Star.
London, England, 1806-02-20 00:00:00

OLD ReilLkr.

Yefterday the Seffions commenced before the Loan
MAYOR, Mr. JUffiCe HeATH. Mr. Junice La BLANC,
Baron Surrom, &c. &c. when twenty two prifoners
weretried,three of whom were capitally convided,viz.
Pew Smith, for (leafing a piece of printed cotton,
privately, in the (hop of F. Chinnery.
john ereanfead, 17 years of age, was charged, on
the oath of Sarah, the wife of John Courtice, with
burglarittufly breaking and entering the houfe of ht:r
laid hufband, near Carnaby Market, and Pealing
therein a ba(ket, containing bed furniture and other
articles, the property of the laid J. Courtice, value
aos. t was politively fworn that the prifoner
opened the latch of the (hop door, after ten o'clock
at night, when it was quite dat k, and had hole the
articles above mentioned. This conitituted the bur-
glary in law.
Several refpettable witneffes gave the prifoner a
good charalier.
The cafe was too clear to admit of a doubt, and
the Jury immediately pronounced the prifoner Guil-
ty, but recommended him to mercy on account of
his youth and good charther.
L. Soloman, for a burglary in the dwelling-houfe
of C. Benyon, and healing a plated milk-pot.
The following were alto convitted of felonies :
"'oho Kalaler was indiaed for a burglary in the
dwelling houfe of Mrs. Dibble, and ftealinF therein
fifteen feet of leaden pipe, her property. the pro
fecutrix refided at No. 8, Edmond's-court, Rupert.
lireet, and the prifoner Was a turncock to the New
River Company. On the 13th of February witnefs
heard a noire in her cellar, and communicated her
fears, that fome one was in the houfe, to a lodger,
of the name of Fielding, who went to the Ricci-
door, and witnefs difcovered that a part of the leaden
pipe, leading from a wooden trunk is her water-butt,
had been flolen. Fielding, the lodger, raid that the
prifoner, whom he knew, as being the ttuncock, was
Handing at the edge of the pavement. Witnefs ac-
cufed him of the robbery, when he affected to be
furprifed, but on Fielding perceiving the pipe lie on
the cellar window, by which the prifoner entered,
and taking up the inftrument with which it was cut
off, the prifoner Matched it out of his hand, and ran
off. He was purfued without effed, but was taken
when he reached his home. Another witnefs proved,
that he law the prifoner era a ling through the wooden
flap, which led to the cellar ; but there being no
proof of his having broken the flap, which was fatt-
ened with a nail only, the capital part of the charge
was done away, and be was convided of a tingle fe-
lony.
William Ryan was inditted for (leafing, in the dwel-
ling houfe of J. N. Vizen, Efq. a Myer table-fpoon,
and various other article: of plate, &c. value aos.
Mr. Vizen, who reticles in Bloomfbury-fquare,
Elated, that the partner entered into his fervice, as
footman, early in December lalt, and he difcharged
him fuadenly on the 17th of January. Several ar-
ticles of plate were miffing when the pritimer had left
his fery ice, and, on his calling at the houfe, witnefs
detained him, and fent for a conftable. On the ar-
rival of the officer, the prifoner was about to be
fearched, when he went below, and gave up a quan-
tity of duplicates, which led to the difcnvery of the
property. The pawnbroker (wore the prifoner pledg-
ed them, he having known him before. The articles
were produced, and fworn to by the owner ; but the
Judge directed the Jury to chfpenfe with the capital
part of the charge, the property having been pledged
at different periods.—Guilty of Cleating only.
A. C. /rpm %gas indided for healing in a dwelling
houfe, 31- in Bank notes, three guinea: in gold, and
other money, the property of H. Waring. The
profecutor and prifoner, both feamen, flept in the
fame room at a lodging houfe in St. Catharine's.—
It appeared that Waring lett about 301. in his chef
in the bed-room on the 4th of January, on which
day he went from his lodgings, and returned at four
o'clock in the afternoon. He then found that his
chef, which was left fecure, had been broken open
and the property ftolen tlierefrim. The landlady of
the hook fated that that afternoon the heard a noire
in their bed room like that of the lid of a chef being
(hut hard, (he having, a. the thought, previoufly
heard it opened. She went up (lairs and found the
prifoner fitting on the chef, who, on feting her, ap-
peared confuted, and'on being atked by her what he
had het.n doing ? he anfwerei, nothing but amufing
himfelf. IVitnefs laid that the prifoner was dellitute
of money prior to this robbery, after which he had
plenty. A bad Palling and a crooked guinea, the
latter of which was fworn to by the profecutor, was
traced to the prifoner.—Guilty.
Judith Godfrey. for Pealing a tin kettle, the pro.
pert, of Elizabeth Devine, and a coat and pair of
(locking', the property of James lila& ; Sarah Lap:
page, for Pealing two petticoats, and a cloak, the
property of W. Ruffell ; Mary Batten, for Pealing a
watch, and a bundle containing wearing apparel, the
property of W. Buckingham ; J. Sanderfon. for
Pealing eight bar, the goods of J. Wrench and J
G. Wrench ; Sarah Thorpe. for stealing five yards
of cotton, the property of W. Pritchard ; and Sarah
Gladman, for Pealing a quantity of cotton, the pro-
per ty of Nletlis. elaa k and Co.

And ten were acquitted ; among whom was,
Charles a labouring man, tried on a charge
of healing one live weather !heels, the property of
Thomas Andrews, a farmer, near Hendon. The
profecutor (wore, that at the latter end of January
lafl, when he got up itt the morning, he sniffed one
out of feventy Iheep, and on cloler examination dif
covered that it was a wether (beep that was miffing.
On an alarm being given, a crushable obferved that
there were tracks of feet from the farm, acrofs a little
bit of a heath adjoining. Impreairm made by the
feet was followed for about two miles and a half, up
to the hnufe of the prifoner,- by the road fide. Trott,
the r fficer. produced a pair of Owes with three rows
of stalk in them, which had been found in the prifo.
ner's hook, and the confiable fwore that there hay-
ing been a (harp frog the night before, he could dif
tinaly fee is the forstfleps that he traced, the marks
of three rows of nails. The latter witnefs, however,
admitted that two or three hundred people fre.
quently paired that way in a day. In the cabin of
the prifoner, where his wife and three or four chil-
dren were, a quarter of mutton was found in a trill's
of hay, near the door, and at the further end of the
place, three other quarters were found in a rack. The
prifoner ['aid he had bought them in Newgate Mar-
ket ; but did not name or defcribe the perfons of
whom be had bought the meat. In addition to there
cir:umftances it is added, that the profecutor had
marked his (peep with riddle two days before ; and
Come lor.ie wool was found in a yard belonging to
the ptifoner's houfe, with the red mark on fume fleaks
of it. No (kin was found.
Mr. Jultice 'HEATH obferved that the crime of
(beep Realing was, from its nature. frequently capa-
ble of bring proved only by circirmflantial evidence.
The circumaances appeared to him to weigh flrong-
ly againft the prifoner ; but if the Jury faw any res.
fonable doubt, they were to let it operate in favour
of the prifoner.
The Jury withdrew for about half an hour, anti
returned with a verdia of Not Guilty.