. Mager, for uttering
turned notes, wire executed on Saturday at Lancas-
ter. Joseph Bridge, ,brother to the above-men.
tioned, and M. I fughex, under sentence of death fur
it sitnilar crime, have been respired.
The Koster' of a Hatriburgh Vessel was some
days since..k..lo,l_, 201. by the ,Ifiamei Nlice Magi-
strafes, for not employing a Itivcr Pilut to navi.
gate hia vessel up to Deptford.

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FOURTH DAY..=-Se!iTURDA.Irt strr.,ls.

Sarah. Anne .RafAld, a child of •nine years old,
was tried for stealing twelve penny pieces, and
other monies, the property of Joseph Smith. The
theft was clearly proved against her, and.thejury
found her Guilty.

, Her mother, a heart.broken poor woman, with
an infant in her arms, appeared 'to implore the
mercy of the Cotitt for her child; and the Re.
cox nee, aftei commenting on the mischievous
consequences of sending'such a child to a common
prison, strongly admonished ber mother to' keep
her out of the 'way of her Vicious connexion ;.and
then ordered her to receive immediately a smart
private whipping, and, to be restored to her
rent. •

Catherine Drew and Catherine Carney, two Ladies
from St. Giles's, were capitally indicted for pri.
vately stealing 54 yards of calico, in the shop of a
Mr. Powditch, linen.draper, in Holborn. The
capital part of the charge of stealing privately was
not supported, as • the Prisoners were suspeded,
watched, And seen in - the .very ad, by the Shnp.
men, who blatantly devded them.--Guilty Iy-simple
Fe 1 ely • •

Harriet Browne was indiaed for stealing two
'muslin gowns, value zle and a quantity of lace and
other articles, to the amount of Sol. tik property
of Elizabeth Stniih.

From the statement of the Counsel who opened
the Prosecution,. it appeared that the Prisoner, a
girl about .19, who had the appearance of a wait.
Ing.maid, had gone to the house of the Proseen.
trix (who is a fa3hionable dres,s.maker, and a re.
.speaable elderly widow),. on the day stated in the
Indictment, and looked over some dresses, four of
which she seleeled, and ordered them to be sent
home to her Lady's, whom she described to be. a-
Laity Careless, in Portman-Street, Portman.squart;
.and adding, that it they were liked by her. Lady.
ship, who. was but, just come to town, she might
prove an excellent customer. The good woman
hastenesi to carry home . the gowns, and receive
the further instrudions of her new anti fashionable
customer ; she rapped at, the door of the house to
which she was direded; it . was opened to her by
a servant dreased in genteel livery ; she announced
her business ; my Lady's maid was called; highly
applauded her dispatch and pundolity ; shewed
her into a back parlour ; said her Lady. „was juSt.
that moment particularly engaged with, some La.
dies who had just .paid her a,visit ; but desired
she would leave the goods, and call in' the after.
noon, and her Lady would try them on in the
mean time. Site again called about sire o'clock,
was again spoke to by the maid, 'who regretted
that her Lady had just that moment sat down to
dinner, and could not be disturbed, but returned
her two of the ,gowns, saying, her • Lady liked the
other two, and desired ,to -have two more made of
the very same -pattern; that, however; she need
not be in a hurry, to bring them home until the
day after next, as her Lady's sister Was going next
day to be married at Windsor, and her Lady and
Master were to be preleat at the nuptials. She
promised, -at the.. same .tirne,., to recommend the
bride as a customer,. as the had but just -come
.out of the country, and• would want a nuinberof
articles ; she .therefort desired, that ,when she
next came, she would bring with her a variety of
laces, and other' fashionable .articles. The, good
woman came as appointed, bringing with her the
two newAresies, and 'laces to the value of, about
301. The tnaid, was so glad to see her, so pleased
with her punduality, but so sorry that she came
just at a moment when a shocking family mistur_. tune had happened ; her Master had just returned
with her Lady in the aariot, from Windsor, and
in .stepping out of the :carriage, unfortunately frac.
tared" his leg, and was at that moment tinder the
hands of the Surgeon insetting it set, and her mis-
tress-was all ia. distradiun ; but if she -would call
ihe. next morning she would iptroduce her to her
Lady, -and she might leave Elie things she brought
for her Lady's itispe6tion, and they should be per.
fedly safe. Next day she again called; 'the maid
went up stairs to apprize:her Lady of her attend.'
'once, and brought. down a' message, that her Lady'
would call in the course of the day at her house,
discharge her bill, and give her some further or.
ders. Her.. Ladyship, however, omitted to call, and
next day this good Wdman called at the house again;
•the door was opened by a woman, who said, she
knew no such person as Lady careless, that nu
. Lady lodged there, riot ez;tltl site find. any tidings
of the Lady's maid, or the livery. servant who
Opened 'the tionr:before. On, fi.ding she was poi.
,pletely swindled, she applied to the Public, Office in
.I\ilarlborough-street, but culled get no -tidings of
the .hwindlcit she, however, met her, some time
afterwairds, in Oxford-road, seized her by the
calied.asaistance, and, had her- secured, and .
committed:-

Mr, "twice CHAMOiIi observed, that, clearly
in this care the stealing could not be. brought
home, as the goods bring voluntarily placed by
the'Proseeutrix in the possession of the Prisoner,
She held a legal possession, and therefore could
not be said to have a4ually stolen the property,
'However, the crime was one which came clearly
and pApably under the heat' of that species of
fraud
.callett, swindling, and ought not 'to go un.
punished. His Loidship therefore disadvised go.
in 6 into the proofs: upon the present indidment, but
disetted the Jury to acquit her of the stealing, and
ordered the Priioner to be detained for trial under a
new indleiment.

On Thnrsday morning a grey mare, .the proper.
Goat ty of Mr. Stevens, of „. ..roomanchester, trotted ff.:
teen miles on the road tretween Cambridge and Hun.,
fingdon, in 56 minutes,.catrying thirteen stone and
a half,

1.,3%i week a mason repairing the steeple of Gt.ti.e.
ley church, near.Otiey, Yurkoire, by some means
fell from the ca fFu 'ding, and received suctibruises
asoccasiuried ltii death.