Star.
London, England, 1809-11-02 00:00:00

OLD BAILE r.

Yesterday these Sessions commenced before several
of the Judges, the Lord Mayor, Recorder, &c.
Mary Haines was indicted for breaking into the
dwelling-house of Thomas Briggs, at Acton, and steal-
ing a quantity of plate, and a bank-note, value 12.
Richard Goss, a watchman, stated, that he was on
duty at Acton, when he heard the rattling of a door.
On approaching Mr. Briggs' house, he saw the pri-
soner, who had formerly lived in Mr. Briggs' service,
and she being within the street-door, was asked what
Errand had brought her there ? Witness gave an alarm
to Mr. Briggs, and detained the prisoner, and delivered
her over to the custody of another watchman. On
searching her, a quantity of plate was found on her,
which was identified by the prosecutor, and also a R 2
note. The prisoner, it appeared, had even kinelled a
fire in the house.—Guilty.—Death.
John Dodson was indicted for assaulting John Ken-
drick, a private in the Towet Hamlets Militia, on the
highway, and taking from him a silver watch, and a
pocket-book. Kendrick swore, that in going down
Golden-lane, on the 23d ult. he was met by the pri-
soner and another, who both laid hold of him. The
prisoner asked if he did not know him ? while that
was passing, witness felt something jerk at his pocket,
and immediately missed his watch, and charged the
prisoner with taking it. Prisoner then snatched his
pocket-book out of his side-pocket, knocked him down,
and ran off. Witness and— Cullen pursued him
up a court where there was n'ep thoroughfare; he soon
returned, with a knife in his hand, but was seized by
Prince, an officer. Cullen, a cabinet-maker, who
lives near the spot, corroborated the prosecutor's
statement.

J. Prince, an officer, searched the prisoner, but found I
nothing on him, but he found the pocket-book a few
feet from the spot where he searched him.
John Walden, cornchandler, in Golden-lane, de-;
posed, Oat his yard adjoins the court up which the pri-
soner ran, and that he found the watch in the yard I
next to his own. Kendrick told the witness the marks I
of the watch before the witness gave it on: of his hand.
Guilty.—Death.
Joseph Hansen was capitally indicted for burgla-
rkusly breaking into a part of the dwelling-house of
Robert Shed den, Esq. in Gower-street, Bedford-square,

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.and stealing thereid 'trials article of wearing aftpa,
eel, &c: on the night of the lath of Oct-.her hex.
Tt was stated in evidence, that on tbe day preceding
the robbery, there had been a large v. ash at Mr-
den's, and the servants having finished their Jay's
work, left the clothes partly dry and partly wet in tit.
laundry. In the morning it was discovered that thieve,:
had got into the wash-house, from whence they had
taken a vast quantity of wet and dry linen, silk „o,Arns,
and other thim*.s. Notice of the fact was immiaiat.ly-
given at the Public Office, Bow-street, where, en de.
scribing the articles stolen, information was given that
a person was apprehended during the night, by the
patrole, with such things in his possession. The other
man escaped.
These circumstances being satisfactorly proved, the
Jury found the prisoner Guilty—Death.

Thomas /fumy; Aries and Jaws .I.liihnfl alias Bantlin,
were indicted for feloniously and burglarionsly enter-
ing the house of Mr. John Stockdale, Bookseller, in
Piccadilly, and stealing therein two carpets.
It appeared from the testimony of Mr. Stockdale,
and other persons, that the prisoners were seen opening
the door of, and entering a house in Piccadilly, in
which Mr. Stockdale had formerly dwelt, but which
was then uninhabited. They were followed in a few
minutes by Mr. Stockdale, his porter, and others, and
pursUed up stairs ; but being alarmed by the sound
of approaching steps, they endeavoured to make their
escape from the windows of the first floor. The pri.
soner Bishop was caught as he dropped from the
window, and Humphries was seized while hanging
from the lamp-iron. On searching their persons
there were found in their pockets several skeleton and
picklock keys, and a bottle of phosphorus, and matches.
On examining the rooms up stairs it was discovered
that the prisoners had removed two carpets from a
chair on which they were deposited, apparently for
the purpose of carrying them off, had they no been
disturbed in the fact.

They were both found, guilty of the larceny, but
acquitted of the burglary in the dwelling house, on the
ground of Mr. Stockdale not having livtd in the
dwelling house broken open, for a considerable time
previous to the occurence. _

Ann Tardley was found guilty of stealing one yard
and a half of lace, some ribbons, and a napkin, the
property of George Blundell, haberdasher, in Bishops-
gate-street, with whom she lived as cook.
Stephen Buchwll was indicted for privately stealing
from the house of Thomas Simmons, of St. Paul's
Church-yard, 36 yards if Irish linen, one pair of
breeches, one pair of pantaloons, and one pair of
boots, the property of John Pallister. Pawnbrokers'
duplicates of the property were found on the prisoner,
and the several articles were sworn to by Mr. Pal.
lister ; but it appearing that the warehouse if: not im-
mediately under the roof of the dwelling-house, the
Jury brought in a verdict—Guilty of stealing, but not
in a dwellin-house.
Ann Tooting, alias Folder, alias Coofter, alias Loch,
was indicted for burglariously breaking out of the
dwelling-house of James Chapman, in the night-time,
and stealing thereout a silver watch, a child's coral
and silver beads, four gowns, one cloak, three pairs
of stockings, three petticoats, two shawls, one bonnet,
one umbrella, one apron, one pair of shoes, and two
shifts, the property of the said James Chapman and
Anne, his wife, on the night of the 3d of October
last.

James Chapman deposed, that he had lodgin,r,
four rooms, in the house of Mr. Dais, Mile-end New-
town ; that, about a fortnight before the 3d of Octo-
ber, his wife let one of his rooms to the prisoner, who
was a silk weaveress ; on the night of the 3(1 of Oc-
tober, he and his family went to bed at eight o'clock
—the prisoner was up in the adjoining room ; about
half-past nine o'clock his wife awoke, and missed the
prisoner ; she got a light, and missed his watch from
the head of the bed, where it usually hung—and also
found that the other articles, mentioned in the indict-
ment, which were in a drawer, had been taken. He
got up, dressed himself, and went in search of the
prisoner, whom he did not find until the 10th of the
same month, on board the Christian VII. man of war,
at Spithead ; when he saw her, she had his wife's
bonnet, one of her gowns, and her shoes, on. The
Commander of the Christian VII. sent a boat on shore,
with him and the prisoner, accompanied by the boat-
swain of the ship, who brought a bundle with him,
which he delivered to the Magistrates at Portsmouth,
who afterwards delivered it to the witness,whobrought
the prisoner and it to Worship-street Office, where he
delivered them both into the custody of an officer.
Mrs. Chapman examined the bundle, which con-
tained one gown, one shift, one pair of stockings,
one petticoat, and one handkerchief, which she iden-
tified as her property.
Richard Philip Hurd, pawn-broker, Bishopsgate-
street, produced a silver watch, which, he deposed,
was pledged with him on the night of the 4th of
October, but he did not know that the prisoner wan
the person he received it from, although it was a
woman that had pledged it.
James Chapman identified the watch to be the same
that was stolen from the head of his bed.
John Vickery, Police Officer, deposed, that the
Prosecutor brought the prisoner to Worship-street Po.
lice Office, on the 19th of October, and that he, the
witness, took off of her a gown and handkerchief,
which the prosecutor claimed to be his wiles- He pro-
duced them, and Mrs. Chapman identified them.
The prisoner did not make any defence ; she• ap-
peared to be far gone in pregnancy.
The following witnesses gave testimony to her cha-
racter :—.John Martin, Church-road, chandler, de-
posed, he had known the prisoner from her infancy,
and she had always an excellent character for honesty,
until that occurrence.
Richard Gardner and Thomas Oliver corroborated
his testimony.
Sir SOULDN LAWRENCE summed up the evidence
with his usual perspicuity, and observed, that tile
Jury would leave out of their consideration the capital
part of the offence ; the burglary could not be sup-
ported, as it was laid in the indictment, that the pri-
soner had broken out of the prosecutor's dwelling
' house, when, in fact, it was the dwelling-house ( f
Dals, and the prosecutor was merely a lodger. 'Fre
only question for them to consider was, whether tile
prisoner had, or had not, stolen the articles in the in-
dictment? If they believe.l the evidence that had
been
ot, adduced,they theywould
must tir
acquit hr.
d hee. The Juryrguilty; hue, it dte y
did not, gave
their verdict—Guilty Qf simple Larceny. Prisoner's
. age '23.

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,ILEE FOR JUBILEE ;
CR, FIFTY EARS SUEPHERD ron FIFTY A KING

An Anna ESS to hip , on entering the 50th Year of Ills
Re:„ n, by an (111 Inhabitant of the Grampian Mountains.

Fete the Gramrivs Hills will the Royal ear hear it,
And Ham, to Nos N the Shepherd's plain tale ?
The north wind is blawing, and gently Will bear it,
Utwarnish'd and honest, o'er hill and o'er dale.
When London it reaches, at Court, Sire, receive it,
Like a tale you May read it, or like a sang sing,
I'oor No R NIA S ii easy—but, you May Wits* it,
I'mlif!yyeara Shepherd—you'reffigaSing !
rcur Jus, • 1.7:1L then, we mry ain I will mingle;
For cu and twa fat lambkins I'll slay,
Fresh turf I will lay in a heap on my Ingle,
And we my auld nei'bours ell rant out the day.
My pipes that I play'd on langsyne I will bias* ther4
My chanter teach to lilt over the spring,
My drones to the tune I will round and round thraw them,
" 0' Fifty Yeats Shepherd, and Fifty a King!"
The fl ack o' Great Britain ye've Ling wed attended,
The flock o' Great Britain demanded your care,
Fran the ha+ and the wolf they've been snugly defended,
And led to fresh pasture, fresh water, and air,
My flocks I hail led day by day o'er the heather,
At night they around me hue dane'd in a ring;
I've been their protector thro foul and fair weather;
fet Fifty years Shepherd-I'6're Fifty a King.
Their fleeces I've ,There, frae the cauld to protect me,
Their fleeces they gave, when a burden they grew;
When scap'd frac the shears their looks did respect me,
Sae the flock of Great Britain still looks upon you!
They grudge not their Monarch a mite o' their riches,
Their active industry is ay on the wing,
Then you and me, Sire, I think are twa matches
I'm Fifty Years Shepherd—you're Fifty a King !

elk wi' my sheep, Sire, ancl!ioa wi' your subj/cti,
On that festive day will baitli gladly rejoice,
Our twa hoary heads will he fu' o' new projects,
To please our leel vassals that made us their choice.
Wi' sweet rips o' hay 1 will treat a' my wethersi
1 he juice o the vine to your lords you wi'l bring;
The respect they bae for us is better than brithers—
I'm Fifty Years Shepherd—you're Fifty a King.
illy crook 1 will dress in the relics o' summer,
My faithful auid collie shall hail that blvth morn,
Acd to my wie cabin I'll welcome each corner,
The Wend chat has plenty, and stranger forlorn.
Ts'll sure do the same, the' naebody broach it,
Yc've plenty o' beef, butter, labsters, and ling,
And reuth o' musicians to strike up the crotchet,
0' " Fifty years Shepherd, and fifty a King:"
/live in the cottage where NoavAL was bred in,
nu live in the palace your ancestors rear's!,
Nae guest uninvited dar'd come to our weddin',
Or ruthless invader pluck us by the beard.
Then thank' to the Island we live in ! where shipping
Swim round us abreast, or like geese in a string;
Tor safe, I can say, as my brose I am sipping,
I'm fifty years Shepherd—you're fifty a King !
But, au ! ROYAL Groans—and ah ! humble NORMAN,
Life to us baith draws near to a close !
The year's f.r awa' that was svr natal hour, man,
The time's at our elbow that brings us repose !
Then e'en let it come, Sire, if Conscience acquit vs,
A sigh from our bosons Death never shall wring!
And may the neist Jub'lre amang angels meet us,
To bail the auld Shepherd, and worthy auld King !
Gt arnpian Hills, October, 1897. NORMAN( NICHOL,ON.

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