Star.
London, England, 1824-02-19 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, FEB. IS.

Richard Stagg, aged 57, for uttering counterfrit coins.
behaving been before convicted of the like offence; and
Jane Moore, aged 26, for stealing in a dwelling-house a
quantity of silver plate, were capitally convicted.
Charles Crowder was indicted for receiving fifty 51.
Bank and other notes, to the amount of 4,0001 the pro-
perty of Messrs. Taylor and Lloyd, of Birmingham,
' bankers.—Charles Turnlely stood indicted for stealing
the said notes, but he is still at large.
• Robert Brown, Clerk to Hanhury and Co. bankers,
in Lombard-street, deposed, that the notes of Messrs.
Taylor and Lloyd, of Birmingham, were 47able' at
their house. In December, 1822, he packed.a.pareel,
containing 4,0004 directed to Taylor and Lloyd, and
gave it to the guard:6f the Balloon stage Coach.
, William Strieant, guard of the Balloon coach, swore
to having received the parcel in question ; he took it to
the Magpie, in Wood-street, whew he lodged, and pee
it to Mr.Greaves, thelandlord, while he took his usual
rest. He received it in the grooming, and, as he be-
lieved, in the same state. He took it to the Swan with
Two Necks, Lad-lane, and put it in the seat of the
coach, with his coat over it. In about five minutes
after he went again to the coach, and the parcel was
gone; he immediately gave an alarm, and an inquiry
took place, but in vain.
Daniel Gray sworn.=-4 am a brass-founder, anu live
at Norwich, but formerly at Birmingham f in Sep-
tember last I saw the prisoner mad Turnley .at Walton
Fair, and got into conversation with them, in the course
of which they asked me if I knew Taylor and Lloyd's
house, at Birmingham, and I said I did : Turnley•ihen.
saie" We have some notes of Taylor and Lloyd's to
sell ; we watched the Balloon coach to the yard, with
the parcel from Hanbury's, and prigged it -from the
coach seat, we got nearly 11,0001. (It was here stated
Iby the Counsel that two parcels were stolen) and we
disposed of thkm to a receiver for 2,0001., we after-
wards tried to fence them hick to the owners, but
Taylor and Lloyd would riot give us a snag." He then,
asked me if IWould buy any;" I said I had no money,
and they asked me if I knew any one who had any
money to purchase them ; I said I .would introduce a
friend of miner who would boy 'some. It was then
agreed that we should meet at the Three Crowns, in
the City-road, on a certain day, and in the 'meantime.
I wrote to Mr. Payne, then gaoler at Birmingham, and
informed him of my discovery, and he sent me some
money, Frith instructions whet to do; when I had got
the money I went to the Three Crowns, and introduced
George Ward to the prisoner and Turnley, and it was
agreed that he should have nine 51. notes for 101. and
I was to have sii at the same rate. The prisoner said',
the notes were not then ready, but they would be at sii
o'clock iii the evening. We then had some dinner, and
were to meet again in the evening. We did so, and
Turnley then handed some of the notes to the prisoner,
who gave them to Ward, but there turned out to he
eight only, instead of nine. A great squabble (which
witness described in fla,ll term-) took place, but, finally
the notes were purchased. These notes were marked
" D. G." by me, and sent to Mr. Payne, of Birmingham.
- The witness then underwent a very long and minute
cross-examination, as to what refreshment they had at
the Three Crowns, what time they met, what conver-
sation passed, and who waited upon them ; all which he
spoke of quite unhesitatingly, and conducted himself
with a degree of confidence not often met with in a
Court 'of Justice.

The servant girl at the Three Crowns, in the Cit}-
road,• and other witnesses, were then called to core
rate the evidence of Gray, in its minor points.
The prisoner, in his defence, contented himself with a
simple denial of the crime imputes: to him, and with
declaration of contidence that the Jury would not be-
lieve such a man as Gray.
Mr. Baron GRAHAM summed up, observing, that
Gray, taken by himself. undoubtedly was unworthy of
chdit ; but they would look at the whole of the case,
and ask themselves whether his story had not received
such confirmation from other witnesses as to render it
next to impossible not to believe that his statement syas
true? If they believed that it was, the case was com-
pletely brought home to the prisoner, and they could
only tome to one decision ; but if they had any doubt,
he need not tell then) that the accused was entitled to
the full bebefit of such doubt.

The Jury consulted a short time, when the Foreman
said, " My Lords, considering the whole of the evi-
dence, we have no doubt, from the want of corrobora-
tion of Gray's testimony, that we feel ourselves bound
to acquit the prisoner."—Verdict—Not Guilty.—There
was a second indictment for a similar offence; but no
evidence was offered,.and he *'as of course acquitted.

The Glasgow Chronicle says—" We understand that
there are several native American merchants now in
Manchester, purchasing goods for the interior -of the
new Republic of Colombia." ,
The new Vagrant Act is to undergo several altera-
tions and modifications, which will relieve the Magis-
trates from the invidious situation they are placed in by
the Act as it exists at present. The law will be more
clearly defined, and we shall no longer heir of. prisoners
being obliged to work at the Tread-mill before trial,
which was never the intention of the Legislature.
A SINGULAR CIRCUNISTANCE..-- Lately, Mr. HAN-
COCK, of Tregondale, Menheniot, lost two fine rams in '
the following extraordinary manner :—The rams were
coupled together by- a chain round their necks, and
turned out to graze in a field with a colt little mope
than twelve months old. In the morning, as Mr. HAN-
COCK 'ent round to view his flock, he found the rams
suspended by the chain across the back of the colt, quite
dead. The colt, it is snppesed, had lain down, and the
rams, in grazing, passed the chain across him, when
rising, suddenly, he must,have taken them up with him.
The colt was little injured.
Tuesday's Gazette contains an Order of Council,
dated at the Court at Brighton, the 19th of January,
which states that the College of Physicians have v. ith
great care and industry corrected and reformed a book
by them formerly published, intituled, Pharmacopeia
Collegii Regalis Medicorum Londinensis, prescribing
the manner of preparing all sorts of medicines therein
contained, together with the true weights and measures
by which they ought to be made. •This book being
now published, his MAJaSTY commands all apotheca-
ries and others concerned, not to compound or make
, any medicine or medicinal receipt or prescription, or
distil any oil or waters, or make other extracts, in any
, other manner or form than is or shall be directed, pre-
, scribed, and set down by the said book, and according
to the weights and measures that are or shall be therein
, limited, except it shall be by thespecial direction and
prescription of some learned physician in that behalf.,