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that he slept at her house, about two miles from the
prosecutor's ; that on the 3d of January,he came in
at five in the evening, and never went out until nine
the next morning. He went to bed before nine, And
did not leave till after breakfast. On cross-examina-
tion. she said she spent the evening in praying to Gan.
The next evening, and the evening before, he was at
home early in the evening.
The next witness calved for the prisoner said she
saw him abroad at half past nine in the evening alter
the robbery, thus contradicting the last.
The Learned Judge summed up the evidence very
minutely, when the Jury found them both—Guilty.

WORSIIIIO-SRUT.--Yesterday J. .fl,:x WAS fully
examined before Mr. GIFFORD, the Sitting Magittr.ite,
charged with forging an instrument, purporting to
be drawn by J. Fotester, clerk to Messrs. Calvert and
Co. the Brewers, with intent to dehaud a Benefit So.
ciely, called the Provident ainghters, held at the
Hope public house, Smithfield Bag. He was fully
committed for trial.

MANSION House..--Yesterday, John Conte was
brought before the LORD MAYOR, charged with f, la-
niourly entering the Spread Eagle Tavern, in Grace-
church-street, on Tuesday evening last, and stealing
a valuable gold watch, the property of an Officer
lodging in that house. The prisoner, it appeared,
had gone to the Spread Eagle on the day in ques-
tion, and stating that he was a farmer, residing in
Chelmsford, Essex, from whence he had been re-
commended by a Mr. French, known to the pro-
prietor of the tavern mentioned. The prisoner was
accordingly accommodated, and shewn into a room,
No. 43, in the house. The prosecutor lodged in Nn.
44, and having observed the prisoner, he suspected
his appearance, and went down stairs to communi-
cate his fears to the proprietor. These it appeared
were not premature, as upon the prosecutor returning
up stairs, he observed the prisoner glide swiftly from
his room into his own, and having proceeded to
examine his property, he missed his watch. An
alarm was instantly; raised, but the prisoner had in
the mean time made his escape.. A diligent search,
However, being Made by the officers, he was taken
into custody, and the watch found in his possession.
The prisoner was remanded for another examination.
UNION HALL.—Wiliam Lee, a boy abou: I 1., W3s
charged with robbing the Royal Oak Tavern, Ber-
mondsey. Mr. Watkins, the landlord, st.ited that
the prisoner was a sailor boy, to whom he had been
in the habit of extending his friendship, allowing him
to make the Royal Oak his home whenever he was
on shore. On Tuesday evening Ilkt, his dau7,hter, a
child about ten years of age, was sent up stairs for
something, and returned in the greatest alarm, sav-
ing there was some person in her mother's bed-room.
Mr. Watkins on this went up stairs, and after a close
search, discovered the prisoner concealt:d under the
bed ; and on searching him, found on him a guinea,
a 7s. piece, two crnwns, four hall-crowns, and some
other money, which Mrs. Watkins was able to swear
to as being her property. The prisoner acknowledged
his offencf, and said he had been persuaded to it by
a woman with whom he cohabited.—He was com-
mitted for re-examination.