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London, England, 1824-10-29 00:00:00

OLD BAIL'EY SESSIONS-THIS DRY.

CHARGR OH HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Henry Venoms a well/mown character, was put to the her, an
an indictment charging hins capitally with assaulting, on the kiirg's
highway, on the Sib of October, ;a aged gentleman, named nap
Dare, in the parish of Shoteditch, and swarms from his person pact
of a watch chain, orals, ate. with farce and vioirece.
The prosecutor, on the day in question, was walking along. when
be attracted the notice of the mimosas and his associates, who
had escaped, and the consequence was Mat they beset him, and at
length•tbs prisoner went up to blaa sod snatched at his watch
chain, which broke from the viciencettml. The prosecutor imme-
diately called out for assistance, and the gang ran away, taking dif-
k went directions. The prisoner, however, was pursued and even-
tually stopped by a person named Woodward, and the detached
part of the chain, with the seals, found in his possession. Three
other persons wired the charge against the ptisoner,who called uo
person to speak to his character, ad the Jerry found him Guilty of
stealing Venus the person, but not with force and violence.
linirp Lee was put to the bar, on an Indic rtwo: charging bias
with stealing, in the dwelling-I:nue of Mr. Wiliam ltivett, of
Crown-Wrest, in the Parish of St. Leonard, Sierciitch, a valuable
looking-glass, on the 30th of September last.
Three witnesses were called to bring the charge home to the pri-
soner ; who said, In his defence, that he received the property from
• person named Smith, to carry it for him some distance. On
witness gave the prisoner a good character. The Jury found Dor
prisoner Guilty.

. YOUTHFUL DEPRAVITY.
.Mn Ammer, a boy only IS years of age, was put to the bar on
an indictment charging him with stealing, in the dwelling-house of
Mr. John Fisher, in the parish of Mary-la-Doane, on the sth of
September last, a valuable gold watch., and two sovereigns, the
property of Mrs. Elisabeth Baldwin. The young delinquent was
caught in the room, with the property in his possession, and of
course given into custody.
The defence set up was, that he was driven to the commissioe of
the (Time by Mow.
Mr. naron Ganaovir sunned up the evidence to the Jury, who
Nand the prisoner Goikg—Deads. '
Yesterday, Mary Ferris, a young man of very genteel exterior,
was put to the bar on an indictment, charging him with burgh-
ritsoaly breaking and entering the dwelling.bouse of his late master,
T. L. Ltreleey, Esq. of Cornwall-terrace, near the Regent's Park,
es the Ith of September, glad stealing therefrom two bills of ex-
change for ADM, a quantity of sovereigns, and ether property,
bosky to the mid Mr. Lindsey.
The promeator was ezaminedos to the loss of the property, and
the local *auks of the premises, which were found to tally witk
the indictment:

Frames Wastes was matigid by Mr. Law.—The yawn
stated, thee ea the day awned is the indictment she was sitting with
her felfiew.servant In tie kitchen. Between eight and nine o'clock
she beard a Mee in the parlour, which the mentioned to her
fellar.aergant, who went up stairs. In a short time after the bell
rang, and whams went up Mrs to open the door; bat indiag the
wind biewerrengly, she__ Noted the candle ea the secretaire before
'she opeood Maloof. Whets she wept to tbednor dm could not its
raayhody, and spin went dews. stairs. qv her return to the par-
, Mar she found the seartaire had been Minced ; but did not take
▪ further anther elk mil her wester came home. The neat
airds( the witness, on ththelpi Pke area, found the top of a but-
ma, which she gave mbar Mbytes.
WWII artiness* depart-to circanastanees of suspicion against
**prisoner.
• Jobs %spas% the Miser. proved bides the ena into cuMody
at the house of tat. /hewn. He mashed the top of tie
baton with the shah as the left kip of the Pdaligeell coat, sad
!found them to cerromemi easedy. The psimer seemed auks*,
And the witness took him to she ime of Mfr. Holland. The
female servals wore la the hitches, and one of them mid, Go Hwy,.
if you had kissed ye* whamsthis woeld not have happened.".
—The Omer_
_replied,
_he Ind *he nothing, and wits Willing to p
anywhere. RubseipMel *Di *inn asked the prisoner where he
had been so the pinions Ereadegt when bereplied he bad been it
Mrs. Brown's from Oa is el* o'clock, and from eight to tea is
Cavendish-street. ' Witness its asked him what he had done with
tie top of they bottom T and pristaar said he bad lest it in a crowd
at the Theatre. Witnestreplied, a Why Lave head h—l got it
at the Regent's Park." 0 Did yes r mid the p:isoner..-14 it's devil.
Mudd you sib bid it suck a hag way eIL
The buttes Al shah were kers comp red by the Judges and
Jusi, sad famsd to etirsegead.
The ease he She greetembe dosed, the prisoner Wig
galled es ha Ids dime" hut he bawd etybg anythteg. A num-
ber of psalms wt. has awry good character.
Mt. *Mee nalksamed up the ',Mem is the Jury, whg re•
tired for tbreeigettes of as hour, and on their return foetid the
prisoner Gager--arse. •
The Jen strongly reconsessaded' the primmer to mercy, alk 80'
COON Me youth (II) sad hisyreviests good character.
Lour Blame's CONVIRSATIott&—A New Edition of
this latereigai Week, la One Volume, Octave, was published by
Kr. Creases_ this day.
The present Loan Ctuncar.r.ott has sat longer on the
Demi tams any Judge shies the time et Lord MAIMIIIa, who
presided ia the Court of Lag's Beach thirty ewo years.
Letters from the Havannab, to the loth September,
have been received. They contain no intelligence worth
mentioning.. They state, that by their last accounts from
Mexico everything was going en quietly, and that the
Bill tar Madame IThstathila pension bad passed the
Congress : but they do not give the dates from Mexico.
The .crew of the Spanish frigate Ceres, which bad been
leken by the Colombians, had been exchanged and pa*
tolled at Puetto Cabello, and arrived at the Havanna.