Star.
London, England, 1819-01-16 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY. JANTAIIT

James Colley stood indicted for stealing a variety
of articles of wearing apparel, the property of Maw
rice O'Conlon—Guilty.
Randall Risley and Thomas braorenee' two boys,
aged 13 and 14, were capitally indicted for stealing
a pony, value £5, the pret,erty Jahn Whitbread
and. Samuel Whitbread.— The Jury found Risley
Guilty, Death ; and Lawrence Not Guilty.
Mr. Justice iloulovo 4.,ked them why they ac-
quitted. Lawrence? To which question tile Jury re-
plied, that they acquitted him in consideration of ads
youth, and believing his parents had neglected him.
WiLianz Cooper, an attorney, stood indicted capi-
t:itiy, for feloniously, wilfully, and m iliciously dis-
c::arging the contents of two piste's at Gez.n•ge Dale,
with intent to kill or do him some bodily harm.
The Prisoner being called on fer his defence, en-
vied at great length into the history of the transac-
ton. Ile denied that he ever did any thing malici-
; he might be a little impetuous, but he was
r.2ver actuated by a malicious motive in any transac-
tion in his life. The Prosecutor, he said, came
through the premises of the next house, jumped over
the wall, and entered his house with a pistol in his
hand, and said he would fire at him if he did not
give him possession. He (the Prisoner) then ran for
piltols, which had been left in the house, and on re-
turning told him two could play at that anie.—
Prosecutor then presented the pistols through the
banni•.ters of the stairs, and held his head down un-
der the stairs. Mr. Ryley and he both attacked him
With a bar, full a yard in length, and the tongs; and
whatever had been dune was in hit. own defence; and
be felt confident that the Jury would, by their ver-
dict, say it was in juitification of liiinzelt. •
Mr. Justice BUKROUtin, in summing up the evi-
dence, observed, that in his view of the case, thL
trespass Mr. Ryley was supposed to have committed
was no justification for the Prisoner to fire at them.
No trespass on property, however great, unless per-
sonal violence was offered to the party, could be a
justification for an act such as that described by the
Prosecutor. Still the Jury were to take into their
consideration, whether the firing was done rnalici-
(*Ay," and whether it was of that nature, that if the
person had died, the offence would have been mur•
der or manslaughter.
The Jury retired. for two hours, and on their return
found the Prisoner—Not Guilty. •

1 he following were convicted of felonies; viz.
J. Ladd, for stealing a jar and 21b. of snuff; G. llollington,
f n staling a silver watch; J. Colley, for stealing several shirt;;
Ann Darter, for steatitic a waistcoat ; Mary 'funnier, for steal-
ing two silver spoons; and J. Roberts, for stealing 2elbs.of tea.

A gentleman, named CHAPNIA x, who resides in the
City, going over London-bridge on Wednesday
night, was robbed by a very dextrous thief of a gold
watch, chains, seals, &c. value C 42.
The public should be upon their guard against a
description of thieves slangly termed Peter-men, whr,
have made a plentiful harvest during the last fen
days, try cutting away trunks and other luggage
from carriages coming into London. There was a
committal from Marlborough-street gflice for this
offence on Tuesday, and on Thursday a trunk was
cst from. behind the carriage of a Nobleman between
kf ighgate:and London, containinga quantity of valua-
ble linen and other articles, which was unobserved
until the taniage arrived in London.