Star.
London, England, 1812-01-18 00:00:00

OLD BWLET. -

Yesterday 28 prisoners were tried, two• of whom
were capitally cor.victed, vi Z.—T. Wells, for assault-
ing T. Smith, on the highway, anal taking faun him
a watch; and Wm. Fowler, fcr stealing a quantity
of silk hOte and gloves, the gouds of Mesirs. Barlow
and Co.

David Joys stood capitally indicted for burglari-
ously breaking and entering the house of Augustus
Smith, in the parish of Mary-la-bonne, on the night
of the 9th inst. vith intent to steal.

Upon examining the prosecutor, however, it turned
out that he neither paid rent for the house in which
the burglary was committed, nor did he carry on bu-
siness on his own account. The indictment having
stated erroneously, that the offente was committed in
his dwelling house.—The prisoner was Acquitted. I
Jhn Carherwood was next brought to the bar tb
take his trial for a similar offence, in having burgla-
riouly broken and entered the house of John Batt on
the night of the 10th December, with intent to steal.
John Vaughan stated that on the night in question,
as he was pasAng through Gray's Inn-lane, in which
is situated the house of the prosecutor, he observed the
prisoner and two other men standing near the par-
lour window thereof, and having some suspicion of
their intentions, he watched and saw one of the men
l'ft up t'-,e sash and push open the blinds. The pri-
sen r then attempted to get in, and was assisted by
the other two nun, in which act he turned his face
' in such a a position as by the reflection of the lamp
to enable witnessdistinctly to perceive his visage. Wit-
nes; conceiving he would have got into the room, im-
mediately advanced, but being observed by the other
tw' men, they dragged the prisoner from the window
ind they all three ran nit Witness then gave the
alarm to the inhabitants of the house, and said he
would endeavour to detect the robbers, for which
pa-pose he crossed the street and secreted himself in
t e deep shade occasioned by the new buildings in the
1 ..e. While he stood there he heard a whistle, and
immediately after saw the three men again assemble
together. He immediately advanced towards then,
when. one of them exclaimed, " that is the b--g—r."
Mrititec3 then went forward, and the prisoner and his
companions followed him.As he proceeded, he begged
a gentleman whom he met to assist him in taking the
men into custody, stating the fact of their having at-
tempted to commit a robbery. Thegentleman agreed to
lend his aid ; witness then seized the prisone, on
which he struck him on the bead twice ; he, how-

ever, persif ted in his intention, and finally secured him
During this scene, the gentleman who promised his
assistance thought it expedient te retreat, and actual-
ly went off. Witness had not the slightest doubt of
the prisoner's identity, as he had seen hint frequently
before, and knew him to he a had character.
The prisoner in his defence, said as he was passing
through Gray's Inn•lane, he saw the window of the
house in question standing open. At that moment
two men came up to him, and asked him which was
the waiv to Holborn ? He directed them, and as he
walked up the Lane with them, he was stopped by
the last witness, and unconscious of any crime, he re-
sisted the attempt that was made to collar him.
On the prisoner asking Vaughan where he had seen
him before, Vaughan replied, he saw him in company
with another man, picking a Gentlemen's pocket in
Gray's Irmo—Verdict of Guilty—Death.
Sara& Fremeir was indicted for stealing, in the house
of Dr. Hayes, a quantity of silver spoons. The pri-
soner was servant to Dr. Hayes, and hal stolen :Ind
pledged the spoons. She was found guilty of larceny,
as there was no evidence to prove that they were all
stolen at one time.
Cfori, 7 onnty, and Linton, jun. were indicted for
stealing twocarpets, the property of -- Bailey, an
upholsterer, in Carnaby-market. Clark and Tonaty
had been seen lurkinp, about the shop, and one of
them was proved to have taken the carpets off a table
at the shop door. A neighbour had observed the
transaction, and Clark was followed and secured ; the
booty having been dropped at a shop in the neigh-
bourhood. Tonaty was leund concealed up a chim-
ney in a house in the neighbourhood, and Linton was
secured afterwards. The two former received good
characters ; but were ccnvicted of the larceny ; and
Linton vas acquitted for want of evidence. The
prosecutor recommended them to mercy ; as, front
inquiries, he found this to be their first offence ; and
that they had only recently got connected with vicious
company. The fathers of the two prisoners prayed
the Judge, that they might he sent to sea ; and were
informed, their requests would be noticed.
The following were also convicted of felony ; W.
Barlow, for stealing a quantity of brass ; Margaret
Roach, for stealing a piece of cotton ; Eleanor Han.
ton and Mary Ryan, for stealing two pieces of cot-
ton ; J. Hughes, for stealing 901bs. of butter ; .1.
Evans, for stealing a quantity of calico ; Hester
smith, for stealing two pieces of cotton; H. May.
• betty, for stealing 'Abs. of indigo ; and W. Archer,
for stealing D. fowls.
S. lifesuls, was indicted
.for stopping S. Henry on I
the highway, and taking from his person a ‘N atch and
some silver. The prosecutor, who is a working man,
had been spending the evening with scene fa lends,
and on his return along 'Whitechipel-road, he was
met by the prisoner, and three others, who were
strangers to him ; but one of them affecting to know
him, he drank with the four. After which, in passing
the same street, they overtook him, and two held his
hands whilst the other robbed him ; and they after-
wards knocked him down. Theptosecutor then went
to the watch-house, and afterwards to the public-
house where he had drank with them ; and saw the
prisoner, and bad him taken into custody ; but the
watch Louse-keeper refused to take the charge, as the
prosecutor supposed, !*rom his disbelieving his story.
He, however, still followed him, when the prisoner
knocked him down in the presence of a wetchman,
who refused to quit his boo, arid the prisoner twice
repeated his violence. Witness then lost the prisoner ;
but he identified him afterwards at Worship-street
Police Office, charged with another offence. The
prosecutor acknowledged being in liquor, and that the
&tight was dark ; the Jury, therefore, acquitted the
prisoner; but the Court ordered him to be detained.
The • following were also acquitted :—Mary Cle-
ments, Sarah Dennet, Eliz. Dennet, Eliz. Cocklin,
Martha and Margaret Robinson, T. Hunt, Mary Ann
Williams, C. Scott, and d. Murphy, the List was or-
41ered to remain.

•sicCONi) EDITION.

OLD

This morning, at ten o'clock, Mr. BENJAMIN
WALSH, M. P. for Wootton Basset, was put to the
Bar, and the indictment being read over, charging
him with defrauding Sir Thomas Plomer of £IG,OOO,
as already detailed in the Newspapers, Mr. WALSH
pleaded—Not Guilty.
Mr. GARIIOW then addressed the Court and Jury cn
the part of the prosecution at considerable length, and
he was followed by Mr. SCARLET for the prisoner.

The first witness examined was Sir Thomas, who
proved the payment of the trtnney for the purchase
of stock, and the prisoner's subsequent conduct. The
various letters sent by Mr. Walsh to his wife and
family were next read, at which time the prisoner ,
was so much affected, that he was under the necessity
of leaving the Court for a few minutes. The banker's
clerk and the stock-broker were also examined ; and
at the time our Reporter left the Court, the Bank
clerk was being examined respecting the 420,000
Bank-notes paid in.
The Court was uncommonly crowded is every cor-
ner, and there were a great number of Ladies in the
Galleries. Mr. Walsh was genteely dressed in black,
and bowed respectfully to the Court, when he pleaded
—Not Guilty.
The trial is not expected to be over until late in the
evening.