Star.
London, England, 1812-09-23 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, SEPTEMBER 22.

George Bell, alias George Will:am Porter, was indic-
ted for stealing a 'mare, a chaise, and harness, the
property of J. Richards.
The prosecutor depo,ed, that the prisoner was em-
ployed by him as mast, rof one of his vessels (he
being a ship-builder at Hythe and Gosport) in car-
rying beer and water for the supply of his Majesty's
navy. On the morning of the sth ofJuiy, he was in-
formed that his mare and chaise had been stolen. He

immediately took a post-chaise and set off for Lon-
don. where an officer of Bow-street shewed him his
property.
Smith, a labouring man at Fulham, de-

posed, th4ron the 9th he bought the chaise and hal.-
• ness of the prisoner at the George Inn, Walham-
.green. He gave him six guineas ti r the articles.
I. Jenkins, slivery stable-keeper, in Mary.la bonne,
- deposed, that he bought-the mare of the prisoner for
sel4 ; the prisoner .stating*as a reason for his parting
• pith her, that sbe brute fence whenever he put her
out to grasi. He als gave his name to the witness,
G. Wm. Porter, farmer, at South Mimms, but on
enquiry, there was no such name in that neighbour.
hood. Verdict, Guilty—Death.
• The prosecutor recommended him to mercy, on
account of its being his first offence.
s W. Smith and if M'Donald were capitally indicted
for robbing R. Brown of a silver watch.
The prosecutor swore that he is servant at the Foz
public houseat Islington, and that the prisoners, who
were hackney coachmen, lodged in the same house.
On the night of-the Sci of August he was called up by
his master, to allow a strange coachman to sleep with
him. When he opened his door, the two prisoners
forced their way in, threw themselves on him in his
bed, and put the bolster over his face, and beat him
severely on the ribs. On their leaving the room, he
• missed his watch, which lay under his head, and his
purse. The watch was found by an ale cask in the yard.
Mr. Cheeseman, keeper of the Fox, deposed, that
fie found the purse. in the prisoner M'Donald's bat,
covered over with an told pocket handkerchief.
• A person that lodged in the tame room with the
prosecutor, corroborated his testimony.
Verdict against M'Donald, Guilty—Death. Smith
Not Guilty.
• Thome lirrighi was indicted for stealing a copper-
pot, value 12s. the property of Mr. Lewis, a broker,
' who met the prisoner with the pot in his pbssession,
aid charged him to the watch.—Guilty.
Aim Owen was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of
September, a gown from a pawnbroker's shop, value
five shillings, which she immediately brought to
another.—Guilty.
4nn Watis, for stealing three pieces of muslin and
a piece of print, the property of William Bedford and
John William Liddiard, in their dwelling-houses,
was capitally convicted.
John Price, for stealing ten al Bank-notes, the
property of Sophia 9reathead, in the dwelling-house
of William kihg;'wos capitally convicted.
The following, were convicted of felony, viz
Darcy, for stealing a silk handkerchief ; Sarah Sears,
for stealing a quantity of halfpence; Elizabeth Wil-
liams, for stealing five yards of cambric muslin ;
Mary-Ann Daid, for stealing three gowns; J. Carr,
for goilieg a Watch ; Eliz. Williams, for stealing va-
'riot* art*: of apparel ; W. Jones, for stealing a
• watchacc: 3. Andrews, for stealing a silk handker-
thief; J. Wells, Air stealing 4lbs. of horse-hair ; F.
cheistian, for' tealing a silk handkerchief; and N.
Scott,, or stealing a coat.
T. I,risathiss' was ;untied for stealing £2OO worth
of Konica:, half-kuineas, and 75.• pieces, the property
of W.' Weeki.
Mr. Waits, the prosecutor, deposed, that he wanted
to send A quantity of light gold coin to a Mr.Bilies•
• ter, in Goswell-street-road, and as he lived at Omen-
try, he applied to the prisoner, who was guard' of the
Coventry coach, le take it, and he sent-hitrachi With
coach,
who was to bring back notes for
to the value of 255. for each guinea. The bof
proved "the delivery of the
.parcel.
--,.,Silvester deposed, that he is a butcher in Gos.
-well-street, and was in. the habit of buying light gold
Tb-prisoner asked him if he had received any
parcel from Mr. Weeks, as he (the prise-
he'reasieMbered that he had received
Witness said be had not.
Ise Caine apib, and appexted y:rj-upl

easy, and gild he had disionired that he had ieceiria
a parcel from Mr. W.'s son, but that he was insa2,
at the tithe, and be reMernbered nothing of What
had become of it. A few days after the prisoner
brought him 60 guineas, which a Coventry coach-
man proved he had given him, to be delivered to the
witness. There being no evidence of the prisoner
stealing the property, the Jury returned a verdict of
Not Guilty.
Joan Gibbon: and Am-Gib/mar, indicted for stealing
a silver watch, a chain, and two seals, the property
of Andrew Grubb, were acquitted.
The following were also acquitted, viz. W. Smith,
Ann Smith, alias Newman, Mary Edwards, W . Ken-
nett, and G. Humphreys.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, SEPiI 22.

JoAn Davies, a glass-cutter, and S. Letw, a dealer
in old cloaths, were put to the bar, charged with a
misdemeanour, in having sold some guineas. It ap.
peared that suspicions existing that the practice of
selling guineas prevailed to a great extent, an Officer
of Police (Humphries) and a person named Hatfield,
were employed, with the approbation of the Magi-
strates, and the sanction of the Solicitor of the Mint,
to endeavour to detect some of the offenders; and one
morning, as Hatfield was walking down St. James's-
street, looking out for game, he met the prisoner. Levy,
who stopped him, and asked him if he had any old
cloaths to sell. Hatfield said he had not, but in re-
turn asked the prisoner if he would purchase any
quids? The prisoner said he would, and Hatfield
agreed to .go and procure him some; and it was set-
tled that they sound meet in the course of half an hour,
at a public-house in the neighbourhood. They then
parted; the prisoner to procure money, and Hatfield
to inform Humphries what he had done. They then
'provided themselves with three guineas each, which
were marked by Humphries, and given to Hatfield ;
and they set off together to the place of appointment.
Humphries kept out of sight ; but Hatfield, on going
into the house, found Levy already there, accompa-
panied by Davies. Some conversation passed be-
tween them, and it was at last agreed that Davies
should have the guineas at '2.55. each. The money
was paid, and the guineas delivered; at this period,
a had been concerted between Humphries and Hat-
field, the former came into the room, took Davies
into custody, and, on searching him, the marked gui-
nea were found. The Jury found Davies Guilty,
but acquitted Levy. •
The Court sentenced Davies terbe imprisoned six
months, and to find security at the expiration of that
time, for twelve months longer..
S. Emanuel was found Guilty of a similar offence,
and :.enteuced to be imprisoned for a like period.

At the Marlborough-street Police Office, yester-
day, a baker in High-street, Mary-la-bonne, was
finet Sos. and costs, for exposing bread for sale de-
ficient in weight. Such practices cannot be too
much reprobated, when the price of the article can
scarcely be reached by the poorer order of people.
BRUTAL' OUTRAGE AND FELONY.—.Miss S. the
daughter of a respectable farmer in the neighbour-
hood of Edgeware, was attacked by a ruffian a few
days since, whilst walking in the fields not far dis-
tant from home, who forced her down, placed a
handkerchief in her mouth, and proceeded to the
most barbarous acts of violence. Unfortunately, no
person was within tlft hearing of the cries of the in-
jured female ; but not succeeding in stifling alarm,
the ruffian resorted to the greatest enormities, by
seizing her by the throat until she bled from every
organ, and then beating her with his fist until she
was apparently lifeless. He did not proceed to rob
her until he had taken liberties with her person ; and
having so done, he took from her pockets and
some silver, and made off. As might naturally have
been expected, the atrocious act soon spread round
the country, and the offender was taken into custody
at a public house at Stanmore, on Saturday last.—
He turned out to be a navigator, or bargeman, and
he has been identified by the suffering female. He
was taken before a Magistrate, and committed. He
has acknowledged himself the barbarous offender, bt
a confession of his guilt. •
On the evening of Monday, the 7th inst. Margaret
Hamilton, the wife of a farmer's servant in Crawford-
john, received a visit from her husband, who brought
her a small quantity of oatmeal for her family, and
having remained till part of it was put into the meal-
bason, returned to his master's house. Next mor-
ning (Tuesday) the poor woman made porridge from
the contents of the bason, and began to sup it with
milk ; but being struck with a peculiarity in the
flavour, she called in a neighbour, the wife of a miner
at Wanlockhead, and prevailed on hes= to taste it.— I
These two women were soon after both seized with
such alarming pains, that Messrs. Meikle and Ran-
kine, surgeons in Douglas, were called in to their I
a:d. All their efforts, however, could not save the '
life of Margaret Hamilton, who died in great agony
at the end of three hours, leaving behind her a help-
less infant, only three weeks old. Some of the por-
ridge being given to a dog, the animal died instantly,
and the meal being analized by the medical Gentle- •
men, was found to contain a large proportion of ar- I
seek. A warrant has been issued for the apprehen-
sion of the husband of the deceased. The other wo-
man and the child arenow believed to be out of danger.
James Jelly, the keeper of a 'huckster shop in .the f
town of Greenock, having formed the design of de.'
frauding his creditors, lately robbed his own shop and
cellars of a variety of articles, which were concealed
in various places, and •deliiered bank notes and bills
to a considerable amount; to his wife, so as the same
might be secreted ; and bank notes and bills to the
amount of about £700,' were accordingly conveyed
by her to a neighbour's house, and concealed, and
Jelly himself absconded. A v';riety of circtupstances
led to the discovery of the whole property, which was
secured, and Jelly and his wife taken into custody.—
To ovoid the- trial and punishment to which theft
conduct exposed them, they petitioned for, and have
been alloired to go• into banishment fat life ; and if j
they sate again ken Within the liberties of.'esr. :rock
they are to be committed to Bridewell for SO days,
exposed on the pillory, and again sent into banishment.
Wednesday law, J. Davy, who, at the late Assizes
at Exeter, was the means of convicting another of
Reding eleven bullocks, Was himself conlinifted to
Exeter gaol, for itealing'eikheileskep from Mr. Ham-
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