Star.
London, England, 1817-03-03 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY:.

Saturday Henry Mamma, aged 14, was indicted
for picking the pocket of John Stamford 'of u silk
handkerchief. Mr. Stamford stated, that he was
walking through Hyde Park on a Sunday morning,
and observing a crowd, he went to see what was the.,
matter. He was immediately surrounded by a gang
of about 14 or 15 boys; and when he got clear of
them he found Ms handkerchief had been stolen.
Mary Ann Mortimer deposed, that she saw the
prisoner take Mr. Stainford's handkerchief from his
pocket, and she immediately gave information, in
consequence of which the prisoner was taken into
custody— Guilty.
The last witness addressed the Costmox SERJFANT
to state that her pocket had been picked in Court;
and it was ascertained that many offences of the same
nature had, within these last few days, been com-
mitted within tl.e walls. The COMMON San-Truax
expressed his abhorrence, and ordered the Officers to
be more watchful.

akcoanan's Raroar.—The I':flowing is a correct
statement of the prisoners reported on Saturday.
Persons under sentence of death, convicted in July,

B latember, October, and December Seasions:
hostas Brock! John Pelham Michael Power,* Benjamin
Julmion! Jamesand Elizabeth isiabuffey, Mary Mitchell, Mar.
suet and Catherine Mammies, John Miller alias White, Sa-
muel Batley, Santee Luke, William Milieus., Alexander Ak.
ken, John Carter alias Wm. Wood, Robert Clisels, John Rout.
!Age, Lydia Pabst, William Perry, David Hutchinson, John
Wceten, Johu Julab, Richard Casey, M Uytoi Ilawelleld, Jobe
Latium, William Seaw.od, Johu Winter, Frederick Constable,
Sarah Carter, David Cabelow, 1 homes Jot**, Richard David'',
James Johnson, Mary Smith, Semite! &wan, Joeepb F i 1
"Norge and John Werwick,iehn and Ann Miller, Robert Ward,
Joseph Prescott, Wm. *own, Frances Nutiand, Ann M'Dou-
gall, George Wells, William Quinlan, William Smith, Thomas
gibber's, John Smith, Patrick Kean, ;aims Bridges Stephen
.Brook, James Franks, William Thompson, John Miller, Henry
Bakke, William Clark, and Mary Harris. When
. Andrew and Benjamin Savage (brothers), and
• Tnornas Cann, for forgery William Kelly and
sabeth Frickir, for burglary ; and. James Gates and
James Baker for highway robbery, were ordered for
egesution on Wednesday neat. When the melan-
choly information was communicated to Baker, he
fainted away. and it was some time before he reco-
vered.—The *ife of Cann, tried under tire name of
Ann Woodman, was not reported, she being in a
state of pregnancy.
The four first marked thus*(*) are the Police Offi-
oars convicted of conspiracies, and were reprieved
with the remainder.
•
We understand that one of the six men ordered for
eaecoticm on Saturday, has been reprieved.
The trials of the persons committed on charges of
high treason, •it is understood will
take placeimme-
diately Atte:Abe Lent Assizes.

Giddons, the man who preferred the charge agryinst;
Hatton and Raines, of being parties to the murder
of Lieut. Johnson, on the Kent•rnad, in which he
failed, and who himself was committed to the Maid-
stone gaol on a charge of robbing one of the East
India Company's boys, on the river Thames, effected
escape Iran prison OA Tuesday morning last. It
appears that one of the turnkeys having risen early,
went so the pump in the yard to wash his face, and
as looking up saw Giddoos on the wall of the prison.
lie immediately called on him to come down. Gid.
• dons iastaady jumped off the wall into the main
street. A pursuit wok place, and after some diffi.
ashy the runaway was found concealed in a water
butt,
.and conveyed back to a more secure place of
.

telaustow-Houss..—Saturday T. Book! and M. Ford
underwent a final examination, charged with utter-
ing, as true, various five pound and other notes of
the Bank of England. The system carried on for
some considerable time by the prisoners was that of
purchasing cloth, silk, shawls, gloves, and divers
other articles, which were no sooner bought than they
were pledged, and in a few days after redeemed
from the pawnbrokers' with forged notes,
fair
of AN each. They were fully committed fir trial.
MUND/11.—On TundAy night last an Inquest was
held at the Bell, Friar's-street, Higgler's-lane, South-,
wail, on the body of John Back. It appeared that
the deceased was a lodger at Evan Jones's, No. Si,
Artillery-street, and stopping out late, his landlord
related to open the door. At length, however, the
door was opened, when a angle ensued between the
deceased and his landlord, which terminated in the
'death of the former. No witnesses being prment,
the Jett returned a Wrdict of Wilfsl Murder against
Bann Jones, Witt was committed 10 Hursemouger-
lane gaol,