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thing hi contemplation as this manufactory for the
ipreservatioa of yeast, otherwise -a further exception
might have been admitted. It was a manufactory
highly descrying cf encouragement. But as the law
stood, he thought the defendants liable for this pe-
nalty ; but recommended an application to the Court,
upon the construction of the Act.
A Verdict was then taken for the Crown, subject
to this reference.

OLD BAILEr.

Yesterday P.M Oldham and Ma Flexure, were charged with
assaulting George Cooper, on the evening of the 7th of January,
in Oldford lane, and taking Err= hints silver hunting watch, three
one pound Bank of England notes, and between ten and fifteen
shillings, in Aver, his property, as also a bill of exchange, for £llB.
George Cooper, the prosecutor, deposed, that he was an auis-
tant to his father, who is a farmer at Oldford, in the county of
Middlesex, that he was riding or horseback through Oldford-
lane, on the evening stated in the indictment; two :tenons in
smock frocks were walking in the toad before him; it was a clear
moonlight night, but before he overtook them, they separated
from each other, and laid hold of his horse's bridle, ope on each
side. A pistol was then presented to him by one of them, he be-
lieves by Pitmore. They then uttered something which he does
not recollect; he however told them that they should have every
thing he had. He then gave them three .et notes, some silver,
from ten to fifteen shillings, as stated in the indictment, and a
bill of exchange which be had that day tAen up at the banking
house of Messrs. Masterman and Co. Lontisard-street. Oldham

took hold of the chain of his watch, which he drew from his fob.
the moon shone in the faces of the person) who attacked him ;
but he had an opportunity of distinguishing that of one of thefts •
more than the otter ; they did not use him ill ; they were only
about a minute with bins. He certainly was a little alarmed, but '
not so much as might be expected. Learning that some persons
were taken ep at Bow-street, en sitsp.cion, he went, and recog-
nised the prisoner Oldham, Pitmore he could not so positively
swear to.
lu hie cross-elimination, he allowed that the pt4soners had
something drawn over their faces, which, in part, concealed them;
but still he could not, in his conscience then, positively swear to
the identity of Pitmore.
John Upton, one of the Bow-street patrole, was next examin-
ed. He met the prisoners, Oldham and Pitmore, together, near
the Shepherd and Shepherdess-fields, City-road, on Tuesday, the ,
Bth January,at about six.o'clock In the evening. Cross,Lloyd, and
Abury, of Bow-street Office were with him. He observed Old.
ham draw his hat down over his face, which excited his suspicion.
be laid hold of him, while Cross took charge of Pitmore. He
asked Oldham if he had any pistols about him ? who said he had
nut. He searched him, and found upon him a hot containing
gun powder, a silver watch, four pieces of lead like bullets, a flan-
nel night cap, and an old silk handkerchief. He therefore secu-
red him.

John Cross, of Bow-street Office, confirmed the testimony of
the preceding wimeu, as far as related to their meeting Oldham
and Pitmore together, and stated further, that while he held Pit-
more, he saw him throw a pistol over the fence, which he told
Abury and Lloyd to look (or, while he searched the prisoner,
found on him a silver watch, and a pocket-book containing some
memorandums. He searched with a lanthern for the pistol, 4nd
at length found it not charged, about six yards distant from the
spot, in which they first met the prisoners.
John Abury, also of Bow-street, substantiated the evidence of
the former witnesses, as far as he was concerned.
Mr. KNAPP asked Cross if he did not know that he should have
240 upon the conviction of the prisoners T upon which
Mr. Justice Baiter observed, that the reward did not apply
to this case, as it was not stated in the indictment to be a high•-
rway robbery.
Several witnesses were then examined as to the character of
Oldham, which they stated tube that of an honest, industrious,
mai bard working man.
Mr. Justice BANAT, in making his charge to the-Jury, lamen-
ted that one of apparently so respectaisle a character should be
placed in the disgraceful situation in which he now stood. With
respect to Pitmore, the Jury must acquit him, as no evidence had
been brought forward that affected him. The prosecutor could
only swear positively to the person of Oldham. He then com-
mented upon the evidence with groat humanity, impressing upon
the Jury, that although the priooners were found in a very suspi-
cious manner on the evening following the robbery, none of the
property which had then' been found upon them had been idend.
fied by the prosecutor. There were many parts of the evidence
which were of a suspicious colouring, and if the Jury believed the
testimony of Cooper, the prosecutor, they would find Oldham
guilty ; but if they had any fair doubts as to his criminality, they
should put the excellent character that had been girien of him in
the favourable scale, and acquit both the prisoners. •
The Jury, after about a quarter of an hour's consideration,
found Oldham guilty, and acquitted Pitmere.
Eleanor Devine, a decent looking young woman, 21-years of
age, was capitally charged with stealing privately from the shop
of Stevens and Croft, linen-drapers, in Oxford-street, on the 91st
of January last, rate pieces of ribbon, value £3 10s. The priso-
ner came lato the shop of the prosecutors to purchase some sib-
bee ; the young man in the shop, James Robert Maggs, placed a
drawer full of ribbons before her, and turned his attention to an-
other
customer. He, however, perceived the prisoner put her
handkerchief on the rawer several times, and as fremieutly put
it again into her pocket. This excited Lis suspicion, which he com-
municated to Mr. Stevens, and the prisoner was then taken into'
au inner room, but while they were waiting fur some of the
female part of Mr. Stevens's family to come and search her, she
contrived to break the string of her pocket, which she dropped
under a chair la the room. la this pocket the property laid us the
',indictment was found, and she was given into custody. The
charge on the part of the prosecution being proved, Mr. Stevens
proceeded to identify the property, which he did to only throe
pieces of ribbon, value 50s. so that the capital part of the charge
was done away. For the petty felony, however, the Jury, underl
the direction of the Judge, found the prisoner—Guilty.
Anne Hussick, a decent looking winnau, about thirty years of
age, who appeared at the bar with an infant in her arms, =dents
then pregnant, was convicted of stealing a pair of stockings, In
the shop of Thomas Thomas, in Shoreditsh.
I The following were capitally convicted: Elia, Brown, for
ihreakirg and entering the house of Catherine Purcell, arid steal-
ing a table cloth and other articles; and 1). Kelly, fo.- stealing
quantity of plate, the property of Cath. Barron, in her dwelling.
house.
Six were convicted of felony, viz.—A.Burgess, for stealing two
sacks of corn, the property of J. Greenway; Eliza Perry, for
stealing nine yards of cotton, the property of J. Harris; J. Barker,
for stealing a sheet and a quilt, the property of N. Preist ; 1). S.
Atkins, for receiving a quantity of plate, the property of Cathe-
rine Barron, stolen by D. Kelly, I. Potter, for st Ming 197
ounces of Javier, the proferty of Messrs. Rundle and Bridge ; and
J. Aaron, for receiving the same, knowing it to have been stolen.
Thomas Jones was tried on an indictment, charging him with
stealing xty pounds of flacon, in the dwelling-house of Thomas
Pugh, in High Holborn, on the night of the sth of February, sad
acquitted.
Eleanor White stood capitally indicted for stealing a gold watch
in the dwelling.lionse of Thomas Barrett, of Queen-street, Lin-
coln's-Inn-fields, but the proofs of her guilt not being satisfactory,
she was acquitted.

RICORDIR'S REPORT.—Yesterday, •the Recorder
made a report to the Prince Regent of the convicts
capitally convicted in October Sessions last, viz.
W. Lawrencewood and Sarah Fussell, for stealing goods In
dwelling-houses—W. Simpson, for stealing a letter containing
hank-notes—W. Truemaa, for isighway.robbery, committed in
Smithfield, attended with circumstances of peculiar aggravation—
'. White, R. Francis, A. Beat, T. Timmy, and P. Street, for
house-breaking—J. Cope, fur disposing of counterfeit money—
J. Fruin, for horse-stealing—W. Smith, W. Mann, and J. New.
man, for house-breaking—Marg. Chittleborough, for stealing in
a dwelling-house--Catharine M'Carty, for uttering a counterfeit
shilling—S. Clements, H. Cromwell (alias Chat), and L. Culver-
well, for horse-stealing—J. Whitmore, for a rape—l. Miller, for
a burglary—C. Oakley, for *highway-robbery—lt. Butt, for hay. 1
ing ha his possession a cutting engine, for the purpose of coining—ll
and L. Flannag an for stealing goods in a dwelling-house.
, When W. Truman, J. Copt, J. Fruits, and J. Whit-
, men were ordered to be executed on Wednesday next.
The others were respited during pleasure.