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London, England, 1802-11-06 00:00:00

• -en's light was pnt rant, and be did not afford Mr. I Mr. Wm. Jennings wets called np a record time. '
' ,•ings the leaft affitlance. The two pritimers• in order to identify the property, which he (lid.
rut of the door and endeavoured to elcape particularly the plate, molt fati.liaot.ilyi y.atli
• . the ontilde railing. The prift•ner Shires did refpea to the watch, it was nftiall,.• derolited, by
. •.•d in leapingthe rails and in the firfi his uncle, in a drawer, which had been
.. • : ice era clear out of the premiles. Johnilin opened that night, and he had every rcafhn et be-
.. •lot io tcitunate in hi-, attempt to efeapt. He lieve it was taken from thence. .... ,
•- • ‘ 'ofet% p:,-(ited by Mr'. Jennings, who, jult as The Prifoner Johnibn's defence confiflcd.in forfie
: was au rwting to leap over the rails, llruck remarks upon fine points of the evidence of one
:. In 1 b' ..... wiii.:ll brought hint to thdground.— or two of the Watchmen, who, he a Certed, had
lle attern:•:ed to rife again, but another blow laid (worn diXercatly Nvhfqt before the Ma c.;i:lrate: thole
trim on:e tic ,!e prodrate. ITe got ti,,, when Mr. points were not held to be rnate:i..l, anal farther,
;ennin-,s e.:!lght hold of him in his arms, and on referenc;:, they appeared to be untrue in point
*11...,.. 1):th t., the h ,:tort of th. 11:ps. Still the of fa&:
ri;he.:r. 1:1:wtgli thus vigorotifly alfailed, again Shires laid, he knew nothing of the a train Ile
g ton his ie:s and endeavoured to get into the had been drinking in a houie ecar Si. George's
tt . tet. lie did get out, :old :Iroeceie.l as far as Market,and wasrather intoxicated ;he I.Ad Hopped
Cral7e.court, which is bet a few vans from the at the gateway at the bottom of Grange-court,
ler mite.. kh. Jermi,...,,, c.minited to keep him in I when he was flopped by the watchinar,with whom
1:61r, and (teach him with die po:en- as he was he proleirtd his wiliine;nefs to go any where. He
2-I;:i.ling off. At Grange-court I.:i career was alto remarked neon lime alledged contradidion.
cheed, for lea:her pert coining up he was fe- in the tctimony of the watchmen.
cut c.f. ..\ eaie It this ptiihner then the cafe was 0 Mr. Earon Tuortrsosi fummed np the evidence,
r...5.i cle.!riv cilablilli-:(1. Mr. Jennings had not and ably charged the Jury upon the cail:. He de-
clarin: all chi, tim.: ken the prifoner Shires, but f Ictibed the inji6ment, which was faframed as to
the evidtne^ of a Cubleeetent wand's fully proved lay the bottle in eptellion to be the dwellaig.houle
his gnat. .1t the time that Mr. Jennittls appear- of Thomas Starkie and John Jennings ;it was laid
ed with tits watchman in the hall, the prilotn:rs as their join: bottle, but which, on the explanation
were is I'OSCO,iOTI of the property frier-ailed in the of Mr. William Jennings, whole 1144, activity,
indiament. The articles of silver plate were found 1 and refolution Iris Lordlhip highly commended,
in the court in conrequence of a feareh which was I appeared not to be the cafe, and in conlegtience of
made alter the prifoners were apea thended. Id which midake in framing the indiament, a point
fearch of the goli watch, Mr. Jennings, atruled by of which die Priloners had a right to avail them-
ffeene of the servants, went over the ground which felves, the capital part of the charge cou:d not be
Johnfon had taken when endeavouring to escape. fupported.
It was not found here ; hot at the corner of His Lordatip made a variety of comments on the
Green's-court, where Shires was anprelsended, it fads of the cute, and °braved that the Jury would
yes ‘lhhovered lvi!,g nn the •.yotniii. Tl,cre was confider whether the fecond .perfon observed by
th --e ore ro donlit that 't had been dropt by Mr. Jennings coming out of the honk, and who
Shires at the moment when he was taken into i had efcaped over the rails, was not the Prifoner
et. . jv. Mr. Jennings defcribed the marks of Shires ?
vi.,l.ence which were obrervtd on the door, and The Jury, after conferring feme time, gave their
produced the iron crow bar by which it had been Verdi& in the technical fliape of Guilty of (lealing
forced. Such was the clear and circumflantial ac- the goods, but not in the uwAling•houfe, and ac•
count which Mr. Jennings gave of the affair. lie quitted them of the charge of burglary.
certainly behaved in a manner which tefleas the After the VcrciiEt was mo:lotured, Johnron raid
highefl honour on his cool and determined con- that his leflow.piiiheer Shirts was as innocent of
rage. Al•elt. end unaided, for the watchman lb the charge as the child unborn.
far from atiliii,g him (he putting out the light, and On Mr. Jennings's quitting the Court., he was
refidinr to accompany him armed only) encreafed called back at the inliance.of Mr. Sheriff ALEX-
his danger, he, by his fpiri:ed condud, faved the ANDER, who politely invited that Gentleman to
property which had been entinled to his care, and dine with the LORD MAYOR, &e. above !lairs,
brought to jillike two dc:Perate depredators. We which invitation Mr. J. in very pulite terms fem-
me told, that on one occidien Mr. Jennings was ed to decline.
attacked in a fingle horre chaile by two footpads. John Gtnnor and Michael Keating, for (leafing a
He Ini.dly j imped nut of the carriage, told them bundle from Wm. Penn, on the 6th of 06/.611.
in a refolote tone that he was determined not to Wm. Penn, a young hi y, fated, that he was
give up his property, and, by his tirmnefs, be fo carrying a bundle intiufted to his care by his mo-
effedually daunted them, that they were fain to ther, when it was fnatched from him, as he think,
march oft without their expeaed booty. by Connor. There were about a (core of itilows
On being quedinned particularly on the follow- with them ; and when the bundle was taken from
ire points, Mr. IVillam Jennings dated, that the I him, he heat d fevcral of diem exclaim, "Go aloug
dw• lling kouie is folely ichabiteci by the family of Toni." 1:e could net fwcar that Keating did any
Mr. John Jeaniiles, the / xpences of the host e- ;Ling.
keeping folely defrayed by him, and ai!O the Mts. Penn lila fhe lives in Charlotte-ftreet,
wages of the (intricate f,.:-ynnts; in hi.,,:t, that it Moomflitiry. Site gave the halt witness the bundle,
is cnnfidered as the fol: property r1.7,1r. Jennings. containing a (hint, a neck•handkerchief, &c. to be
On there eircurr (lances tran pining, the Cninnhl cart ied to the boy's father,-in the City.
for the Profecution eeprefied his fears, that the A conflable apprehended Connor in St. Giles's,
charge r-f butglai y or ftealirg in the dwelling- I and found part of the property in his pollellion,
honk could not be proved, aid merely proceeded • which he produced. It was Iwoin to by Mrs. Penn.
a,,e,abl'i the pritbnets for the larceny. Keating, in his defence, Paid lie had bought the
Mr. Keowtes, in his opening, mentioned, that p•operty from a labouring min, whom he had
the watchman who by hi., coedit& had given fuch ' oftenfeen before.
flrong reason for furpicion that he was an accom- Bernard Boyle gave Keating a good character.
pike in the guilt of the Prifoners, had been ad- Connor was acquitted and Keating found guilty.
roi.ed .1. av it nets 54ore tic Magistrates at the 7. Brown, T. Parker, and T. Brown, for healing
Public Office where the mu-nits:aka Look place. four napkins and a table cloth, the property of G.
Ile ed.:, however, that he would not reit any part Scales.
of the cafe on the teffitaony of fo fufpicions a wit-
nth. This man had certainly condi' red himfelf
in the molt reprehcr.fible manner, and he milted
that if any means could be adopted to bt ing him
to punifbment, be would be held up to perfons in
fanilar fituations as a (hiking example of a man
faithleis to fo important a truth meeting the re-
ward of his demerits.
Cannel a Watchman Rated, that about two
o'clock in the morning of the 6th, on going his
rounds near the premifes of Mr. Jennings, he heard
a cry of flop thief ! and immediately after law
Mr. Jennings engaged in a reef& with a man, who
proved to be the prifoner Johnfon. Mr. Jennings
had a poker in his hand ; after Johnfon had got
from him a little way, be, the witnefs laid hold of
him, and advancing, alited Mr. Jennings if he was
the thitt. ? on which he anfwered yes, if he has a
cut in his head. On examining by the lamp, the
Witaters obferved the cuts in the prifoner's head ;
they found Tome articles of plate and other things
within the premises; there were two hats lying in
the yard, and a hatedkerchief—one of there hats
was afterward,, when produced at the Justice's,
cLimed by the plifoner Johnfon, and it was left
with I,im.

..''ones, for tlealing a mutlin gown and other
articles, the property of B. Whitrad ; and
Mary Threider, for flealing a filver fpoon, the
property of E. Cockerton.
And ci7ht were acquitted, among whom was
Edward Clari.e, for flealing a brawn gelding in
Whitechapel, in Septembe- laft.
The profecutor being called on, Elated, that he
had loft a bay riding. juftice HEarn remarked
to the Jury, that this evi..len:e was fatal to the
proLcution, as die indie.tment defctibed the ani-
mal Stolen to have been a brown gelding.—Not
Guilty.—The Admiralty Seflions were held pro
forma purfuant to adjournment, and farther ad-
journed until Thurfday next, the Itth inft.

A RQMARKeace FACT.—In the Lottery drawn
laR Year, which confined of the fame number of
Tickcts as the prefcnt Lottery, Four out of the
Seven principal Capital Prizes, viz. both the
Twenty Thoufands, Nos. 29,467 and 15,705, and
"Two of Five Thoufand, Nos. 30,533 and 28,898,
were fold, (hared, and regitlered, at the Offices of
Holy. is and Co. Oxford-Ureet, and Saint James's-
ftreet.

Remington, a feconi Watchman, faid, as he
the bralr of two, near the premifes o
1111-.l.mningi, h: hcard an uncommon noile at the
A-sicker-74e: inaineately After the gate flew right
clien, and the iMiler Shires came out ; he fol-
lowed Lim, and oi• iit him hv the col
la, he appeiiied very mirth out of wind. IL
:e.ked bufir,-.:fs dirt ? to which
aof`AT t •.4.t; made : )rake how L.., but
dolly poi fitd
he i ,;1 Oa Lim till lie ve;l, t:Cao-r. it
a door, orymewa,,at d i. b to ui Grzrve-
c•.....-r, }1,1)ki!:•.-ftreet, the ailiflance
d ()tf-,:r Watchmen who came up mr
I:is retic, the prif n er sr.. Leared.
T:,•., 1-1,-I,:is war, fti eiols.cKlmir.e,.! 1.7 .1:
Cr'; as to the I.atizr pas t t fl,:s evi.
hi,: tile Wituel) pe.olited in his orizinal

On the 29th of the prefent month the Englifh
State Lottery commences Drawing. Three Prizes
of Twenty Thottfand Pounds in the prefent Year
have been fold by RICHARDSON, GOODLUCR, and
-48,318,Cu.
48,752, in Shares. They are alfo the only perfons
that ever i; ild Two Prizes of Thirty Thoufand
Pounds in Charcs,Nos.l2,Bo7and 26,883. Tickets
and Sliares lre on Sale at the Offices, Bank Build-
ings, Cornliil!, and fa'cing the Gate of the King's
Mews, Ciofs,of RICHARDSON, GOODLUCK,
and Co.

The 2f-j:h of th's month the Englifh State Lot-
t3ry

SCIIEME.

IC, .C.O. 2: (f
44 of
Ike 9.400 of
Is. Orly Ticktts isotcad of ta,oce.
The Ti.:ktts and Stamp,d Shares that may be
entitled t}.,2 abrve Capital B.liefas arc on Sale
Fn at NI, notsl,;'s •rtuat N. 16, Corn-
hill : wh,.:.re, in the prefect Year, Two Prihr.s. of
2o,cccl. and each, were fere'. ,-divided into
Shares, and one cf aocoL in a Whole Ticket.—
*„" Be careful to fee that every Share is figncd by
the Public's most obedientaad much obliged hum•
ble fcrvant, w. wicootstor.

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Two Watchmen, of the nnmes of and
Fe irr.e-, c.---:,•:•orxed, in a gre;:t the
ac-
coum,t y,;1.211 by Itemingion, of tl;c apprehenfim-,
of :;hires ; !!.!(:1 rpnlce a, to the finding of the g;oid
watch. and the Myer Lusk, which, it appt.r..(.4
v••it.• pi' ked horfeway, in Little Puke-
ltrect, lull by Grange court, at about five
•.'clock in the ntornin,,z. One of there WitneEs
ILALailathagjirjakiitja hi 4 hand, whc_n