Star.
London, England, 1814-11-04 00:00:00

OLD BiaLßr.

1 —.--.
Yesterday Mary Bell was indicted for stealing a
pair of spectacles, the property of T. Clarke: The
prosecutor is a schoolmaster in Brook-street, Holborn.
On the 6th ult. he was in the Court of Requests,
Fullwood's-rent, where the prisoner took his spec-
tacles out of his coat pocket. J. Huggins saw the
prisoner in the crowd 0 the Court near Mr.• Clarke,
from whose coat pcscket he saw her take the spec-
tacles. Witness found, on searching her, a silk and
cotton handkerchief, and a pocket-book.—Guilty.
She was again indicted for stealing a silk handker-
chief, the property of W. Winyaren --Gnary.
John Andrews, a man dressed in a soldier's coat,
was tried for stealing a regimental jacket, and a pair
of regimental overalls, the property of our Sovereign
Lord 4he King. The prisoner had come into the
ilusvack-roorn of the Tower, on pretence of enqniring
for a so 'l er, and contrived to take away the clothes.
The ca was fully proved by a Serjeant and some
soldiers, of the 3d regiment of Guards, and the priso-
ner was found Guilty.
The Serjeant being asked if he knew any thing of
the prisoner ? answered, that he had once been a
drummer, and was discharged for misconduct. He
'was afterwards in the marines, from which he had
been lately discharged.
Samuel Priam, a young man, was tried for stealing
a piece of lead from the premises of a Gentleman.
where he had been employed as a plumber, and found
Guilty. The prosecator recommended him to mercy.
on account ofrhis youth.
The RP-CORDER replied—J« Then, Sir, you must'
recommend more than half the persons who have:beta'
tried here this Session, for they are all very young :'
and I know of no better way to dispose of them than
to send them out of the country, as the most effectual
mode of correcting their future conduct. .He had
that day inquired respecting the number of persons
in custody of this description, and ascertained that n©
less than 5I had been committed to Newgate under
the age of 20. Under these circumstances, he feared
the recommendation of the Jury would be of little
avail. He would, however, mention the recommen-
dation and the cause." _

Josefsh Smith was tried for stealing' four shirts, the
property of George Lee, a lodger in the house where
the prisoner also lived. The fact was elearl7 proved;
and the prisonerdeliaered a written paper, declaring
that want of employvnent and extreme distress com-
pelled him to commit the act, and imploring a lenient
sentence, so that he might be enabled to earn
by honest industry. He then was proceeding
to call witnesses to give 'him a character, when the
RECORDER told him he had been tried at that Bar be-
fore, and directed the Jury to find him Guilty.
Aka Goose was tried for stealing a quantity of
blankets, sofa covers, linen, cart:ties, and other ar-
ticles of.furniture, out of a ready-furnished house at
the West end of the town, which she had been appoin-
ted to take care of. The •pristener was a married
woman, 26 years of age ; 'het husband was a carpen-
ter and chair.maiker, of good character, and had no
participation in tote theft. She made no defence.—
The Jury found her Guilty.
The RECORDER said, this was a shocking business;
.and he hardly knew what to do with the woman :-1
be asked if any body knew her ? The prosecutor, a
respectable upholsterer, said, he understood that hir
husband was so distreeeed and shocked at what she
had done, and at her general conduct, that he was
isosived never to live with her again. It was under-
stood that the woman had got into a very bad con-
flexion, and had been in the constant habit of insueing,
in the Lottery.
Elizabeth Gibbs and Elisabeth rtOffttla were tried for
stealing a silver gilt watch, a gold key, a silver snuff..,
box, three geld rings, and other things, the property
of a foreigner, named John Strimpfell. The prose—
tutor had slept with the prisoner Gibbs, and when he
awoke he found all his property gone, as well as the,
girl. The other prisoner had been in the room. This
happened in Charles-street, Drury-lane, on the Si of
October. 'rhe Jury found Gibbs Guilty ;—and the,
other Not Guilty.
Mars Smith was indicted for stealing a shirt
and a table-cloth, the property of J, Clarke. The,
prosecutor is a turner, residing in Bricklane, and
the prisoner was his day servant, on the first day
she was with him, he had reason to suspect her. In
consequence be followed her and saw her stop at a
laawnbroker's shop and pull out something, very
rge and white, from her pocket, but some carriages
passing at the time, he lost sight of her. Next night
he followed her again, and she went by a great num-
ber of bye-ways to St. Giles's Church. At last he
accused her of having taken a sheet and a table-cloth,
which she confessed, and gave him the duplicates of
them. Verdict—Guilty.
James Hugh Edwards was indicted for feloniously
intermarrying. Anna Timson, his former wife being
then living. It was proved that the prisoner who had
been an attorney's clerk, had been married to his first
wife at St. Andrew's, Holborn; and, afterwards, to!
Miss Timson, at St. James's. His real wife and the
latter were now pregnant by him. It appeared in evi-
dence, that the prisoner slept with his teal a ife the
very night before the second marriage. His defence
was, that he had lived with this second 'wile long be.
fore the marriage, in a state of familiar intercourse,
and therefore that the marriage could not have done'
her any injury : but it wits proved that lie had se-
duced her. He was found Guilty.
Joseph Butcher was indicted, under a statute of,
George I. for maliciously and feloniously assaulting
lane, the wife of Thomas bailey, and spoiling and
burning her garments. Mrs. Bailey said, that on the
16th of October, her clothes had been spoiled by a
burning liquid ; she had gone to church at Chelsea,
on the evening of Sunday, the 16th of October, when
she perceived some liquid thrown upon her shawl and
gown, winch entirely defaced the same. She soon af-
terwards pin some of the liquid to her mouth, and it
took away the skin from her lips and her tongue.—
The prisoner was behind her at the time : her con and
husband said the prisoner was the person who threw
the liquid, and he was taken into enstody, but after-
wards discharged. Thomas Bailey, the husband of
the last witness, said that he was a nurseryman at
Chelsea. He and his wife's son had accompanied her
to chapel on the evening in question. In consequence
of'what his son-in-law said, he seized the prisoner,
who denied having done any thing. When he seized
the prisoner, there was a strong smelling liquid on his
hands, which staiaed (Mr. bailey's) waistcoat the

'moment his heads reached the same. He *as net'
aware of the waisteoast having been touched or
stained until he gothome. The witness knew the
prisoner as a neighbour, he kept an eating-house.—
When witness told him he had done an unmanly act,
he put himself in an attitude of fighting, but witness
declined the challenge. The prisoner afterwards
went to Marlborough-street, to get a warrant against
the witness to take him up for an ass cult; in conse-
quence of this he went to Bow-street, and had a war-
rant to apprehend the prisoner. At the time this hap-
pened there was sufficient light to distinguish arty
body, and there was no other person but himself and
son.in-law within ten yards df his wile. Richard
Keys, a lad di fri, the son of the prosecutrix, said that,
in consetioence of what his mother told him, he watch-
ed his mother all the way to chapel ; he walked be.
hind her—he saw the prisoner come out of an entry
in Grosvenor-row, with a phial in his hand, and his
thumb on the top of it. He was close to his mother—
the prisoner threw out the liquid—some fell on his
mother's clothes—some on the ground, and some on
witness's stockings, which made the skin of his leg
smart. He screamed out that something had been
thrown over his mother ; nobody else was near her
but the prisoner, who asked witness whether he would
pretend to say that he did it ? witness answered that
•he would, and swear to it before any Magistrate in
England. The prisoner left his defence to his Coun-
sel, andbrought several witnesses to prove him a good-
tempered, goodsnatered man. The prisoner v'as
found Gailty. His age 41. This offence is transpat-
talon for seven years.
The prosecutor requested the'Coart, that- as light
a ponislament as possible might be iofficted on the
prisoner.
The COMNroN SERJEANT-commended the forgiving
temper and benevolent feelings of the prosecutor to-
wards a person who had done such at' unmanly and
unprovoked act ; and said his recommendation should
be attended to. tie then asked Mr. Bailey if he could
conjecture what were the prisoners motives for this
rev? Mr. Bailey said he knew of no motive except that
of his having, last quarter-day, given the prisoner no-
tice to quit some premises of his.
The following were also convicted of felony, viz.
Catherine Connor, for stealing six yards of printed
cotton ; Ann Taylor, for stealing a pair of sheets ; J.
Clark acid E. Flaylin, for stealing a Ss. Bank token ;
T. Lawrence,for stealing a coat and waistcoat ; P.
• Cook, for stealing a coat ; T. Turner, for stealing a
' watch ; J. 3on'rne, for stealing a door ; R. Mul-
ford, for stealing a shirt ; J. Morris, for stealing a
pair of breeches ; Mary Salter, for stealing a coat ;1
F. Harvey, for mating three silver tea-spoons ; Mary
Ann Griffin, for stealing a counterpane, two blankets,
&c. ' • J. Dixon. fur stealing three went-notes and a
, hill of exchange; M. Collier, for stealing a pair of '
silk-stockings; R. Copper, for stealing a quantity of
briks ; F. Smith, J. Price, J. Parker, for stealing:
I 331bs of lead; and ten were acquitted.

MA RLDOROUGH4TREET.-0--OUT RAGEOUS ASSAULT
AND Ronaurtv.--Yesterday M‘Gooraigf,a soldier, was
brought up for re-exatrrinatiott, to answer to the
charge of asstuking, in a dangerous manlier and roi-,
bing Mr. Larkham, in the Five Fields, Chelsea, some
time since. Some erroneous statements have ap-
peared, hut Mr. Larkham, who until within these
tew days has never been out of danger, was enabled,
to attend here yesterday. He stated, that the priso-i
ner passed him on the 7th of October in the Five-
Fields, and immediately after knocked him down by
a blow on the back of the head, and such violence,
was repeated until he was senseless. He lost a bundle
containing some apparel. Two men found the pr•rse-
cutor in a dangerous state, and conveyed him to thel
St. George's Infirmary. Mr. Larkham resides with
his daughter at 73, Jermyn-street. The prisoner was
twice brought to him in the Infirmary by Qat k, a
constable at Chelsea. He knew him the first time,
but he was brought the second time when Mr. Lark-I
ham was in a state of convalescence, in order that his
former convictions might be confirmed. The prose-i
coor had not the slightest doubt as to the identity
of the prisoner. Clark, the constable, who, to use the
words of the Magistrates, deserves the thanks of the
public on this occasion, apprehended the prisoner
upon some knowledge obtained after he had been ex-,
omitted and discharged at Bow-street, was bound over
with Mr. Larkham, to prosecute. The prisoner was
fully committed for trial. He denied the charts or
that the prosecutor identified him upon the first inter-
view. He was an invalided soldier from the 2lst re-
giment,and had been 19 years on service, six of which
he spent in a French prison.
Maxbroo • uovsz.—Mrs. Swainey, wife of a Captain
in the Navy, yesterday attended and claimed the
trunk stolen from her by a man named Pearson, in
her way teem the Bricklayers' Arms. The post-boy,
belonging to the White Hart public-house, in Fen-
chu►ch-street, deposed, that he was at Fisher's ea..i ng-
house when the prisoner came there with the trunk,'
and requested to leave it until he should fetch a coach.
The lAitness offered to go for him. and was seat by
the prisoner, who remained in the shop. As witness
went to call the coach, he beard that a trunk had been
stolen from the Cross Keys, in Gracechurch-street.—
This he informed the driver of No. 12J, whom he
calk& Martin, the driver, got the prisoner and trunk
into the coach, in order to secure him. In this situa-
tion, he was confronted by the driver of the coal.h,
from which the property was stolen.— He was Cully
committed.

Jouner Coorslly was remanded on the following case
—A porter, with a trunk, asked the prisoner to spew
him die house he was directed to, which he did,
ling for the name and circumstances. Half an hour
after, he went to the house, said he was sent by the
porter for the trunk, and obtained it of the lady ( Mrs.
Barker, of St. Thomas Apostle) to whom it Was en-
trusted by a Mrs. Wilkinson.
H TroN-GA RDEN—John Bro9A was yesterday com-
mitted for trial for sending by the two-penny pest a
forged recommendation and order to Mrs. Davis, of
High Holborn, that sin dozen of candles might be
sent to the coach-office in Tottenham Court-road, for
Mrs. West, of Hampstead, and there calling for them
himself, when he was taken into custody.
Thursday se'nnight, John Silks, a native of Ire-
-land, was detected, in Greenock, offering to pass a
forged note of the Bank of Lurgan, in Ireland. He
had in lus possession fourteen two guinea notes, pur-
porting to be of that bank, and four notes of the same
nominal value of two banks in Dublin. He under-
went ail ewaination, and 11/10 committed to jail.