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and stealing therein three coats and a variety of wearing
apparel, value 301. and upwards, his property. The pro-
secutor stated, that a few days before the robbery the pri-
soner assisted him in getting a shutter down, which,
owing to damp, had stuck ; the prisoner took it down,
and thereby had an opportunity of seeing the property.
On the following Saturday morning, when he was about
to open his shop, he discovered that during the night one
of his shutters had been cut through, and the property
mentioned in the indictment had been stolen from out
of the window. Most of the property had been since re-
covered, and some portion of it was found in the posses-
sion of the prisoner and a female with whom he kept
company, besides a great variety of burglarious instru-
ments.---The lamed Sergeant summed up at considerable
length, when the Jury found the prisoner Nut Guilty.

Before Mr. Justice Boosocoo.

Thomas Saunders, aged 23, stood indicted for break-
ing and entering the dwelling-house of Mr. John Luke,
in the Whitechapel-road, on the sth inst. and stealing
therefrom a bag containing the sum of 3s. 51d. his
money. The charge being clearly proved by several re-
spectable witnesses, the jury without hesitation found the
prisoner Guilty.
William Payne was convicted for stealing a gold
watch, a snuff-box, and a gold pin, value 40s. the pro-
perty of Richard Henry Beaumont, on the 26th of May
last.

NEW COURT.-43efort die Comm Suction%

Jeremiah Pettier, aged 30, was found guilty of steal-
ing, on the 27th of May, a quantity of wearing apparel,
of the value of 20r. the property of Mr. John Law-
rence, a school-master, at Hampstead.

Thomas Comber, aged 38, was indicted for stealing on
the 18th of May, nine shirts, two coats, two pair of boots,
and various other articles of wearing apparel, of the value
of 31. 15s. the property of James Langan. The prosecu-
tor stated that the prisoner was in his employ as a porter,
and the articles above named were packed in a parcel, ad-
dressed to a gentlemen who had left town for Dublin.—
' The prisoner was intrusted with it to get it hooked, and
pay the carriage. On his return he was asked for the
ticket, when he said they never gave tickets at that office ;
but, on further inquiry, it was discovered that the parcel
had never reached the coach office at all, but its contents
had been spouted at a neighbouring pawnbroker's. The
jury without the slightest hesitation found him Guilty.
The prosecutor earnestly recommended him to mercy
on account of the sickness and suffering he had in
his family.

The Court said the offence was a very serious one, and
artfully committed, and it feared a severe sentence must
be passed on the prisoner.
William Pallissier, aged 23, was indicted for stealing,
on the 20th of June, five live fowls, of the value of eight
shillings, the property of Joseph Benw•ell.—The Jury
found him Guilty.—Mr. Sergeant Arabia, in passing
sentence, told the prisoner that justice bad overtaken
him at last—he was well known as a common midnight
robber. -The Court then sentenced hint to be transported
for seven years.

Edward Davies, aged 28, was indicted for stealing
from the person of Johanna Hennessy, on the sth of
July, in the Roman Catholic Chapel, Duke-street, Lin-
coln's Inn-fields, one sovereign, four half-Frowns, and five
shillings, the property of Patrick Hennessey.—The Jury
found him Guilty.—Mr. Sergeant Arabin sentenced him
to be transported for the term of his natural life.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, July 17,

APPEALS.

MARY PITNEY V. A CONVICTION OT MR. SERGRANT

S EL LON.

This was an appeal against a conviction for selling in-
termediate beer, and allowing it to be drank on the ap-
pellant's premises.
William M‘Leod, the informer's witness, stated that
about ten o'olock on the night of the 20th une he went
to the appellant's shop in Cromer-street, Gray's Inn-lane,
and was served with a pint of ale, which he drank on the
premises. He was about three yards in the shop.
Cross-examined by Mr. Adolphus—Had convicted
several other persons in the same neighbourhood. Had
no witness who saw him drink it.

Mr. Adolphus called Francis Thompson, a lodger of the
appellant's, who swore that he was in the shop the whole
of the evening in question, and that no person was served
after seven o'clock.

The Court affirmed the conviction, the Chairman at the
same time observing that he did not think these kind of
convictions ought to be encouraged.
Mr. Adolphus said the intention of the Act of Parlia-
ment allowing the sale of intermediate beer, was to allow
poor working men to obtain beer for their families, with-
out going to places where tippling was encouraged. The
intention would be frustrated if such conviction's as these
were encouraged.

CLARKE F. A CONVICTION OF SAMVEL TWT.•
FORD, ESQ.

This was a conviction against a stage-coachman for
carrying more passengers than the law allowed.
Mr. Alley took an objection to the form of the convic-
tion, which, after a long discussion, was allowed by the
court, to the great mortification of Mr. Byers, who was
saddled with the whole of the expenses.