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London, England, 1817-01-28 00:00:00

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HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY, JASMAAY se.

This day came on the trial of John Lo g. Juntti
Mitchell, and Alexander Steel, accused of breaking into
the toll house, at Friartown, on the.high road from
Perth to Kinross, and robbing the taxman, William
M'Ritchie, of two papers purprrting to be bank:
notes, one of the Perth Banking Company. and one,
of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Scr,t
land. Alexander Steel not having been apprehen-
ded, sentence of outlawry was pronounced against
him : an the part of the other prisoners an objection
was stated to the criminal part of the charge, in so far
as it went merely to accuse the prisoners, of stealing
what could only be considered as waste paper, of no
value whatever. The Court over-ruled this objec-
tion by observing, that the law was distinct upon
this subject ; it was not the value of the article
stolen, but he forcibly taking it. which constituted
the crime. The evidence for the Crown was then
called, after which

The. SOLICITOR GERM 4L charged the -Jury on the
part of the Crown. as did Mr. 'l' nosstov, in a long'
speech, for the prisoners.
The evidence was wen summed up by the LORD
Justice Cutax, aid the Jury having retired for a
few midutes, returned into Court with a verdict, unit%
nimously finding the prisoners Guilty of the crimes
libelled. The Chancellor of the Jury (Mr. DzwAtt,
of Vogrie) stated to the Court; that he was directed
by a majority of them to recommend the prisoners
to mercy, on account of the former good characters
they had borne, and cn account of their having
done no persobal violence to Mr. *Ritchie and
his wile.

The LORD JUSTICE CLERK said, he would tun.
emit the recommendation of the majority of the

Jury to the only proper fountain, of mercy—his
Royal Highness the Prince Regent bat he should
consider it his bounden duty also to transmit a .full
statement of the whole circumstances of the cal..
His Lordship then pronounced sentence of death
on the prisoners, -and ordered them for execution on
the 28th of February next.

DARING ROBLIN! AND OUTRAGRAbOUI a quar-
ter past:two o'clock in the afternoon of the 9th inst.
a man and woman called at the house of Mrs. Bright,
No. 4, Northampton-street, Battlebridge. She bang
out on business, the door was opened by Martha
Green, the servant, who shewed them into the par-
lour. They pretended they called to look at some
apirtments. Whilit they Were talking to the ser-
vant-maid, a knock came to the hall-door, and the
servant went to open it. A man entered, and asked
her if Susan was in the way, as be wanted to speak
to her ? She informed him that Susan had lelt them,
and that she then lived as servant at 22, Welsted-
street, Sawerstown. The street-door was shut, and
they were talking in the passage. The man, with-
out further ceremony, ran past her down into the
kitchen ; be being a stranger to her, she followed him
dovin stairs, leaving the man and woman in the par-
lour i he 'entered into conversation with he'r about
Susan. In about ten miputes, she was alarmed by a
dreadful crash above stairs, and ran up to see whence
it proceeded, The man who was in the kitchen fol-
lowed, and laid hold of her on the landing of the
first fluor, when she saw the man she had left in the
parlour' breaking open the room-door. The man who
held her.asked her if she knew the other ? She an-
swered that she bad never seen him before. He then
asked, her if she. knew himself ? She answered, No.
He said,' 44 it is well for you ;" and ordered her, as
she valued her life, to be 'silent. He tarried her
down stain again to the kitchen, 'arid pulling out a
doable-barrelled pistol, threatened her life. He then
with a leather strap tied her arms behind her backei
and muffled her mouth, to prevent her crying out ;
he afterwards carried her into another room, and for-
cibly violated her person. After the othet man h.ad
plaudered the place above stairs, they both went off.
She was liberated us about half an hour, when her
mistress came home; and on examining, it was found
that the villains had broke open every room-door,
and robbed all the drawers, carrying off about £4l)
in Rink-notes and cash, besides articles of plate,
jetlrelleri, and wearing-apparel. In consequence lit
the information and description given to John Lim-
brick and William Read, two of the Hatton Qarden
Officers, they apprehended a notorious character of
the name of Masi HalkFel, who answered the de-
setiptioit, and lodged him in the House of Cortze-
tion. Martha Green, the servant, was brought to
see him, and she identified him to be the person who
broke open the locks and committed the robbery.—
Another man, named fousioge, akar Mile Beaune,
in Newgate on a cha;ge of robbery, answering the
description of the other villain, was shewn to her yes-
=terday, when she identified him to he the man who
tied bee and violated her person. A detainer was'in
consequence lodged against him, and the other will
be brought up for examination at Hatton Garden.
BVROLARY.—Between five and six o'clock on Sun-
day morning, a spirit warehouse in Meeting-yard,
Goswell-street-road, was attempted to be robbed.,-
Tbe villains broke through a nine-inch brick wall,
through which they conveyed three or four kegs of
_liquor of various sorts, besides a quantity of brandy,
its bladders ; but the barking of a dog caught the
attention of the watchman, who hastened to the spot.
The villains being alarmed,. made their escape, leav-
ing behind them the keg, and bladders of liquor and
some implements of house-breaking.
Thursday night, the house of Admiril Bowater,
at Hatupton'esurt, was broke open. The entry was
made by forcing the window of the butler's pantry,
and afterwards breaking oven the shutters. ..1 large
s mastiff dog was kept in the yard, but which the vd.
Ilitisiontrived to quiet, by 'administering poison, of
which he died on Friday morning. 'I be Admiral
was Inch home, having left the day previous tor
Brighton. He bad fortunately sent his plate to his
bankee's t the rebbers therefore got but a small
booty—consisting principally of, linen, a few slicer
spoon's, anctsome brandy, part of which was found
near Kingston. The•Adiniral has returned home in
consequence. Bishop, the Office'', has been there, and
has no doubt but the robbery was committed by ac-
costa:NW house-breakers.
A daring gang of rtibbenhas been taken into cus-
tody at Chard, consisting or five persons—the father,
the mother; two sons, and a daughter. These people
'have for Many months been in the practice of cnm-
emitting 41. moat daring depredations.