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itße6Werraiilay indicted for ealing a ;parse,
containing a '491., now the property of James Vines.
The .prosecuior stated, his residence is in Gower.
street; that having occasion to g out of town on the
16th of 11.4tiembeir, he arranged—what ready money he
had is Ore hoote at the time,. and abler taking what he
thought seffecient to defray the etpeaseaof the journey,
he had a 401. Bank of England note, upon which he
wrotestds initials, end then put it in 's silk verse, and
locked it up in a rirtwer of his estrutoire. fOn the 10th
of November he returned to his house, at whit!) time
he found the -se sod the note gone. St asked the.
prisonerveln,was one brhis clerks, if be knew anything
about it, to v...ich he replied hi did not. Prosecutor
went out of town again, and returned on thelfith of
November, `when hearing that the prisoner had et-,
pressed a great' wish to leave his service during his
absence, he told him to go without any notice. When
the-prisoner-had left him, he advertised the lost note,
together with the number of it.
John Morris; a servant ont of place, stated that he
met the prisoner on the Bth of October, v.een be 'hewed
him a 401. note, and told him to get it changed; and
if be did so, he would lend him 201. of it. Atritntss
changed it at a Mr. Howes' and, received 20 soveregns.
and f0ur.,.41. notes. kty'asked the prisoner if be had
got it honestly, sad was told .by him that-he (mold it
sa a inews4

Mr. Stephen Howes confirmed the testimotty it the
latter, 'as to Changing the notes.
Several witnesses gave.the prisoner a good character.
—The Jury found him Guilty.
JOhtiCrivore stood Indicted for embesaling fifty 51.
Bank 'runes,' the. property of John.Arielsl ma others,
his employer, to which indictment the paleseetpleaded
goßtf; and' the Recorder setsteeraCblne.le 14 years
transportation.
NEW COURT.
Caroline Ellis stood indicted for stealing, on the 111111
of November, an opera glass and gold ring, the-pro-
perty of Jacob
Silverstone, a licensed hawker.
It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor, that
on the day in question be went to sell his jewellery at
. a house in Dentnark•coort, where the prisoner then was.
She said she would like to buy some, but that she bad
got no emery. •Prosecutor told her be bad no objection
to rake Ohl fashioned. rings and old silver in exchange.;
upon which she asked him into her room, and said she
would give him some old .riags. He went accordingly
and opened his box, and she took the opera glass and a
coral ring, put them into her bosom, and then laughed
at and turned him out of the room. When he sent
down stairshe was suuck by another woman, and be-
came so faint in consequence, that he was unable to
move until he got a glass of water. He afterwards
returned with an officer, and the,opera glass was found
on her person.
Cross-examined. by IdroC. Permits—Was in the
room alone with the girl, but did not take any liberties
with her ;. would not do such, a thing; would not make
love to a girl, even if she. was very petty t would not
think of such a thing: His name weasel Juispb,. but
Jacob ; was quite sure his nays,- was sot Joseph. 'lt
was contrary to his religion to make losein that way
to any strangers ; only made love in that way amongst
friends; took nu liberties with her whatever. •
The officer was then Called, and-deposed that when"
be went to the house, the girl, at once produced the
opera glass, and said that the prosecutor had given it
to her. He could not find the ring, and she denied
receiving
The pi-teaser in her defence said, that the .prosecutor
bad taken liberties with'her, and bad given. her the
opera glass. •
Thelury, after a few mioutes consideration, returned
a verdict of Aeit
Mr. Sergeant A RAISIN then told the prisoner that she
had had a narrow escape, for if she hatliseen found
guilty, he Should most certainly have transported her.
J. Dorrousai stood indicted for stealing a copper lock,
value one pound, the property of our Sovereign Lord
the King:
It appeased from the evidence that the prisoner had
been nutty years in his Maje.ty's service as a carpenter
on board the Weymouth store ship ; he took the lock
in questions on the Ist of November, and acted it for
sale to a broker residing in Rosemaapline. who recog.
ailing it as belonging to the public, and took the pri-
mmer into custody. verdict—. Guilty.