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London, England, 1826-04-12 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY. Amur. 11.

Thomas .Thato, a man of respectable appearance, about,
twenty-five years of age, was capitally indicted for
stealing thirty-five live sheep, the pioperty of Mr.
Wells, a farmer residing at Shenly-park, Hertfordshire
It appeared in evidence. that, on the 16th of Februiry,
one hundred and fifty-five sheep were in the prosecu-
tor's field—they were marked, and on the following
Saturday forty three or them sere missing.
Dalton, an officer, searched the prisoner's stables, in
Warren mews, Fitzrorsquare, on Saturday, the 18th
of February, and found thirty-three of the sheep alive
and eleven plucks, two butchers' knives, &c. He sub.e-
quently discovered a hone and cart belonging to the
prisoner, which was greasy and bloody, and appeared
to have been recently useJ in removing carcasses and
fat. The Horse was very fatigued. A boy proved that
the prisoner went out with his cult on the Friday even-
ing. For the defence it was alleged that the stable did
not belong to the prisoner; and two females swore to
an alibi; but, notwithstanding, the Jury foutsd the pri-
soner. Guilty. The Jury and prosecutor joined in re-
commending the prisoner to mercy.
John Price was indicted for committing a burglary
in the house of Mr. Thomas Goldsmith, in King-street,
Soho-square, on the night of the 24th Febtuary, and
stealing a hundred and fifty-five tortoise-shell combs,
and other property.
The evidence against the prisoner was, that he offered the stolen
property for sale to a person named Guest, a halt-dresser, in Bear-
street, Leicester-square' who gave notice to the police, and had the
prisoner taken into custody.
The defence was an &ik. The Jury. found the prisoner M 4 Guilty.
A Second indictment was tried, charging the prisoner
with stealing a gold ring, value 30s. in the shop of Mr.
Pearl, a jeweller in Burlington Arcade.—The prisoner
was employed by the prosecutor to repair the gas-pipes
in his shop, and he had access to the show glass where
the ring was deposited. When Cousins, the constable,
apprehended the prisoner, he found the ring in question
in his possession, and he said he brought it from France.
The prisoner addressed the Jury at some length, and
denied that be ever said he brought it from France; the
fact was, he found it at the Italian Opera House.

The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
Thomas Rawlins, John Pritchard, and Catherine Do-
novan, were placed at the bar, on an indictment for
robbing a person, named Charles Tanner, of a watch
and other articles. The prosecutor, on Easter Tuesday
last, had been enjoying the holiday time with some
friends in the. City, and about twelve o'clock at night
he bent his steps homewards. He had reached Oxford-
street, when he was accosted by the female prisoner
with certain amatory proposals. The state of Mr. Tan-
ner's mind was such as to induce his acceptance of her
politeness, and accordingly they adjourned to the fair
une's domicile, in Bambridge-street, St. Giles's. A con-
versation then commenced, as to the amount of remu-
neration to be bestowed on her by her swain. Mr. Tan-
ner did not wish to let it appear where his money was
kept, and therefore deferred a decision as to the amount
of remuneration, until the next morning. The Lady

became impatient, and called for assistance. The two
male prisoners then entered at the window, and heaped
a. vast number of threats on Mr. T. that unless he would
satisfy the Lady they would force him. The female
prisoner seized the poker, and added to the threats of
the other two, that she would smash his skull. Mr.
Tanner still refused. They seized his waistcoat, then
on the table, and potting out the candle, ran down
stairs. The assistance of the watchman was then pro-
cured, and the prisoners apprehended in a house in the
same street. On the stairs of the second house wasfound
the prosecutor's handkerchief, and in the room where
the apprehension took place was his waistcoat. The
prosecutor also missed his watch, but no trace could be
found of it.—The Jury found all the prisoners Guilty.
Mr. Serjeant ARA= intimated to the prisoners that they would
certainly be sent out of the country for seven years.
George Lake, John Jones, and John Crutchman, were
indicted for stealing a considerable quantity of sugar,
the property of Messrs. Richard Bailey, and Co.—
John Smith, who is employei at the West India Docks,
stated, that he was passing through Newgate-street on
the night of the 10th of March, when he saw a wagon,
containing a hogshead of sugar. driven by the prisoner
Lake; the prisoner Crutchman was in conversation
with him; and after going a short distance, the former
got into the waggon' • and endeavoured to remove the
hogshead, but he could not, and he get out again. At
the corner of Fleet-market James joined them, and the
three prisoners proceeded with the waggon along the
East side of Fleet-market, when Crutchman got in
again, and concealed himself under a tarpaulin. The
witness beard a noise, like the striking of a hammer
against the bead of the cask. The waggon was after-
wards driven along the west side of Fleet-market, in
the centre of which Crutchman got out. The hogshead
was afterwards delivered at the shop of Mr. Blenco,
Holborn-bridge, and on being weighed it was found
eighty pounds deficient. The tin which was nailed over
the bung hole at the head of thecask, appeared to have
been raised up and renailed.—The prisoners denied any
participation in the felony; they received a good cha-
racter from a number of witnesses.
The Jury found them Guilty. and the Judge ordered them to be
transported for seven years.
(,harks Thorne, aged 22, a young man of respect-
able appearance and connections, was put to the bar on
a capital indictment, charging him with stealing five
hundred yards of lace. six hnndred yards of riband,
and-a great variety of other articles of great aggregate
value, the property of Henry Lawman and Richard
Hodge, his employers, in their dwelling-house.
Mr. BRODRICK stated the case for the prosecution,
and detailed the facts, which were afterwards proved
in evidence, but the Learned Gentleman observed, that
although the property stolen was of great amount, yet
separately there did not appear to be an individual
article of the value of 40s. Whatever the natural pre-
tetruption was, the law in its hum ani:y supposed divi-
sible articles might be taken at ddierent periods. Upon
this consideration. the Learned Gentleman said, the
Jury might lose the sight of the capital part of the
charge in the indictment.
Two witnesses spoke to the prisoner's previous cha-
racter, and he said that be could have produced a
great many more, but for the early hour his trial was
brought on.
The prosecutor acknowledged that his character bad been pre-
viously pod, and gave bins every benefit which would arise from
that testimony.
The Jury consulted for a few minutes, and then returned a
verdict of—Guilty of stealing to the amount of 395.-ibis acquitted
the prisoner of the capital part of the charge.
Mr. Serjeant Amamw told the prisoner that he had narrowly
weaved with his life, bat be must not expect to remain in this coun-
try, for at the end of the Sessions he would be sentenced to four-
teen years transportation.
John irheaflyy, aged 35. was indicted for marrying
Elizabeth Ann Rogers, his former wife, Elizabeth,
being then living.

Henry Faded stated. that the prisoner was matrie,l
to his sister, Elizabeth Felsted, in 1809, at St. Olave's.
Southwatk. Witness was present at the nuptials: his
sister wits a servant at the time, and the prisoner a
shoemaker. They lived together for six months, when
his sister was obliged to leave the prisoner in conse-
quence of his brutal conduct. She died last July.
Cross-examined by Mr. C. Putt ties. —His sister charged her
name to " Groves," and lived with a Mr. Groves for seven years.
She took his name, and lived as man and wife.
The prosecutriz, an interesting young woman, named
Elizabeth Ann Rogers, stated that she was married to
the prisoner in 1823: she was then a servant without
fortune. Ile used her very ill, and she heard he had
another wife, upon which account a stigma was cast
upon her character.
Crins.ezamined—Sbe never remembered that he went to Wor-
ship.street to inquire whether be could marry again. The prisoner
always said his former wife was dead.
James Lee produced an attested copy of the register
of the first marriage between the prisoner and his former
wife, of which the following in a copy :
" Jahn Wheatley. of the parish of St. (Nave, bachelor, and Eliza-
beth Felsted, of the same parish, spinster, were married by bans, on
the 17th day of May,lBo9, By me, J. BLI NKA R NE,A. M . Cu rate."
The certificate of the second marriage with the pro-
secutrix was also produced ; it ran thus :
" John Wheatley, of this parish, bachelor, and Elizabeth Ann
Rogers, of the same, spinster, were married by bans, this 20th day
of Oct. 1825. By me, J. MAY NE, Curate of St. Matthew's,
Bethnal green."
The third certificate was also produced, which proved
that Elizabeth, the first wife of the prisoner, was interred
by the name of Eliz.beth Groves, in the year 1825, at
the church of St. Marylabonne, by T.Wharton, minister.
Mary Rogers, the mother of the prosecutriz, recol-
lected going to Worship-street with the prisoner. When
accused of being formerly married, he acknowledged
he had been, but that he had not seen his wife for nine
years. The Magistrate was not then sitting, but his
clerk said that the best plan would be to put an adver-
fitment in the Paper.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.

Mary Creed, a little girl, 14 years of age, was in-
dicted for stealing two gowns, two shifts, and other
article; value 11. the property of Thnmas Innell.
The wife of the prosecutor stated, that she takes in
mangling, and employed the prisoner co assist in turn-
ing her machine; she was so employed on the day of
the robbery. It was proved by a pawnbroker in the
vicinity of the prosecutor's residence cilia some of the,
stolen property was offered in pledge to him on the day
of the robbery.
The prisoner put in the following novel written de-
fence, which we give per batins et literati»: :
"To the IL H. my Lord Judge and Gentlemen of the Jury,
Kest humbly sheweth that yr honor's pettioner is the descndant of "
very honest parents, and contains the same in every"year in her own
body, shim being accused at yr honors bar of justice for felony
which she says she is innocent of, and die sd pettioner never before
being accused of any such thing, she therefore prostrates and throws
herself to your honors benevolent and hospitable hearts of mercy
for to cemmissetate her juvenile adolesence by which comfort may
be conveyed to yt• honors poor petitioner ",MARY CREED."
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
The Learned Judge intinsated that oily a slight punishment would
be inflicted.

GEORGE HARRISON, Esq. late Assistant Secretary to
the Tressory, has retired from office, and is succeeded by WILLIAM
Hut., Esq. Chief of the Commissariat.

TYWARNH A Lle MINING ASIOCI A TION.—A meeting of
the above Company was held yesterday, at the Auction
Mart, Rosen's. Jots NSTONE, Esq. in the Chair, when, after
a conversation of considerable length, in the course of
which the opinion of Counsel as to the liability of
.the
Directors to refund the monies committed to their charge
was laid before the Meeting, and it was agreed that Mr.
Ovattrota, an original shareholder, should prosecute the
Directors for the amount of his deposit, with a view to
settle the question of liability. The shareholders then
entered into a subscription to defray the expense likely
to be incurred in bringing an action against the Direc-
tors. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the
Meeting adjourned.

WRITMINSTIR ADJOURNED SlLESlONS.—Catherine
Murphy was convicted of receiving three volumes of
Captain Batty's Views in Switzerland, Pompeii, and
Italy, the property of Mrs. Meyer, residing in Clarges.
street, Piccadilly, whose premises were broken into on
the 23d of February last, and robbed of property to a
considerable amount. The prisoner was sentenced to
six months' confinement is the House of Correction.

An Inquest was held at the White Horse, Knights-
bridge, on the body of George Armstrong, aged twelve
years. It appeared that the deceased, with his brother,
aged fourteen, were employed to drive away the crows
from the lands of Lady Fletcher, at Walton on Thames.
The deceased had twice fired and his brother once, the
piece was then loaded again, when the lock got en-
tangled with the eldest lad's round frock, accidentally
went off, and the contents lodged in his brother's arm
and side. He was conveyed to St. George's Hospital, and
notwithstanding every attention, died on Friday last.—
Verdict—Accidentally shot. Deodand ss. on the gun.

By the Report of the general Vestry of the Township
of Whitehaven, it appears that the average number of
persons in the workhouse during the past year was 123,
of whom 13 were pauper lodgers. The average weekly
maintenance, exclusive of clothing, is ls. Sid. per head.
The number of out door paupers at the commencement
of the year was 224, and at the present they amount to
204. The expense amounted to 3,3201. and the funds
appear to have been judiciously managed.
There have been printed, by order of Parliament, de-
tails of the expenditure of 12,1681.—" For articles .for
liberated Africans, and presents to Moorish Chiefs."
The items are curious—showing at once the character
of very partially civilized wants, and the estimation in
which certain European or British goods are held. Thus,
there were supplied, " 15,000 yards.of check, for shirts,
for maks ;" " 8,000 yards blue or grey cloth, for males;'
"5,000 pairs braces ;" "800 pick axes " 2,000 bill.
hooks:" " 2,000 gimblets ;" many carrenters' saws ;
'41,000 tailors' and girls' thimbles;" " 100 bodkins ;'
"Soolbs. white thread ;" " 50,000 needles ;" and nu-
merous spoons, mason: chisels, shoemakers' tools, nails,
tape, hat, 20,0001b5. yellow and mottled soap, &c.
Last week, James Evans, whose recent acquittal at
Lancaster excited so much attention, appeared at the
New Bailey, Manchester, to put in bail to answer, at
the next Sessions, to certain articles of the peace exhi-
,bited against him by his wife at the last Sessions. He
Wl5 held to bail, himself in 401. and too sureties (two
of his relations) in 201. each.

It is curious enough that nations should be distin-
guis':ed by so trifling a circumstance as the mode of
using the tork at table. An Englishman is remarkable
for placing his fork on the left side of his plate; the
Frenchman is recognized at table by using the furk
alone, without the knife; a German, by planting it per-
pendicularly in his plate; and A Russian by using it as
14 tuoth-pick !

POLICE INTELLIGF.NCE.

HATTON GARDEN.

Yesterday, Mary PiNcent. alias Mary Aso liammosi, a W 144
looking young girl, was Charged on suspie.on with the murder of so
infant, apparently full grown.
Mr. flails, who keeps a chandler's shop in the Colonade, at the
rear of Brunswielt.square, deposed, that on Monday nywnitig taws
young women, who lodged in the house, told hisn that tire pr issuer
had been observed to take a bundle into the water-closet, and that
she soon after returned without it.

A boy, son to one of the 'fidgets, also spoke to the same elrect.
and described the prisoner as having been in a state of rest agita-
tion. When he asked her what she had In the handle, her repty•
was, " Oh, nothing at all ; but mind, that if my father should ask
you, don't you aay that you saw me." The lad added, that the
bundle was round, and about the dimensions of a new-horn infant.
From these circumstances, Mr. Hall's suspicion ,was excited.
and having procured a candle, and a pole with a hook at the end
of it. he.examined the place, and drew up a black bundle, svhitit -
contained the :body of a child, which he believed to have been-
strangled before it was thrown into the vault. He sent im-
mediately for a corstable ; and Mr. Bryant, a surgeon, of
Cromer-
street, was called in to examine it. It proved to be a fine healthy-
female infant, evidently conic to maturity. From the apptaranee
of the body, it seemed to have been there some days, andon Me
left side of the neck there was a black streak, as If a cord had been
drawn tightly around it. There were also some other marks of
violence on the back and stomach, which might have been caused
by striking against the side of the vault on i!s descent.
Fagan, who apprehended the prisoner, said that the body had
been removed to the Workhouse, to await the result of the Coro.
tier's Inquest, which was to sit on Thursday, when it was expected
further evidence would be produced, and the supposition wa4, that
;he prisoner had only taken the child there for another girl, with
whom she was seen in company on the previous evening.—The
prisoner was remanded for further examination till 31.mslay next.