Star.
London, England, 1821-06-08 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

Wednesday the Sessions were opened by Mr. Jus-
tice BAYLEY and Mr. Baron GARROW.

Henry Williams, a respectable looking man, stood
indicted for burglariously entering the dwelling-house
of John Bruce, Esq. at Brompton, and stealing therein
a considerable quantity of plate, his property.
It appeared in evidence, that on the 2d of April a
quantity of plate had been stolen from the house of
the prosecutor by means of a hole made in the panne'
of the door of the butler's pantry. On the 4th of
April the prisoner sold part of the property at the
house of Messrs. Merle and Co. refiners, in Little
Britain. Amongst the property stolen was a curious
antique silver ladle, which had been in the family for
many years, and Mr. Bruce wishing to get another
similar, applied to Mr. Salter, his silversmith, for
that purpose. Mr. Salter mentioned the circum-
stance to a person of the name of Foligno, who hap-
pening to call at the house of Messrs. Merle, pur-
chased a silver ladle, which, on being shewn to Mr.
Salter, was immediately recognised as the identical
ladle stolen. Shortly after the prisoner called at the
house of Messrs. Merle, and information having been
given in the interim, he was detained. It appeared
that all tha property offered by the prisoner to Messrs.
Merle belonged to Mr. Bruce.
Mr. Justice BATLEY, in summing up the evidence,
stated to the Jury 4 that it not having been proved that
the robbery was committed before day-light, the pri-
I sour should be acquitted of the-charge of burglary.

—The.Jury accordingly found him-guilty of stealing
in a dwelling-house a sum exceeding 40s.—Death.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY then called Mr. Alcock, a
clerk in the house of Messrs. Merle, and observed,
that it would be much more beneficial to the Public
that plate should not be melted down immediately
on receiving it.
' Mr. Alcock replied, that having known the pri-
soner for twelve months, they thought he was a
regular dealer.
John Saxton and Milian. Radding were indicted
for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-
house of Mr. John Barlow, victualler, of the Two
Brewers, in Goswell-street, on the night of the 25th
of March, and stealing therein Bank-notes and silver
to the amount of £325. The trial occupied the
Court nearly four hours ; but none of the property
being found on the prisoners, and the Jury not con-
sidering the evidence strong enough to convict them,
after retiring for about 20 minutes, acquitted them.
Yesterday, Joseph Blakeney was indicted for as-
saulting Joseph Foote on the King's highway, and
stealing from his person a gold chain and seal, value
£5. Joseph Foote stated, that on Friday, the sth
of May, he was passing through Brick-lane, in com-
pany with his wife, when the prisoner, who pre-
tended to Le intoxicated, ran violently against him,
snatched at his watch, and succeeded in detaching
the chain and seal ; witness collared the prisoner ; a
struggle ensued ; when he was instantly surrounded
by several of the prisoner's companions, and at-the
same moment received a violent blow on the back
of his head, which felled him to the ground, and
the prisoner escaped. A few days afterwards, the
prisOner was observed talking with a female in Spi-
talfields, when he was taken intacustody. The Jury
found him Guilty—Death.
Mr. Baron G A RROW -" Prisoner, I had hoped that
the awful public examples which have lately been
made, would have prevented a recurrence of this
species of offence; and I deeply lament to find that
hope disappointed. You sill do well to direct your
thoughts only to a preparation for the execution of
the dreadful sentence of the law, which will be passed
upon y-au at the close of the Session. You are evi-
dently one of a most desperate gang, who, in the
prosecution of their lawless pursuits, would have
no hesitation in depriving those whom they wished
to rob act) of their lives, rather than be thwarted
in their views; and you had better not entertain
hopes of mercy."
Joseph Lilly, a lad 15 years of age, was capitally
convicted of stealing in the dwelling-house of Han-
nah Ilawkshaw, two silver spoons, three silver forks,
&c. her property.—Death.
David Adams was indicted for stealing in the
dwelling-house of Sir Alexander Cook, 1.35 in Bank-
no:es, his property.—Not Guilty.
John Smith stood capitally indicted of having'
stopped and robbed Philip Jones on the King's high-
way. Philip Jones; a tailor, deposed, that on the
night of the day mentioned in the indictment, he was
walking at the corner of Parker-street, in Drury-
lane, when he was struck by the prisoner on the back
of the neck, and that lie afterwards tripped up his
heels. He instantly cried—" Stop thief,' and called
the watchman. A handkerchief containing a new
coat and some silk was taken from him. The prisoner
was taken into custody, but none of the property was
found on him. The prisoner set up in his defence,
that Jones was in a state of intoxication when lie
came to the watch-house. But he called no witness
to support the accusation. After a few moments
consideration, the Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty.
William Wilson was convicted of feloniously being
at large before the period to which he had been sen-
tenced to be transported had expired.—Death.
Georn "'e Taylor was indicted for breaking and en-
tering the house of Alfred Vincent, and others, of.
Dean-street, Soho, and stealing therefrom a gold
watch, value £3O and upwards. Several persons
ttave the prisoner a very good character.—Guilty;
Lim recommended to mercy.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY said the recommendation
should be attended to.

Brim: .41‘Ph clan and Bridget Wadilan were
put to the bar, on an indictment, charging them with
violently assaulting and taking from the person of
James Jfogartb, El Is. in silver, a £5, and six El
notes. Both prisoners (one of whom, the male, was
so lamo, as to be carried into Court on the back of
a man), denied all knowledge of the transaction,
and the case was sent to the Jury, when several
Gentlemen unexpectedly rose and gave the female
an excellent character for industry ; describing her
to have carried for eight or nine years very heavy
loads of hearth-stones, which she dealt in. The Jury
consulted for a short time, and then found both the
prisoners Not Guilt.

At the final close of the poll yesterday, for a Com-
mon Councilman, for the Ward of Aldgate, the num-
bers were, for Mr. WALTON, 124—Mr. DIGGES, 115.
Majority for Mr. WALTON 10; and he was of course
declared duly elected. Thanks were voted to Mr.
Alderman Cox for his conduct in the Chair, and the
Wardrnote was dissolved.

Early on Sunday morning, some depraved wretches
opened the sluices of three of the locks on the Monk-
land Canal, at Blackhill, exposing the Canal and the
contiguous country to the hazard of great damage,
and set fire to and burnt one of the lockmen's huts.

Thursday se'nnight, about midnight, a paper-mill,
in the neighbourhood of Rathcoll, in Ireland, was
maliciously set on fire, and totall y consumed, with all
it contained.

Bow-STRETZ—Yesterday Richard Searles, the boy who I. in
custody on a charge of suspicion of giving to six children a li-
quid which caused an alarming illness, was brought to the Of-
fice from Covent-garden Watch-house, where he had been sent
on Wednesday night, by order of Sir Rosser askew, and con-
fined in the strong room during the day, in the expectation of
his being bailed. The apothecary who attended the children,
waited upon Mr. Bums yesterday morning, to report their
state ; he considers them all in a fair way of recovery, and is of
opinion that no production from minerals has been given to them,
but that it was laudanum, and such a quantity had been given
to one of them, that the child was scarcely awake yesterday
morning. The boy, who is still kept in custody, denies the
charge, and the affair remains Involved in much mystery as to
the real perpetrator of so diabolical an act.
nor:my- GAlMlN.—Yesterday, two poor Italian boys were com-
mitted front this oSce, charged by an oScer of the Mendicity
Society, with an act of vagrancy, being found begging from door
to door, each carrying a small child's hand organ. Six others of the
same description have been committed within these few days for
the like offences ' • and the Officer stated to the Magistrate, that
the Secretary of State had intimated to the Society for the Sup-
pression of Mendicity, that in case of their conviction, a vessel
should be provided to convey them to their own country.