Star.
London, England, 1803-01-21 00:00:00

And eight were acquitted, viz. R. Fremantle,
C. jowl, 7 y'onea, W. Vernon, T. Martin, and
.7ahrr Sharp, who was ch arged with Healing various
articles of wearing apparel to a very confiderable
amount, a thin and other articles of lets value,
the property of the Earl of parryinort.
In confequence of the previous condua of the
Noble Profecutor the prifoner was acquitted. It
appeased from the fiatement of the Learned
Counfel for the proillitition, that the prifoner had
been a fervant of his Lordfhip's; various articles
were mitred from time to time, and the prifoner
was furpetted as the thief; but on being charged
with it, he denied the charge with filth au air of
confidence, and conduaed himfelf fo planfibly,
that his Lordlliip was induced to condom.: him in
his fervice. However, property continued to be
miffed, and in that fort of way as to excite Lord
Barrymores fufpicion of the ptifone more
thongly than ever, and lie was at length induced
to turn him away : not only articles belonging to
his Lordfhip, but one particularly belonging to a
certain Baronet, who was on a vifit at the fame
place with the Noble Lord, was alfu mitred. '
Officers of Police were refortcd to, ar.d the pri-
foner was taken into cultody. About this time
the wife of the prifoner applied to his Lordthip in
his behalf, and brought her child with her : the
fopplicated his Lordfhip's forgivenefs and huma-
nity with refine/ to her hufband, and, as it was
Rated, lit far gained on the humane feelings of
his Lordthip, as to induce him to promife forgive.
nets in cafe the prifoner made a full confeflion of
the extent of his depredations ; and this was done
accordingly. The Learned Counfel teemed to
admit, that filch a proceeding mutt be fatal to the
profecution ; and Lord Barry-more being called,
he candidly admitted (after Hating generally that
his idles were confiderable), that he had made a
promife of forgivenefs on the conditions alluded to.
Mr. COMMON SEMANT obferved, that there
was an end of the cafe, and lamented tbat the
conduit of the Noble Earl, though highly credi-
table to his private feelings, fhould have Poch a
public tendency. He took oceafion to expatiate
on the heinous nature of the priConer's offence, and
to admonilli him fel ioufly as to his future conduit.
Timothy Line and jam Nanning were indiaed for
Healing feventeen quarters of malt, the ty
of Thomas Garner Richmond : and ThornarNar
tin was alto indiaed for receiving the fame,know.,
ing it to be Rolm. The profecutor Rated that he
was a corn dealer, and had a warehoofe on Horfe-
fhoe Wharf. Upper Thames•fireet. About the
beginning of December, he miffed a quantity of
malt, which he difcovered, by perceiving that the
bulk had been difturbed. The whole of his lots
amounted to 199 quarters, which he was enabled
to afcertain, as the remainder had fine been deli-
vered. In confequence of information from Ro-
ger Williams, who fupplied him with lacks, he
looked over his keys. and miffed that belonging
to the warehoofe on Horfe•fhoe Wharf, the door
of which he found locked. R. Hunt, his foreman,
who has finite abfconded, brought the keys nip'
Morning, and on fearching the warehoofe. the
mak was milling. Inquiries were made to find oat
the carman who had been concerned in carrying
it away, and fufpicion fell on the prifoner Line
on the Sunday morning following he came to the
~rofeeu tor, and offered to difcover the whole, on
condition of pardon. The prolocutor afterwards
Sow Martin at Bow-greet, and by the confeffion of
Line, lie learned that the malt had been conveyed
Ito Mr. Bullock's, the Swan brewhoufe in White.
"chapel, where he found (limn of the tacks fall,
which were marked R. W.
Roger Williams depofed, that he was a fack-
maker in Vine-yard, Southwark. On the 6th of
December, about break of day, a man called him
up, and Paid he wanted tome tacks, but afterwards
withdrew, laying, he would return in twenty mi.
nines. Two perfons, John Letheridge and Tho-
mas Blackball, now in eultody on another india-
ment, came afterwards, and the witnefs delivered
to them thirty lacks, marked R. W. and fuppofed
they were for the profecutor, Mr; Richmond.—
He afterwards Taw the lacks at Mr. Bullock's, and
at Bow-fireet ; but he could not identify them,
though he believed they wereehis property.
Henry Bullock (aid he bad often bought malt
of the prifoner On the 6th of December
he came to the Inewboufe with afarnple, and offer-
ed thirty-fix quarters for Cale. Mr. B. agreed for
the price, and feventeen quarters were delivered,
for which be we a draft on his banker, for 331.
3s. The remainder of the contras was never
completed. On his crofs-examination he laid,
Martin had been recommended to him by a publi-
can, and always bore the charatter of an boneß
man.
Mores Fermat remembered the malt being
brought to the bee whoufe, and raid Line was the
carman. He Taw Martin in the yard loon after,
but did not recollea any thing of the other prifoner.
Mr. Wallin was called to prove the payment
cf Bullock's draft, but did not recollea to whom
it was paid, or in what manner.
-- Clark, a carman, raid he was in the habit
of letting carts, and was the owner of that in
which Line bad carried the malt on the 6th of
December, and the prifoner had entered in the
book that the cart had been tiled to convey fugar.
The Common Serjeant laid, there was no evi-
dence to come home to the prifoners ; and though
goods had been delivered in an improper manner,
'it did not go far enough to convia them of the
abeft ; there was great reafon for fufpicion in the
prefent inftance, but our private feelings were
not to be confidered. The Jury were to deter-
mine upon evidence alone. The prifoners were ac.,
caitted.
The trials having been gone through, the Court
was adjourned till five o'clock, when it ref-rimed,
and the Rieoaosa took lin feat upon the Bench.
He then proceeded to pats fentence of death upon
the following capital omelets :
Benjamin James, Jobe Davis. and James Edgar, for bur-
stark.; knee Tbonspion and Prances Mott, for privoreis
limbos Ma a top; Catb.rine Kirkham, Samuel Iticbards, and
tle.sor Man* for Rears beyond a certain ammo: in a
dvroliAlsol ini Henry Williams, for ftralirg priminty from
she ; Jobs Goodwin. for hrtrioft an: MurPhy,
for illissallr morning from tranfpottation ; and (lulu Byrne.
far highway Weary