Star.
London, England, 1821-12-12 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

Yesterday, tlijah Pinkney was indicted for en-
ticing William Goodwin and John Brown to commit
a robbery. William. Good win said that he was in the
habit of meeting the prisoner at the Rose and Crown,
in Bunhill-row ; and on the Bth of September last,
he (the prisoner) told him and a friend of his named
John Brown, that be knew a good job that could be
done at a warehouse in Grub-Xtreet, where the Stroud
waggon set up ; that be would gammon a man and
a boy who had the care of it, by taking them out to
play domino, and in theimeantune they could easily
get theserews (keys), and load a cart with broad cloth,
of which there was a considerable quantity in the
warehouse. The prisoner repeated this proposal about
a dozen times, and said the thing must be done, as
money be wanted, and money he would have. Wit-
ness gave information to a police-officer, and after-
wards before a Magistrate.
On his cross-examination, the witness admitted
that he sometimes got his living by thieving; that he
I was tried in 1810, and hit, and was in consequence
imprisoned six month. in Newgate, and five years
and a half in the hulks, and was then pardoned one
year before the expiration of his time.
Two other witnesses, present at the couversatioa,
admitted that they were thieves.
----- Holt deposed, that he had the care of the
bond waggon-warehouse, in Grub-street ; that in
the month of September last, there was a consider-
ble quantity of broad cloth in it; that the prisoner
was well acquainted with the premises, which were
only secured by a lock.
Mr. WALYOUD addressed the Jury for the prisoner.
The Learned Gentleman contended, that no man
could be safe if a, conviction should take place on the
evidence of persons who unblushingly admitted in a
Court of Justice that they lived by thieving.
Five witnesses gave the prisoner a character; they
had all bought cloth from him, and knew nothing
bad of him.

The CHAIRMAN 'charged the Jury, that the wit-

tresses were such as tliekivrallowed to give evidence
and if they believed their story, they must find the
prisoner Guilty. It was in vain to expect to have un-
impeachable witnesses to such fact), for it was not to
honest men such a proposal would be made. The
only defence the prisoner had made was by producing
witnesses to character; but the Jury must judge whe-
ther he had not forfeited any benefit he might have
received from such evidence by keeping company
with notorious thieies.
The Jury, with very little hesitation, found the
prisoner—Guilty.
The CBAIRMAN said, the prisoner's °fence was one
of a most heinous nature, and demanded exemplary
punishment. The judgment of the Court was, that
he should be imprisoned twelve months in the House i
of Correction.
Sarah Bishop, this woman, who was on Monday
declared guilty of inducing the thrughter of a re-
spectable baker to commit divers robberies on her
own father, was brought up for judgment, when she
was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment in the
House of Correction.

A practice has lately prevailed among various
gangs of ruffians, of driving a 'hull through the
streets, and, in the terror which is caused, they at-
tack respectable persons on the road, for the purpose
of depriving them of whatever property they may
happen to have about them. Yesterday one of these
fellows was tried, for an attempt to rob a Gentleman
while driving in his gig with. his Lady, from town to
his country house. On his entrance into 13alston, he
perceived a crowd coming towards him, tormenting
a bull. Having witnessed several robberies a short
time since on the same spot, he drew his chaise up
on one side of the road, and while watching several
well-known characters, the pri,oner. jumped into the
chaise, made a violent snatch at his watch, an,l nearly
succeeded in disengaging it from his fob. He at first
supposed that the man had merely taken refuge in
his chaise, to escape from the crowd, but when he
found *hat his intenticons were, he aimed a blow at
the prisoner with his whip, which he to screen him-
self from, fell backwards. While the prosecutot wa,
thus engaged, another man attacked his wife on the
opposite side. Finding that he was unequal to the
contest, and that a number of thieves were collecting
round him, he suddenly put his horse forward, and
prevented the fulfilment of their design. A patrol,
who had observed this banditti, detected the prisonet
as being particularly active in committing various
robberies. On the prosecutor's seeing the prisoner
in custody, he recognised him as being the man who
had assaulted him. For chat offence, he was tried,
found Guilty, and sentenced to six months solitary
1 confinement:

Ingrates os TaAne„—We feel great pleasure in
stating, that the staple manufactures of Leicester and
the adjoining counties of Nottingham and Derby,
were seldom known to be more brisk than at the pre-
sent moment, particularly in the cotton hose branch.
The unusual activity in the latter is attributed to the
tattering prospect presented by the recent successes
of the South Americans, and their near approach to
independence. Several large orders for cotton hose,
as well as lace, have already been executed, and for-
warded to that interesting portion of the world, while
others are getting ready with all possible alacrity.
The preference given to British manufactures by the
South Americans, and the attention evinced to Eng-
lish interest by our gallant countryman, Lord COCH-
RANE, present. a prospect for commercial enter-
prise, that must be highly gratifying to every friend
of his country.

Maxatox-Iloosu—Yesterday .Taates Smith was charged with
having obtained money by a false petition, representing that hi,
working tools were pledged, bis wife was far advanced in preg-
nancy with her ninth child, his eldest son lying dead, and
another dreadfully scalded. lie obtained a great sum, and was
acontinuing kis collections, when suspicion arose, and on apply-
ing to Mr. Foresight, of 29, Princes-street, he was taken into
custody. Mr. Foresight took the trouble to inquire into the cir-
cumstances, and found the prisoner's wife had evidently for a
long time left off child-bearing; there was no appearance of the
extreme poverty alleged; in short, the whole story was false.—
No person from whom he had obtained money attending to
prosecute, the Lotto Mateo& commited the fellow to Bridewell,
as a rogue and vagabond, for two months.

Gottonaut..—Yesterday C Rails and J. Nair were charged
with being disorderly, by Gronett, one of the city night patrol.
He stated, that between twelve and one, he was going up Fleet-
street, when he observed five or six women and men inter-
rupting ever, one that passed, and he ordered them to go on.—
, Oat person, not in custody, pulled out what appeared to be a stlf.
- said he was an officer; and knowing this to be untrue, he
;was about to take him to the watch-house, when Rails inter-
heed, and said he should not go; and, persisting in this con-
duct, be took him into custody. Nub followed, and abused
him all the way, saying he was drunk. On the Alderman in-
quiring for any witnesses of the transaction, W. Burnett, the
first offender, presented himself. lie said, be had just come
down to the gateway of the Boit-in-Tun Inn, where he is a
book-keeper, when the officer and another man, both drunk,
desired him to go home. He pulled out his key, which the ofii-
cer, it seems, mistook for a constable's staff, and said he was at
home ; upon which the officer collared him, and was going to
take him off, when the watchman came up, and recognizing
him, wished to take charge of him. The latter pulled one way,
and the officer the other, and he was tbrowa down several
times. Rails then said, " leave him to the watchman;' and
that the officer was drunk, when he was immediately seized on.
-Nash, the prisoner, said be was landierd of a public-house in
Dorset-street; Rails bad gone out to'get some barn, and having
been taken to the watch-house, had sent for him ; he went, and
followed to the Compeer, to see if be could do his friend any
good, and when there, was, to his great surprise, booked as a
prisoner, for having said the officer was drunk. Rails confirmed
the two preceding statements as far as concerned himself. R.
Bennington, night constable of St. Denstan's, said, he dis-
charged Mr. Burnett, when brought before him, is;:cause the
officer was drunk ; T. Cuss, the watchman, also said Gronett
was drunk. L. Balch, principal turnkey at the Compeer, and
the keeper of Whitefriar's watch-house, said, they did not per-
ceive that the officer was intoxicated. Mr. Brown, the Mar-
shal, also said, that fern his personal knowledge, and from in-
quiry, Greaten was remarkable for lab strict abstinence from
liquor; and, being a foreigner, might be supposed by 4trangers
to be drunk, from not speaking English very clearly.
Alderman J. J. Unit then called in the aid of Alderman
Tnoar, and, addressing Gronett at great length, in reprobation
of his conduct, said, he always was anxious to protect officers
in the discharge of their duty, but when they overstepped that,
it became his duty to do justice to the Public. From the ac-
cuser the officer bad become the accused; and he should be
ashamed to sit in that Justice Room again if he did uot make
an example of him by suspending blot from his office. Nash
and Rails were of course discharged, and Gronett begged their
pardon.

11•270:1-GAZDVI.-Yesterday J. DoriS, a porter at th! lirp
and Crown Inn, in Holborn, was fined SiOs. for an overcharge
of is. on a parcel he had to deliver. The Magistrate condemned
the practice of permitting posters to make out their own tickets,
U contrary to law.

Masisoaoumf-seam.—Yesterday William Rivers and Ms
Merge*, the former a youth, were charged with uttering £lO
fisrged notes, purporting to be of.the Bank of Englatul. At the
request of the Bank Solidtbr, the priatiners 'were cemanded
tin Friday.