Star.
London, England, 1824-04-13 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY-TILTS DAY.

John Graves was put to the bar on an indictment
charging him, on the Coroner's warrant, with killing
and slaying James Partridge, On the 22d February.
In the course of the evidence, it turned out that ,111
deceased had been extremely abusive, and had attempted
to strike the prisoner, who until that did not attempt to
resent the ill usage.
The COMMON-SERJEANT recornmen.!ed an acquittal,
and the Jury without any hesitation found the prisoner
Not Guilty.
Elizabeth Whetwell, a young woman, who bad lived
11 six years in the service of Mr. Thomas Elope, was put
to the bar on an indictment charging her with steal n ;
silver plate to the value of £l, the property of her m s-
te:, on the sth of April last.
The prisoner offered the property to a gold rc:'n r
for sale, whose suspicions being roused, he qt.etini.e I
her as to how she came by it, and at length was ineu ed
to detain the property and give in formation to her. mas:er.
The facts were fully proved ; and the Jury found the
prisoner Guilty, but recommended her to mercy, on ac-
count of the to mer excellent character she bore.

Yesterda; ,Strphen liarmun was indicted for receiving
three 51. Ban :-notes, well knaw ing them•to have teen
stolen by some evil-disposed person or persons unknown.
There was another count, describing the property as
pieces of stamped paper ; and another as pieces of paper
only, of the value of 3d. aid part of a greater number.
The notes in question were Fait of those which were
stolen from the 13.41100 n cosch some time ago, when on
their passage to Birmingha-n, to be re-issued by Messrs.
Taylor and Lloyd, of Birmingham, after they had been
taken up by Mess. s. Ilanbury and Co. of Lombard•
street, where they had been made payable. The pri-
soner it appeared, went into three linen•drapers' shops
on different days in Minch last; in the first he suc-
ceeded in paying off one of the notes in payment of a
piece of linen; in the second he left the mute behind
him, having thought prober to decamp while the pro-
prietor went out to make inquiries respecting it ; whilst
the third attempt proved fatal ; for the shonnan having
expressed his reluctance to take a country note from a
stranger, but offered to send the goods he had cheap-
ened and his change to his residence, the prisoner took
up the note in some agitation, and, saying he could get
it changed in Covent-garden, where he was known, he
went away. The shopman, however, followed him, and
perceiving that he deviated from the direction of Co-
vent-garden, he went up to him, seized him, and in-
sisted upon his returning w ith him to the shop; upon
which the prisoner put the note into his mouth, and
swallowed it. He was finally given in custody to a
police-officer. In each of these three places he had given
a false name and address.
He was found Guilty, but a point was reserved for
the twelve Judges ; namely—Whether these notes, they
having been paid and sati Pied by Messrs. Hanbury and
Co. at the time they were stolen, were such documents
or property as would, under the Statute, sustain the
indictment.
Wm. 11 hileheuel was indicted for stealing a quantity of
plate in the dwelling-house of Samuel Pratt, his master.
The prisoner was hired by the prosecutor, who is a
trunk-maker, in New Bond-street, to act as porter and
wait at table. The plate in question being missed, the
prisoner was suspected of purloining it, and given into
custody. He subsequently confessed that he had pawned
it.—The Jury frund him Guilty.
The prosecutor recommended him to mercy on ac-
count of his former good character.
Mr. Justice PARK promised to forward the recommen-
dation ; but expressed a doubt that, in consequence of the
nature of the case, it would be attended with any effect.
There were other indictments against the prisoner, but
the Court did not think it necessary to proceed upon them.
William Gough, jur. was indicted for stealing a horse
front his father, William Ge .gh, sens aho stated that
he was a green grocer, and having left his horse and
cart in Henrietta-street, on the morning of the Satur-
day mentioned in the indictment, whilst he went into
Covent-garden to make his market, on his return he
found that they had been taken away. He discovered
his property on the following Monday, in the possession
of a man named M'Daniel. A woman was called to
prove that the prisoner had sold the horse to M'Daniel
for 41. 19s. but having first stated herself to be Alt D-
aniel's wife, and afterwards his sister, her testimony re-
ceived no credit; and Mr. AILABII4 said he was strongly
disposed to commit her rot perjury.
The prisoner, in his thleace, said that he had origi-
nally bought the horse himself, and having left it with
his father while he went to sea, he considered he had a
right to treat it as his own upon his return home. The
Jury returned a verdict of acquittal.

CONCILIATION or ORANGEMEN Awn RIBBONMEN.
LONDONDERRY ASSIZES' APRIL 3—Mr. ROLL ESTON
stated, that he had been informed this morning, and he
felt great pleasure in making the communication, that
the prisoners, of both the parties, to be tried for being
concerned in the fatal riots in Maghera, in June last,
had, in the prison, shaken hands, and were mutually
willing, for the future, to abstain from all display of
party feeling, and to live in good fellowship and neigh-
bourhood, and hoped that the Coutt would allow them
to return home without being brought to trial.• He
would put it as a suggestion to the Court, whether the
discharge of the prisoners now might not tend as much
to tranquillize the past of the county from whence they
came as proceeding against them by trial?
After some conversation beta een Justice Vasr•
DLL EUR and the Counsel, the Clerk of the Crown calved
over the names of both classes of prisoners. They min-
gled together in the dock, apparently good-natured.
Counsellor DEERING (turning round, and addressing
the prisoners in the deck), " Are you all willing to be
good friends and neighbours, and to be fully reconciled?"
PI isoners---" Yes, we ate.
His LORDSHIP then in a most impressive manner ad-
dressed the prisoners, and concluded by stating, " In
the hope that your professions are sincere, and that ycli
will return home good friends and neighbours, and live
in harmony and friendship, the Court consents t: at
you now be discharged, on being bound over in lad.
each of personal security, to al pear at the next Assizes
if called upon."
Counsellor SCHOALES, in a low tote, addressed a few
words across the Bench to his Lordship.
His Lortrosntr—. I am glad ycu mentioned it, Mr.
Schoales. Prisoners, before you retire, let me admonish
you, that the best mode of shewing the sincetity of what
you have now promised, will be, on your return home,
to abstain carefully from any expression of tr
none of you have had a t:iumpli—you stood charged,
and have mutually agreed to be reconciled.",
In the evening, the inciiv4JU4ii of the two parties
joined together in little harmonious circles, and, over the
social glass, forgave and forgot their former aninsocties.

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