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London, England, 1817-09-29 00:00:00

OLD SESSIONS. SEPTAMBiIR 27.

James Gall Vans w..s ind,cted for a highway rob.
bay , n R .hert William., in taking from him, by
fear and against his will, a hat, and ss. in money,
Lis property.
The prosecvt r. is a seaman. On the 11th July,
he well to Gr ivel-lane to see a frinel, between eleven
and twelve at night ; when, goine through Blue.
coet.fi •lds, on his return h ,me, he was stopped ano
accosted by four men; they asked him where be
was going ? and he said home ; two of them collared
him, while the ether two rifled his pockets. He
made resistance, and while he was doing so, they
took his handkerchief off his neck. One of those that
rifled his pocket knocked him down, and then they
took his hat from him as he fell. They then Ten
away. After he recovered himself, and had walked
about twee ty yards, he saw a watchman, who asked
him if he h.t I lost his hat ? He said he had been
robbed heal of hi. hat and his handkerchief. The
wetclimen told him ni t. flow him, and they went to-
geilite into 11etcee.Fe highway, where the watchman
told rem • e had ioto.d a Irian with his hat. Prose.
cum, said it it was his, it was a particular one,
Chinese hat, mit% the wine:'' J. Hey" inside. The
wetchio in took hint to tee watch-house, where he
saw the hat lnd the prisoner.
Joseph Kendeli, the watchman, was calling the
hour of twelve in Back Line, Retcliffe-bighway, when
be saw lour men coming towards him, but they
turned b ick when the y saw the oitn, ss A wernan
told hint four twigs (thieves) had gone oil ith s•
one's hat ; be then crossed the road to g after them,
when he met the prosecutor witeout Its hat; he
asked him if he had lost his hat ? and he said he had
as well as his handkerchief. Witness told him or
follow him, and he went into Ratcliffe highwey,
where he met the first three, but trey had only their
. own hats, he then came up with the prisoner, who
ran tiovatch a Pill, with the hat in his hand : wit
nets said, " My friend, what do you do with that
hat?" He said, he bad pic'eed it up in the kennel.
Witness then took him to ti.e wetclehouse. The
prosecutor desailod the hat as being; a Chinese one,
with the name of "J. Hoy" nit ked in the inside if it.
The prisoner, in his defence, s led lie mend the bat
in the kennel, and picked it tip. He. also eccesed
the watchman of wishing to tole money horn hint to
make it np. Veia.ci—Guilty, death.
Elizab•th Sluncer seas indicted for stealing feurteen
yards of printed cotton, the property of S. Jones and
J. Rowe, privately in thsir shop.
The prosecutors are linen diapers at Islington.—
On the 16th at July, the prisoner and an-steer girl
came into the shop ler a piece of calico. elr. Joaes
was serving two ladies, ate! the prisoner told him to
finish serving them, as she was in no hurry : but just
before the two ladies lett the shop, the prisoner ap-
peared to hive altered her mind, and said, that as
she was in haste, she must return in the evening for
the piece of calico. As she was leaving the sloe),
one of the ladies informed Mr. Jones that the prisoner
had a piece of printed cotton under her gown. He
immediettly laid hell of her, and site pulled the cot-
ton fit in nether her gown, and-laid it on the cotuiter.
He pursued the plisoner's companion, who threw
another piece of printed cotton over a garden wall,
said got clear off.
Guilty of stealing, but not privately.
Ate Mlles was indicted for breaking and entering
the dwelling-house of William Brown, and stealing
a pair of breeches and two watstcoats, the property
of John Lome. The prosecutor lodges in Brown's
house. The watchmen alarmed him abot.t tour
o'clock in the morning of the 11th of July, and said
he had taken a woman %yids some ,wcating npoarel.
When the woman was IWOUght to him, lie recoen.zed
the property hound on her to be his. The w,tamia
observed the prisoner on the intoning in giosties,
trying every door in East-street, Menchesteroquaie,
until she came to the prosecuon's, which she opened,
and went in. About ten minutes niter, she cerneout
with something in her apron ; which, when she was
taken to the witch-house, proved to be the prosecu-
tor's property. Guilty of stealing, but not of break-
ing and entering the dwelling-house.
,F.hos Clifton was put to the bar under an indict-
ment charging him with feloniously and maliciously
cutting and stabbing Joseph Armsworth with a knife,
with intent to murder him, or do him some gate:rotas
bodily harm.
Joseph Armsworth said lie was a coal-porter, and
indeed in Shoe-lane, Fleeostreet. He worked for
Messrs. Littlewood and Stephenson, coal merchants,
carrying on their business in Bridewell precinct. He
knew the prisoner at the bar well, and had been ac-
quainted with him for about two years. He was a
gardener by trade. On 25th July last, between two
and three ie'cleck in the morning,ehey were in com-
pany togeher, and met at the Key public-house, in
Fleet-market. They had not seen one another for
siz month:.
_Witness had been to a feast, given once
a year by his master, at the Nag's Head, in Gray's-
inn-Line. He had supped between the hews of eleven
and twelve at the Nag's Head, but finding himself
rather thirsty, he stepped into the Key to get some-
thing to drink. He was perfectly sober at the time.
A man of the neine of Ned Riley accompanied him.
When he went into the Key he saw the prisoner at
the bar sitting in the corner of a box, and as he
thought he knew him, he bit the prisoner a knock on
the hat with his hand. The prisoner lifted up his
head, and witness asked " Do you know me to
as Ves, to be sure I do," replied the prisoner. " Do
you recollect any thing about a pair of breeches a
you had about a year ago i" said the witness.
The prisoner answered in the affirmative, and added,,
eg Do you want them ? because I have sold them."
Witness then hit Clifton another cuff on the hat, end
• the prisoner shitted to a come of the window, and
appeared to be feeling, for something, and witness
thought the breeches were coming to light, but he
*was soon mistaken : the prisoner put his baud in his
pocket, pulled out a knife, and struck turn in the
cheek. The prisoner did not try to strike him again,
but endeavoured to get away. Witness hit him twice
with a stick, when be tried to get away, and then the
watchman came in and secured him. They had
both been before this affray upon good terms, and as
far as witness knew, the prisoner bore no malice to-
Wards him.
Edward Riley, deposed, that be was also a coal_
ter pot
and bad been at the Nag's Head in company s
Irish tba last wisacss, at the feast. Ho hal had as

limb IN be cool,' drink St the feast, and so had the
the last witness ; but they felt themselves thirsty ;
and went into the Key io get more liquor. They
were both at CI-it ;ink as sober as possible for men to
be. He saw ti whole transaction between Me pri-
soner and Atmswotth. The prisoner, on being' struck
upon the hat, shifted to the other side of the box, And
in about five minutes pulled out a knife. and struck
Armsworth in the cheek. He held the knit,. in Ins
right hind. There was no malice between eittur
the parties.
The prisoner, in his defence, said, thit on the 29th
1 July he w,.nt to the Key to meet a master aarde-
ner, in order, it possible, t • get some w 4k. He had
just had a glass wren .-Irmsworth and Rile)
came Armsw uth hot him a blow on the
rye, and he bled very much in consequence. He had
taken his knife out of his pocket to cut a piece or
bread and cheese. He did not try to strike at Aims-
wor h, buy he run his own hand against it, and by
that means cut his cir.t.k.

The CoSimoN SLiz.TEANT, in summing up to the
Jury, iitsv,rved, th rt to convict the prisoner upon the
ltetii!e under which he was indicted, it must have
seen proved that such a wound was inflicted, in such
a spirit, as if the man hail died in consequence, it
would have been wilful murder. Malice must have
existed; but in the present case the prisoner was
.si4Ulte,l lira, and althotiOl it was cowardly in him
to use such an instrument in his delence, no malice
could be sa;d to have existecl.—lsl.,t Guilty.

trio/visa Malcolm was indicted tor stealing eleven
..ne pound notes, the property of John Coleman, in.
his dwelling-house The prisoner lodged in the pro.
secu,, r's house for ten days. On the 17th of August
his wire went nut, 'ravine the prisoner in ; er parlour;
but on her return she was gkne, and the money had
been stolen from the drawer in which the prosecutor's
wife had deposited it. The coachman of the Tauu.
ti T. stage brought the prisoner to lodge at the prose-
cutor's house (having taken her up at the end of
Oliva ick-lane), as she said she was come to town to
find out her friends, and was quite a Stranger. After
the robbery, hearing that she had hiends in Maw
chester, he liana ed her, and took her on her way thi-
ther, at Barna. He sent for a constable ; but, before
he arived, the prisoner threw something into the fire-
plact. of the inn to whiei lie had taken her, which be
found to be five one.pound notes. He also fi:und on
bier some neckcloths of his own, and a spencer be.
Longing to i Mrs. C &man.
The prisoner, in her &fence, said, that she hid
received a five pound note from the coach:nan for
certain favours, which note she changed with Mrs.
•coleman.
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The coachman that he had any improper
intimacy with her, cr nad ever gin:. her a note of
any description.
Mr. B.uo i GRAHAM recapi ulated the facts of the
case, and the Jou, alter a short consultation, found
the prisoner Guilty —Dea!h. Aged 92.
Oa heAt lag the vei dict she ianated, and was carried
out of the dock.

The following were convicted of felonies; vitt.
J. Robinson, for ineallag four geese; A. Stm r , f..tr stealin7 a
pair of shoes; H. MaonMg, fer stealing a coat and a bible;
en.l Mary Chambers, frr stealing a Tawny of carpetii.; ;
J. Smith, for ant!), zzling .f 3; atuan lloiniisuu, fur stealing a
pair of stocking.; W. Connor, for stealini: a 31: gown ; and K.
I laiings, for stealing two silver spoons. H. Wood, J."E'yler, aM
J. Clifton, were *ciliated.

INSOLVENI DEBTORS' COURT.
FXrA 1. EFFEC IS OF GAMING.
liOttMWECii 77. KO:SKY.

The insolvent was opposed in his dicharge by Mr.
Hamra GIS the part of Messrs. Houlditch, L mg-acre,
coach makers, on the ground of his having, in the
capacity of Messrs. Houlditch's servant, embezzled
or applied to his own use considerable sums of money
belonging to them. It appeared in evidence, that the
prisoner was sent by Messrs. Houlditch to the Con-
tinent to take orders for carriages; he was allowed a
handsome salary, and was furnished with carriages
1.1 sale ; the money he received for them he was to
send to his employers, alter deducing his expenses;
but instead of so doing he gambled nearly the whole
of it away. Mr. Mu rte put in evidence the follow-
tng letter, acknowledging the tact, which was read
by the Clerk of :he Court.
Before the letter was read, the insolvent said that
he did not suppose that Mr. Houlditch would have
exposed his conduct. atter his brother had promised
him forgiveness, a'sid to take the money deficient b)
iastalments.

Mr. Hou!ditch denied that ever any such aree-
ment took place. nor had he paid a shilling of the
money.
The insolvent said. that had he not been promised
what he bad stated, he was sure he should not have
been there at that moment, for he should have put
an end to his miserable exlstence.

Mr. HEATH told the insolvent that he ought to be
thankful that his employers, instead of opposing him
there, did not bring Lim to the bar of the Old Bai-
ley. Had they done so, he would certainly have
been transported. Tie letter is as follows :
m April, 181 C.

Sia—The errors Into which I have Wet have male me so
to hate myself, that I have adopted the horrible Awl-atom of de.
stroyirg myself. I am sensible of the crirre I contain astinst try
Gun, my (ening, and society, but taste not courage to live dis•
honoured. he generous confidence you placed in me 1 have
basely violated: I have robbed you, and though rot to enrich
myself, the consciousness of it debt' .;ys me. Latikttpt, y,
verty, beggary, and wan: , I ci uiJ hi. a r on, it:teLr.g wound
support me; but the 111.1„ted Pequa:lior.ce I Panned Ind use ug
those earthly Lelia—gambling Inise,: rod then c.inimene:d my
villanies and tkeeptloos ta you. My losses were not large at
first; and the stones that were told rue of gain made me mtive
they would soon be recove. ed. At this period I received cher:ea
' to go to Vienna, and on settling a: the hotel I found my del::
treble what I bad Infected I was in consiquencx ctaopt.:led to
leave the two carriages as a loin anme for ; art of the deb , %kirk!)
I had not in my powir to discharge. I had hoped such success at
Vienna as would enabse nu to state all to you; but diseppenit-
mem bleated every hype, and despair, on my return to Pans,
began to generate the fatal re oolution,i hat at the moment you r. ad
this will have matured itsc.f to consummation. I feel that :fly
reputation is blasted—no way of 'containing the money wasted;
your confidence in monotony destroyed, and nothing is kit but to
see my wile and children* and d el Affection for them holds me
in existence a little longer.
" The gaming table again presented Itself to my imagination as
the only poaibir means of my extricating myself. Count Mon-
tour' 3000 franca, which I received before you came to Paris,
furnished me with the mots—my death speaks the result ! After
robbery SO base as amine, I fear it will be of noose for me to soli.
nit your kincimee for my wretched wife and forlorn family. Oh,
Sir, if you have pity on them and treat them kindly, toad do not
leave thsna to perish in a foreign land, the cousciousisess oldie act'
will cheer yes in your last tuumetust and Goo will reward you
and yours tor it tenfold. Their sensibilities will not keg eerie,
them to need human 4d. Thu‘sliall I bus threeleid murderer
1 time you for the laminae you ham modem! me; sod I award

your bmtker, that be bas In this dtradful tnceemtt in sracit
wishes for his welfare here and hereafter. I have so contrived it.
that you will set a person at the Prince's tn.morrow that wink,.
tower for you. In mrotionarg my id • ro him, you will not
much ►erve your own interest by back, uii.g my chariotr en:
memery. I aulijoia the reward o Isar villainies, and the eora•et
balai.ee of the accounr. Count Eilniudid's regular bills I have out
receive•l; hi; valet will give you them; the others are in a pot
ke •bo.ik, which will be bound on, nay corpse somewhere in the
wood of Boulogne. Statissi."
" Seij••:tnt RUNarlso'et►N.—The prii•oner must
be remanded for a groseirlisd and bteach of ins,
which subjects him to teit years' imprisonment, unless
lie pays the debt."