Star.
London, England, 1818-01-15 00:00:00

OLD BAILSY.

Yesterday the Smiles commenced before
Right Hon. the Lunn MATOR, Mr. Justice Asno:r,
Mr. Justice PARK, the RECORDER, Aldermen, &c.

Richard Clarke, aged 26, was indicted for stealile,
on the 29th of October, a bedstead, value• 231, !.,,
property of Thomas Havens, in the parish at ;:t.
Giles.—The Jury found him Not Guilty, under
direction of Mr. Justice PARK, who gave the primewr
a very severe admonition, expressing no doubt aflut
moral guilt, although by law be was entitled to hi
I acquittal. He might rest assured, the appearance be
had that day made would leave a stigma en he
character, which nothing but the strictest propriety
and rectitude of conduct could wipe off. He iras
now discharged : but he might reflect on it, it
with the deepest disgrace, for his conduct had bank
infamous.

Joseph Pickett, aged 17, and William Bees:, Ify
were inditttid for rtealir.g a silver watch, cHzin, rd
two seals, value 51. the property of Janes Pt 7.;
a baker in Westminster, on the 6th of darznry.
prosecutor stated, he was returning home in his czet
about tPn o'clock, when one of the wheels come cf,
and he in consequence fell out of the cart. Wilet
was about to rise, he received a violeso blow or. tie
head, whichstinned him. The prisoner Pickets

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...tar,tiv offered assistance, which the proseentor ref:s??..
William Garrett saw the watch taken five
prosecutor's fob by one of the prisoners, who irc:-.2„
diately har.ded it to the other.
Mr. Justice PARE summed up the erieenee:
the Jury found the prisoners--Guilty of staa.:
from the person, but nct by violence. Thu 6.8
away with the capital part of the charge,
Ann Palmer was convicted of stealing in a deed.
ling-house to the amcnnt of 395.
.7anees Alder, awed 14 ; Me r••• infer, 18 ; and Sc-4
Wilms, 20, were indicted for stealing six watches, a
writing-desk, 18 silver tea-spoons. and other articles,
to the amount of 601. in the dwelling-honse of.tarnes
Kent, parish of St. Anne's, Westminster. 11 to
second count, Mary Alder was accused of stealin
the above articles on the 13th of December, L 22
Sarah Wilson and James Alder of receiving the same.
The Jm• found them all Guilty of the second charge.
Jost Thomson, aged 16, was next indicted ler
stealing a pelisse, value 20s. privately in the shop of
James Appleby, on the 6th instant.

The prisoner was observed loitering near the shop,
in St. Martin's-court, by an officer of Bow-seat, and
soon after to run off. The officer apprehended Lin,
and found on his person the pelisse, which was idea.
tified by Appleby's shop woman.
Mr. Justice ABBOTT summed np, and the Jury
found him Guilty—Death.
Susan Jones, aged 59, was indicted for stealing is
the dwelling-house of John Wilson Croker, Es 9.
the Admiralty, on Thursday, the Bth instant. Tut
prisoner was a miserable looking creature, apparen4
in great distress. The property stolen was a b:ve
coat belonging to a servant of Mr. C..roker's, =I a
pair of sheets. She pled in defence her poverty, z:.‘l
denied she had taken the property out of the hot:se.—
Guilty—Death.
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The following were capitally cor.victed
Moses Daniel and John Smith, for stealing vr:-1:1
articles of wearing apparel, value 40s. and uprras,
of Joseph Jewell, in his dwelling-house.
Charles Wood and Joh Vak, for stealing r. ril-
ing price S5l. of Joseph Pennington.

Yesterday morning William Read, jun. one of the
officers of Hatton-garden, received a letter form a
of the name of Brookes, residing as batter's-Isar, na:-
ing, that at nine o'clock on the preceding niobt, as in
brother was crossing Northaw-cornmon, in compaiiy
I with another man, wham he had been drinking witi
previously at a public-house about the middle of the
common, the villain drew a pistol from his pocket,
shot his brother through the body, and effected Ls
escape. The wounded man reached a camp about
half mile distant,where he now lies without hopes of
recovery. It is supposed that the villain's intention
was to prevent the unfortunate man from giving Lis
evidence at the present Sessions at the Old Barley,
against some accomplices of the farrow now in cs-
tody on a charge of felony.
Monday evening last, a few minutes before seven
o'clock, a man of genteel address called at the hotre
of Mr. Smith, No. 33, Surrey-street, Strand, saying
his name was Jones, and that he wanted to see him.
Being informed that he was not at home, ha requested
to leave a note for him, but suddenly changing en
mind, as the servant was in the act of going into the
adjoining room for a pen and ink, he observed it was
of no consequence, but that he would call again
nett morning about ten, and went away, leaving ho
compliments to Mr. S. Shortly after it was disci,
vexed that the supposed visitor had stolen off the
sideboard a silver table spoon.