Star.
London, England, 1815-02-17 00:00:00

OLD BAIL F. r.

Nevi Farrell, aged 10; John Holmes, 14 ; and
pawl frets. 15; were indicted far stealing in the
use of G. Spencer, a watch and a pair of shoes.
Mary Spencer deposed that, on the Ist instant, the
prisoners came into the shop. The witness was then
in the parlour. She looked at her watch, which was
suspended over the chimney-piece, before she came
to attend them. Webb told her to fit the little boy
and himself with a pair of shoes, and while she was
so doing, she observed Holmes in the middle of the
parlour; she instantly missed her watch, and charged
'him with having stole it. He struggled violently,
but she contrived to hold him, and made an ?outcry
for help. He at length struck her a violent blow,
and escaped. She then called out " Stop thief I"
The two other boys remained in the shop. She did
not see them take any thing, nor was any article
found upan them ; but a pair of shoes were found
lying in the kennel, opposite the shop door. The
watch was found by a Mrs. Chapman, on the ground,
close to the parlour door, where the prisoner had
dropped it.
• W. Westford, an officer, deposed, that lie went into
the shop, where he said to Webb—" Is this you
again ?" Webb answered " yes ; but don't seem to
know me; it was not I that did it—it was Holmes."
He found Holmes in a privy, and brought him to
Mee. Spanner, wko recognised him as the person who
week her, and stole she watch.
Mr. Baron litgliA!‘Ds stated, that the indictment
was capital apinet Holmes. if they believed the value
,of the watch to be Mk. The evidence against him
was complete; and, as it appeared that the other two
remained quiet in the shop during the time, and no.
thing being found upon theni, they must be acquitted.
The Jury brought in a verdict of acquittal as to
Webb and Farrell, and found Holmes guilty of steal-
ing tinder 40s.
J. Driver was indicted for being at large after
having been sentenced to transportation for life.
H. Adkins produced the certificate. of liis former
conviction, and Mr. Hardy, Clerk of the l'ap..rs at
Newgate, identified his person. lie was taken at
Fry's banking-house, passing stolen notes.
The prisoner stated, that he had served in the
Royal York Rangers, in the West Indies, and him
and his wile were admitted into the service of Sir A.
Cochrane, and he deserted from the regiment through
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Colonel Mahon, of the York Rangers, gave him
en.excellent character. Guilty—Death.
J. Curtis,wits charged with entering the house of
W. Burgess, on the 25th tilt. and stoaling 'a gold
watch and appendages, the property of J. B. De Ar-
rate, and a great coat, the property of Capt. W. Burn.
A servant in the house, and another person who
slept there, deposed to having seen the prisoner in the
house on the morning of the robbzry ; and to offic,:r
preyed that the property was found upon him.—
Guilty—Death.
J. Suety, for stealing a mare, was es, capitally
convicted.
J. Liadray, late a gardener to the Doke of St. Al-
ban's, was indicted for stealing a jacket, an axe, and
other tools, from an out-it3use on the premises of his
Grace, on the 12th ult.'the property ct J. Newlyn.
. The prosecutor, who was also in the employ of the
Duke, stated, that, on the evening of the rolsbery, he
left his tools in a basket. He never saw them after-
wards until produced by a Bow-street officer.
One or two witnesses deposed to the prisoner's
offering the aze for sale and a laundress stated, that
he brought the jacket to her to wash.
Humphreys, the officer, stated, that he found, in
the prisoner's lodgings, a whetstone, which, as welr
as the axe, was ideuttned by Newlyn.—Guilty.
The following were also convicted of felony, viz.—
J. Bromley, for stealing a truss of hay ; J. Christy,
for stealing two fowls ;T. Upton, for embezzling
ill ss. J. Spencer, for stealing four brass candle-
sticks; T. Stone, for stealing a metal watch ; C.
Price, for stealing a fowl ; G. Hine, fur stealing lout
fowls; J. Evans, for stealing a piece of deal ;J. 1)0.
novan, for stealing a bundle of linen ; C. Cot vette,
for stealing four pistols; Susannah Brek wood, for
stealing a Lt Bank-note; R. Bird, for stealing a
gun ; J. Silvester, for 'stealing a piece of cloth ; J.
Bennett, and G. Hopkins, for stealing a quantity of
spirits and wine, the property of Messrs. Smith and
Woodhouse.

MANSION Housa—Yesterday If . James was charged
with stealing some clothes belonging to an 011icer in
the Chatham Division of Marines, and with deserting
from that corps, and was fully committed.
MARLOOROUGH-STREILT..-•••••The servant of Lady
Proctor; who stood charged a i!h stealing a sE2S note,
the property of her Ladyship, was yesterday re-ex-
amined. Lady Pioctor attended in her carriage,
from which she did not alight. The Magistrate pro-
posed that the prisoner should be released upon giviog
bail to attend when called upon • but his Solicitor
(Mr. L. Pales) submitted that the prisoner stood
there open his deliverance, either to be charged or
dismissed, and he was liberated.
Itioonsaa's Rafoitr.--Yeeterdar the •Rtscnrier
reported to the Prince Regent the following Capital
Convicts in Newgate, viz —Henry.- Penman, .lohn
Tifisler. Joseph King,Carl,Plumbuck, Thomas Rey-
nolds, James Donahoe, Patrick Nowlan, alias Dow-
lan, John Angler, Thomas Tassel, Joseph lioare,l
alias Waters, and Michael Scayshrook, far burglary.
Mart Blake, Eleanor Smith, Elizabeth Lambert,.
Thomas Wels, Catherine Freer, Elizabeth Denham,
George -2414 anus, for privately stealing in a shoo.--
James Kettle and John Reeves for burglary.—Wm.
Rice, for stealing in a dwelling.house; John Murphy,
alias Gale, John Leary,William Green, John Hedger,
Elizabeth Phillips, Thomas James, Mary Cooley,
Martha Matilda Whittaker, for like offences.—Mary
Russell, Charlotte Stanley, alias Miller, and Mary
Luscomb, alias ' ler, for uttering base money.—
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James Seagrim au ichard Moore, for a robbery in
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a field.—Robert Ro ens, for maliciously cutting,—
RoberiTinnbull, fer stealing goods from a wharf.—
Richard Jones, William Junes. and John Treble, for
stealing privately in a shop.—Rohen Helton for horse
stealing.—John Neal, James Thompson, and John
Egleton, for stealing privately in shops.—Robert
Coiling for burglary, and Richard-Worley for sheep.
stealing. When Seeerim an.l Mors wertordered fqr
elocution on .Wednesday neat. The others were re-
spited Aurins pleasure. . .