Star.
London, England, 1816-02-22 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

Yesterday Jame, Brrney was capitally convicted of
stealing a silk handkerchief, the property of Johii
Gld and James Bauer, privately in a shop.
John Gardner was indicted for stealing, on the 16th
of September list, six silver tea spoons, two table
spoons, a sugar tongs, and other articles of plate,
the property of Miss Mary Anne Nixon, of Skinner-
street, Bishopsgate-street.
It appeared, that some time in the course of last
September, the prisoner found means to become ac-
quainted with the prosecutrix, to whom he represented
himself as a man of rank in the army, and as a per-
son of high connections. In consequence of this re-
presentation he was invited to the house of the pro-
secutrix, but in his second visit contrived to steal the
property stated in the indictment, during the mo-
mentary absence of the prosecutrix from the room in
which she left him. The prisoner afterwards discon-
tinued his visits, but being met on two or three oc-
casions by the prosecutrtx, she threatened to prose-
cute him it he did not restore it. The prisoner
pleaded distress, but assured her the property should
be restored. This, however, was nut done, and about
a fortnight since being seen in St. Paul's Church-yard
by the prosecutrix, she called out " stop thief,"
when he fled. Being closely pursued, however, he
fell down and was secured. He afterwards acknow-
ledged the offence, and gave up the duplicates of the
property which had been pledged.—The prisoner was
found Guilty.
George Barnett, the young man who attempted the
assassination of Miss Kelly, at the Theatre Royal,
Drury-lane, on Saturday night, was put to the bar,
when the report of his commitment tor that offence
being announced, and the Court being advised that
the Grand Jury for the county of Middlesex was dis-
charged, the trial of the prisoner was ordered to
stand over until the next Sessions.

Same day, the RECORDER passed sentence of death
on John Fancutt, for stealing goods value 4510 and
upwards, in a dwelling house ; John Cutler, tor se-
creting a letter containing a 410 promissory note ;
James Miles, for stealing in a dwelling house ; Ri-
chard Exelby alias Wilson, George Freestone, Chant
Tomkinson, and William Rose, for like offences ;
Daniel Holliday, Thomas Weatherstone alias An-
derson, Robert Carver, John Oates alias Wilde,
John Marshall, John Hall, Richard Gilmore, Wm.
Thomas, William Smith, James Crom, David James
alias Babb, James Smith, Thomas Turner, Anther
Effingham, James Wood, for burglaries ; Thomas
Cooper, for maliciously cutting and stabbing'Susan-
nab Perkins; James Barney, (a boy only ten years
of age) for stealing goods privately ; and Ann Smith,
for a like offence.

CAUTION.—Tbe operation of the late Stamp Act
on property after death, demands the serious atten-
tion of all heads of families. It is provided by this
Act, that any person neglecting to dispose of his
property by will, incurs a duty payable to Govern-
ment, at his decease, on letters of administration, cf
exactly one-third more than if a will had been made.
Thus, for instance, a person dying possessed of
£9,000, the stamp duty on the probate of his will
would be i 81130; but on letters of administration
ir47o, and so in proportioh for greater or less stuns.