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mar Gloucester-place on the 2d instant, when he*,
beard the cry of 44 stop thief." and saw a number of
persons running, the foremost of whom appealed tn.
be the prisoner. The latter threw untie articles from
him, and immediately after he seised him, ihen the
prisoner exclaimed it was his first crime, and being
out of employment he was led to commit the act: •
The prisoner, in his defence, acknowledged that he
was in Glnucester.place on the day of the alleged
robbery, aid that hearing a cry of is stop thief,' he
ran as well as other people, and was taken into cus•
tody by the officer, but denied being the person
pursued, or having the slightest knowledge of the

robbery.
Mr. Baron Woof) having summed up the evidence.
observed that if they believed the testimony of the
witnesses, they must consequently find a verdict of
conviction against the prisoner, and the only consi-
deration then was, whether the article stolen fiom the
prosecutriz, was actually worth 40s. so as to consti•
tuts against the prisoner a capital offence.
The Jury having retired for a short time, returned
a verdict of guilty of stealing to the value of 395.
R. Hoed, alias Ma, E. Story, and C. Sleight,
under 16 years of age, were indicted for stealing on
the night of the 20th of November, four trusses of
hay, the property of Mr. Willingham ; and E. Bow-
man was indicted for receiving. the same, knowing
them to be stolen. The principal evidence against
the prisoners was another boy, named Brown, for-
merly iu the service of the prosecutor. He stated that
he met the three other boys on the 20th of Novem-
ber, about six o'clock, and agreed to take same hay
from his late master's premises ; while in the act of
'so doing, Mathews, ne of the prosecutor's hostler's,
seized him, carried him before his master, and then
Brown confessed who were his accomplices. Smi-
then, an officer, was sent with Brown to apprehend
them. They met with Sleight first, when Brown
said to the officer-64 There's Charley Sleight on the
right ; you may surf his, !" Bly, another officer. ac-
companied them in search of the others ; and they
found Surgey lying under the counter of the shop of
Beaureau, who is a green-grocer in Westminster,
and on going to his stables, to see after the trusses of
hay which bad been stolen, they found the other pri-
soner, Wood, concealed there. One truss of hay was
lying before one or two horses in the stables, and ano-
ther truss was found in a bin.
There was no proof that this hay was the property
of the prosecutor. and the Jury returned a verdict,
finding Wood and Sleight Guilty, and acquitted
Surgey and Beaureau.
JP. Barry and T. Cooper were indicted for assault-
ing J. Wren, and robbing him of two silk handker-
chiefs, and some silver, on the night of the 26th of
October.
The prosecutor stated, thathe was at a club of free
and Easy, at the George, in Whitecrou-street, on the
26th of October. and the prisoners were present.—
About one o'clock he left the house, and the two psi-
boners and two other men followed him. Barry said
he should-not go until they bad something more to
drink; the prosecutor refused to stay any longer.—
Barry then put his hand mike coat pocket of the prose.
num, and one of the other men was rifling his breeches
pockets. They still kept lounging round him, and
told hien to be quiet, for be must be “ served out."
They then robbed him of about 17 or 18s. and hi
handkerchiefs, and went of The prosecutor fol-
lowed, and asked Green, one of the four, whom he
knew, to give him some of his money, for they had
taken all he had; they were quarrelling among them-
selves about the money. Barry cause from them, and
asked the prosecutor what he bad lost. and said—
"BC quiet, and 111 get you some back." Cooper
promised him the same, and said it was a shame be
should be robbed. and Green was cheating them out
of their share. After following them to Fiosbury-
vinare, and not giving them in charge of any watch-
man, though two canto, up, through fear of his life
'be left them. On his cross.examination he described
himself as an estra tide-waiter in the Customs, but
has not been employed for the last two months. On
being asked by Mr. Attar, Counsel for the prisoners,
he refused at first to answer, whether he had not once
been at Chelmsford, and acknowledged afterwards,
that he had been in that gaol. He admitted that he
bad been at other public houses on the same day with
the prisoners, where they drank some gig.
G. Wood, a police officer, went, in company with
the prosecutor, to the Sun Dial, in Goswell-street,
where lie apprehended Barry. Cooper was afterward;
recognized in Gikspur-street Compter.
R. Hand, the landlord of the George, in White-
cross-street, deposed, that he was obliged to employ
four watchmen to clear the house, the prisoners were
so riotous.

'rhe prisoners made not, bit called—
J. Redding, landlord the Sun Dial, in Gowen.
greet ; who saw the prisoner Barry and the prosecn-
tor. the day alter the robbery, in his yard playing at
skittles, -
Sandi Crockett, of Red Lioultreet, Whiterhaptli
would not believe the prosecutor on his oath. She
had known him since February ; but knew nothing
of the prisoners.
J. Stevens, of the Jolly Butchers; in Spital
spoke to the same effect as the last witness.
C. Lawson, cabinet•maker, Maiden-lane, had over-
heard a conversation, with a man named Hill, in a
public bong, to whom the prosecutor promised forty
pounds, if he would sweat that he (the prosecutor)
bad been robbed,
W. Hill, it rule-maker, in Hand-street, Bethnal-
arm, was at the Blue Anchor, in Bunhill-row, with
Lawson. The prosecutor was there, to whom the,
witness said-44 I have just seen an old acquainunoe,
of yours, G. Green." " l•wish (said the prosecutor).
I could see him, for I have been robbed by him mail
three more, and if you Could bring him forward, I
should have forty pounds." The witness told him.;
he would and Green and meet him on the
..ollowing
Sunday, but did not go. The progayiurinow got
into the bar and stated, that the two List witnesses
were companions of the prisoners, and the two prep
vitas ones were creditors of his t that be could not
pay them at the arranged time. and they now pacer ,
forward to injure his chasictet.
The prisoners called do witnesses to chatacter, •
The Learned Judge, in summing up the case, se-
. served to the Jorp that if Owl-believed theTricp*
tor, they would and A. prisoners guilty.— Jury,
after a few moments connaltanon, pronounced Cooped
Guikyond acqeitted
The following ware also ansvicted if filmy 8-11,

Smith, for stealing a chest of tea, the property of C,
s T. Date, for stealing al4 in biok slates, the
,property of W. Hine ; Apo Taylor, T. Eastwilite.
end W. Cuthbert. for having in their possession di.
vers forged bank note:, without lawful excuse ; a.
Roberts and J. Atkinson. for stealing ten pieces of
printed cotton, the goods of T. Lawson and D. PA.
Mer J. Woolley, for stealing ten volumes of the
Statutes at Large, the property of Messrs. Stratum
and Eyre; Ann Thompson and Eliz. Ford, for steal-
ing three hats, the property of G. Franks.
F. Pardo, and S. T. Gould were capitally indicted
for breaking and entering the dwelling house of I.
Mendoza, on the night of the 14th of 0 tuber, and
stealing, thereout rel 1 in bank notes, a great quantity
of wearing apparel. and some silver spoons.
The prosecutor is a baker in Petticoat-lane. He
left the house about seven or eight o'clock on. the
evening in question, having completely fastened the
doors and windows. On Isis return. about a quarter
before twelve o'clock, he found his dour open, and
discovered that he had been robbed of two el and
eight Li bank notes, which were in a case in one of
his drawers. There was also a large quantity of
wearing apparel, some slyer spoons, and a eti wite
stolen, belonging to his wife, which were in a glove,
and he did not know she was in possession of. The
robbers left behind them a pipe with some tobacco in
it, a candle, and some matches.
Mrs Mendoza stated, that she changed the L 1 note
(which she had unknown to her husband) for a Dutch
Jew, who wrote the name of the person of whom he
received it on one corner of the note ; she then put
it in one of the drawers. The property which the
robber had taken amounted in value. exclusive of the
Bank-notes, to ,DSO.
A woman who keeps a chandler's shop in Petticoat-
lane. near to the prosecutor's house, was called to
identify the candle, as being the one which she sold
to a man on the night of the robbery. The man was
in a hurry, and left an eighteen-penny piece, and said
he would call fur the change. On looking at the pri-
soners at the bar, she declared that :wither of them
was the man who purchased the candle, which she
had no doubt was the one she sold, as it was broken
at the time. and the man objected to it.
J. Smith, Police Officer, met the two prisoners on
the night of the robbery near the prosecutor's house.
H. asked them where they were going ? they replied
.6 to get something to drink." He advised them to
go home. for Mr. Armstrong was out on duty, and
if he saw them, lie would put them in the watchisouse.
Hearing of the robbed y. the witness apprehended
Gould on the 19.. h of October in Shoreditch.
J. Armstrong, Polite Officer, having been informs'
of the robbery by the prosecutor, who gave the pri.
soner Purdon in charge, he searched him, and found
lin his hat a silk hancikerehief, containing a Al note,
with some characters oq it, which the witness could
not make out.
Priscilla Mendoza was shown the note she be.
lieved it to be the note which was in her glove. but
could not positively swear to it. She was sure the
note had Hebrew on it, which language s:se does not
understand.
The prisoner Pardon, in his defence, said be took
the note found upon hirp from a Jew, in Petticoat?
lane fair.

Gould denied any knowledge of the robbery.
Several witnesses gave the prisoner Gould ; good
character.
Baron WOOD directed the attention of the Jury to
the suspicious parts of the case as affecting the priso.
ners.—They were seen near the prosecutor's premises
on the night of the robbery. A Ail note which was
believed by Mrs. Mendoza to be her property, was
found upon the prisoner Pardon. They would take
into consideration these circumstances; and it they
were satisfied any doubt remained, give than the
benefit of that doubt. The prisoner Gould bad re.
ceived a good character.
The Jury found the prisoners Not Guilty.
MIDI:II.EsS,C SEASIONS.
The whole rf yesterday was occupied in hearing
appeals, of which two only are worth reporting.
FAMISH OF UAYrrßatlUTtr o. ',mu t or arrow.
A pauper who bad reuided in the parish of Ham-
meismith, twenty years. eighteen as housekeeper, and
the latter two years, as jogger. was roused relief ty
the pariah officers of Hammersmith, on the ground
that they were not legally bound to afford it. The
ground of objection was, that the pauper had slrpt in
a room which divided his rw. paridies that in H4ID•
mersatith there was foot 9 inches and a half, in Ac.
ton 1 foot 5 inches and a half. A model of the
house and hed-room, in miniature,' was produced in
Court ; and alter a brilliant display of wit, and much
ingenuity, irons Messrs. Guam and Anot.enus, who
were advocates on the occasion. the Court decided in
favour of the parish of Acton.
The other case involved the question, whether an
informer could lay a complaint against an individual
at a Police Office, and omit to give in his name and
place of abode, tt:gether with the parish wherein he
resides. A circumstance of this nature having taken
place at Hatton Garden Office. and brought an in.
4fividual into a very aukward dilemma, gave rise to
the 4luestion.
Gus. iv observed, that he considered it of
such vital impectance to society at large, that had
not the qbestion come judicially before the Court, he
intendid to have made a motion resyecting it ; but it
being the decided opinion of the I:4IAIKMAN. and a
full Bench of Magistrates, that the rule ought to be
acted upon, be declined the motion.

A reward of Fifty Guineas is offered by Messrs.
Coop= and C.O. Surgeons, of Charlotte-House, 1:1144 k
friarsieond, for the clibcovery of the Author of a Let.
ter sent to the Medical Boaid. We hare seen it; the
language is that of* goalies., and bears the Walworth
Post•mark. dated Julie gs-at more scurrilous and in-
versive instrument we have newer witnessed, and hoPet
for the honour of the profession, it will not :Jove the
effusion of a Medical man—if so, it must arise
' front a grovelling jeab usy at seeing a Society of
independent Cientlemen, of the first respetrability,
arproptiatin a large portion of their time in . alle.
via i the isttesass individuals, who, may hare
men ignorant of the profession ; we are at
a loss to conceive the cause for such. a libel. Perhaps
souse of the author's patients have experienced relief
Wit the Medical Board. We are anthorited,tostati,
that De. 000/1111 said CO. Pre consulted br all
mind milk ovary morning %%di sins o'clock and
fross ra•Wdll eiglopecisely.