Star.
London, England, 1819-09-28 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSION&

Yesterday Lewis and Croak, two pickpockets, were
indicted for stealing a pocket-book, the property of a
person unknown.
By the testimony of two Police-officers, who ap-
prehentled the prisoners, it appeared that they were
on duty on the I:3th July last, attending the Prince
Regent in his pro revs to the House of Lords, when
in George-street, Westminster, they observed the pri-
soners busy among the crowd, and saw them pick
several pockets. At length they observed Lewis put
his hand. into a Gentleman's pocket and take out a
pocket-book, which he handed to Crook. They iny.
mediately seized the prisoners and informed the Gen-
tleman that he had been robbed. The Gentleman
desired to see his pocket-book, and on its being given
to him, he took some memorandums out of it, and re-
turned it to the Officer, saying, " You may have it
for your trouble. lam not going to spend 401. to
prosecute." Notwithstanding the remonstrances of
the Officers, he went away.
Several witnesses were called to the prisoners' cha-
racter. The Jury acquitted both the prisoners.
The RECORDER—You have had a very lucky escape;
you are notorious pickpockets. Gentlemen (addres-
sing the Jury), we shall have them here again next
Ses'ions. So much for character !

Officer—My Lord, I have had one of tl-cm in cus-
tody four times already. There was a third in com-
pany, if I can take him I will.
The RECORDER—Certainly ; you have acted very
properly, and the Public is obliged to you.

George Stanbury was convicted of embezzling the
sum of 141. 9s. 3d. the property of his master, Mr..
Barker, a grocer, living in King-street, Holborn.—
The prisoner was employed as confidential clerk,
and was accustomed to receive sums to a large
amount. The prosecutor had particularly large deal-
ings with a Mr. Thurgood, cl Oxford-street, and it
was from him that the I 1/. 9s. 3d. had been received.
It also appeared in evidence that the prisoner had
in this manner robbed his master of several hundred
pounds.
Samuel Knight was indicted for stealing four sliver
spoons, the property of the Rev. W. Brown, a Dis-
senting Clergyman, officiating at Gibraltar Chapel,
Bethnal Green. The property was stolen while the
house was under repair, and the prisoner gained ad-
mittance by feigning to be one of the labourers. The
Jury found him Guilty.
Two persons, Peterson and Andrews, whose appear-
ance bespoke them capable of any enormity, were put to the
bar, charged by a man named Laramie, a hair-dresser, in Grey-
hound-place, with robbing him on the King's highway, and with
extorting several sums of money from him, under a threat of
bringing against him an abominable accusation. Guilty—Death.

Saturday night an Inquest was held at the Swan,
Hungerford-stairs, on the body of W. Mann, five
years of age. The PRINCE REGENT had caused a cast
to be taken from some of the Elgin marbles, to be
sent to some Foreign Court. It had been sent to Mr.
Farlow's, in Hungcrford-market. to be shipped off.
The deceased was playing near it, when two water-
men heard a scream, and found him under it ; they
took him up, but lie died instantly. It was supposed
the deceased got upon it, and that it tumbled over
upon him when he fell. Verdict—Accidental death,
with a deodand of ss. on the cast.
Yesterday an Inquest was taken at No. 4, Cleve-
land-row, on the body of E. Iliff, by the Coroner for
.the Royal Palaces. The deceased was formerly por-
ter to the Duke of York ; but he and his wife were
taking care of the house in which the Inquest was
held. He had had one glass of gin and water with
a friend, on Friday evening, and, un coming home,
fell backwards down the stairs; being a heavy man,
he injured his spine so much that he died on Saturday
night. Verdict Accidental death.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—Friday a Coroner's In-
quest was held at the Bird-cage, on Stamford Hill,
over the body of a journeyman plumber, who lost his
life whilst working on the estate of a Gentleman
named OSBORNE, by:the imprudent use of a charcoal
fire. It appeared from the evidence adduced before
the Jury, that the deceased had been employed in
soldering a leaden pipe at the bottom of a well, 130
feet deep, which was situated in a garden belonging
to Mr. OSBORNE' and had lighted a charcoal fire in-
side the well, for the purpose of melting the lead, and
heating his irons. The fire burnt briskly, when the
deceased left the well for some purpose or other, and
soon afterwards returned. A female servant, belong-
ing to the house, was shortly after passing by, when
curiosity induced her to look down, and she per-
ceived that the light was out, and, at the same time,
heard a noise somewhat resembling the groan of a
person in great pain, but from the great depth of the
place, could not hear distinctly. She also perceived
a vapour, of a suffocating smell, overflowing the
mouth. Being much alarmed, she ran for assistance,
and returned with a young man, who was about to
descend into the well. but had not gone down many
steps before he sprang out, fell down, and was dread-
fully convulsed. By this time a number of persons
had collected round the spot : lanterns were lighted,
and being suspended by a string, were lowered into
the well, with a view of ascertaining the situation of
the unfortunate man, whose expiring struggles were
now heard very plainly • but uo sooner were they
immersed into the well, than they were instantly ex-
tinguished by the noxious vapour, and the by-
standers were in the greatest perplexity, as none
dared venture down, or knew in what manner to act,
until a passenger directed them to make use of the
only effectual measure which can be used upon such
occasions, for dissipating 'the impure gas—namely,
by throwing down water, which was immediately
done, and the young man who had first ventured to
descend, again went down with a rope. The vapour,
however, was not entirely gone, and upon reaching
the bottom it was with great difficulty that he could
hold his breath long enough to affix the rope :o the
body of the deceased, whom he found lying upon his
face. The body was instantly dragged out, and
every medical endeavour was used to restore anima-
tion, but without effect. The Jury, after a patient
inquiry into the circumstances, found a verdict of—
Accidental Death. The deceased has kit a wife
and six children to mourn his loss, in whose be-
half a subscription has been raised ; and we are sorry
to add, that the young man who so couraz.;eously
-ventured into the well, has, ever since, been
indisposed from the cift.cts of having inhaled the gas.

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