Star.
London, England, 1811-04-08 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

Friday Moses Moses Wolfe was put to the har ckarged with having I,
received six swans-skins, knowing the same to have !meat tolen.
"rite Depury-Rarger f Hyde Park deposed, that, in the mid-
dle of February last, two swans had been sto)eu from Hyde Park,
namely, from the Serpentine If aver ; that on Thursday, the itch
of February, four nsoie isei-n stolen and carried aWay,
„ A man of the name of Devine and an officer of the name of
Lack, proved finding six swans skins in the poßesslon of the pri-
soner ; they were hanging up in his shop inWelbeek-street, where

they were found.
A young woman of the name of Mary limb, who had been
his servant, but who has recently quitted his service, proved that
on Monday evening, the with ollFebt uary,her matter came home
about five o'elock, and had something wrapped up. in a bundle:
that she saw him open It in the parlour, and take two swans Ikias
out of it. She further deposed, that on Tuesdaybe etlth, aman
came to her Master's house, and asked if Mr.Virolfe was at home,
and left four more.
A persca of the name of Hart swore that he saw the defendant
buy two swans skinein Leadenhall.market, and giie..Er. for them,
on Monday the tith of Febniary. It appeared, however, that
the skt s tallied exactly with the bodies of the dead swans, fur
wherever a part of the skin stuck to the bodies, part in the same
direction was equally wanting from the skin%
Several pertons, both of the Hebrew and other persoseione,
gave khe defendant a goad character—some knew kiln upwards
of ell years.'
The CHAIRMAN summed up the eVidence, and the Jury, after
retiring upwards of half an hour, returned a verdict of Guilty.
As soon as the Verdict was recorded, Mr. Atter, Cauneel for
the prisoner, took some objections to the tndictment, coutending
that swans, being what in law is termed/ ne eaters, the stealing
of them did not amount to a larceny; and as there .0 uo theft,
there could nut therefore be any receiving.— The Cuuus. lon the
other side contended to the contrary; and the Court overruled
the objectiors.—Sentence clef erred.
Set %SHIN o—Mary Green, a decent-looking girl, was found
guilty of putting off two bad 'billings to Mr. Harris, a linen-dra.
per, Picket-street, Temple Bar. The manner in which she per-
petrated this offence was by doing what, in slang language, is
called " ringing the changes." She went into Mr. Harris's shop
and asked tor small Elver for a dollar ; Mr. Harris gave it to her.
She walked.two or three yards up the shop, and addressing her-
self to the sheninan, told him that Ina muter had given her two
had shilling,. l'his Mr. Harris denied, and refused to take there.
She then conducted herself most rudely. whereupon a constable
was sent for. Before he arrived, she still persisted in her intt
dent behaviour, saying that she had no more money abed: her
but the dollar. Lack, the officer, soon arrived, rid searched her,
and there were found concealed atmut her twelve sl,ll'ine's and
four sixpences, all in good silver, ','sides the change of the doitar.
The Jury, after a charge from Mr. Mai ewaainc, foetid her
Guilty.
As soon as the verdict was pronounced, the Counsel for the
' prosecution thee acquainted the Court, that as the puni.liment
was pointed out by the Act of Bane:mem, from which they could
Oct deviate, and therefore the pr sotier's cause could not be affec-
ted by the profligacy oilier character, he thought it right to men-
tin.., that this was the sec ind time she was brought into that
Court (first with her mother) for this kind of crime ; that her
father was at this moment transported, and her youngest sister is
now in confinement under the sentence of the Court for the very
same kind of offence.—Sentence, six months imprisonment.
Saturday s even Portuguese sailors were indicted fur a riot in
Wapping. A quarrel originated with them and WHIR American
seamen, and ended hi a riot among themselves. The seven pri-
lsoners were, however, secured, and the disturbance ended. An
interpreter explained to them the nature of the evidence,but they
could not be made sensible that they had done any n rime, con-
teivitte, we suppose, that they had a right to quarrel wen each
other as Much vs they plowed. The Jury found four of .hope
Guilty, and .:.quitted the otherthrees Mr. MAIN WA RING
stn-
tenced them to three months imprisonment in Cold-bath-fields.
A coachman, in the employ of Mr. Dann, was coovicted of
driving his coach agalest the tine.horse-chaiee of a Mr. Noble, by
which the chaise was Woken in pieces, and Mr. and Mrs. Noble
tench bruised nartiettiarly the tatter, whose life was tor mime
tirae suppose« to be in danger. Ile was sentenced to six inonaie
imprisonment In the House of Correction.
Five different intlictmente for misdemeanours, in writing
threatening letters to the Marquis sit Headfort, were found by
th* Grand Jury agaiusr Sedlcy, and tine fur perjury, in the-game
bushiest., agatait Walker. Mr.'skcaa. on thy part of the Mar.
quis, then moved, that Seat), be obliged,tu give rimice of his
bail 48 hours befoie the same being received, and thgt the Coen
would fit such a sure as would insure his appearance. Scene),
stated himself to be a money-broker, and the Court allowed hint
to be liberated, nu finding bail, himself in ,R4OO, end two sure-
ties in £2is) each, under each of the different indictments.