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London, England, 1822-01-05 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS, JANUARY 4.
Henry Wilson and John Farmer were indicted for
attempting feloniously to enter the cellar- of John
Jervis Kerr, Esq. at his house in Mount-street, Gros-
venor-square.
Mary Franks, servant to Mr. Kerr, deposed that,
the prisoner Wilson entered into Mr. Kerr's service in
the month of August last, and went with him to
Ireland (where Mr. Kerr is) in the month of Septem-
ber. Some time before Mr. Kerr went to Ireland,
witness and Wilson removed all the plate into the
wine-cellar by Mr. Kerr's directions. The wine-.
collar was inside the butler's pantry. Mr. Kerr fas-
tened the door of the cellar himself by two locks and
a screw: he also put a seal on the door. Wilson re-
turned to Mr. Kerr's house.in the month of October,
and told the witness he had left Mr. Kerr, but was
desired by him to live at his houie till he could ac-
commodate himself. Witness believed what Wilson
said, and took him to reside in the house. Oa the
following Tuesday, Wilson brought the prisoner
Farmer with him, and they both went into the but-
ler's pantry, and stayed there half an hour. On their
going-out, witness examined the pantrs and saw
that the screw in the wine-cellar was partly drawn
out, and in a drawer she found tt turnscrew that was
not there before. Wilson continued to live in the
house; and witness made no observation on what she
had seen, but frequently examined the wine-cellar
door; and on the following Thursday, after Wilson
went out in the morning, she found that. the screw
was taken out and the seal removed, and the bolt of
one of the locks unshot. She immediately gave in-
formation to Plank, the officer, who came and exa-
mined the door, and left two officers in waiting to
apprehend Wilson when he should return, which
was accordingly done that evening. Witness said
the prisoner Farmer called at the house the ensuing
Saturday, to inquire for Wilson, when he was also
apprehended.
The officers who apprehended Wilson said, that
while they kept him in the house, he thlew a num-
ber of skeleton keys and a file into a sink, which they
took out and produced in Court.
Plank, the officer, stated, that he asked Wilson how
he came by the skeleton-keys? and he replied, that
Farmer had given them to him, but that they only
intended to take the wine out of the cellar, for which
Farmer had agreed to give him half-a-crown a bottle,
and that they did not mean to touch the plate. This
witness also proved, that when Farmer was appre-
hended, he sent an officer to search his lodgings, and
shewed Farmer some skeleton keys and a file that
were found in his box, which he acknowledged as his.
Mr. ALLEY addressed the Jury for Farmer, con-
tending that there was not sufficient evidence for his
conviction. If they believed the prisoners had agreed
together to rob the seine•cellar, and had, in pursu-
ance of that agreement, done any act whatsoever,
they were both equally guilty ; and it appeared by
the evidence of the first witness, that they must have
been both present at the time the screw was loosened
in the door.--The. Jury, after a short consultation,
found both the prisoners—Guilty.
The CHAIRMAN said, that the crime was one that
called for exemplary punishment; and the Court
would take time to consider what that punishment
should be before pronouncing judgment.
David Roach, a genteel-looking young man, hut
dressed in apparel of a very shabby description,
scarcely sufficient to cover him, was indicted for un-
lawfully selling to Mrs. Charlotte Wooffe, a piece of
paper, purporting to be an admission for two to the
Boxes of Covent-Garden Theatre, on the evening of
the 4th of December, when in fact it was no such
thing, and thereby defrauding Mrs. Wooffe of 4s.
The prosecutrix deposed, that the prisoner offered
her two double Box-orders, signed Lascelles, fur 4s.
she paid him that sum, but was refused admittance
on presenting them to Mr. Gatliffe, the Clerk of the
Free List, who told her no such person as Lascelles
belonged to that Establishment.
The prisoner in defence pleaded great distress. He
said he received the orders at the Stock Exchange,
from a young man who occasionally gave him orders
for the West London Theatrge ; he also got orders
frequently from Gentlemen belonging to Covent-
Garden Theatre, because his father bad been printer
to the Theatre, and he would not have sold these
orders had he been aware they were false orders.—
Verdict—Guilty. Sentenced to three months' im-
prisonment in the House of Correction.

PALACE COURT, JANUARY 4.
GAMULING.UOLLOWAY V. 11EAGER•

This was an action to recover £lO on a bill of ex-
change given to the son of the plaintiff by she de-
fendant, and accepted by him. The facts of the