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London, England, 1823-09-12 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

SEVIA NM* _ 117
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(deemosed iteastbe SeAa of yearardrl).
After the evidence had been gone through, auks,
ten called upon for his defence, acknowledged his
Jilt k but Dort denied all knowledge of the pro-
Pert_y being stolen.
The Jury found Clarks—Guilty, but recommended
him to mercy on account of the disclosures that he
made; and Down,NOt Guilty.
The prosecutor also recommended Clarke to mercy
on account of his previous good character, and in
consequence of the recovery of a great portion of
the.property through his means.
William Smart, a lad of about 17, was indicted
for stealing from the dwelling-house of Mr. Samuel
Heywood, a number of silver forks and a soup-ladle,
of the value of 1:20‘

The prisoner was leen coming out of the area of
Mr. Serjeant Heywood, and being asked what he
wanted by the prosecutor's butler, he made off. The
butler went to the pantry, missed plate, and ran
after the prisoner. He caught him and found the
plate concealed under his coat. lite prisoner was
found Guilty.
James Snell was indicted for stealing a mare, the
property of William Reid.
The prosecutor was a butcher living at North Craw-
ley, in Buckinghamshire. On the Bth of June he
stated he had a mate grazing in a field about a quay-
ter of a mile distant from his house. He missed the
mare that night, and did not hear of her again until
the 13th of .kine.l He then saw her at the Red Lion,
in Aldersgate-street ; her mane was freshly cut, her
heels were trimmed, and her ears were cut. He re-
cognized her by marks on the body.
WilliamTuraer, a horse-dealer, proved that he gave
the prisoner another mare and two sovereigns for
the horse. The mare was taken to Romford fair, and
was there detained by a person of the name of Lowe,
as being the property of the prosecutor. The pri-
soner was then in the fair, and being told that the
mare had bees stolen, said that he had bought the
mare, and could find the man of whom he had
bought it. instead, however, of doing this, he rode
off to London on the mare which he had exchanged
for it.—Other witnesses who were present confiraitd
this testimony.
John Tennant, a straw-plat manufacturer, living
is Gun-street, Southwark, deposed, that the prisoner
visited him on the morning of the Bth of June, re-
mained with him the whole of the day, and slept in
his house at night..
The prisoner in his defence, said that he had taken
the mare in exchange for another.
The Jury retired for one hour, and on returning
to Court returned a verdict of Nor
William Craig, aged 20; was indicted for strafing
two chests of tea, the property of Users. Francis and
Child, tea-dealers, on the 4th of August last.
It appeared from the evidence, that on the day
mentioned in the indictment, the two chests of tea
were delivered from the Crotched-friars warehouse
of the East India Company, upon the order of the
'house of Child and Co.- who had previously pur-
chased and paid for them. The chests were not im-
mediately carried away, but were allowed to lie in a
yard belonging to the Company, Messrs., Child and
Co. intending to send for theta at afuture period. In
the course or the day, the prisoner carat to the East
India Company's premises, and said that he had been
sent on the part of Messrs. Child for the chests of tea,
which were in consequence delivered to him and car-
ried away on a truck.. A few days after the robbery
was committed, the prisoner was apprehended, atad
a large quantity of tea was found in his possession,
which' he said halted purchased from Mr. Norman, a
grocer, in Sun-owlet, Bishopsgate-street; but this
statement wasproved to be fah,.
The prisoner received an excellent character from
several respectable persons.
The Jury immediately declared the prisoner guilty,
but recommended him to mercy.on account of tbt
good character which he had borne previous to the
commission of the offence of which he was convicted.

The RECORDIR observed, that he was afraid that the
nature of the prisoner's offence woad not permit the.
Court to attend tozhe recommendation of the Jury.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

THZ KING '0: ZiNNZT.

This was an appeal from a conviction by the Ma-
gistrates of Mary-la-bonne Office, of an offence an-
der the Sd of George IV. chap. 57. The defendant
is the proprietor of the Globe pablic-house, Tich-
field-street. •

Mr. ALLEY, in support of the conviction, called
John Burroughs, Serjeant of the Mary-la-bonne
watch, who stated, that on the morning of the 25th
of July, between'twelve and one o'clock, he missed
one of his watchmen from duty, and saw him so
into the Globe with two women, and after remain-
ing from four to six minutes within,"they came oat.
Oa his cross-examination, he said be could not po-
sitively swear that the women went in exactly with
the watchman. .

Mary Paris swore that she went 'into the house
by herself; on the night in question, and not with any
watchman, and had a pint of beer after twelve o'clock.
Mr. ALLEY said, that was as good an offence as
any other.
The CHAIRMAN said, that was not the offence
stated in the conviction.