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but he was fo;md guilty, and sentenced to one year's
imprisonment, and to find sureties for his good be-
haviour for two years more.

J. Brown, who had before been tried, was indicted
for attempting to commit a felony. Mr.. Hyde P tr.
ker, a merchant in the city, stated, that he was walk-
ing along Bridge-street, Blackfriars, about half past
ten, on the evening of the 12th of August, when he
felt his pocket being picked of his handkerchief, and
he seized the prisoner, who had got it half out, guilty.

Alexander Peacoch was indicted for embezzling a
21. note, the property of his master, William Lep-
shaw, a baker.
It appeared that the prisoner had been three weeks
in the employ of the prosecutor,and was sent by him
to deliver 101. Is. 6d. to John alker, a pawnbroker.
The money was tied up in a handkerchief ; 81. Is
6d. were in saver, and two pounds, a bank note.—
The prisoner returned to his master, and told him all
was right, except four shillings, which were bad.—
The next day, however, Mr. Walker called on the
prosecutor, and informed him he had received two
pounds short, the two pound note being missing. The
prisoner, on being questioned, said, if he had not de-
livered it, he must have lost it.

The prosecutor, on his cross-examination by Mr.
ALLEY, acknowledged the brother of the prisoner had
agreed to pay him the 21. in a month ; and he did not
think of prosecuting him, until he demanded a gui-
nea, which was due to him for wages.
The prisoner, _a fine good-countenanced boy of 14,
stated, in his defence, that he had not opened the
handkerchief, from the time he received it from his
master until he delivered it to Walker ; and if the
note was missing, he must have lost it.
Mrs. Frances Baker deposed, that the prisoner had
been in her service for six weeks before he was taken
into custody. She carried on the business of a baker.
She had the highest opinion of his honesty, and would
be willing, if he was discharged from the bar, to take
him again into her employ ; in fact, she, had kept his
situation open. She had had a most excellent cha-
racter of him for a year back.
Mr. ALLEY stated, he had several witnesses,to
call to the prisoner's 'character, lout he thought it un-
necessary.
The RECORDER summed up the evidence, and the
Jury found him—Guilty.
The RECORDER then inquired from Mrs. Baker, if
she was willing to take him into her employ ?—She
answered in the affirmative ; and the worthy Racon-
DER directed that he should pay one shilling and be
discharged ; observing, it was a pity so fine a boy
should be placed in such a situation, and that it could
not tend to any good to confine him in a gaol.
The prisoner was discharged, to the satisfaction of
every person in Court, except the pawnbroker, who
appeared shocked at the lightness of the punishment.
The following were also convicted of felony :
T. Crothall, for stealing a child's chaise, the property of A.
Watkins.

J. Clarke, for stealing three live chickens, the property of T.
Butcher.

Elizabeth Harley, for stealing a piece of oil-cloth, the property
of Messrs. Warbers.

C. Connor, for stcalingseveral sheets, the property of J. Pearl;
and Mary Sullivan, for receiving the sane.
Mary Preston, for stealing a counterpane, and other articles, the
property of T. Williamson.
W. Warren, for stealing from the person of J. J. Battier, a snuff
box. _ _