The Sun.
London, England, 1819-09-24 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

At the opening of the Court yesterday mottling
a great number of persons, principally females,
were discharged out of custody, the bills again 4
them not having been found.
Mrs. Miry Ridding, who was committed about
three weeks back on the charge of stealing a 60
belonging to a night Constable, was then put tv
the bar, and arraigned among many -other pri.•
soners. During the arraignment she trembled ex-.
ceedingly, and appeared to labour under very strong
emotions; she was dressed genteelly, and wore a
large white veil ; she pleaded Nat Guiley, but W.l
permitted to retire for some time till the prisoners
previously arraigned should have beets tried before
,the Common Serjeant. Her trial was ftxed• for
this day.

Michael Hayden was indicted for stealing from
the person of George. Ebden a parcel of precioul
stones, consisting of a ruby and some Itliquoisest
valued altogether at 1001., on the 31st of Mal
last, in the parish of Covent-garden. The pr"
perty was clearly traced to the possession of the
prisoner, hut there being no evidence to prove-
that he stole it from the person of the prosecutors
he was acquitted.

Samuel Shear Man was,intlicted for stealing, 0134
George Taylor for feloniously receiving, 1601 b. O
lead, the- property of his Royal Highness the,
Duke of Kent, front his house, near Abton, on the'
9th of July.
Thomas Marnham saw the prisoner Shearmati,
early in the morning of the day mentioned in the
indictment, going towards London, leading an ase-
with panniers, which appeared to contain suing
weighty article. He stopped with the ass at,
Taylor's cottage, near Bayswater a man calla
our, he could not swear that it was Taylor, anti
assisted Shearman to take something out of the
panniers, and carry it into the cottage. On his'
way tO town witness met a constlhie, named Ed"'
ward Cooper, whom he knew, and informed lino.
of what he had seen.

Edward Cooper deposed, that in consequene
the informition he received from the last witness,
be procured assistance and went- to Taylor's cot-.
tage, where lie Wand a quantity of lead, but nei-
ther Shearman nor Taylor was there. As 'be
witnesses were returning to town again, be wet
the prisoners coming towards hint. The witness
supposed they had left the cottage, and passed
him on the road, while-he was gone in search
of assistance. He asked Taylor how he had be•
conic possessed of the lead ? He replied that he
had bought it from a man named Bradshaw, and that
it was some iron which Shearman had brought to
his house that morning. The witness took theta
into-custody, and they were examined before
Magistrate ; but there being no proof of any dis'
honesty on their part, they were discharged-
About a fortnight after, however, It was :.';:;cover'
ed that some lead had beets stripped from the
roof of tue.Duke of Keot's premises, and that
found 'in Taylor's possess:on corresponding io
every respect with the parts uncovered, the psi"
soners were again apprehended.
Bradshaw, the man from whom Taylor said be
had received the lead, contradicted that part of:
his testimony.
The ease for the prosecution being closed, the.
prisoner's Counsel objected that the Christie('
names of the prosecutor were not mentioned in
the indictment, but only his title of dignity. raga
Recorder overruled this objection, and decides
that it was sufficient for the title of a Peer to
he mentioned. Shearman called no witnesses.
Mrs. Bear, of Margaret-street, Cavendish'
square, said, she had known the prisoner Taylor
for nine years, during which time he always bore
a most excellent character. Several other wit'
nesses gave him a good character for honesty•-"
After a short deliberation, the Jury found both
the prisoners Guilty, but recommended Taylor to
mercy. . •

Timothy Leary, aged 17, was convicted of be`
ing committed a burglaiy in the house of the Reo•
!)r. Stephens, on the 29th August last, and 0I
having stolen t►terefrom three coats, and $O
silver spoons.

METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL.

BY R. BANKS.

PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMENT MAKBR.

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in the week.

BIRTHS. .
At Dartmouth, on Wednesday last, the Lady of J. 13i-;
Smith, Esq. of a son.
On the tad ult., at Lisbon, Lady Buchan, of a son.