The Sun.
London, England, 1832-02-17 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.

Louisa Chambers, aged 17, was capitally indicted for
stealing in the house of Aaron Royce, her master, two
gold rings, value 51., the sum of 11. (id. in money, a
shawl, and other articles.
It appeared that the prisoner had for some time been in
the service of the prosecutor. On the 20th Dec., her
mistress gave her a purse, in which were a half sovereign
and 10s. 61. in silver, to put into a drawer. On the
following day she asked and obtained permission to go out
for half an hour ; she never returnel to ler master's house,
arid upon examining if any thing was missing, it was
ascertained th it she had not placed the money in the
drawer as she had been requested to do, and two valuable
gold rings and a shawl were also Missed. The prisoner
was subsequently apprehended.
The Learned JUDGE left it to the Jury to say whether
they were of opinion that the prisoner had taken property
to the value of five pounds at any one time ; if she had,
then she was guilty of the capital charge ; but if she took
property at any one time of a less value, then she would
be guilty only of the simple larceny.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of stealing nnlir
the value of five pounds.
Henry Ronsley, aged 20, was indicted for having been
found at large in this country before the expiration of his
sentence of transportation.
The prisoner had been convicted of felony in the year
1826, and sentenced to seven years' transportation, and in
li•cember last he was apprehended in Bethnal. green,
where he was working as a rule-maker.
The prisoner, in his defence, admitted he had been
sentenced to be transported in the year 1826, at which
time he was only 14 years old, and that after serving three
years and a half of his sentence he was prevailed upon by
another convict to endeavour to effect bis escape ;
eded, and had been two yeas and a half in London,
during which time be had obtained, by his industry, a
knowledge of the trade of rule-making, by which he had
supported himself up to the time of his being apprehended.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and his LORDSHIP
said he had no doubt, under the circumstances, his case
would receive a merciful consideration elsewhere.
George Athea, a very respectable-looking young man,
aged 20, was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of January,
seventy yards of silk, value 91., four veils, value 91.,
and a shawl, value 2/., the property of his employers,
Matthew Hailing, John Pearce, and Edward Stone, linen-
drapers, &c. of Waterloo-house, C,ockepur-street.
Mr. LEE stated the case on behalf of the prosecution.
Mr. CLARKSON appeared for the prisoner.
Thomas .'Martin stated, that he was in the employ of
the prosecutors, who had about ninety men in their ser-
vice. There was one part of their premises, which was
called the Manchester warehouse, it was not usual
generally to keep silk in that warehouse ; but on the
11 th January, he was surprised at seeing a piece
of silk in a box that excited suspicion, and witness in-
formed Mr. Pearce of it ; by Mr. Pearce's direction
witness marked the silk and replaced it ; witness was
put in a place to watch it ; on the following day, while
witness was concealed, about nine o'clock i❑ the morn-
ing, he saw the prisoner go to the box, take out the piece
of silk, and force out the block upon which it was rolled.
Ile then put the silk under his coat, and walked away.
Witness then informed Mr. Stone of what he had seen,
and a constable was sent for.
Joseph Hanson, police constable, No. 38 A division,
was sent for to the prosecutor's house ; he saw the pri
saner in the counting-house ; Mr. Pearce charged the
prisoner with stealing a piece of silk ; the prisoner made
no reply. Witness searched him, but did not find any thing
upon him ; he afterwards, in the prisoner's present.,
searched the bed-room in which he had slept. The pri-
soner, at witness's request, poin►ed out his box, in which
he found a piece of silk, and other articles, now produced.
Mr. John Pearce, one of the prosecutors, identified the
piece of silk as being the piece which had been marked in
the warehouse by the first witness. There were 70-31
yards, at 2s. 6d, a yard, which would be of the value of
nearly 9/.
Cross-examined by Mr. CLARICSON—Witness resided
in the house as a dwelling-bones. The whole of the young
men in the establishment also slept in the house; there
were ninety-one of them. Witness paid for bis occupation
what his partners were allowed for their residences else-
where. The whole building belonged to the firm, merely
paying a ground-rent. The ground•rent was about 4001.
a year, witness paid to the firm 2251. a year for his pot.
tion cf the house which he occupied, and his partners
were each allowed the same sum.

By Mr. Baron BAYLEY—The young men were fed in
the house at the expence of the firm.
Mr. CLARKSON Submitted that the house was not in
point of fact the dwelling-house of the firm.

His LORDSHIP was clearly of opinion that it was pro-
perly described as the dwelling-house of the firm ; if upon
subsequent consideration he entertained any doubt, the
prisoner should have the benefit of it.

- Mr. Pearce, to some further questions, said he took the
prisoner into his service on the 16th September last, and
that he had a good character with him.
Several witnesses gave the prisoner an excellent charac-
ter for honesty up to the time of this transaction having
occurred.

His Li:transfixr in summing up said, if the Jury were
of opinion that the prisoner had stolen the property, and
that it was of the value of 51 and upwards, they were
bound to find him guilty. With respect to character,
that was a subject which would not be overlooked hereafter.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recommended
him to mercy on account of previous good character.
The prosecutors joined in the recommendation.
Mr. Baron BAYLEY said he would forward the recom-
mendation to the Crown.

John Judd, aged twenty, was indicted for assaulting
Robert Edward Moore, on the King's highway, and
stealing from his person a hat.

From the evidence for the plosecution, it appeared that
the prosecutor, and a man named Cooper, were
coming along the Kingsland-road, on the night of the
24th January, and they rushed to go into the
Eagle publiehouse, but in entering a number of
persons rushed out, and the prosecutor and Cooper
were pushed away ; Cooke, a police constable, came up
and advised them to go home. They had got only a few
yards when the prisoner came before them, and knocked
the prosecutor down by a tremendous blow in the mouth.
While he was on the ground, the prisoner took the prose-
cutor's hat, and was seen by the constable to hand it to
some of his associates. The prisoner with great difficulty
was secured, but the hat was never found.

The Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty.
Abraham Harris, aged 24, Augustus Wood, aged 24,
and Charles Anderson, aged 24, were indicted for steal-

ing from the dwelling-house of Samuel Michael, a quan-
tity of muffs, tippets, boas, lambskins, &c., his property;
and Lucy Hambridye, aged 26, was indicted for receiv-
ing the same, knowing them to be stolen.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS and Mr. CLARKSON appeared for the
prisoners.

All the prisoners were very respectably dressed.
Samuel Michael stated that he lived in Brook's-square,
Brook's-market, Holborn, and was a furrier; on the 2d
of January he missed six muffs, value 245. each ; five
tippets, of the same price; three boas, worth 31. 10s. ;
and other goody, altogether of the value of 321. He had
last seen them on the night previously, and he missed them
a little after eight o'clock on the 2d of January. He
knew Harris, but none of the other prisoners. Harris
had bee❑ to his house two or three weeks before the rob-
bery took place, when he remarked that witness had a good
stock of furs ; he replied he had, and he wished he could
sell them. O❑ the 3d of January some of the stoles, pro-
perty was found, and is now in the possession of the offi-
cers. Nearly all of the property was found.
Cross-examined by Mr. C. Pktuurs—Sanauel Michael
was his only name. Had bought furs of Harris. Harris
called on Sunday night, ti.e lst of January, and witness
told him that on the Friday night previously three men
had opened his shutters and attempted to get into the
house. Harris then asked if witness had sold the muffs
and tippets, and he replied he had not. Witness then
showed him the muffs and all his stock, upon Harris saying
he had a customer for them. The following morning he
discovered the robbery.
Thomas Davey, a policeman, deposed that he found
some furs on Tuesday night, the 3d of January, under a
bed in a room, and now produced them ; they consisted
of tippets, collars, and skins ; he also found a quantity of
boots and shoes. The furs amounted altogether to 83
pieces. He found no muffs. The room in which he found
them was at No. 10, Lion and Lamb-court. The pri-
soners Wood and Hambridge were in the room at the time.
The same night he took Anderson at the Castle public-
house, in Grenville's-rents, Cow-cross-lane.
Husain, inspector of police, was with the last wit-
ness when the furs were found in the room where Wood
and Hambridge were. There were two beds in the room
but neither of them on bedsteads. Some of the furs were
found under the beds. Wood and Hambridge were taken
into custody.

The case was proceeding when our reporter left. There
is another indictment against the prisoners,

A MILD CASE.—AiSeotch Papery after men-
tioning the death of a Woman at Edinburgh, by the eholera
1-lorbus adds--" Her emit n as a mild one !"