Star.
London, England, 1810-09-25 00:00:00

OLD BAILE r.

Yesterday John Day and William North, were capi-
tally convicted of breaking into the house of W. An-
niss, in the day time, and staling a watch and other
ankles.

John Gar, alias Judd, was indicted (or steeling a
pair of sheits in the house of William Hal), of Union-
court in the Mouth of lily last.
The priinifer 'took lodgings in the house of the pro.
secutor, and the very first night of sleeping there he
committed the theft in question.- •
The inty'rethincd a verdict of Guilty. The pri-
soner is an old offender.

John Miller was convicted of stealing 16 yards of
cotton; id the shop of Mr. Walker, 'linen-draper, of
Blandford=itiiet, OJi ford-street.

The following were also convicted of felony, viz.
R. lVfichell, for stealing two tea pots, and other ar-
ticles Hasher, for stealing two pillows, a sheet,
and a quantity of penny-pieces ; I'. Waterton, for
stealing 186 halfpence; Flood, stealing a watch;
J. Flee, for stealing 901 b. of tea ; Jane Howe, for
stealing thitte froth ; Rodriguez; for stealing se-
veral articles of wearing apparel ; J. Norton, for
Stealing a seal set in gold ; Q. Briggs, for stealing £3
(fined ls. and discharged) , and W. Buxton, for
stealing a tippet, and half a guinea.

H. Grifiths was indicted for burgiarionsly Tweaking
and entering, with intent to steal, the house of Mr.
Merryweather, in Charlotte-street, Bedford-square.
Margaret Payne, servant to Mr. Merryweather, de-
posed, that in the evening of the 18th of September
she went to Astley's, Mr. Merryweather being then
in the country ; when she left the house there was no-
body. in it.

Villimn Harris, clerk to Mr. Merryweather, de-
pnse'd; tliat on the night mentioned in the indictment,
about nine o'clOck, he went, according to custom, to
Mr. Merryweather's house, and knocked at the. doqr,
which was opened by the pris mer and another man.
Witnesi asked if the servant was at home ? to which
they answered that she was nor, but had gone td the
Wells (Sadler's Wells) and had left them in care of
the house. This lie expressed n.dotibt of, and to sa,
tisfy bin; they both came anti :and-proposed Ong to
a public house near whieh' they would see a stout
man,. whom at sight he (the witness) .would know
very' well, to whom the servant. girl had entrusted the
care of the house in her absence. ' They, however,
seethed anxious to go another slay, on which witness
collared the prisoner, who made an excuse that it was
a little farther on ; and soon atter they met a stout
man, who knocked the witness down, but he soon got
up, pursued them, and secured the prilsner.
Here the Learned Judge, BAILEY, interfered, and
told the Jury there was no shadow f proof that the
prisoner had committed a burglary ; in consequence
of which they immediately 'pronouticed Not
Guilty ; but he was ordered to be detained for a mis-
demeanour.

Robert Butt, Mary Welton, alias Butt, Charles Wal-
ton, Joseph Cs e, and Sarah Ater, in custody for coin-
ing, were put to tho bar to take their trial. In con-
sequence of the, absence of a material witness, how-
ever, the examination of the charge against them was
postponed until next Senions.
The following were acquitted, viz.
Ann Singer, Sarah Brown, J. White, T. Brown,
William Bowers, Harriet Smith, an 4 R. Edwards.

SwtxnuNo.—Last week a man dressed as a res-
pectable groom, called at Mrs. Taplin's, Queen-
street, Edgcware-road, and ordered some horse me-
ditivtes. He slid his master, Colonel O'Connor,
*Mild be a good customer if he approved of the ar-
ticles sent. Mrs. T. said she would prepare the me.
dicines ordered, by' the evening, and would send
them,.—but the man said, she need not do that, as the
gardener should call for them—,, and (says he) to
prevent any mistates I will pay you now"—he then
gave a draft drawn upon Mr. Coutts, the Banker,
. .