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London, England, 1826-09-15 00:00:00

know whether he had lost his watch in the coach or in
the streq.

Pro.t, utor WAS again called up, and pthitivety deniel all these
ststrments. _ _

pi1..,,,.er then called three witnesses who were pre-
sent at a tat r shop the next morning; and who heard
the ptr, utor say that he had been drinking on the
even, g before, and that he did not know whether he
j,ist t'.e watch before he went into the coach, or in the
nr alter he came out of it. lie had also said that
he had brim for some time tire night before in the com-
pany of a girl of the town. Prisoner did not call any
witnes-es to character.

Mr. Ju.ticr Lin:Anat." samtned vp, and the Jury returned a
verdict of Ai.: Guzlt r.

John &ober, aged CS, and Robert Roberts, aged 17, were indicted
fee stealing a time-piece,value Et ta, the property of F. A. Mure,Esq.
The prisoner: were seen loitering near tht prosecutor's house on
the 6th of July, and one pf then► was seen getting over a fence.
They were pissued, and detected in the act of hiding the time-piece
in a ditch —The Jary found them Guilty.
Alexander Lawson Buxton Was arraigned for em-
bezzl ng a 10/. mite intrusted to his care for Thomas
F the, K ynolds, Esq. He pleaded Guilty, and per•
sited iii his plea Orme)] admonished by the Com t. '!he
plea %ads t: en recorded, but the prosecutor, by his
Counsel, bt Aged to recommend him to mercy.
~Ira/es, a decent-looking man, was indicted for
being at lai aui this kingdom, before the term for which
be had been ,eil eiiced to be transported was expired.

The prisoner, on being arraigned, pleaded that his name was not
John b:s.iies.

The liscumma stated to him, that by the I ite Act (Mr. Peel's
Act), he was bound to give the name by which he whited to hr tried.
The prisoner thin said, that his real name was " James King."
A Jury was then empanelled to try which was his tight name.

Mr. ADOLPHUS, for the prosecution, examined Mr.
Johnson, the keeper of Norwich Castle, who proved
that the prisoner was in his custody for four months in
the year 1813. Afterwards he accompanied him as a
prisoner to Portsmouth, and there delivered biro on
board a transport, which was to talce him to New South
Wales. During the whole time he svas with him the
prisoner went by the name of John Shales, and no ot! er.
He was visited by his mother under that name; he had
pleaded and way tiled under that name, and was de i-
vered up to the convict ship unde' the same.
In his cross-examinatito by M,. BRODERICK, Mr.
Johnson said, that he has had in his cu-iody on the ave-
rage 230 prisoners every year since 1813. He was sure
that the prisoner was the man who was in custody as
John Shales; he was then a young man, about twenty
years old. (Prisoner was set down as aged 34 in the
calendar, and appears about that age.)
John Cowley, a steward in the ship Harney, which
took out settlers to New South Wales, saw the pi isonei
there in November last ; he was known by the name of
James Shales. He came in the Harney from New
South Wales to .Monte Video, .vhere to (witness) went
on shore, and the ship came to Eogland w;thout hire .
Dlr. litionieica contended, that this was not sufficient evidence
to prove that h. was generally known by the name of "John Shales."
The flu Dense, in summing up, intimated a different opinion, and
the Juty found that the prisoner's name was "John Shales."
Mr. ALLEY now addressed the Court, and ribtely, d.
that of course it had now the power of ob rgiiig Lie
prisoner to plead, but his Counsel were in a deli, ate it u
ation as to the advice they ought to give the pits ,ner,
as to whether lie should now plead not gu hy, p!e
by demurrer, which he had a right to do under M
Act. It he pleaded by demurrer, he must admit ad
the facts charged against him, and abide by the decision
of the Court above on that plea. He had, therefor, to
request that the Court would give time till to-morrow
evening, in order to consider the course which it might
be best to take.

This indulgence, after some few remarks from Mr. Anor.rHu•
.(who did nut oppose, it), was granted by the Court, and the trial
cands over till to-morrow earning.
Jain King, an ineitycrieticed young pick-pocket, WAS found guilty
of stealing a silk bandlorchirt from the pocket of Mr. Brown, one
of the City Marshals, at Bartholomew Fair.

Samuel Ward was indicted for stealing a handkerchief
from ti,e pocket of Jam s Gardner. The prosec,itor was
coaling down Holborn-hilt, when A Gentieman told hint
that his pocket was picked, and winced out the prisoner
as the thief. The prusecutor then asked the prisoner
to give up the handkerchief. Prisoner answered this
vet y sea on ible demand by givi ,g him a blow, which
sent him reel ng to the oth r side of the street. Not
satisfied wi•li this, he asked again, and prisoner, no, able
r willing to resist this second entre ty, pulled it from
under hi, waistcoat, and gave i• to him.
Two witnesses who saw the transaction corroborated the prose-
cutor's testimony.
Pr iSOII. r in his defence said, be found the handkerchief; and the
Jury, after considerable deliberation, and having had the prosecutor
again called before them, believed the prisoner's very =tura/ state-
ment, and returned a verdict of Nut Guilty.
This ver.tiet was heard with evident surprise by almost every
person in Court.
The ItEcuaDge—What was the verdict?

The Clerk--A. Nut Guilty," my Lord.

_ .
The RECORDER, in answer to an application from Vie
witnesses for their expenses, I will allow your
expert es with very great pleasure. It was a very proper
prosecution most cer
The prisoner was then removed from the bar, evidently as much
scrprised as any body eke at this lucky turn his affairs.
The fir,t two trills, in either of wlXich, as will be ob-
served, there was nothing extraordinary, occupied tl.e
Court till three o'clock. A similAr delay must be ex-
pected to occur in all cases where there are no Counsel
employed for the prosecution, in which the Judge has
to conduct the examination of the witnesses himself, in
addition to his task of writing down the evidence.

NEW COURT.

R.krt Dagley was indicted for embezzling eighteen sovereigns
and sixteen shillings. on the 15th of October labt, the property of
Charles Stone.

Wni. Morrison, clerk to Messrs. Ifeddon and Co. Bow Church-
yard, woollen manufacturers, said, that In October last, hr had
paid to the prisoner £lB 16s. for his master, Mr. C. Stone, on
account of Messrs. Heddon and Co.

Mr. Stone, the prosecutor, said, that at ihe time this
transaction took place, the prisoner was his servant, au-
thorized to receive money. On the morning before the
prisoner was apprehended, he was questioned by witness
as to this money due from Messrs. Heddon and Cr. to
which he replied that Mr. Heddon was out of town,
but would pay the money on his return. Prisoner
had been in the service of prosecutor for neatly twenty
)ears, but had net been employed to collect till within
the last ihree Cr four years, and, till this embezzlement
was discovered, had borne a good character. Tim
money was received by him on the 15th of October,
but there was no entry to that effect in the book.
The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a ver-
dict of Guilty, but recommended the prisoner to mercy,
on account A his former good character, when Mr.
ALLEY rose, and observed, that there were five other
iodic,meats, on charges of embezzlement, to the
amount of 2801. and the Junoe observed, that this wa,
one ol the very worst cases of a crime which was now,
untoitunately, bet tm common.
(.cg ilwiloft was indictrd for at sling 19 pounds of beef, the
Prupt ty of General A%be, on the 14th of August last. Several