Star.
London, England, 1807-02-24 00:00:00

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Thurfday twenty.four prifoners were tried, two of
whom were capitally convicted, viz.
IV. Baldwin, for priva•ely healing in the dwelling
hook of J. Crowley, thirty guineas, the property of
Charles Hurley.
The profecutor, an Irith labourer, who had fared
the money from his hard earnings, flew in the fame
bed with the prifoner, at Limehoufe. the e being ano-
ther bed in the room, which was occupied by another
lodger. The profecutor kept his money in his box
in the bed room. On the morning of the robbery, the
perfon who flept in the other bed and the profecutor,
arofe early to work, leaving the prifoner, who ufed
to go to labour with them, in bed. On his return
home at dinner time, he found his box broke open,
and mitred his money ; the prifoner had.fled. It was
proved that the prifoner had plenty of money on the
day of the robbery, which he lavillsed away arnoongli
Tome of his companions at a public !Inure, and he alto
purchafed a watch. Another circumitakc, indica. ,
tive of the guilt of the prifoner, was, he was rearched
by a police officer, who found on him twelve guinea.,
fame (mall change, and two (mall pities of !hien,
which were (worn to by the profecutor, as tieing the
fame his mor.ey was tied up in.—Gnilty•—lleadt.,—
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And ltint. Wary, for robbing Mary Langfietd on the
highway, of two gold rings and a fcarlet cloak.
George jtycrier, eleven years i f age, was found
guilty of dealing eight pair of (hoes, and a pair of
half blots, the property of Martin, a Ihoemaker
in Mary.la-bnnne.lane. The prifoner was feen lurk-
ing about the premifes, in company with another boy,
on the morning of the isth of January, by a neigh-
bour, who at length law him reach the (hoes from
the Wide of the thop, and ruu off. The neighbours
purfued them, and focceeded in taking the prifoner,
but his companion (leaped. The prifoner in his de-
fence, attempted to perfuade the Court that he met a
boy in the Greet, who had given him the property.
'John Rolsinfott was found guilty of llealiug from
Mr. Handford, cabinet-maker in the Strand, a writ-
ing defk, his property. The Prifoner was feen to
take the property from the infide of the limp door,
by Mrs. Handford, who was fitting in a back parlour,
and the fOlowed him and lecured him, with the pro-
perty in his porreffion.
Matilda Goldir,g and George Roji, were indicted for
flealiog a gold watch, value 41. the property of
Martha Low. The profecntriz, an infirm old woman,
dater, that the female prifoner paid her a vifit on
the isth of December, and after the was gone, the
watch was miffed from off the mantle fhelf. The
female prifoner, in company wi.h Ride, had pledged
the property. There was no material evidence againtt
the man, who was acquitted.—Golding, Guilsy.
The following were alfo convicted of felonies.

Sarah Jones and Sarah Bonner, for ftealing a Myer watch, &c.
the property of H. Carlof.
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Jane Seaman, for Sealing a fleet, &c. the property of M. Siaer.
J. Wainwright and J Matthews, for ftealing feven pair of
!backings, &c. the property of J. Warne.
J. Cradle, alias Cadle, for bigamy.
J. Nobbs, for Realing a fact of oats, the property of J Bella'.
J Tanfield. for ftealing a tack the property of J. T. P.3cuck
J. Erennan, for Baling a quantity of nails, the property of Mtirrs.
Calvert and Co. And nine were acquitted, among whom were

Ri,hard Wood, indicted (or healing a beef-Reak and
mutton chop, value eighteen pence, the property of
Abraham Slade, butcher, in Tottenham Court• road. I
It appeared that the priGmer, a fervant of the profe. I
cuter, was feen to conceal the property in the
(laughter houfe, by Bedford, his fellow (er-
rant, who communicated the fame to his mailer. In
defence it was hated, that it was a cuflomary thing
among the jotirneymen, butchers to take a hake when
they wanted it, and the ptifoner Paid he was about
to drefs it amongli his fellow fervants. The profe.
cuter, however, never warranted [nth a cullom.--
The Judge oblerved, that it was a very important
fad to bat communicated to the public, that thefe
pradices were not warranted, for if this defence was
efftelual, it would eild-lifh a rule-very prejudicial to
mailers in general, who might be liable to continual
depredations. The prifoner bore a good charader,
and the mailer withed an acquittal, and lamented
that be had ever profecuted.—Not Guilty.
jobs 111•Dermont, a failor, was tried upon an in•
diCiment charging him with defrauding the Patriotic
Fund of 301. he &hely pretending to have been
wounded in the battle of Trafalgar.
Mr. GURNEY, as Counfel for the profecutinn, ex-
plained to the Jury the nature of the fraud. At the
time of the engagement of the late Lnrd Nelfon
off Trafalgar, the priloner was a patient in an hcfpi-
tal at Gibraltar, and having been granted a patfage
in his Majay's (hip Leviathan, had got a certificate
al Greenwich Holpital as a wounded seaman
Mr. Winter, Secretary to the Patriotic Fund, ex-
plained the manner in which he paid the prifoner the
301. being in Bank of England notes, when the Connie,
tor the prifoner took an objeftion to the indictment,
and pleaded that the notes not being money, he did
not hold it to be a legal tender. After tome argu-
ment, the Recorder admitted the objedinn, and told
"the Jury they mutt acquit the prifoner, which he Paid
he was lorry for. The Jury accotdingly pronounced
—Not Guilty.