Star.
London, England, 1807-12-04 00:00:00

OLD B.IILEk, DEC.

tOll.

7doe lif#fieas, a swift interefting and getitcet looking young
woman heisig called to the bar the Clerk proceeded to arraign
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her in the ufual form, upon as ttdidtasent. charging her capitally
Of robbing her employer, Mrs. Lacon, of Birkeley_f4eai4. He
had not, hilwever, read many lines hetore the *Wooer Mailed
quite overcome, and fwooned away. She was theretbre tadand
ed, until the Mould be fufficiently recovered to be phi do her
trial%
Mirkesret Norton Was iapitatly Indiaeti foi dealing a quantity
of plate and wearing apparel, the property of John Scott, in
James's ltreet, Covent Garden.
Mrs. Scott, the wife of John Scott. depoted, that the prifoner
• had been lief fervent; wknefs and hutband were disinters ih town,
applied to an 02Ite for a fervant.and the pritotter was recommend.
ed to them. On the tsight of the rah of Odtoher, withers went
down into the kittheo leaving prifoner in the dining room ; when
in the kitchen, the called her fevetal tithes, but received no anfwer;
the then went up Rain: in fearch of her, but could not find her ;
miffing the key of her bed room which ufcd to !slog in the dining
room, the went to the bed chamber, found the dobr open, and a
box, Which Contained fume of her *rearing apparel, gone. On ex
amining a portmanteau. the found that a diver milk pot fix Giver
table fpoons, fix fall fellers and felt fpoons, two palr filver lugar
tongs, and one punch ladle, had been taken out ; witnefa iciforsted
her hutband of her lufs. and of the ahfence of tlse prifoner. He
immediately applied to Bow drier Office
Mr. Adkins, an officer of police. depoted that Mr. Scott applied
to him about eleven o'clock at night, on the zoth of Odiober. and
gave hint a defcription of the prifoner he went in purfuit of her,
and found her in a garret in St Giles's, examining fame plate,
which the had in a pillow cafe The box, as decribed by Mr.
Scott. was in the room. Witners charged h:r with the robbery,
which the conftffed, but fold a young man had forced her to do it.
Mrs. Scott proved the property:to the value of five p sunds.
The prifoner, In defence, laid, that after her mittrefs bad left the
room, two men ::ntcred it, and told her, it the did not come and
OM them to take away the things, they would put her to infant
death, and drew a knife on her : the was fi frightened, that Gee
did not know what the was about, mai they forced her along with
them. She did not know who they were—one of them had jut
gone out of the garret, when the officer took her into cuftudy.
Three witneffea were produced to her character.
Mr. Juftice Geogr., in his charge to the Jury, obferved, that
the whole of thegiti's dory was altogether incredible. Was it
to be (uppofed that in the crowded (tee is of London, and in fuck
a part of the town as that was, any petfon grown up as that girl
was could be forcibly carried away againlt her will ? Could not
the cry out when the got into the ttreet And if two meet had
done as the defcribed they had, was it at all likely that they would
have left her in a room alone, with the property at her command ?
And as to the value of the prOperty, it was impoffible that any
ape co' id fuppofe it not worth forty Shillings. The Jury, how
ever, would ore their own diferetion, and decide upon the cafe as
they thought the evidence fairly entitled them to do. The Jury
immediately found the prifoner Guilty—Death.
George Pale was indicted tor dealing one cloth pelilTe, the pro-
petty of Mary, Countels Dowager of Maeclesii-ld, and three cot-
ton gowns, the property of Jofeph Sheldon, one of her Ladyship's
ferrates in the houfe of the Paid Countefs, No 14 Lower Bet k :Icy
Rivet, Portman fquue on the t sth of o:tober lad
J. Clark, a Mailer Painter, depotcd that he was employed by
the Couutefs to new paint her houfe, and the prifoner was one of
his journeymen. Upon his hearing that upward. of twenty locks
were forced in drawers, trunks and dell's, in dill: rent pats ache
bode, and a cotifiderable quantity of property itteen, he examined
the drawers, &c. that had been broken open, and found that they
were all forced with an implement ufed by painters and glaziers.
He then recolleet..d that the prifoner had been a',fent froth Lis
work both Saturday and Monday, the day on which tole robbery
was difcovered. He made application to Mr Conant, the Ma
Orate at Marlborough-fi raet, and obtained a warrant. With
the of litance of Jackfon the Police Officer, be found out that the
prifoner had been that day tAten up as a defcrter. and was then in
the Savoy Prifon, from which place he was dcbvcred over to the
Civil Power.

The property deferitted in the indiament, was traces to the
Chops of two Pawnbrokers, one of whom. Mr Chrifti..n. of No.
72, High-ltrtet, Mary-la-Boune, according to the toftiniony of
Clarke, at lira rattled to thew the peltilft and gown, which were
now afecrtrined to have tx.en pureed with bins.
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Mr ChrifUm was examined in Court. He knew that the fear•
kt cloth pent& was pawned with him on the 14th, and the gown
on the t ith of OCtober. On the pclliffe he lent Bs. 'I he prifuner
told him It belonged to his filter, marl he believed him. He did
not know eitadly thc value of it, it might be worth a guinea, or
more. It was pretty line cloth —After repeated queltions from
the Bench, he Paid it might be worth three or tour pounds for
what he knew. He hylitved the prifoner was the man who pawn-
ed thc gown and prliffe—then he wan not quite perfedly lure —he
might be miltaken. At length be Lid, be would not like to (wear
to a wrong thing

Judge Giose then obferved—" ism not quite Cure of that"
lizabeth Higginbotham, who is own maid to the Counters,
and Mary (the wife of Jofeph Sheldon) who ferves in the fame
capacity about the perfon of Lady Mary Parker, corroborated the
tettimony of Clarke. and proved to whom the property belonged.
The Farmer delivered in a written defence, amounting to no-
thing but a general proftfaou of Wks innocetice. He called no wit.
fleas.

In the charge to the Jury. Mr Junky Comae (evenly repro
bated the couthott of Mr Chritltan. the Pawnbroker. For his
part he would attend very little to whet that man laid, and would
recommend to the jury to form thtir opinion chiefly from the evi-
dence of the other witznit, s.

After a thort deliberation, the Jury returned a verdid..Guilty
of healing to the value of39s.
am: Ailderfen. a boy only 14 years old, was tried capitally for
healing a velvet fp.nicer, and part of a velvet peldTh, the property
of Maria and Harriet Helm, Mars and a.-partners. who keep a
habertlaiher's limmp,in Mary•la bonne-ftreet, Golden fquare.
The Jet:Mon of this cafe retied chiefly on the quefittot, of whe•
thcr the Chop door was open or not ? Baron GK.% fIA It informed
the Jury, that if the latch of a mop door was lifted with a felonious
intent, and any thing in the limp afterwards removed an inch from
its placq, in furtherance of the fame denim, the ad was as pofi
tively a burglary as if the door Lad been wrenched open with an
iron crow.

The fad of the opening admitted of fume &W.A, and the Jury
found the prifoner guilty of healing to the value of 3;s. but not of
burglarionfly breaking a•Kd enuring the Mode
Wi/lijm Parker was intildlcd for dealing a watch, value above
fusty Millings.
The prufrcutor, a man of the name of Palmer, rents a chop and
parlour in Hertford ftreet, Fitzroy fquare, one window of which
is appropriated to his own bulbuls (a tailor) and :bench. r to the
china trade. On the 6th of Nov mber, the prifoner attest the
profecutor If he could mend tome china, and on being anfwcred in
the affirmative, be went away, and returned again in a few minutes.
He went into the parlour adjoining the Mop, as if to write the
addrefs; and alter he was gone, the profccutor thought of his
watch, which was banging over the mantle their. and out getting
off his flints board, milled it. The profecutur went one way in
porfuit of the prifoner, and his apprentice the other ; and the lat•
ter overtook him in Warren Itrect, and brnught him back to the
(hop. 1 he watch was not found on hi:n but it was found the n•zt
morning in Warren hue, on the fput where the apprentice over-
took the parolee—Guilty of healing so the value of 395.
7.sateililiisten was again put to the bar, upon a capital
charging her with ftealiug three yard. aid a half of foreign
lace, and thirteen yards of fills, the property of John Lact.n.
There never was a more itsterching figure thou thisunfortunate
young woman. She looked the pidtare of defoir. She wet fo
weak, that the Court granted her a chair to fit on. This was the
young woman hew& up in the morning who tainted upon her
arraignment. She was arelf d in a plain but elegant morning dui's
with a large lace cap that came over Ler lace. till: lectn..4l led
Ivey alive to her &nation.
Mr. Ante". appeared as her Conflict.
Mrs. Anne Lacon &pored the was wife of kiln Lacon, and
lives at No. 10. llerkeley•fquare ; was antilliner and drels maker ;
the pti'oner lived with her one ycsr an I five months as a fhop-
woman and manager of her btaincf;. She carried on Winds alto
at Brighton. and during the feafon the prifoner had managed It for
her. In July laft the miftd a piece of white and a piece of black
lace ; be wrote to prifoner at Brighton, mentioning the lots, and
received an anfwer from her Rating. that the white lace had been
bent home to the lady that it belonged to, and that the black lace
mutt be mitdd in ionic part of the boufc. Some time alterwards
the miffed a coral necklace.

The Cann interrupted her, and told her that charge was not
WA in theindklment, and thry could not hear any thing nu that
&hied; the anfwered it was not hu• it was in am thcr indidt-
Man. Minster had had bcr full con! encc ; fhe male inquiri
about the whits lace at the pawnbroker',, and found it bad been
pledged by tLe yrifencr.

Cro!s nand led by Mr Attire.
Said prifo: er had the total tuanagetneut of her bofinefe A 1

Jafrph Entrry,pawn bract, produced thrte yard; and a half fif
black Lice. abdut a tided of a yitril in depth, and denial-al that it whs
pawned by the prifocier, on the yl of May, for two guinea..
Thomas Burket, eawnbroker,, produced t 3 yards of black ;
he had never teen the prifone before, and it Was not &miter he
got it.
the black filk was het's; it Will pi in, and had no particular mark
Mrs. Latori, oh her re-etamiiiation, denoted, the could not ai
attached to it ; the had not examined her books or hq snede; It
Might be hers, but would not undertake to (wear it was ~The lalrc
*as bat t the knew it from the figtlre, and the particular manner
it was hemmed at the ends. Witiiefi valusd the Lee Paid if
colt her more, at.d any one that was a Judge of tbe'siiide would
fay, it was worth near twice as much.
William•A thins, (Aker of Bow (tree, derofed that be went to
Mr. Lawn's houte on Sunday I.R, when he law the priforier. He
told her be was an tater from Baw ltreet. and came to take her
into eultody, on ftifnicion of her laving Rohn b'a k and white lied
and other things from Mra. Laeon. She told him the lace wax
pairaed at the pownbroker's. Witnefs afked for the duplicates.
She gihre them to him ; there were t t of them. On his, ailtlog
her'werethey aU duplicates of Mrs. I.acon's goods ? Shesetwered
in the aißanative. There was one duplicate for the taco produced
by Emery, the pawnbroker. and env her for a coral necklace.
The Court interfered, and faid, as that necklace was not men-
tioned io etie prefect indiament, it was improper it mould be
fpoken of ...-Crofs.eiarnlned by Mr. Aixtv.—Prifore: had told
him (be had been much embarraffed lately, but had then ciinie t 6
torn to redeem the articles, and return them.
The Court :Ikea :lie prifoner hid fit:, any thing to fay in her &-
fence ? the planer was fu mach affected the cauld nut articulati
a word. hut th'c ofE;et infOrnied :he Court the tei2aCil to be head
by bee Cowed

The Curt then told her Ile could 'me, u her Connie! conli
only crofs-esamine the Witoefim. !Eike h.id any tbirfig to fay, or
y queltions to alk, that was her only time.
The Olfiaer inform, d the Court, the wished to afk Mrs. lacon.
if the had nor given the lace to her, or i.no her charge ? Pie lud
a perfon to give evidence a to her charader.
Mrs. Lunn laid the timer had d, tt one or the other; for, in
the file place, her circundlance. would not allow her to make lo
large. prefent ; and, in the fecend, the lace was put into c'...argc rf
the iniitrefs of the work room, as it was In tetili.d for the bottom
of a pen&

arah Orthes depofel, the knew the prifoner for twelt2 ye: rt,
and all her tawny ; thy were of the belt chars ter; never heard
any thing to the t!itedvartage of the prifoner, until the prcfent un-
fortunate bonne's.

The Jury deliberated a feW moments and returned A tertlift of
Guilty, but recommended the prifoner to mercy.
The RECORDIA allied on what ground. ? as his Majefty had
defired that he ihould date the grounds, when the Jury had re-
commended a prifoner to mercy.
The Jury replied. on her youth. on her not helot aecultomed to
vice, and her taprefang h. r intention of returning the property.
After the vet dia. the prifoner appeared iill'enhhie, and was car•
rigid out of Court She Rated her age at as years.
The folluoing were also convide,l of felonies i
G Smith. for Healing ten Ih.et, thins, ate. the property of
Meills.Maepheal anti Cadour.

William Nett, for Itcaling a lt,ln of mutton, the property of
Thomas Mar iimr.

R:becea Simmontla, for lteal4 LT a table cloth, the property of
El'z b.th Mo :er.

William licete, for ftealint albs. of iron nails, the gaol; of
Mcffrs Vardorl.

',Elizabeth Evanr, for ftealirg a tea pot. the pmperty of H. Jones,
J. Trier, for fteatiog a filk handkerchief, the property of P. P.
Sonr.lies. And,
W. Sausders, for Reeling a gallon of runt, the property of the
King.

Hanningsti was acquitted of (leafing a quantity of Turkey
oil ftorien; by a partner in the Firm which was robbed bcint
named Howell in tae indictment, iollead of Howard. The pro-
fecutor faid be had delivered his right :lama to the cicrk at the
Manfion•boufe.

1 limns Lewis Wit alro acquitted of the charge of fleabag. in
the dwelling houfe of Han Bo,kc, Ffq. in N.) 26, Nottingham-
Place, Mari-la•honce, on It • of September Lot, a diver wine
[trainer, two faits, deffcrt fpoon, and falt fpoons, hi, property.

CHlNA.—Extrall of a Letter from a Gentleman
lately refident Li China, dated Canton, April
'4 The affair between the Englifh Company and the
Chinefe Government, is at length adiufled. After
many meetings, chin chinnings, &c. &c. the Chinefe
Government ordered up fir trial the fifty two tailors
belonging to the Nep unc. that were on liberty when
the affray happened. This order was complied with
on the pat t of the Company, and about the 25th of
March the fifers arrived in Canton, under the pito.
tabor' °fa company of Marines, from the Li In 'hip
of war. After they had reached Canton, the Man-
deans intimated that they mull Le taken inside
the city for examination. This was refelutely op.
poled, and it was finally agreed that the trial (ho rid
be held in the Company's Old Faeloty ; the lower
part of which was accordingly fitted up in great Ityle.
with yellow and ctinsfon filk carpets, culhions, ch art,
tables, &c. &c. the whole intended to reprefent the
Emperor's Court. The bufinef. now appeared fa.
vourable. but was loon. (haded by another (crimp;
occurrence—the Mandarin, who was to fie in awnt
judgment, re-piled, that the Chief of the Company,
the Captain of the Lion, and the Commodore
the Company's fhps, Qt ,ulsl not be permitted to fir
.n his pretence dining the trial. This was not accede.:
to, and threats were uttered on the par t of the Britiiis.
The- Mandarin was equally obiliaate, and the bufinel.
aff tined a vers• fetious afpeel. As the Mandarin could
no: come bin:fell. or fend one of high order, he fen„
n Who was wiliing t 'at the B:i;ifh Should fit at their
eafe in gumd elbow whirs. Thus at ranged, about the
6th intiant, the rri..l commenced, and of 52 Garry..
t t %ere &feet( I as the Moll guilty, and laid over to:
further proof. On the 9th the eleven were again
btonght up for trial, and two %vete feletflal as the
guilty perfuns, who were again laid over for hitcher
investigation. On the eleventh the two were again
brought forward, one of them adjudged guilty, and
ordered to he kept in poffedion of the Company until
the pleafure of the Emperor Shall be known. The
Britifh (hips are now loading, and will fail in about
a fortnight. What fate awaits the failor retained is
uncertain ; but it is probable that the Mandarin.
wood.: rather touch a few of the fecurity merchants
dollars, and keep the affair from the Emperor, than
retaliate the outrage spina their c,untrymen. In
this car:, not Ids than one hundred thonfand dollars
will be neceffary to patch up the affair."
CORN MARKET, MARK LANE, DEC. 4„—This dart
the Market very thinly fupplied with Wheat, and
the few Pimples of belt quality fetch a fmall advance
in price. New Rye, this week, is higher. Barley
and Malt at little vat iation. WI i e Peas are ag tin
dearer. Beans likewile a trifle. The (apply of Opts
is (till extremely Short, and this trade is named at
further advance in ptice.—The price of Flour with-
out variation.

latl4llltAL CVIRANCT 1181711DIIt.
Wheat, 414 SO 65.1 per qr. Grey Peas, 66e 7osod
Fine thaw. oits 7ss od Beans, (old) 58s 64a 6d
Rye, (new) 45A coo od Tick Ditto 54s 59s od
Barley,42s 4846 d Oats, 28s 34$ Oct
Malt, (old) 06$ 74s od Poland ditto 4u 431 od
White Peas; (Boilers) 1581t681 Potatoe ditto to 44s cd
Rape Seed 231 351
Fine Flour rs sj--Secondi 45$ 504

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