Star.
London, England, 1819-01-20 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SES:SION&

George Chard, aged 20, and Joseph Blanchard,
aged 23, stood indicted for a burglary in the dwel-
lirg-house cf William Burls, on the 24th of OctOber,
ard stealing therein 4 gold brooch, value I7s. a
gold watch value Li, •a, snuff-box, dive's Articles of
wearing apparel, and 13s. in monies, numbered; his
property.—The Jury, after retiring. for ten minutes
found Chard Not Guilty, and Blanchard Guilty. oi
stealing above the value of 40s. but not of the bur-
glary.—lleath.
D:: tin Mac Vey stood-indicted capitally for felo-
niously stealing, in the dwelling-house of Joseph Wil
ford Parkins, Esq. one diamond pin,-of the value of
Ll3O, a variety of most costly jewels, and divers
other property, arnottnt.i;:g the whole to nearly
£lO3O, his property.
It appeared, by the brief statement of Mr. A DOL..
NI u. 4 that the prosecutor of the indictment was a
Gentleman of great fortune from India. The priso-
ner had lived with him in the capacity of servant, but
shortly after the robbery had been committed his
personal appearance was much improved, Sc.:. al-
though a short time before, he, his wife and family,
possessed but one room, which he rented at three
shillings per week. As soon, however, as -strict in-
quiries were set on foot, die prisoner absconded. Mr.
l'atkins, however, with a laddable view that public
justice should be fully satisfied, pursued him nearly
oat thousand miles, through Scotland and Ireland,
and when he was apprehended, upon his person was
found a shooting jacket, which would be proved to
be part of the property stolen. Besides this proof, it
•would be in evidence, that the prisoner sold sonie of
the valuable articles of jewellery at a shop not very
di.tant from the Metropolis.
The Learned Counsel then proceeded to cal the
prosecutor, who stated that his name was Joseph
Wilfred' Parkins.

Mr. Justice By It ROUGH here interrupted the pro-
ceedings by asking how the name was set out in the
record

Upon a reference to it the name was discovered to
be Joseph Wilford' Parkins.
Mr. Justice Buartouort observed, that it was
vexatious thin, but it was a defect which must put
a atop to the trial en the indictment as it had been
framed.' , _ _

The prisoner was accordingly found Not Guilty.
Mr.. ADOLPI4US ai..plied for his detention- until the
nest Sessions, which .application the Court acceded
to, and-order-pd the respective witnesses to be bound
over fOr their.,appearance to give evidence.
N2ilianiel Fleming was convicted of a burglary and
stealing a few articles.
Jeremiah Ale.randcr was convicted of a burglary
in the dwelling-house of RobertMarher, in the parish
of John,•rfackney, and ste.iling,ii great. coat, his
pi operty.—Death.
Wm. Jones stood indicted for stealing a timepiece,
the pioperty of William Law.—Guilty. .

Saturday, between :en in th.' morning ar.d three is the after-
Dion, tbp dwelling house of Mr. Wilson; 54, Howland-street,
}'harpy-square, was entered, and the bed-chamber. of Mr. G.
Corfield, an inmate there, broken into, and robbed of linen and
wearing apparel to a very considerable extent, also the bed and
bolster. It is very remarkable, that two families should have
Teen in the house at the time, :wither of whom heard or taw
at:y IT, of the perpetrator.

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