Star.
London, England, 1818-09-11 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

Yesterday William Pitch was indicted for stealing
On the River Thames, on the 26th of Au list, a coat,
and other articles, the property of John Trirner
watch, the property of Robert Watson ; and &coat,
and other articles, the property of Cuthbert Hawk,.
value 40s. and upward.F.
An officer of the Thames Police stated, that on the
night in question, he stopped the prisoner in a boat,
as a suspected person ; and proceeding to search him,
discovered that he had two complete suits of clothes,
the pockets of which were filled with watches, and
other small articles of value.
. Several sailors were examined, who identified va-
rious articles of property found on the prisoner as be-
longing to them, and as having been stolen from on
board their vessels, the Ann, the Britannia, &c. lying
off Rotherhithe.
' The prisoner, in his defence; said he had been em-
ployed by a brother seaman to bring the things on
shore for him. On being asked if he had any wit-
nesses to his character ; he said, he had written to
Lord Exmouth, who knew,him, but he believed his
Lordship had not attended to his letter. The Jury
found him Garay, and the Court sentenced him to
be transported for seven years.
R. F. Thompson was indicted for stealing a bay
,mare, value £l5, the property of James and John
Wilson, of Deacon Hall, near York. It appeared,
from the testimony of Mr. John Wilson, that the mare
in question was stolen on the Bth of August ; the wit-
ness heard nothing of the animal till the 22d, when
he was informed that she was at Deers' livery stables,
'Mart-street, Covent Garden. He came to town, and
found her there. _

Mr. Deers' servant proved that he purchased the
mare of the prisoner, for six guineas, nearly her value,
and sold her again for eight guineas and a half.
The prisoner, in his defence, did not deny having
had the mare in his possession, but. said he Lough:
her at Doncaster fair, for £lO. The prosecutor, he
said, had known him for 4.0 years.
The prosecutor said he had known the prisoner for
a long time ; he was formerly a farmer in the neigh-
bourhood of York ; but witness did not know where
he had been for the last six or seven years. . .

The Jury found him Guilty, but recommended
bim to mercy. The prosecutor joired in that recom-
mendation, on the grounds of his former good cha-
racter, and for the sake of his family, which was
most respectable.
The Judge, Mr. Baron GRAHAM, said the recom-
mendation should be attended to.

George Bays and Alexander Stewart were indicted
for stealing a quantity of gig harness, value ss. the
property ot. George Gooding, in the shop of Charles
•Tapp ; and Mary &arcs, Tor receiving the same,
knowing it to be stolen. The Jury found the priso-
ner Bays Guilty, but acquitted the other two.
The prisoner Bays and Stewart were again put to
the har,-clutrged with having, on the 27th of May
E last, broken and entered the coach-house of the Right
Hon. the Earl of Denbigh, and privately sterling
therefroma hammer-cloth, a pair of cushions, a pair
of coach glasses, and a piece of carpeting, value five
shillings, and upwards, and Mary Stokes was again'
charged with receiving the said articles knowing
them to be stolen. _ _

In the indictment the articles were stated to be thel
property of William Basil Percy, Earl of Denbigh.l
On the part of the prosecution there was no evidence
to prove the Christian name of Lord Denbigh, which
Mr. DowLiNo, as Counsel for the prisoners, conten-
ded it was necessary to do.
' Mr. Justice BAYLEY said it would have.been suffi-
cient for all purposes, that the property should have
been set forth as the property of the Earl of Denbigh,
without any Christian name being mentioned, but he
was not prepared to say whether, the Christian name
having been set forth in the record, it was nut neces-
sary to prove it. He would- reserve the'periut fix the
consideration of the Twelve Judges, ancnshonld•the
prisoners now be found guilty, they would have .the
benefit, if any, which might hereafter arise out of the
want of proof.—The Jury found Bays Guilty i—and
Stewart and Stokes Not Guilty.

haac Samson was indicted for stealing a silver
milk-pot, a wine-strainer, and various other articles,
the property of George Burling..
The prosecutor stated, that he lives in Bunhill-row.
On the 28th of July prisoner came to his house to
look at some apartments ; he said he liked them, and
would come in the evening. Witness asked hirri for
a reference ; lre gave one to a Mr. Neville, No. 27,
Bishopsgate-street ; but on enquiry there, no such
person could be found ; the prisoner did not come
again. On the 31st of July witness saw him in the
street ; and having reason to suspect he had robbed
him, called " Stop thief!" the prisoner hearing the,
cry, ran away, but was secured.
Mrs. Burling recollected the prisoner calling a se-
cond time on the ‘2Bth of July after her husband was
gone out: She heard him talking to the servant, and
going to the door saw him running away. Witness
went to the apartment where the prisoner had been,
and immediately missed a silver milk-pot, a wine-
strainer, a pair of sugar-tongs from the side-board,
and from, a drawer in the bookcase two silk shawls,
a silk dress, and other articles.
Hannah King, servant to the prosecutor, recol-
lected the prisoner coming back after her master was
out: he said to witness he had met her master in
Finsbury-square, who had desired him to come and
wait his return—witness shewed him up stairs : he
asked if she was the mistress of the house ; she told
him she was only the servant : he said if ha came to
reside there and she was attentive, he would reward
her. She left him in the room, the doer was not quite'
shut; he remained about five minutes, when she
heard him coming down stairs. She \sent to meet
him, and found him near the street door. IVitness
asked what he wanted? be said some snuff. Witness II
offered to go for it, but he said he would go himself;
he went out, and witness saw him run away very fast.
Witness was certain the plate was on the side-board
when she shewed the prisoner up the second time.
After he ran away, witness vent up immediately, and
missed it. No person but the prisoner had been in
the room. - - -

Armstron; apprehended the prisoner, and found
several duplicates upon him for articles of plate
pledged by him.
Clark, shopman to Mr. Pearl, pawnbroker,
of Whitcchapcl, proved that two of the duplicates