Star.
London, England, 1816-01-12 00:00:00

OLD BAILEr.

Yesterday John Sherlock and Richard Wiltshire, two
add,
the oldest not 16, were indicted for stealing, on
Sunday the 17th of December last, two yards of
Woollen cloth, value 12s. the property of Caleb
.Trewick, privately in his shop. The prosecutor keeps
,a second-hand clethei-shop, No. 11, Church-lane,
'St. Martin's, and on the morning of the day men-
tioned in the indictment the prisoners knocked at his
door, aad it was epened to them by the prosecutor's
brother, a little boy not ten i years old. They pre-
tended that they wanted to sell an old coat, and
'forced thee way into the shop :. Sherlock placed his
back against the counter and availed himself of that
position to take the cloth in question, in the view of
the witness, and wrapped it op in the old coat he
brought for sale, and suddenly pretending to be in e•
berry, he and his companion went away, promising
to come again another time. The little boy gave the
alarm to his brother, the prosecutor, who had then
just risen, when pursuit was made after the prisoners,
and after a great deal of difficulty trey wete secured
about two hours afterwards in Round-court, though
not without considerable resistance.
The Cam BARON told the Jury they must acquit
the prisoners of the capital part of the charge, the
witness having actually seen the theft committed, a
circumstance which removed the idea of privately.
stealing ; but left it to them to say upon the evi-
dence, whether they were guilty of the single felony.
The Jury, after considering for some time, found
both prisoners—Not Guilty. •
David Willis,-another juvenile depredator, not 15
years old, was indicted for a similar offence, in steal-
ing a piece of cheese, value Is. 6d. from the shop of
William Lockwood, a cheesemonger in King-street,
Park-street, Grosvenor-square. The fact of privately
stealing was distinctly proved, but the piece of cheese
found in possessiou of the prisoner not being proved
worth more than Ss 6d. the Jury, under the direc-1
tion of Mr. Justice LALLAS, found the prisoner guilty
only of the single felony.
William Johnson, a boy of the like tender years, was',
indicted for assaulting Elizabeth Denney, on the
King's highway, and violently taking fiom her per-
son a silk shawl, value 12s. her property, at Bethnal'
Green, on the 4th instant. The prosecutriz could
only prove that the shawl in question was snatched
from her shoulders about half-past seven in the even.
ing, but by whom she did not know. The prisoner
was taken into custody by some of the spectators,
but the shawl was not found upon him, nor was
mere any other evidence given of his guilt.
Mr. Baron RICHARDS therefore dii,cted the Jury
to acqbit him, and he was acquitted accordingly.
Another indictment was preferred Agaiost him for
a similar offense, in stealing a shawl from the person
of Sarah, the wife of John Bond, in the same neigh-
bourhood, on the evening of the Sd instant, but
the evidence being equally defective, he was again
acquitted.
George Cartel was convicted capitally of e bur-
glary, in the night time, in the dwelling-house of
William Cole, of No. 5, Seacoal-street, Limeliouve,
on the Sd inst. and stealing therein several articles of
wearing apparel.
Thema" Dom, Robert Raw* alias Corailly, and
John Farthing, were indicted for burglarinusly break-
ing and entering the dwelling-house of James Poole,
a tailor, in Everett-street, Brunswick-square, and
stealing therein six yards of brown cloth, value £5.
It was proved, that on the 15th of December the pro-
secutor lett his shop, about half-past five in the even-
ing, it being then not quite dark, in order to wait
upon one of his customers, leaving his shop door
latched. As he left the house, he observed the pri-
soners lurking about the street, but not suspecting
their intentions, he went about his business. Two
of the Bow-street Officers were at this moment
watching the motions of the prisoners, and soon after
the prosecutor disappeared, the prisoner Rawley
opened the prosecutor's door, went into the shop, and
presently brought out the cloth in question under his
arm, and was walking off with it down the street,
when he was met by the prosecutor, on his return
home, who immediately recognized his property, and
giving the alarm of 411 Stop thief," all the prisoners
instantly fled with precipitation, and Rawley in his
flight dropped the cloth. They were pursued and
overtaken by the prosecutor and the Officers, and
carried to Bow-street Office.
Mr. Baron RICHARDS charged the Jury, that there
was some doubt whether this was a burglary in the
night time, as the prosecutor said it was not quite
dark c ben he left his house ; but told emu, that if
they should think the case was not made out as a
burglary, it was a stealing in the dwelling-house, of
property to the value of 40s. if the evidence was
believed.

The Jury found the prisoners guilty of stealing in
the dwelling.house, to the valoe of 405.; a verdict
equally penal in its consequences.

A reward of Fifty Guineas is offered by Messrs.
Coosa arid Co. Surgeons, of Charlotte-House, Black.
friars-road, for the discovery of the Author of a Let-
ter sent to the Medical Board. We have,seen it; the
language is that of a Quaker, and bears the Walworth
Post-mark, dated June 23—a more scurrilous and in-
vective instrument we have never witnessed, and hope,
for the honour of the profession, it Will not prove the
effusion of a Medical man—if so, it must arise
from a grovelling jealousy at seeing a Society, of
independent Gentlemen, of the first. respectability,
1 appropriating a large portion of their time in alle-
viating the distresses of individuals, who may have
consulted men ignorant of the profession ; we are at
a loss to conceive the cause for such a libel. Perhaps
scone of the author's patients have experienced relief
from the Medical Board. We are authorised to state,
that Dr. COOP= and Co. are consulted by all
ranks of people every morning until Sine o'clock, and
.from twelve till eight precisely.