Star.
London, England, 1822-01-16 00:00:00

OLD 341.LE7 SE Wall&

Yesterday, W. Pries was indicted for swan a li-
very great coat, a chaise coat, and a chaise mat, the
poverty of E. Wakefield. •
E. Webb was going to Tottenh in his master's
chaise, and overtook the pri on the road, who
walking.. The prison asked if he might ride?
and witness allowed him. When they got to the Bull,
At Tottenham, wittioss went to see a friend, and on
returning in the reining, the prisoner told him he
had been waiting for him an hour, and that he
one of his coats, 4A order that he might not go away
without him. Witness said he would be ready in five
minutes, but when he came back the prisoner was
gone with the coat,'-tloak, and mat. The next morn-
ing he saw the prisoner in Church-street, Shoreditch,
and asked.him for his master's property; but the pri-
soner denied having ever seen him. Witness pushed
him into a pawnbroker's shop, and then the prisoner
said, if he (witness) would pardon him, he would
give up the property. By this time the Headborough
bad come, and the prisoner denied all knowledge of
Webb; but when he had got him about 200 yards
toward, the watch-house, the prisoner gave him the
keys of his stable in Nelson-street, Shoreditch, where
he said he would find die articles, which he did.

The prisoner, who is a willow-hat-maker, and a re-
spectable-looking man, said he was drank, and could
not tell what had possessed him to take the things.
Several respectable persons gave him an excellentl
character ; and the Jury told Mt. Arabin, who tried
the case, that he might save himself the trouble of
slimming up: but he said he felt it a public duty to
call their attention to this case. He then summed up
the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict' find-
ing him—Guilty.
IV. Gascoigne and T. Green were indicted for steal-
ing 40 tame pigeons, the property of J. Collins.
The prosecutor is an attorney, and lives at Stam-
ford-hill. He had fantail and dragon pigeons in his
dove-cot, which were stolen by some person who had
got up by a ladder. His clerk went ntxt morning to
the shop .of Bailey, a pigeonlancier, in Holywell-
street, Shoreditch. He there saw the prisoners, and
he informed Bailey, who arranged that he should buy
the pigeons, in order that they might bring the rest,
as they had only two pair with them. He knew the
pigeons to be Mr. Collins's. They went away, but re-
turned with two baskets full of pigeons. A constable
was brought, and Gascoigne said he bought them of
a neighbour, who was a dealer in pigeons. To Gleed,
the officer, Gascoigne said, that if lie would be at his
house in Holton Old Town, he would find the men of
whom he bought them, who were to bring more pi-
geons and some live pigs, at seven in the eveaing. Ile
went there, and waited till between eight and nine
o'clock, but no one came. Green said lie knew no-
thing about the pigeons, but carrying them for Gas-
coigne, for whom lie worked.
ireen's witnesses to character being called, two per-
sons came forward and gave him an excellent charac-
ter from his childhood ; but while the Common Ser.
jeant was summing tip, they had looked to the Bar,
and found it was a different Green to whose charac-
ter they came to speak. Verdict—Both Guilty; and
immediately sentenced to be publicly whipped be-
tween Stamford-hill and Tottenham-green, and to be
imprisoned two years in the House of Coriection,
and kept to hard labour.
The COMMON SERJEANT said to the Under Sheriff,
that as the neighbourhood of Tonenham and Elmon-
ton was much iniested by pilferers, the Court ex-
pected that the first part of the punishment would be
inflicted with due severity.
• D. lifend:;:a (not the prize• fighter) was convicted
of stealing an umbrella, the property of Isaac Levy,
to whose house he had gone to ask charity, which was
given to him. He was immediately sentenced to six
months imprisonment on the jail allowance, and
to be publiCly whipped.
John Hargraves was indicted for stealing woollen
cloth, the property of Mr. Wetherall, a draper.
The prisoner was a confidential servant of the pro-
secutor ; and while the latter was out of town, the
former employed Stuart, a boy, to pledge the cloth
belonging to his master.
Ile said, in his defence, that Mr. Wetherell had
frequently employed him to pledge cloth for him ;
and that, when he went to Brighton, he got him to
pledge a gold watch for him, and then left him with-
out money. This was denied by Mr. W. and the pri-
soner was found Guilty.
C Steel, another person in Mr. Wetherall's em-
ployment, was indicted for a similar offence ; the proof
of which was almost like that of the last case.

Steel said, in his defence, that he was employed by
Hargraves to pledge the cloth, which he did believ-
ing that Hargraves was authorized by their master.
lie was found Guilty, but recommended to mercy
both by the prosecutor and the Jury.
Mr. Wetheralrs Counsel stated, that that Gentle.
man had been robbed of several hundred pounds ;
And (not only that) he had been greatly injured in his
character and extensive dealings abroad, by the de-
predations of the prisoners, his consignments to mer-
chants on the Continent having been several times'
found deficient in their proper quantity.
The following were also convicted of felony, viz.
John Jones, aged 50, for stealing a set of harness (to be trans-
ported for seven years); Charlotte Smith, aged 20, for stealing
four Bank notes; Elizabeth Brown, aged 38, for stealing a
watch ; William Ingman, aged 18, for stealing two shoes : Leon
Leoni, aged 16, for stealing twelve shillings • William Olberry,
aged 17, for stealing a loaf of sugar; William Wilbraham, aged
19, for stealing thirty yards of sheeting ; Alexander Mason,
aged 15, for stealing a quantity of plates; Stephen Lufr, aged
12, for stealing four pieces of silver wire; Richard liartfield,
aged 16, for stealing two pieces of mutton; Edward Freek,
aged 18, for stealing three cocoa-nuts ' • Lydia Chaloner, aged 40,
for stealing a bonnet, &c. Catherine Clarke. aged 45, for steal-
ing three silver spoons • Charles West, aged 29, for stealing a
Limp ; William Cadman, aged 18, for stealing several pewter
pots; Mary Brown, aged 63, for stealing 10Ibs. of bacon • and
Richard Wm. Arthur Turton, aged 19, for stealing two ;hoes.

W. Moulder, a young man dressed very fashion-
ably, was indicted for embezzling a LIO note, the
property of Messrs. Tribe and Coles, wine-merchants,
in South Molton-street.
The prosecutors had several Clerks, whose duty it
was to enter in a book all sums received on account
of the firm, u well as the debts due to it. In an
entry made by the prisoner on the 29th of July, Mr.
Norman, a publican, appeared debited £lO, which
Mr. Norman swore he had paid the prisoner; but he
could not recollect in what money he paid him,
The prisoner's Counsel here took an objection
(which was held to be Valid by the Court)p tat the

parses itiouil be proved to be is As *sad itioney
est forth in the indictment. The prisoner was, there-
fore acquitted.
The same prisoner was again indicted for em-
bezzling £2O, the property of the above-mentioned
Persons, his employers; but the person, wt.o paid him
the sum, also being unable to state in whatmoney it
was paid, he was again acquitted.
He was indicted a third time for -embezzling an-
other £lO note; but in consequence of a like defici-
ency in proof, he was again acquitted.
Mr. Tribe said, he had twenty other charges of a
similar kind against the prisoner ' - but the Court told'
him, it could know of none but those brought he-
lm it; and that unless he could prove the actual
property which the prisoner had embezzled, be must
be acquitted on all the charges.
The following were also acquitted, viz.
Henry Simpson, aged 23, defeating two planes; Isaac Amer,
aged 30, of stealing a pelisse; Henry Sandford, aged 14, of
stealing a quantity of plates; Ann Hoekley, aged 21, of steal-
ing a shift ; James Drinkwater' aged 29, of embezzlement ;
anti James Smith, aged 48, of stealing a hammock.