Star.
London, England, 1817-05-22 00:00:00

OLD BAliper.

The Sessions commenced yesterday before Mr.l
Justice BAYLEY, Sir WILLIAM GARROW, the LORD
MAYOR, and City Ulcers.
Fu!ler was indicted for stealing a brown
mare, the property of Edward Shepherd. The mare
was stolen from the lower part of Berkshire, and the
prisoner W2S traced to Colnbrook. He had also
another stolen horse in his possession. He said, at the
time of his apprehension, that the horses were delive-
red to him at Reading by a stranger to take to the
Borough. Guilty—Death.
Raw, smith was indicted for assaulting Lydia
Harvey on the King's highway, putting her in fear,
and taking from her pers ,n her bonnet, combe, &c.
The prosecntrix, who resides in St. James's Mar-
ket, saw the prisoner in Cosoo,try-street on the even.
ing of the PO of M.re. Ee followed her into Co-
ventry-court, when he knocked her d.,w:i by a violent
blow, and took from her the property in question.--
Guilty--Death.
Jo/in Spencer was inf'icted for stealing in the dwel-
ling house of E. L. Williams, Esq. a bank note of
I€2o, and other notes of less value.

The prosecutor, who is a barrister, residing in
New-square, Lincoln's Inn, stated, that the prisoner
was his clerk and servant. On the 15th rf March
witnees saw the at'2o rote with others, making toge•
ther £3O, safe ir. his drawer, which be locked. On
the Iti:h of March the prisoner decamped, and on
the 17th the prosecutor ascertained that his property
was gone.
Voynton arid Smith, two of the Bow-street patrole,
proved apprehending the prisoner in St. James's-
*treet, where he belonged to a tailor's club. He con-
fessed the rnhbery, and said, he had lost part of the
money, and spent the remainder.—Guilty.
The capital part of the charge was done away in
consequence of no one proving the parish where the
robbery v: as committed.
The following were convicted of felony, viz.
Eleanor Banfield, for stealing a Bank-note.
Elizabeth Starhng, for stealing a watch.
I. Dalton, for stealing a bleat t and a coat, Ste.
J. Williams, for stealing several articles of apparel.
I. Waterhouse, for stealing a handkerchief.
J. and S. 1 hurston, fur stealing two deals.
W. Robins, for stealicg a silk hatitiktrchiif.
H. Quin, for Evan* 'even pieces of pork.
J. Pearson, for smiting several shirts.
G. Marsten, for stealing a watch.
Sarah Margaret Austin, for stealing E5O in Banknotes.
S. Banks, to: stealing Ten Pounds.
Eleanor Fearon, for 'reality, fifteen yards of cotton.
W. Mania, for stealing a hat.
3. Butler. for stealing a handkerchief—and
S. Wel:. and 1. Wood, but stealing eleven yards of gingham.

G. Denis and J. Cooper were inJiced fcr having
robbed J. Morris, on the King's highway, of seventeen
shillings, his property.
Prosecutor was a chimney-sweeper. On the ld of
May. in the evening, he was going up Georp,e.street,
St. Giles's, with his brother and another person,
when Davis asked the prosecutor to give him some
liquor, which he refined. Davis then collated him,
and drew a knife ; Cooper immeeiatcly took &ma.
the prosecutor a box containing his money.
Cross-examined by Mr. I.tion Gartnow.—Davis
had been a chimney-sweeper. Witness had Seen
dancing about town collecting money at May time.
Davis was in liquor, and so was witness and his corn.
panions. He offered to make it up for £2 before
they went to Marlborough-street.—Not Guilty.
James Ram was indicted for burglary in the house
of Mr. Swan. Park-place, Islingtnn, on the 26th of
October, and steit!iog therein four silver table spoons,
acc.—The prisoner, it appeared, was in company
with a boy selling apples, and Miss 'Swan having
made a purchase of a shilling's worth, the boy handed
the money to the prisoner. In about ten minutes
after, Miss Swan perceived the boy getting out at i
the parlour window, and she stopped him, but be
made his escape.
The prisoner was apprehended soon after, and
whilst waiting in Mr. Swan's parlour, he offered to
Nay for the spoons with the fourteen shillings he had
in his pocket in put. This was the only eircurn.
stance which in any way connected him with the
boy, but the Judge, in summing up. humanely ob.
served, that there might have been other causes for
the offer on the part of the prisoner, such as going
before a Magistrate on the charge of felony, how:ver
innocent.—Not Guilty. _ _ _

The following
.were also acquitted, viz.
3. West, Ann Devour, Rebecca Pack, Sarah Wright, T.
Owens, J.Ke..nedy, R. Stacey, Anil NPllonald, & Sonbia Wort.
The case of Thome: Ctuhani Brown, for stealing a
lette from the General Yost Ottice, who was reepited
last Sessions, for the opinion of the Judges, was con-
firmed as a good conviction.

Yesterday, at the Town-hall, Southwark, J. Collin:,
driver of the Greenwich stage, No 279, was convic-
ted in the penalty of £l2 los. for stifieting two peo-
ple besides himself to ride on the box ; and Catherine
Hanson was convicted of having fourteen couater-
felt eighteen penny tokensin tier possessior, and was
sentenced to pay a fine of ses for each, which decli-
ning to do, she was committed.

Bow-sinzar.—Yesterday Afarqlry was fully
committed for trial on a charge of highway robbery,
knccking a man down, and rubbing hits of his watch,
ut Pickett-street, Tt topic Bar.
IMUNDLR.—An Inquest was hehl on Thursday
last, at Lidbrouke, in Gloucestershire, on the body
of Mr. kicnry Thompson, a respectable-farmer, who,
whilst in the execution of his Mike as constable of the
parish of Ruardean, was, cu the preceding rooming,
shot dead by William Turner, labourer, of the parish
of Watford, in the county of Hereford, in compsny
wits his brother, Richard Turner, and John Whit-
tingharn, labourers, both of the same place, and
Richard Scufikr, labourer, of St. Briavell's. de-
ceased had apprehended the wife and A female relit-
tiveor William Turner, whom he was about to con-
vey before the Magistrates, having in their posses-
sion some wheat in sacks, lately stolen. William
Turner, and his companions endeavourectto rescue
the females, . but wtre taken into custody ; and,
though William Turner was guarded on, both sides
by Mr. Thompson and another person, each holding
an arm, Ec contrived to take a pistol from under his
smock frock, and to-discharge the contents in the
body of Mr. Thompson, who instantly fell iiieless.—
The Jury found a verdict or—Wiltul Murder against
William Turner ; and also against tke Anhui tor
Aiding and assisting.