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London, England, 1816-04-19 00:00:00

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Ytelerdaytatherine Bata was indicted for stealing
a gown, the property of William Morgan.
The plaintiff was a snilkman, who lived in Colvin-
court, and the prisoner was a milk-maid in his ser-
vice. On the 18th of last month, the prosecutor's
wife lost a gown, and suspected that the prisoner had
stolen it, on account of no one being in the house at
the time except her, and the prisoner was ;moved to
have sold it to a pawnbroker.—Guilty, but strongly
recommended to mercy.
The COIMON SIM-MANY then said, that the verdict
of the Jury perfectly agreed with his opinion, as it
appeared that the prosecutor kept the prisoner in his
service afte. she had committed the theft, which
tended. to prove, that-he thought she was not in the
habit of doing such things; it was likewise very pro-
bable, that she. was forced to commit the act through
distress, as her wages were low, and she had an infant
to support, (which she had at her breast in Court.)
'flee Serjeant, therefore, (in a very humane manner
saidolutche would only fine her one shilling, and
dismiss her, at ihe same time recommending her, if
again in want, to apply to the parish, as no distress
tan justWyler in an act of this sort. '
J' is .Rhsadta, otherwise Condell, stood charged.
with stealing from the person of James Laden, a
watch and a key, together with four two pound notes,
Sig one pound notes, two dollars, three Dane tokens,
find other property.
James Laden deposed, that on the 2.5 hof last
yr:oath be was in the Red Lion public house, Nigillin•
gale-lane, Wapping, drinking with the prisonerl . he
went backwards, and when returning towards tbi
house across the yard, the prisoner came up, knocked
tint down, and stole from his person the property in
question.; the prisoner then ran off as fast as possible,
but the prosecutor got lip, and pursued him as far as
the tap room, when the prisoner again knocked him
down and ran off.

The COMMON SERJRANT said, he was surprised that
the prisoner was not indicted fOr highway rubbery, if
these were the circumstances of the case.

The evidence of James Laden was corroborated by
a woman who was with the prisoner at the time, and
who further stated, that the landlord was in the tap
room with her ; that he saw the prisoner knock the
prosecutor down, but never attempted to interfere.
The prosecutor swore that the watch which ..was
found upon the prisoner was his.
'The prisoner in his defence, stated, that the prose-
cutor gave him the watch, and that when in the pub-
lic house he-only gave the prosecutor a push, and he
was so drunk that lie fell down, and that,the landlord
of the house would confirm his statement. The land-
lord, however, was not in attendance.,.-7,uilty.
The Cosuion &WIGANr then addressed the pri-
soner, and informal him, that it was a most forint:ate
circumstance for him that he was not prosecuted for
highway robbery, for, if that had been the case, he
certainly would have been buns{ ; however, as it is, he
will be transported for life. He also remarked to the
Clerk of the Arraigns, that the indictment was drawn
in a very slovenly manntr. or it would have charged
the prisoner with highway robbery, as the constable
'Who apprzhended -him give inf rmation to that effect.
Eleanor Class for was brought to Ole bar, charged
with sieahng ten pawnbroker's duplicates for four
shifts, three shirts, and several other articles in pledger
"blue 20s. the property of George Nicholson.
Sarah MCII9IIIOII said, she was the wife of George
Nicholson ; on the nth of last M..rch,. she took a
lodging in the prisoner's house, and moved thither •
it appeared that the prisoner, taking advantage of the
rOsecutria leaving open her rocni door, stole the du-
plicates out of a small box ; the prisoner was Proved
to have sold some of the duplicates to a Mrs. Perry,
informing her at the time, that she wanted to dispose
of them for a person in rut distress, and one was
found upon her.
The prisoner in her defence stated, that she disco.
vered them on the t:iat of Mrs. Nicholson's room.—
Guilty..
A great number of resdectable people attended te,
give the prisoner a good character.
James Bellinzkam stood indivcd for stealing Ocake
of yellow soap, value 2s. the property of Nathaniel
Godfrey.—Guilty.

Jolla ilsun, a watchmaker, attended to give tist
prisnner a rood character, and stated, thht he had nu
oti;ection to take the boy into his employ, in the
course of two months, when his business would enable
him. To this the Court consented, and ordered him
tb be imprisoned until the time that Mr. Wilson
could receive him without inconvenience to himself.

Henry :;waive was indicted for stealing a coat, a
pair of breeches, and other articles, the property of
J ihn Capon, in the !Ling of Prussia public house, in
Holborn, on the 10th of last month.

From the evidence it Appeared, that the ptisoner
lodged in the public house, and stole the property
trim Capon, who slept there for that night. Guilty.
Manes Clarks Simms stood indicted for stealing
thirteen yards of woollen cord, the property of James

Wiggens.
The prosecutor is a woollen-draper in Holborn.—
On one day in this month, as Mr. Blackman was
passing by the shop, he saw the prisoner cut the
suing with which .the property was fastened to a &s-
-tun, and run off with the property.

Several witnesses attended in Court to
_give the pri-
saner a good character, but all of them unfortunately
were ignorant where the prisoner had been, or what
course of life he had pursued for the last Lbree months;
however, the tradesman, with whom he was appren-
ticed, and from whom he had absconded, offered to
take him home and employ him again, to which the
Court consented, after his paying a fine) of one
shilling.
John Thomas and Thomas Smith were brought to the
bar, charged with stealing two bushels of coals, the
property ut Joseph Cromwell.
.In their defence they stated, that they were ont of
place, and very much in distress ; they saw the sack
of coals standing in the prosecutor's barge, and there.
fore took them, thinking to make a few shillings of
them.— G is ilty.
Willies Turner was indicted for having stolen a
jacket, the property of John Winter, on the 15th of
Siareb.—Guilty.
Arms Tegwaites stood charged with stealing a
aimed pasture and a gilt frame, the property, and in
the dwelt's" boost of Thomas Thomas.
• Tho prosecutor was a jeweller in Great Turnstile;
Holborn, end on the 234 of February, placed the

picture just within his door ; the prisoner ehterea' the
shop, when his back was turned, and Carried the pic.
Lure off ; the proiecutor pursued him, upon the infor-
mation of a girl (who saw the prisoner commit the
act) and overtook him in Holborn.—Guilty.
John /toward was charged by William Taylor;the
younger, with having stolen four books, the property
of William Taylor, the elder, and was found. Guilty,
but recoromended to mercy.
Ann M'Cullen stood charged with stealing five Ss.
bank tokens, the property of Peasmore
tokens were found in the possession of the prisoner by
the prosecutor, who had marked them.
According to her own statement, and according to
those of several most respectable witnesses, who at-
tended, the priloner (though at the time of the rob-
bery she was housekeeper to the prosecutor) was born
of respectable parents; they both died, leaving four
orphan daughters; the youngest not a month old ; the
prisoner possessed £llOO until she married Mr.
M'Cullea, commonly known by the appellation of—
" The newpman in Mrs. Clank's trial," she soon was
left a deserted wife, and shortly after a widovi, with-
out a farthing of the property, on which account she
was necessitated to enter into service, and committed
this act nor from natural depravity, but to alleviate
the sufferings of an only child.--,Guilty, but strongly
recommended to mercy.
Richard Sarney was brought to the bar, charged
with stealing one deal plank, value '2s. and upwards,
the property of Tho.nas Cubit.
From the . testimony of James Brown, a private
watch/Ilan, it appeared that the prisoner entered the
yard of his master one Sunday, about nine o'clock,
and was carrying off the plank in question, when he
seized him and conveyed him to the watch-house.—
But another man, whip likewise was watchman in the
same yard, an excise officer, and the master of the
watch-hoeset all respectively attended, and contra.
dicted the evidence of Brown. The officer who was
passing by at the very time of the transaction, said
the prisoner entered the yard. for a very different pur-
pose than to iteal timber.
Several witnesses attended to give the prisoner a
good character ; but the Jury (conceiving it to be
clearly proved that the prisoner did not attempt to
commit the theft imputed to him) said, that there was
no occasion whatever for their depositions, and im-
mediately acquitted the prisoner ; upon which the
Rucoanutt said, that their verdict did not at all agree
with his opinion.

The Rwounza then, in a solemn and impressive
manner, proceedeJ to pass the awful SeNTENCE OF
Want upon the following capitgl convicts :
Edward Bryan, William Foreman, John Smith,
John Morris, Thomas Coker, John Williams, Robt.
Male, Joseph Verbose, and Philip Streat, for burgla-
ries ; Michael Momen and Joseph Blunder, for high-
way robbery ; Henry Mills, William Baker, and
JohnTrutigett, for horse•stealing; Elizabeth Mackley,
Thomas Daley, James Manning, Susanna Newman,
Levy Abrahams, Esther Jonas, Henry Fulder, Wm.
Flowers, William Roberts. William Williams. and
John Brawn, for felonies committed in shops and
dwelling-(Muses; and Thomas Burgess and Robert
Vale, f. 'r breaking into houses in the day time.
The following prisoners were sentenced to be
Transported for Life:
Joseph Williams, ltichard Shatt, Charles Taylor,
John Rheaden alien Condell. William Junes dia: On-
slow, William Harris. and John Tends, for various
felonies.

Transports for Fourteen years—Thomas Wells,
and George Roue.
There were 37 prisoners condemned to be trans-
ported for a term wt seven years; one to be confined
two years in the House of Correction, eleven for one
year, twenty-two for six months, two of whom are
to be privately and one publicly whipped, ten for two
months, eight for three months, eleven for one month,
and one to be publicly whipped.
The judgment ti Hurd and Kilrninster, for stealing
parchment from the Six Clerks Office, and of five
others, chiefly boys, was respited.
The recognizance: of the noted Rolere Rotert: were
discharged, and he has now to attend at Bow-str:ei
with his bail, and will then be at large.

Monday night, or early on Tuesday morning, the
liquor.vaults, under the house of Mrs. Hicks, No 3,
St. Martin'i-lane, were broke open, and upwards of
GO gallons of rum, above proof, 30 gallons of ttrandy,
and several gallons of shrub, were carried ofrundis.
covered.

Saturday se'nnight a mock custom-house officer
and a female smuggler. were committed to prison
under the following circumstances :—Sarah Harding
(au old adept) was hired by a woman to convey
hhme some contraband goods, silks, &c. which she
agreed to do, desiring the woman to be with her, to
walk at a small distance, that, if she should be met
by any of the revenue officers, and the goods taken
from her, she, the woman, would be •atisffed of the
truth of it. Accordingly she did so ; and coming
over a certain part of Catdown, about a mile from
Plymouth, Harding says to her companion, " I am
always afraid when T come to this place after night,
the devils (meaning the custom house officers) often.
biding themselves behind this hedge," which, it ap..
pears, was the watch-word, for immediately
rushes a man with a lusty stick, and in the-Bias's
name demands what she had got the woman whom
property it was, supposing it really to he an officer,
makes the best of her way off, for tear of being known.
Harding, to Five the affair a better colour. cries out
• murder !' I'he man gets the goods. and walks ca
The cry of murder drew a man to the spot, who was
passing at some distance, to whom Harding relates'
her disaster ; presently the mock-officer appears
again, whom she begs for Gob's sake, if he is deter-
mined to seize the goods, not to give her name in
with them, for, if he did, she must die id prison ; but
being callous to every entreaty, he leaves her, saying,
she should not have done so. The person, whom the
cry of murder drew to the place, had'a suspicion that
all was not right; and the 'next day being in conk
pasty with, two persons belonging to the customs
when the moeheificer passed by, he asked them bow
long that man had belonged to the customs 1 Then
answer w4s, be never belonged to the customs at all:
that he was a son-in-law to one Sarah Harding, a
notorious smv. He then related the affair which
took place on Aewn. A warrant and peace-caw
eer Were procured; the olEcer searched the house of
Harding, when the goods in question, anda quantity
MOW of others, were found, and dis sisoth.oificer
his mother.io4aw sot to rim.

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• • POLICE.
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thilott HALL.-+RLOT AT DEatfonosrs.—:ruesday
aftarnbon, the Indb of journeymen I anners again as-
sembled in the same manner, and in greater numbers •
than on Monday, 'and again proceeded, .%ith drums
and fifes playing, and flags flying, to Messrs.. Tim
brell's yard, where they uttered violent threats against
Mr. Timbre% saying, they would have his life, and
swearing they would have the men who were at wor k
out of the yard. Several of Mr. Timbrell's men re-
quested permission to go out to them, as, perhaps,
their persuasions might induce them to disperse
quietly ; accordingly, several went into the street,
but they had no sooner quitted the premises, than
several of them were seized by the mob, and used in
the roughest manner ; one of them, named James
May, was dragged to a pump and pumped upon,
and beat about till he was nearly killed, before his
companions could rescue him. The rioters also caught
hold of a poor woman who was passing. at the time,'
and whom they mistook for the wife of one of Mr.
Timbrell's men, and treated the poor creature, who
was far advanced in a state of pregnancy, in a most
outrageous manner. Information of these proceedings
were given at Union Hall, and four of the men being
identified, namely, James Banks, and three others,
they were apprehended by Collinghount and Clark,
and ordered to find bail, themselves in £lOO and two
sureties in £5O each, and to stand committed till such
bail should be found.

Monday night, the Ist instant, about nine o'clock,
three men broke open the dwelling-house of Mr.
Samuel Ward, a small farmer, of 70 years of age, at
Charley, near Loughborough, one of whom, with a
J üble-barrelled pistol in his hand, stood as a kind of
sentry over an old man of the name (.f Baker, that
was sitting up with Mr. Ward, who happened to be
confined to his bed in a dying state, whilst the two
others ransacked the house ; in the doing of which,
such was their audacity, that they even pulled the
dying man's clothes from under his pillow, and rifled
Isis pockets, the sentry in the meats while threatening
death to Baker if he was not still, and saying, they
were come fur money, and money they would have.
They took away a promissory note of £lOO, 28
guineas in gold, '2l shillings in silver, besides two
crown•pieces, threepence in copper, and three p sir of
shoes. We lament to add, that poor Mr. Ward ex-
pired the next morning about eight o'clock.
Yesterday a lad about 12 years of ape, entered the
shop of Mr. Solomons, Back-lane, I),,ke's-piace.
and after asking an idle question or two, he suddenly
laid a parcel upon a chair in the corner of the shop,
and ran away. Suspicion having been excited, the
parcel was examined, when it was found to contain,
wrapped in flsanel, a fine male ch;T! n.bout four days
old. It was instantly conver_J to the parish officers
of St. James's, Duke's-place, for protection; till the
culprit be discovered.

Monday a poor little sweet, in cleansing the
chimney of Mr. Fossett, in Pr;il:.!ane, stuck so fast
in the funnel that it became necessary to break it, it.
order to extricate him, when be was to all appearance
dead. Medical aid was speedily procured, and bleed-
ing and other resuscitoty methods tried, but in vain
at length a bye-stander recommended electricity, and
the apparatus being procured, two or three smart
strokes were applied to his breast, when returning life'
faintly appeared,• and restorative reniediesbeing re-
newed, he became in a short time so far convalescent
as to be conveyed home with hopes of perfect recovery.
Wednesday an Inquest was held at the Red Lion,
in Portland-street, St. James's, before Mr. Gut.,
Coroner for Westminster, on the body ot NV. Mills,
aged about GO. It ap:,eared from the evidence of
several persons, that the deceased was brought to St.,
Ann's watch-house, Soho, on Monday n.glit ; and he
being evidently distressed and debnitated, the watch-
house-keeper gave him some waim beer, and put him
near the fire, where he remained until about live
o'clock in the morning, saying he belonged to 011ord, 1
and that he lodged ix Briek•street, Piccadilly; he was
Aiven in care et one of the watcl,mereigto take him
home ; but about an hour after he was Sound under
the window of Mr. Crook's honse in Prince's-street,
in a dying state, by two of the parish officers, who I
put him into a hackney-coach, and took hini to St.
James's workhouse, where he expired in about an
hour. After an enquiry in Brick-stteet; it was :met-
tained that he formerly had been driver of the. Ox-
ford coach; and since he was !educed lie plyed about
the Gloucester CofFee-house, in Piccadilly, and was
chiefly supported by the coachmen ; that he had no
regular lodging, only sleeping in the stables, where he
was known. Verdict—Died by the Visitation of Gen.
. We are happy to learn, that a Bill now pending in
Parliament, by the Royal College of Surgeons, is in-
tended to put an end to that herd of advertising qu.rcks
who impose on public credulity in the tie:4ol'cm
of a certain class of disorders, w;..ere delicacy and
honour: are so much required. The only I
of this ki.id which has a real claim to public confi•
deuce, from the dignified patronage it has received,
and from its extensive benefit to the Public, since its
commencement, is the Lock and Surgical Usspetisary.
The Surgeon to this Establishment, Mr. RitaiNAN,
is distinguished no less by his high Profeesional talents,
than by his being a Member of the Royal College of
Surgeons, London. He is extensively consulted every
day by both Sexes, at his House, 21, Lower Char-
lotte-street,. Bedford-square. •
A Liverpool Paper of Monday, says," It is indeed a
source of deep regret, that so soon alter the close of
our long protracted Assizes, remarkable not merely
for the number, but the extreme youth of most of
the criminal's, we should have the task of recording
the names of no less than eleven prisoners, committed
to Lancaster Castle since our last publication. It is
a melancholy fact, that of 74 prisoners, of which
the calendar consisted, only 18 were acquitted ; and
if the s(i convicted, 24. received sentence of death."
CORK, Am'lu 11.--Saturday, Denis Cronin, of
Iveleary, convicted this Assizes of the Merder of
Randal and °Timothy Macarthy, was executed
at Ballyvoorney, pursuant to his sentence.--
This day the following persons were tried : John
O'Brien. Wm. O'Brien, Michael O'Brien. and Cor- I
nelins O'Brien, for the murder of Mary O'Brien, wile
of Cornelius O'Brien. It appeared the deceased was
pregnant when murdered. The first three, the father
and two sons, were acquitted, and the last, the other
son and husband of the deceased was found Guilty,
and sentenced to be hanged on Monday next. This
horrid transaction took Place at Cape Clear, and the
poor woman had been onli a few months