Star.
London, England, 1822-04-12 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK SESSIONS.

Yesterday these Sessions commenced at the Town
Hall. before Mr. KNOWLYS (the Recorder Elect), &c.
when J. illunten, aged sixteen, was indicted for steal-
ing five volumes of Henry's Bible, the property of
Mr. Partridge.
The prosecutor stated, that on the sth of March
he left his shop, in Charlotte-row, Lambeth, for a
temporary purpose, and on his return, in a few se-
conds, he missed the books.

G. Welfare, a constable, met the prisoner in Friar-
street, in company with another boy; the prisoner
had the books on his head, and they were talking
about the probable value of the books, and what it
was likely (a notorious receiver) would give for
them. Witness having no doubt but they had stolen
the books, seized the prisoner, on which his compa-
nion immediately ran away.
The prisoner said, the other boy had hired him to
carry the books, and was to give him a shilling for
his trouble. Several witnes, es gave him a good charac-
ter. He was found Guilty, but strongly recommended
to mercy on account of his youth ; and the Court or-
dered him to be flogged, and then discharged.
W. Beckett, was charged with stealing a quantity
of rags from the wharf of 1. and H. Scovell, in Maley-
strcct.—l. Parting don, clerk to the prosecutors, proved
that the prisoner was employed on the wharf, as a
labourer, and on the 28th of January was observed to
remain longer than he had occasion to do on the pre-
mises; this excited suspicion, and he was searched,
when rags to the value of 3s. 6d. were found in his
possession, and several sacks containing rags were
found cut open,-which had been frequently disco-
vered to be the case before.
The prisoner said, he found the rags in Morgan's-
lane, and entreated the Jury to recollect that he had
already suffered ten weeks incarceration.—Guilty.—
Seven years transportation.
John Welsh, aged twenty, was indicted for stealing
eleven sovereigns, the property of Henry Robinson.
The prosecutor deposed, that. he had a bill pre-'
sented to him on the 14th of March for £ll, which
laid at the house of Mr. Welsh, Long-lane, Bermond-
sey, tanner; and about six o'clock the same evening
sent his errand-boy with the amount of the bill, for
the purpose of taking it up.
Henry Foster, the boy, said he went to No. 37, iu
a place which .he was told was Long.-lane ;he asked
for Mr. John Wet; on Which the prisoner presented
himself. Witness said, he came from Mr. Robinson/
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with £11; and the prisoner aid, he did 'not exactly
know what it was for, as his foreman was ont, Ent
he supposed it was something he could explain. He
then gave the prisoner the paper, with the real Mr.
Welsh's direction, and the latter having read it, said
all was right, and took the sovereigns.
Mr. John .Welsh, of No. S 7, Long-lane, tanner,
proved, that on the morning of the 14th of March he
gave notice to Mr. Robinson that he had a hill of his
to the amount of Ell ; does fiat know the prisoner.
The prisoner said, he had a friend in Oxford-street,
from whom he expected Money, and verily thought
the sovereigns in question came from him, or he would
not have taken them. He denied having said any
thing about a foreman.—Guilty, and sentenced to one
month's imprisoinent.