Star.
London, England, 1827-04-12 00:00:00

OLD MILES SESSIONS, Aram 11.

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• Edmund Wright was indicted for embetaling %lathe
property of John Winskill. The•prisoner was employed
by the prosecutor, a licensed victualler, in Gibsyntr-
street, and was sent to the City to procure cash for r u,
V. country notes. Instead of returning tl his master
with the money, he went into the country, and when
appiehended had spent nearly the whole of the money.
He was flAnd and sentenced to be tran•poited

foe 14 year.
- Sarah Vinton, a genteel looking young female, aged
114 was indicted fin. obtaining a sh awl and 13 yards of
silk from,Joseph Morn;., by false pretences. •
Joseph Morris stated, that be was a silk mercer, at the south
end of Flret.market ; the.prisosmer came to his shop on-the 9.ti of
etpril, and chase a *howl, which be requested permie.ion to take
home to her mamma, at No. a, Crescent, New Bridge.street
mimes+ said, betook' send that with others by hie eh promo ; she
rePl4d. that she preferred, taking it herself, as her mamma was
just gniug out. She than said, that het mamma had been informed
that he had mute coloured sake; w which he replied in the tarp-
tilts. She then took the shawl and sail she would return in a
annum, leaving her muff and umbrella on the counter; witness
watched berdsto-No. 2, in the Crescent, and is ten minutes she
returned, sayingobe shawl was approved of ty her mamma, and
site was desirous of having the silk, if there was sufficient for two
dresses, one of which her cousin might take if she liked it ; she
likewise directed other articles to be sent, and a bill to be nude out,
and her mamma would pay for the whale altogether; having enter-
tained saupiclone, he ordered Ids young man to watch her, and she
slid not go Into No. st, Crescent.
Mr. IsOOLPHUS here took an objection to the indict..
rent. The prisoner Lad represented that she wanted
the shawl for her mother; bat in the indictment it was
set out that it was obtained for a person well known to

the prosecutor.
M'. Sergeant ARADIN ail/tasted in the val:dity of
the objection, and the prisoner was acquitted. .
The Leirned Sergeant told the youthful prisoner that
the had had a narrow escape, and that, if a conviction
had followed, she would have been transported.
Mr. ADOLPHUS said, she had hitherto borne, an irre-

proachable character.
William Peck and John Willianu stood indicted for
:tearing a silk pocket handkerchief, the property of Mr.
William Johnstone, en the evening of the Sd of April
-last, as the prosecutor was passing down the Strand,
sear Temple 13 er. The handkerchief was found in the
possession of the prisoner Williams, and they were ac-
cordingly both taken into custody. .
The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a ver-
dict of Guilty against both the prisoners. .
George Prince and Was Lawrence were indicted for
stealing one hundred bound books, value 151. the pro-
perty of Wm. Co'e; and John Bond, a stationer, on St.
Peter's-hill, Doctors' Commons, was indicted fa re-
ceiving the same,well know ing them to have been stolen.
Mr. ADOLPHUS, who appeared for the prosecution,
said he should offer no evidence against Laweence,whoes
fee should call as a witness against the other prisoners.
Mr. Cole, who resides at 70, Neirgate-street, said. Prince had
beep in his employ about three years as a wareboeseman; he was
the sole publisher and proprietor of a work called the " Little
Lexicon, or Multum in Parvo of the English Language," which
sold for 7r. 6d. in good binding.
George Rowley proved, that Mr. Cole paid 111131 3s. fur binding
each of the Lexicons.
Thomas Mason, a stationer, in Holborn, said, that a person, who,
be understood, was Mr. Bolters bmther-in.law' had sold him two,
copies of the Lexicon for Ss. 6d. and four copies for Ss.
William Lawrence was then called. He stated, that he wages,
broker and appraiser at Walworth. Ile bad sold books, at different
thweA to Bond, to the amount of ILOI. ; these books he received
from Prince, and he understood from him that they were part of a
stock that Prince had reserved for himself since Mr. Coin's disso-
lutlun of parmersbip w:th Hodgson and Co. Prince never ex-
pressed any apprehension about the busine.s, and he always ac-
counted to Prince for the money he received. He sod the first
pat eel at le pd. per book, the second at 2.. and the third at 2s. 6a1.;
the prayer books he sold to Bond at la. 3d. each; Prince always
fixed the price he Was to demand from Bond.
On hi. cross-examination, he said that Bond generaly paid him
for the books in a public-house. Witness considered that Prince
had stolen the books, from his saying that he had reserved them
from Ilodgetni's stock ; and he had little doubt that Bond knew
olio the books were stolen, foe they were brought to his shop in
their paper parcels.
Samuel )launder steed, that he was foreman to Mr. Colt ; the
wont of the h4Olis produced in Court sold for 4s. 101 to the trade,
and they were not pubished until after the dissolution of partner.
ship with Hutlpon. In consequence of a communication being
made by Rowley, winins obtaiued the assistauce of an officer and
went to Enters -hop, where.they found fifty.four lexicons and seve-
ral prayer books. There we e four or five exhibited in the window,
and tie run:lnder were found in a desk locked up. Bond came
In before they left, and on being requested to disclose the truth, be
said that be had bought them of Lawrence, a broker, at 2s. 9.1. each.
Bond denied halting sold any to Mason, but called his butcher in.
lasiedown stairs, who said that he had sold mime to Mr. Ratcliffe,
bookseller in the Borough, and other persons. They then pro-
ceeded with Bond to Lawrvrce's house at Walwortb, and on see-
ing L.,wieuce, he confessed having received the books from Prince.
Fauns Prince's situation, It was impossible for any other person to
Lave stolen the property without his knowledge.
Mr. Ratcliffe, a bookseller in the Borough, said that be delivered
seveuty-one books to the officer, the whole of which he had bought
from the prisoner Pond at es. 6d. each.
Several other wiinessev deposed to hiving purchased books at
d:fferent periods Loan the prisoner Bond.
James Bartlett was ca led for the delence.—lle stated that he
was brother-in-law to Bond- He was present when Lawrence
came with hooks to Bends boost. Lawrence described himself as a
brisker, sod said that he bad bought the books at sales. The last
lot was sold at 2s. 91 per book.
Dlr. Alderman Key gave the prisoner B did the hibbest character
for honesty and integrity. If he had wanted 2001. worth of goods,
he would let him have them upon credit.—Ten other witueees
concurred its giving Bond an excellent character.
Mr. Sergeant AaAsers hiving summed up the case,
TUT Jury tetired at a (platter before four o'clock in
the after noon to consider of their verdict, and at a
(Luaus r past ten returned into Court with a verdict of
t.iwity agaoist both prieo-cre.
Mr. Seigeant A RABIN ..eclared that he had never seen
a Case tag hest a leceiscr so di.tinc ly p;oscJ.
At two o'i.lock, the trials having concluded, the Re
corder prate sled to pass the avefal sentence of Death
on the following unhappy persons;
Lancelot Cooper and John Hughes, for forgery ; Daniel lister,
Thomas Shotwnith, otherwise Charles Smith, Edward James
Plowman Jeremiah Donovan, John Reeve, John Gardener' Wit-
ham Williams, Thomas Featherstone, John Jennings, and Wil-
liam Junes, otherwise John Haiti., for burglary; Richard Price,
for sheep stealing ; John Hill, fur house-breaking; John Carr, for
horse-stealing; David Skinner, Edward Stewart, Joseph Brown,
for highway-robbery; Elizabeth Frankland, Francis Bowyer,
Robert Smith,John Smith, George Harris, Thomas Featherstone,
Thomas Sas;uel White, Charles Pierce (convicted in January Ses-
sion.), Anne Williams, George Forbes, and William Chilly, fur
stealing in a dwelling.house, above the value of forty-shillings. •
Tiansportatlon for Life—Margaret Jones, Elizabeth Clarke,
Timothy Donovan, Elizabeth Taylor, Catherine Bannister, James
Toby,John Perki 111 l and Sescombe.
Transportation for Fourteen Years—Mary Dunn, George Cou-
sins, James Gregory Hopkins, George Prince, John licnd, John
Crawley, Elizabeth Richards, John Long, *James Smith, Samuel
Solomon., and John Williamson.
Transportation for Seven Years—Hester Watson, George Finch.,
B. Brown, John Matthias, Charles Day, John Robins, otherwise
Nogg, Mary Roche, John Russell, Thomas Williams, William
Juggles George 'Wickens, John Harper, Thomas Newell, Henry
jesteAsy. Sarah Robinson, Jane Toms, Isaiah Allen, George Pratt,
David Insley, James Casey, Thomas Stevens, Samuel Prindell,
John Mbar, Marla Rivers. John Pratt,James Kelly, and Michael
Icily, Jane Cole and James Tate, Eliza Smith, Joseph Lenard,
lhontas Cooper, Charles Moore, James Pritchett, John Walker,
John Charlton, Ann Wand', Lazarus Jacobs, David Moses,

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