Star.
London, England, 1827-12-08 00:00:00

ILEY SESSIONS—(Tins DAT).

OLD COURT. COURT.

CASS 07 FRANCIS

CLIFTON.
the Judges took their seats on the Bench,
re-named individual was placed at the bar.
respectably hahited in a green pelisse.
the Arraigns then read the indictment,
that she, Frances Clifton, being entrusted
Post Office to receive letters to be sent
did, on the day therein mentioned, at a
situate in Houghton-street. in the parish
Danes, in the county of Middlesex, fdo-
letter, sent to her for the purpose of
i in due course to the General Post Office
met, by a gentleman namedHoltnes,against
liament made for the better protection
tears:its( from one part of the kingdom to
other counts of the indictment merely
of accusation.
indictment charged the prisoner with
said letter, the property of Mr. Holmes,
the capital part of the charge, not com-
meaning of the Post Office Act.
BOSANQUIT, Mr. GURNEY, and Mr.
speared on the part of the Crown.
moment the prisoner evinced a disposition to
Court, and leaye having been granted, she
prepared to take her trial, as she had
Joderitand that it would not have come
lesday or Wednesday, and the numerous
,ould come forward in her behalf were

—You must hart known that your case

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- on,
•isoner—My Lords, I did notiamow it. Mr.
'aged for me.
Ins was accordingly sent for, and on
:ourt said there must be some mistake,
any instructions among his papers.
Gentlemen, and among whom was Mr.
the Clerk of the Solicitor, who was en-
prisoner, had stated that Mr. Adolphus
fined for her. Some conversation here
\ ern the. Bench and tbe Bar, when
said the prisoner had not been informed
:lock last night that the trial was or-

zonversation that followed, the Solicitor's
the Court, and gave Mr. Adolphus the brief.
Iva—Really this is too bad ; Counsel
i a case of so much importance as
which the life of a 140 w-creature
proceed, and his instructions are not
land until the prisoner is called on to
irned Counsel then spoke to the Gen-
, for the prosecution, and crossed the
;turner, with whom he remained engaged
lutes. On his return to the Bench, the
rraigns reAd, pro-forma, the two indict-
the first, the minor one, the prisoner

ible degree of excitement was occasioned
'sued ou the part of the prisoner, around
wholly unexpected.

. here rose.—As the prisoner had been
most wisely too, to plead guilty to the in-
id not affect her life, himself and hib
on the part of the Crown, had resolved
evidence on that which would, -were it
That indictment would, however,
them pursuant to law, and they. the
Arn a verdict accordingly.
indictment was then read over, and the
not guilty.
being offered, she was acquitted as a
, and removed from the bar. Sentence
her at the end of the Sessions.
NEW COURT.
Ward, a female who, up to the present
1 in the most respectable circles, and the
children, was put to the bar (having
:suant to her recognizances, on which
admitted to bail by Mr. Justice Bayley),
charging her with feloniously sealing,
.sober, from the shop of Messrs. Feather-
and Co. of Wiritechapel, a piece of aim-
' 2s. l Id.
idge stated, that on the day in question
been called by one of the shopmen
prisoner in consequence of some suspicions
'wined. He accordingly kept his eye on her
ile time during which she remained at
length she rose to go away, when
. her, and said he suspected she had
,mething which she had not paid for,and that
• necessary to search her, for which
rected the housekeeper to be called. it
was impossible she could have been
an act ; her name was Polard, or Pol.
not say which), and of course she was
"ig guilty of theft. Witness then said
Tan officer. on which she said, You
I will give you what you want." The
mer the piece of cotton from under her
weer
swas sent for. The cation was
itly, but was quite loose. It was of
ion as a piece the had purchased, and
. paid 4s. 4bd. with the exception that
tenure. At the time the prisoner was
about six yards from the counter.
ined by Mr. ALLaY (with whom was Mr.
prisoner had been admitted to bail by
Jy. She had laid out a short time before
lase of articles at the shop, and there was
suspect her of having done any thing
;ere twelve or fourteen persons in the
but none of them were present to-day.
not say the gown she wore at the time
:hated at the prosecutor's shop, though he

he shopnian, swore, that on the day in
:ailed on to 'serve the prisoner, who
a very considerable time, and called
. different part of the counter, but his
aroused, he watched her as closely as
lth he observed that the parcel under
:otton had been placed, was lower than
he communicated it to Mr. Feather-
;nes:, in conclusion, corroborated the
Gentleman.

lber of respectable persons were called
wisoner's character, among whom was
►is, the highly respected proprietor of
South American Coffee-house, who
known the unfortunate lady for eight
daily for the last two, and could not
(wain any other idea than that there
)me unaccountable mistake. She was,
Italy incapable of the slightest dere-
in fact, she w as the wife of a highly
Ind very far removed from any cause
be guilty of the offence imputed to

OLD BAI
✓tty
s.vera were clines PI
num
At ten o'clotk t
tips hen the above-i
bde she was very re!
MIN The Clerk of I
late. which charged tf
Vbas by the General
es directed, did,
certain house, sit
liaa:leour of 9. cement I
*sib, rowdy secret a
being forwarded
tune, inlaombard-st
er on the Act of Parli!
of letters in from
.soother. The
varied the form
•
The second it
tilted stealing the said
6cen which took off th
to:— ;pig within the m
0 the Mr. Sergeant
'bin. BOLLAND, appeal
At this momet
4allY apply to the Coo
d
said she was not
au
been given to on
I the on betore Tuesd
100. friends who woul
nor io attendarrie
t the Mr. Gummi—
tit% iTllld be called I
k is The Prisoner_
BaM mn:phus is enga
11.• AD. LPHU
Vow ruing into Cot
jr,t be had not
mat, several Gentl
ucts. PHILLIPS, said, t
wind pied for the pri
it to vas to be retaine
504 ts k place brine
by a Mr. Won t per s.
util near ten o'cl
•
dered for this do;
etre,
Doing the con'
.ned,on
ank entered the(
iuvsv Mr. A uocetws
are called on in
end-
-obe ibis—a case in s
the n at stake—to pi
put into his ham
'ter,
rd a plod. The Lear
demo retained
table to the prism
seas to some minutes
'de Clerk of the Arra
War rents over.—To
total
4/8, pleaded guilty.
As indescribabl
tithe course puts
the Court, it being
Mr. GURNEY h
advised, and most
auf dement that did
Learned Friends
nos.
as to offer any et
I be proceeded ss
It reed over to tl
est :Jury, would retur
tar The capital ind
. prisoner pleaded a
No evidence bi
e. matter of course,
tia be passed on
Catherine Polo
use tiro, had moved
mother of seven
in nuendered porn
We had been adm
itu es anindictment <
eo the 3d of Octol
bridge, Price, and
sae sun cotton, value
dot Mr. Featherbrid
or in attention had
t • towards the prison
rile that he entertaine<
rat
k tera considerable
ti at counter. At
akness accosted
. at her sonnethii
• he shou:d feel it
porpose he directe
Lin pi:otter said it at
b • twl •
ty of such an
lock (he could not
capable of being
o he mould send for
to seed not do that, 1
tit
it manner then dres
Ems, and the oil
• at done up tight
aflame dew' iptir
.70110 krwhich she had
t was of a finer to
'Ppecf, she was a
ad Crosr.examined
Pinson) —The
- kr. Jcstice !Lyle]
t in the purchase
I Peen no reason to
sg. There we
the time, b
The Asoner did n
.ba4 been purchase
believedit was.
•
It John Crouch, th
glestion he was c;
letteried him for ;
hi attention to a
nspicions being ar
Risible. At lengt
aiith the stolen co
ithad left it, and
budge. The wire
antimony of that (
A great number
"It
sPt ak to the psi,
Samuel Davis
the North and S
Sated that he had
. Years, but particul
fur a moment mite
east have been sot
• l his Opinion, WE
f • 'mints of duty—in
• respected artist, an
let induce her to