Star.
London, England, 1815-10-26 00:00:00

LONDOIVI IffitRKETS,W. OCTOBER 24+

Yesterday the Sessions commenced before the Lord
Mayor, Lord Ellenborough, Mr. Justice Chambre,
Mr. Baron Graham, the Recorder, Scc.
Thomas Smith was indicted for breaking and enter-
ing the dwelling-house of Wm. Keaton, and stealing
several articles of wearing apparel, his property.
On the morning of the 2,1 of October the prosecu•
tor lett his cottage at Kensington Gravel Pits, and
his wife was out nursing. He returned to breakfast
a little past eight o'cl)ck, and found his door broke
open, and the prisoner in his house. Witness said to
him, " You villain, what could you expect to find in
a poor cottage ?" to whit!) he answered, he was
searching for money and victuals. The prisoner
tried to force his way past the prosecutor, but he
succeeded in fastening him in; but while the latter
was gt•lie to piocure assistance of a neighbour, the
prisoner forced his way out of the roof of the cottage,
but the prosecutor caught him again in Black Lion-
lane, and he was canted to the watch-house. The
articles mentioned in the indictment were found by
the prosecutor, ready tied up is a handkerchief, and
laid on the bed to be carried off.
The prisoner admitted to an officer that he expected
to have found something better.—Guilty, Death,
but recommended to mercy by the Jury.
Wiliam Price was capitally convicted for assaulting
William Bucklotd on the King's highway, and
taking from his person, and against his will, A2O in
bank notes, his property.
Elizabeth Sibley, a respectable looking woman, was
indicted for stealing, in the parish of St. George,
Hanover.square, a three shilling piece and two shd-
lings in monies numbered, the property of Barring•
tun H. Blatchford, Esq. in his dwelling house.
The prosecutor stated, that the prisoner had been
living in his house, but without his knowledgb, ft's
these two monthsby past. His usual practice was when
he went to bed, to lay his loose cash which he had
in
his pocket the day before, in his dressing room. He
had missed money for some time, in consequence of
which he had come to the determination to mark his I
money. He accordingly began, and marked three
shilling tokens, sixpences, and shillings, on the 2titli
and 27th September. On the 26th he missed a three
shilling token, two shillings, and two or three six-
pences, which he had so marked. lie accordingly
sent for Thomas Foy, the officer, and desired him to
proceed in his own way, to discover the thief. He
informed Foy that there were two servents in his em-
ployment, James Eames anti Ann Branch. Foy pro-
posed sending for them and exeniiiting them sepa-
rately. He accordingly did so in the prosecutor's
presence, and James Eames was the witness tit a exa-
mined. Foy :.stied him il lie had any money in his
pocket, to which he answered that he had one shil-
ling, which he produced, and which the prosecutor
discovered to be one of those he had marked the day
before. He was then asked Jim whom he had got
it? He answered he had received it froin Ann Branch
along with another, which he had laid out tdr sugar.
Ann Branch was then sent for into the room, and
asked if she had given Janes Eames any money that
morning ? She said, yes, she had given him two
shillings ; she was then asked how she came by them ?
she said from Mrs. Sibley that morning. On my
asking who Mrs. Sibley was, she told rue that Mrs.
Sibley was a person who had been living in my house
without my knowledge—she said she had at the same
time received from Mrs. Sibley a three shilling piece.
Foy went out of the room with Anil Branch ; and
in a short time returned with the three sinning token,
which the prosecutor, on examination, proved to be
one of those he had lost either on the 26th or :).7th.—
They then desired James Eames to go down tor Mrs.
Sibley; she being longer in ccmtng tip than was
expected, tbey went down and met her in the passage.
They old' her What had passed, ani asked her
whether she had gived Ann Branch any money that
morning ? She said she had given her 12s. and a
token. They then told her what had passed, and that
suspicions hell on her ; she said she had gut the money
she gave to Branch of her husband, so,ne time ago.
boy, in my presence, opened her box, on searching
which two or three sixpences were t9und, which the
prosecutor had lost, and there were in a paper tetrad
is. or Ss. which had no /nark.
James Eames and Ann Branch gave evidence to
the same elect ; the latter witness said chit she al-
ways took her for a respectable woman till the trans.
action in question.
The prisoner in her defence have in a written •
paper,
in which she stated that she had fallen a victim to the
perfidy of Ann Branch, who had substituted for the
money she had borrowed from her the money which'
she herself had stolen from Mr. Blechhord. She stated
that she never would have been in the disagreeable
situation in which she was now involved, bad it not been
owing to the representations of the said said Alnißranch
pet that Mr. Blachford knewof her being a re-
sident in his house.
Mr. GURNEY called a variety of witnesses to the
prisoner's character ; one of whom, Mr. Kensington,
had known her for thirteen years ; she had been six
years and a half in his service; he had received her
from a sit-er, and gave her up only to his nephew.
She was a most estimable character, and he would
most readily, even now, take her back.
The Nephew gave a similar character, which he
concluded with a similar offer.
Several other witnesses were examined, all of whom
gave the prisoner an excellent character.
The Jury, after deliberating for a few minutes,
found the prisoner---Not Guilty.

Yesterday evening, an inquest was taken before
Thomas Shelton, Esq. on the body of Sarah Jones,a
pauper, who died suddenly in Bridewell two days
preceeding. Verdict, Died by the Visitation of Gov.
Between four and five o'clock on Friday morning,
a fire was discovered in the stable of the Swan Inn,
Tewkesbury, which threatened the moft alarming
consequences ; but from the timely arrival or several
fire engines, and the contiguity of the river Avon, it
was happily subdued with far less damage than
was appreheeded. Eight fine post-horses were in the
stable, several of whom were severely burnt, from the
litter on which they lay taking fire, and all suffered
more or less from the suffocating nature of the smoke
at the burning hay and straw; indeed, it is extremely
doubtful whether four of them will ever recover.
Most of the interior of the stable was also destroyed,
as well as the floor, bedsteads, and furniture of a room
j adjoiaing, refund for soldier►' lodging&