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London, England, 1806-10-31 00:00:00

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Yede7slay !levees priloness *ere tried, Iwo of whom
we. e cani7ally v:z
Beulah teailt,n tni .1 Gala, for dealing four
fi:k Itindketeinet,, the pr.,pettyof T. Page, privately
in Isis Os p.
New. ~e eortriAed of felonies; via.
W Grove, for Aran; a rum masers, the 'proparri if J.
Burl r
W. King. f r 8.-;tbig a suwakerebld. the PoliPervf of G.
shard
C Y e :f. sliaq iirnien,f,r Reale ismstity of alert lead, the
property of C Eiq.
Mary l'etylla ICirkhans, for *mew t bra contalairg three
gawres atheist tee the property of Margaret Bnant.
Marro., toe ito4ing a pair of boots, a pair of Blocs, &c. the
varier 's( J Gibers
W. &awn, ler Beating a handkerchief, the property of G.
J Jackfon,fur Resting a pair of fiddle bags, the property of R.
Gr..y.
Margaret James. for Reeling a gold plu, and a frock, the pro-
perty or J. SkerengtOo.
iVilfiant OP aus was ennvifted of bigamy, in marry-
ing Anne Jenkins, hi. former wife being then living.
Mr. Actor, for the defendatit, called evidence to
(hew, that his former wife had before that time mar-
ried anther hufband, arid that the prifoner afted
upon a mifenneeption of the law, fuppofing that he
'was thereby abfolved from his drtt marriage. The
Learnfdeommon Serjeant held, that it was not only
no jollification, but no palliation of his conduEl, in
• ruining the hAppinefs of an innocent girl.
Mary yews, a middle aged woman of very decent
appearance, was charged with a mifdemeanour, in
uttering, knowingly, nn the 18th of aftober, a talk
and counterfeit lailling, and having in hcr pcdiffion,
it the fame time, one or more other falie and cnun-
terftit Ibillingssagainft the Rang*. ''

The cafel7wlsiWh was very clearly Rated by Mr.
itavirams, one of the City pleaders, and fully proved
by evidence, was briefly to the foll.swiag drat ;
• The Ind-enter, it appeared, on the t 8 h, went to a
houle in Bithnpfgate erect, and called for
•lonae gin, for which the tendered a bad (billing
This the publican, Mr. Ankers, refufed : he rubbed
it, and found it bad. Si e then offered half a guinea
fur change, which lie declined giving. She then went
away. Something however in her demeanour (buck
'him al highly fulpicious ; in conftquence, he dogged
,bee. She met a fruit woman in the greet :—what
palled between them flrengthened Mr. Ankets' fuf.
-"scions. He flill kept her in view; and having met
•u Jenkins, an officer by the way, he engaged him
fie the proceeding. They followed the prifoner as
far as London Wall, whets the went into a baker's,
where the had (rime bread, and for this the in the first
.inflance alto tendered a bad (billing. As the (hap.
nap was looking at the money, Mr. Aitkers and the
officer entered the (hop. The flailing was.found to
be counterfeit, on which the officer was induced to
,!earth her. He found az flxpences, and haifa guinea,
and a quantity of halfpence. She denied having any
more money about her. The half guinea Was re-
turned to her. She inflantly put it into her mouth.
This confirmed the officer's fufpicions of fometbing
. elf* being contained in the fame place ; on which the
• pilaw perfitling (he had nothing in her mouth but
the half guinea, he got her down, and forced open
. bee mouth, in which he found three bad fhillings ;
there, as well as the flailing' previoufly tendered,
were produced in Court, and proved by the Affitlant •
to the Affayer of the Must to be falls and counter
fell thole taken from her mouth bad never been in
. circulation.
lii her defence, the prifoner told a long circum•
Raatial ftnry of her having found the (billings in a
piece of paper in the (trete, and that the put them in
• her na, uth for fafety, kc.
Alter an excellent and diferiminating charge from
Mr. RICORDIR, the Jury had little hefitation in find.
ins her Guilty. Sentence was forthwith pronounced
upon her, viz. twelve months imprifonment, and after
that periA to find fe.urity for her good behaviour.
The Grand Jury entered, and the Foreman having
Made bit report. and Hated they had gone through
the Bills before them, they were difcharged with the
thanks of the Court.
7. Portyifi. was capitally indited for Reeling
party gelding, the property of John Curtis, of
Sprit garret, Mar yda•bonne, tallow.chandler. The
fiats attending this cafe were of a fingular deferip.
tin° : the pi ofecutor (wore, that on the :3cl of Aug.
Tall he had • horfe to fell, and on that day he few
the prifoner at his liable, in company with a perfon
• who introduesed him. The prifoner, after viewing
the poney. agreeded to pay 71. for him, and gave
the profecutor a (billing carnal, laying he Mould
tall frit the animal in a few days, as he was about
taking come Rattles in the neighbourhood, and had
mot then any place In which to put him. The thil
ling which he gave the proleeutot, he borrowed from
• his flirnd. 'I he prifoner telling the profecutor he
tboold.fetsle with him for the keep of the poney in
the interval, went away. Here Baron Trturerson
afkei the wittier' the following queflion, it Su you
Jiid your Inure 1"—" Ye,, my Lord, but not until
he Ihould pay for it, did I think it gone from me : I
took cowel to bind the bargain, and to prevent me
felling it to any other perfon."—On the following
Tuesday the prifoner anted the profecutor to allow
him to take the pone), to Paddington, as lw believed
he had there
,got a cultnmer (sir him. He form
brim& him hack, laying the gentleman did not like
him He ca:lecragain on Thorfday, and once more
:AO for the loan of the poney. He laid that he had
jail; ld a bode (or 6o guineas, and he %tithed to go to
Cos shill en get payment for a check for that film.—
Ile Mould return in an hour, when he would pay
Cie prolecutoe I.r the poney, and take him away.—
V.: an idea, that this promife would be reali'ed,
toe (octet tot l:t the prisoner have the boric again,
1A..: a did not keep his word, neither did he return
tl,e .inimal. lie followed the prifoner, when he fiw
bin, t:iree or tour days afterward., into a public•
hs is e, and told him I.e fufpeFted the poney was Ito
Lii. hut that lie lhoiild flop it, and take it back. The
oblerved he could not do that ; but laid he
w • ord put another hnrfe int, the profecutne. hands,
•t!.. Wen ttme as he thould pay him for the poney,
t.,l !hat he would do fo that afternoon, or give him
I. • :now:v. He ag.tin broke his word, and did not
c ft appeared from the evidence of Mr. Hen-
fillununger, of Paddington.hreer, that the
.ncr, whom he had known 6 me years ago, but
1,, , lately, fold him the fame pone), on the. z 7th of
tit bull The price he fail was Leven guineas, and