Star.
London, England, 1801-02-25 00:00:00

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Monday 14 prifoners were tried at Old Bai
ley, one of whom was capitally cony icted, vie.
James Barnes, for burglariouAy breaking and
entering the dwelling-houfe of William Kern, and
llealing therein a waiflcoat, a pair of breeches,
and a number of other articles.
Seven were convicted of felony, viz.
S. Baby, for Dealing a neckcloth, and other ar.
tides, the property of James Burs ; J. Mailers.
for Dealing a quantity of horfe lines, the proper-
ty of Richard Alcorn ; Mary Hodges, for felo-
nioufly receiving from James Barnes a pair of
breeches, and other artiLl .s, knowing the fame to
have been Dolen ; Mary Ganipart, for Dealing a
Levan fhilling piece, the property of Jofeph Bond ;
John Arnold, for Dealing a quantity of Diver,
the• property of George Watkins and Robert
Lewis; George Burl, for Dealing a gold ring, the
property of Thomas Baker ; Francis Gardner,
for Dealing a chaife, (addle, and other articles,
the property of Benjamin Coates.
Ann Comfort was tried for Dealing a feven "bil-
ling piece, the property of Jofeph Bond, on the
24tli of January, who Paid he was a Bit-maker,
and was going home on Saturday the 24th of Ja-
nuary, when a friend and him called at the bar
of the White Hart, in Bilhopfgate-ftreet, to have
a glafs ; they were followed by the prifoner, who
called for a glaf. of rum ; that he confented to it,
although he knew nothing of her, and gave a one
pound note to pay for it, and receiving in change
a (even Milling piece, eleven 'billings in filver,
and the reD in halfpence ; that the prifoner took
up the feven (billing piece, and put it in her
mouth.—The jury found the prifoner Gado.
One was convided of a mifdemeanour, viz.
William Thomfon for attempting to break
open the (hop of Mr. Metcalf, on the 18th of De-
cember, about three o'clock in the morning.
Mr, Metcalf laid, he kept a Jewellery and toy
}hop in Holborn, and knew nothing of this at-
tempt ell he alarmed by the watchmen; and,
upon examining the window, he found nine holes
bored in it, large enough for his finger to go in
each that feven boles were bored in one row and
two in another, and one of the panes broke, &c.—
Guilty.
And five were acquitted, viz. Henry Whitton,
William Angles, James Harrifon Goddard, Sam-
mud Wood, and Jane Pedy.
Yefterday 17 prifoners were tried at the Old
Bailey, two of whom were capitally convicted,
viz. John Branning, for burglarioufly breaking
and entering the dwelling-houfe of Sarah Dance,
and Dealing therein a fd ver deffert fpoon.
John Neil, for Dealing a thew-Oafs, containing
divers optical glares and other articles, value I of.
the property of Abrahain Lyons, privately, in
his (hop.
Eight were convided of felony, viz. William
Leach, for Dealing two linen fhirts, the property
of George Burns. John White, for Dealing 121 b.
weight of beef, the property of Dennis Cutler.
Mary Brown, for Dealing two fhirts, the proper-
ty of Edward Pitt. Thomas Little and James
ilrown for Dealing a great coat and other articles,
the property of Samuel Clarke. Rich. Meredith,
for Dealing a law, the property of Geo. Skirtleff.
John Dan. Fear, for Dealing a metal watch, the
property of Benjamin Woodhoufe. Mary Ste-
phens, for Dealing a copper tea-kettle, the pro-
perty of John Morris,
And (even were acquitted, viz, John Whiuing-
ham, Ann Kirby, John Braham, George Baker,
Timothy Jaques: Catharine Warren, and Jane
Stanley, two very young girls, tried upon a
charge of Dealing from the petfon of Richard
Van Isledge, the Mafter of a Swedifh Vefel, Bank
Notes to the amount of z al. and 31. his property.
The particulars of this cafe we (ball forbear to
detail. Suffice it to fay, that the evidence offi;•ed
on behalf of die profecution combined with the
defence let up, had fuch an :fed on the minds of
the Jury, that they had very little hefitation in
pronouncing them Not Gray.