Star.
London, England, 1815-12-07 00:00:00

01.1) BAILEY.

Yesterday these Sessions corioneneed lief .re the
llun. the Luau MAYOR, AVEr. JUqiCC LE BLANC,
. der sn Wool), the Reconoen, &c.
R. Parsons was indicted for stealing in the dwel-
ling house of R. Raynstord, Esq. in flow-land-street,
on the 3d ult. a gold watch, a gold chain, and eye-
glass, two mourning rings, and a hair ring.
The prisoner was employed in taking down some
bed-furniture in the house. A female servant, p:e.
virus to his going hie) the room, removed the watch
from the bed's head, and pieced it in a drawer.—
Having Sloshed his work, he left the house, and in
a few hours after, on Mrs. It aynsfOrd sending the ser-
vant up stairs for the watch, it was missed.
A pawnbioker, at Lambeth, proved that he took
the watch (a gold one) in pledge, and lent the priso-
ner stis upon it.
A °dicer, from Ilatton Garden Office, apprehen-
ded the prisoner, and searched his lodgings in Linn-'
ber-court, whets: the rest of the at ticks named in ihe
indictment were found in a small box. While the
prisiner was in custody at the Oi:ice, he &seed to
speak to Mr. Reynsfurd ( who is one of the Magi-
strates) and confessed the Inert, setting where he had
pledged the watch, and where the other articles were
deposited.—The .Ivry found him elttilty—Death.
1. Davits and I:L./lc:Lie were itiJicted for robbing
Margaret Qeinlaie on tee highway, of a shawl. It
appeared, that the proseeetrix was on her return
from Greenwich to her ledginge in Cow-it.ne,
having spent tke day with a beetswein and his
wife. About eleven &clack at night she met the
piisoner Davies, who was standing at the coiner of
Aldga!e, and asked her wh:re she was ring ?—sl:e
told him site wanted to go to Brick-lire, but did not
know the way. He offered to shew her the way ;
• took her down Petticoat-lane, and said he wculci
treat her with a glass of gin ; bot he had nothing
less than a one pound note. For his civility she.
how‘ver, treated him. Atter they left. the gin-s!esp,
which was near Duke's-lilacs', age wished him geed
night, knowing where she was ; but he still followed
her ; and they presently met Jacobs, the other privy-
sener, who called out—" Isaac, is it you ?—What
hive you got ?" Davies replied—" It's all prime."
Presently he stole her handkerchief and some money,
a 3s. piece, which he handed to Jacobs, who ran
off with it. She called the Watch, and Davies was
taken soon after, and Jacobs the neat day.

There was some contradicton in the statement
which the prosecutrix had made at the watch-house ;
she having said to Forrester, one . of the street-
keepers, that she had no money to lose, and that the
prisoners had only taken her shawl.
Forrester was called to prove this fact ; but the
Jury giving credit to the story of to day, pronounced
both the prisoners Guilty—Death.
The following were also capitally convicted, viz.
J. White, for stealing a quantity of haberdashery
goods, valise 40s. and upwards, the property of
Messrs. Nicholson, Haydon, and Nicholson, in the
dwelling house of f. Nicholson, jon..--Elizabeth
Williams, Sarah Kent, and Catherioe Simmoods, tor
privately stealing in the T. Hall, 17 yards of
print, value 35.
Six were convicted of felony, viz.—G. I/ivis, for
stealing a basket, and 24. bottles of red wine, the
property of S. Brown; Margaret Hardy, for stealing
one yar4 and a half of duck, the property ot our
Lord the King ; T. Blakely, for stealing a mink,
and 19 sheep-skins, the property of Messrs. Bishop
and Southgate ; T. tole, for stealing three pigs, the
property ot J. Marr ; J. Webb, for stealing two pa►r
of snuffers and two stands, the property of Messrs.
lye, Burbidge, and lye ; and Hannah Hagan, for
stealing seven pounds of nsutton.
Gorr Brown and Jelin Brown, were indicted lot
highway robbery, in assaulting and robbing Anthony
Rich and Mr. R. Withy, on the King's highway.—.
Mr. Rich and Mr. Withy were returning 11011:
Hornsey in a one horse chaise, one evening in Oct..-
ber last, when they were met and stopped by three
men, who presented pistols and robbed them ;—but
neither Mr. Rich nor Mr. Withy would speak posi-
tively to their persons. Mayhew, the foreman of the
patrols, apprehended the two prisoners on the same
spot about a month afterwards, in company with
Ithird man, who escaped. They each had a loaded
pistol, and more powder and balls in their pockets.—
Mr. Rich said, at the time he was robbed, though it
was dark, he noticed the ramrod of the pistol presen-
ted at him, as he thought very visible; and one of
the pistols found on the prisoner was broken in the
stock, so as to make the rammer more visible.
The prisoners being called upon for their defence,
denied the charge in the most solemn manner, and
called the following witnesses :
Robert Chapnian deposed, that the prisoners, wht•
were brothers, lodged in his house. They behaved
themselves uniformly well, and kept good hours—
They were in bed early on the oirJillog the robbc y
was stated to have ben committed.

Mrs. Chapman deposed to the prisoners being at
home by nine, an I was certain they were in Led by
ten o'clock.

Sarah Courtney, a lodger in the house, deposed to
to the same effect.

Mr. 23ernn WOOD having summed up the evidence,
the Jury retired for two hours, and at length returned
with a verdict of Acquittal of both prisooers.