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Mr. Bower proved that he had paid the 301. in question to the pri-
soner, and received from him. an acknowledgment, which he produced.
Mr. Crocker was not called.
The prisoner, in his defence, said, he had been in the habit of re-
. lying large sums for his employers, for which he had regularly
counted. and threw himself upon their merciful consideration.
'fhe Jury rzturnal a verdict of Guilty, and recommended the primmer
merry. on the ground that he bad large sums of the prosecutors pr'•
through his hands, for which he had regularly accounted.
The RECORDER said, he Wall at all times happy to attend to the
..commendation of a Jury ; but in the present case he feared that
tistice required that the prisoner should suffer the full penalty of the
0.0. The offence for which he was found guilty, was one that vitally
.affected the interests of the community.
The prisoner Beattie was then put to the bar, and the prosecutor's
Jerk added, that he executed a forged order, which had been delivered
it him by the prisoner.
Several witnesses were called to establish the identity of the prisoner;
.nd Mr. Cannon negatived the order as having emanated from him.
The prisoner in his defence said thit he had acted under the direc-
• ions of John Furby, the man who had previously pleaded guilty.
Several witnesses spoke favourably of the prisoner's character.
The Recorder summed up the evidence.
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty.
The Itecordcr sentenced the prisoner to fourteen years' transportation.
The case occep:ed the Court to a quarter to eleven o'clock.
NEW COURT.
Before the Hon. E. E. Law, Common Sergeant.

A little boy, named Jones, was indicted for stealing twenty pounds
eight of ham, the property of a cheesemonger, in Oxford•street.
He was found Guilty, and sentenced by the Common Sergeant to be
transported for seven years.
The Jury appearing to consider the sentence rather severe, the Learned
Judge addressed them, and said, that although it was not incumbent,
upon the Court to make any observations of the kind, yet as the Jury
seemed to consider the sentence severe, he would inform them that that
sentence was often the means of saving lads like the prisoner from an
Ignominious death, for they were not subjected to transportation beyond
the seas, but were sent on board the prison ship, where they were taught a
•rade, and done better by than it often laid in the power of their friends
.o do for them. In the present case the lad was a very bad character,
had been several times in prison, and he saw by a letter from his father
that every thing had been done for him to render him a useful member
~f society, but that he foiled every attempt to reclaim him, and, there-
fore, this apparently severe sentence was now, probably, the only means
of saving hint from an ignominious death.
John Casewurne was indicted for stealing a carpet, val W
ue 10s. the
property of the Rev. J. T. Connor, Curate of St. Margaret's, est.
minster.
The prosecutor stated that he resided in the Cloisters of Westminster
Abbey. On the 28th of December a carpet was sent to his house by a
.Ir. Gregory, but as some dispute had arisen respecting it, he refused to
take it in. The man who bwought the carpet refused to take it back,
oxi witness sent for a policeman to remove both. The policeman did
not scruple to eject the man, hut refused to have any thing to do with
the carpet. The prisoner, who happened to be present, offered to re-
move the carpet, and for doing so he (witness) ordered a shilling to be
paid to him, and he went away.
Cross-examined by Mr. C. PritxrAvs.—The prisoner gave his name
and address, and on subsequent inquiry it was found to be correct. The
place where the carpet was put was so obscure, that no person, unless
e had seen it deposited, could have known where to have found it.
William Tutt police officer B No. 27, stated that he apprehended
the man who removed the carpet. He saw the prisoner afterwards, who
said, " I think this job will come to a law-suit, and that we
shall have to attend as witnesses on the trial. He added it would be a
flood joke if any one were to take the carpet away.
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the Court sentenced him
to two months' imprisonment.

SINGULAR CASE.
James IVekh was indicted for stealing the dead carcase of a rotten
sheep, value 2s. the property of Archibald Paris.
The evidence against the prisoner was simply that of the carcase be-
ing found in the possession of the prisoner; and on being apprehended
with it, he said that he was going to hang it up at the door of a con.
stable who bad offended him.
The Commor SERGEANT, in summing up the evidence, observed,
the case was a most singular one, for except as to the mere fact of pos-
session on the part of the prisoner, there was no evidence against him,
tteither was there any proof that his intention was not to deal with it as
he had stated. If he had taken it for such a purpose the offence would
not amount to a felony.
The Jury acquittea the prisoner.
James Weiterby was indicted for obtaining, by false pretences, from
Richard James Wood, the publisher of the Weekly Dispatch news-
paper, a quirt of the said paper, with intent to cheat and defraud him.
Mr. Wood stated, that on the 20th of December last, the prisoner
came to the office and asked for a quire of papers for Mr. Violet, a
newsman, which witness accordingly delivered to him, believing him
to be in the service of Mr. Violet.
Joseph Violet stated, that the prisoner was formerly in his service
down to the 13th of December, when he was discharged. He was not
authorized to get any numbers of the Dispatoli for witness on the day
in question
Mr. Wood recalled—Was positive the papers passed directly from
him to the prisoner.
An officer proved die apprehension of the prisoner.
The prisoner, in defence, declared that he never had the papers.
Verdict— Guilty.