Star.
London, England, 1822-09-13 00:00:00

•et
in the second pair. Thilititkri * Ifras saw the
prisoner, about a quarter of an hoar beforetheswesps
came. He was going by, riding. at the back of a
ftailveamebri bolding the straps. h told. this Us Hsu-,
then afterwards. Witness then corroboiated the tow
*many of Harrison as to the statentents of the sweep,
in. the prisoner'S presence.
Crosvietansined-1 was servant of an-wort in Mr.
Laurie's family. I was discharged in consequence ot
what the prisoner said.. I was-sicst angry with Lila
for what he said of me, for some of whathe said was
true, and I don't deny it: Iliad not seen any sweet.;
heart that night, or any one but die family..lhad let
no person in or out of the house.
Thomas Seekens.—l am a chimney-sweeper, of
One Tun-court, in the Strand. • I am a climbinit
journeyman to Mrs. Watson. I never was eniploye4
by Mr. Brown. The prisoner at the bar met me id
the Strand on the Monday. He said'he had left his
place, acid he told me to go and call about weeping
the chimney. He told me to inquire for the young
girl, or the young lad, and to say that the chinutey
had not been swept for three months. He then said
that in the copper flue I should find a bag of money]
and that if I brought it to bias he would give me two
sovereigns. The money would not chink, he said,
for he had tied it up safe. He also told me to say
that I came from Mr. Brown. 'I went on the Tues-
day, and was told to call on the Friday. I told this
to the prisoper on the Tuesday, and he said it was all
right. The little boy who went with me on the Fri-
day did not know anything about the money. liar-
rison took us into custody.
Cross• examined.—l am employed by Mrs. Watson.
When I went to Mr. Laurie's on the Tuesday, I did
not see anybody but the little boy of the shop. I did
not see the girl till the Friday. I told the prisoner
that I would give the money to Mr. Laurie, and he
said I ought to be ashamed of myself.
Brown, a chimney-sweeper, who had bee.i ern.
ployed for Mr. Laurie for twenty years, said he h
not'sent any persons to sweep his chimnies (.1 the
Tuesday.
Mr. Laurie produced the bag, which he identified
as.his_property.
Here the case closed for the prosecution.

The prisoner, when called on for his defence, sa;d,
in a clear and firm tone, that he would leave it all to
his Counsel.

Mr. John Gill, a chemist and apothecary, slated
that the prisoner lived two years and a half wit-
dining which time he conducted himself with the ut-
most propriety. Witness reposed the greatest confi-
dence in him, and always found him extre • ely cor-
rect in his morals.

Mr. Holdgate, a silk-dyer, had knofn the prisoner
from his infancy: he always bore a good character.
The ItEconneit summed up the evidence, and the
Jury, after consulting together for about six minutes,
returned a verdict of-Guilty—Death.
The Foreman said—,e We very strongly recom-
mend him to mercy, on account of his previous ex-
cellent character and his youth."

The *RECORDER 3:11 J, the recommendation should
certainly be conveyed to his Majesty.
The trial occupied from sir till nine o'clock, and
the Court was crowded in every part during its pro-
gress.—The prisoner, throughout, appeared perfectly
composed.

A few evenings ago, while the family were busily
engaged serving customers, a thief contrived to get
up stairs into the bed-room of Mr. TrroNt AS, landlord
of the Green Man, Stratford, and plundered a de,k
of 400 sovereigns, a £2O note, and three valuable
watches, with which he got clear off.
Saturday, John Costello, who was capitally con-
victed, with others, at the late Cork Assizes, for the
abduction of Miss GOOLD, suffered the sentence of
the law in the city of Cork, in presence of an im-
mense crowd of specta-ors.
THE LATE MRS. DONATTY.—NO heir being found
to claim the property.of the late Mrs. DONATTY, Mr.
MAWLE, the King's Proctor, has taken possession of
her late house, in Robert-street, with the furniture, &c.
An inventory has been printed of the property, among
which are several original paintings and drawings of
the late GEORGE N/ORLAND.

Monday, as Mr:Blackburn4 km. a butcher, at B3W,
was driving his gig near Bow-bridge, a heap of stones
overturned the vehicle, and Mr. Blackburn was so
much hurt as to leave but faint hopes of his recovery.