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Igernoto bad, at ahis time, come tnto tbezparlotml
He said he -would not, as he should get.inta a scrape.;
He welded, he would not take the ,money
unless he
had a witness of 'his own. Mr. Seymour offered him
rhe 101. He at last said he-would take the money of
Mrs. Kendal at the hall-door. Beforde this, to o of-
ficers were in search of hitit. • Mrs. Kendal had the
money in her band
_to give him, and was going to the
door to give it to him, when Clements, the officer,
came in and. took him.
At the close of the evidence Mrs. Seymour sat
down, unable !Conger to sustain herself. She was dis-
*solved in tear's, and seemed to Mel most poigirintly
the painful situation in which she had been placed.
She immediately afterwards left the Court with Mrs.
Kendal.
.Thomas. Clements, the officer, statt.d, that he had
attended at the house of. Mrs. Kendal, by the desire of
the Magistrates, on the apirlication of the prosecutor.
On taking him to a coach to the Office the prisoner
said, • speaking of Mr. Seymour, " Al) he a bad
one: About five weeks ago, I was walking in Sey-
mt ur-street, about ha'f drunk, and he came up to
me and took hold of my hand, and asked me if I
would go and have something to drink ? I refuse;,
saying I had been drinking before. We walked to-
gether till we came to a coach-stand in Oxford-street.
He called a coach, and we got in. We drove up'
Portman-street, across Portman square, and when v, e
got into Gloucester-stfect, Mr. Seymour took li-
berties with me (which witness described, as stated
by the prisoner). I called to the coachman to stop,
with the intention of taking Mr. Seymour to Mary-
la-lksrtne watch house, hut before the coachman could
stop, he jumped out, and ran away. I never sass him
afterwards for a fortnight, till I was drinking at a
public-house at the Cotner of Itryanstone-street. I
ran up and collared him, and said, now I've found
you, Ell go and fetch my father, and you shall be
exposed for what you did in the coach the other
night, when you left me to pay for the coach. 1-le
begged me to be quiet, and that he would girie me
anything to salons more about it. He then went in
and brought out a ten pound note and two sovereigns,
and gave it to me. I fist refused it, and threw it
down ; but afterwards I took it up and went away."
The prisoner repeated the same story before the Ma-
gistrate. I was present when he was examined. A
person of the name of Kelly was sent for. The pri-
soner told me he lived in Castle-street, Oxford-street.
I searched his lodgings, and found a pocket-book con-
. tiihng a number of pawnbrokers duplicates. When
• Kelly came, he demanded.various sums of the pi i-
soner. The prisoner said—" I don't owe you a half-
penny: Kelly persisted. .At last the prisoner, in
tears, said—" You want to extort money from me,
the same as I did from that Gentleman."—(pointing
"to Mr. Seymour).
Mr. WALFostu here announced that he had closed
the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Justice PARK now a.,ked the prisoner if he had
anything to say in his defence?
The prisoner merely repeated his statement, and
alleged that when he accosted Mr. Seymour, in
Bryanstone-street, he forced the money triton hint.—
Ile denied that it was on the Friday he first met Mr.
Seymour, but alleged it was on the Sunday. •
lie had no witnesses to his character.

Mr. Justice PARK summed up the evidence to the
Jury. He stated the law as applicable to this case,
and distinctly stated that such a mode of extorting
money -as had been imputed to the prisoner, if sup-
ported by credible testimony, was, in point of fact,•a
highway rabery. His Lordship then detailed the
facts, and said it was for the Jury to say whether they
believed the prisoner to be guilty of the capital st.f-
fence laid to his charge.
The Jury, without hesitation, found the prisoner
The prisoner is quite a lad, not more than nineteen
years of age, but of robust appearance.
Mr, Seymour is a Gentleman of mild manners, small
stature, and apparently not enjoying good health. He
is evidently very defective in sight.
George Massey stood indicted for endeavouring to
extort money from James -Lockwood.
It appeared that the prosecutor, in the month of
September last, was accosted by the prisoner, who
charged him with taking liberties, at a print shop in
St. Paul's Church-yard. The villain even followed
him home and knocked loudly at the door demand-
ing money.
The gu►lt of the prisoner was fully and most satis-
factorily proved. He was immediately found Guilty,
and sentenced to seven years transportation.
Edward Edridge, an ill-looking elderly man, who
was described as being a game. keeper, was capitally
indicted for having violated the person of his dough-
ter-in-law, an interesting girl under 15 years of-age.
The crime was committed by the prisoner under cir-
cumstances of the greatest atrocity—the mother of
the young woman, at the time the offence was per-
petrated, lying in a dying state in an adjoining room.
The mother died a few days afterwards, and on the
day she was bullied the prisoner was charged with
the offence.

The Jury having beard the crime proved by the
girl, which she did in the clearest manner, found the
prisoner. Guilty—Death.

Two draymen, named Waiters and Laney were in-
dicted for stealing from Mr. George Hale and Co.
ale and beer brewers, four casks, the►r.property, value
31. and John Turner, porter to the London Work
home, stood indicted for receiving the same, knowing
them to be stolen.

From the evidence it appeared that, within the last
twelve months, the firm of Mr. Hale had been plun-
dered of casks to an amount of not less than 1,2001.
Being naturally anxious to ascertain the source of
Such considerable losses, they employed Clinton, one
of the City officers, to watch the prisoners, ‘Vatters
and Lacey; he at length obses yea them depositing
four tasks in the yard of the London Workhouse,
which were received by Turner.
The prisoners were-all found GrOy. •
The following were also convicted of:felony, via.
Sarah Johnson, aged 19, and Ann Brown, aged A 5, fur steals
ing a pocket-book, &c. James Goodwin, aged 16, fur stealing a
pelisse, &c. and il7Wapf Rutlterford, aged 36,:fOt";telling wear-
ing apparel. •

George Vellum, aged 16, was indicted for• mali-
ciously -stabbing -Henry Blake, with intent to murder
him, or do him some grievotis bodily haute.-
- It appeared, that on the SOth of September the
prisoner, with •otheir boys, wax looking 'up u