Star.
London, England, 1810-07-19 00:00:00

SURRET SESSIONS.

Yesterday James Callanthr was indicted for assault-
ing Jane Carter, a child under twelve years of age,
with an intent to violate her person, he was found
guilty, and sentenced to six months imprisonment in
the House of Con ection. _ _

John Jones was indicted for stealing a truss of hay,
the property of Messrs. Fields, wax-chandlers, in the
Borough.
The prisoner, it appeared, lived servant with the
prosecutors in the capacity of carter, and they be-
lieving that they were frequently robbed of hay and
corn, suspicion fell npon. the prisoner or his fellow-
servant, and they accordingly determined to watch.
Having taken an opportunity to search the hay-loft
in the absence of the prisoner, Mr. Field discovered a
truss of hay concealed under a quantity of straw in a
part of the loft where no hay was ever laid. Suppos-
ing it was placed there for some particular purpose,
Mr. Field put a mark upon it, but took no notice of
what he had discovered. The hay continued there
for two or three days, when all the hay in the loft
being exhausted, the prisoner applied to the prosecu-
tor for permission to purchase a single truss till some
should come in next day ; his master gave him per-
mission, and he accordingly pretended to fetch a truss,
and charged the prosecutor 3s. 6J. for it, which was
paid to him. Mr. Field took an early opportunity of
visiting the hayloft, when he discovered that the truss
of hay had been removed, and in examining that
which the prisoner pretended to have ptirchased, he
discovered it was the truss which he had previously
marked.

The Chairman (Mr. Kenrick) stated to the Jury,
that the question for them to determine here, was
whether the prisoner had been guilty of a felony, or
only a fraud if the latter only, they must, acquit
him, as the indictment was for felony. To constitute
a felony, they must be convinced that it was the pri-
soner's intention in removing its to take it entirely
from the prosecutor's use ; if on the contrary, they
were convinced the prisoner had only removed it for
the purpose of committing a fraud on his employers,
then no felony had been committed, and they must
acquit him. The Jury without hesitation acquitted
the prisoner.—The Sessions closed yesterday evening,
and the sentences were passed as follows :
To be Transported for Seven years—Harmah Jones, for steal-
ing ropes and wrappers, the property of Robert Gunston ; John
Connoway, for robbing the ground of Mary Stiff of various arti-
cles; W. Smith, for stealing a large quantity of hemp; Thomas
White, for stealing a duke harness and horse clothing; Thomas
WiWams and William Taylor, for stealing from a building at
Cambridge 3 cwt. of lead, the property of Thomas Left, Esq.
To be imprisoned Two years—Mary Wolfe, alias Boyce, for
having in a most cruel way injured her child, Mary-Ann Boyce,
so that her life was for some time endangered ; she at the expira-
tion is to give every security for her future conduct.

Mr. Dominick Cipriani and Mr. Henrick Rotgere,
were on Tuesday released from Toth ill-frel ds Bridewell,
it being proved by their friends in this country, im-
mediately it was known they were in custody, that
they were gentlemen of the highest respectability.—
Their not having received their licences was the oc-
casion of their being committed, as stated in our pa-
per of Tuesday.
Friday se'nnight, John Bennett, a notorious horse-
dealer, was apprehended in a garret in Avon-street,
and lodged in Bath gaol. At the last Oxiord Assi►
zes he was convicted for horse-stealing, but with con-
siderable ingenuity effected his escape out of the con-
demned cell. Restored to liberty, he immediately
resorted to his old practices, and at the last Maims-
bury fair offered for sale two fine blood horses, con-
siderably under their value, which creating suspicion
in the person about to purchase them, Bennet, fearful
of the consequences, formed some pretext to get off,
and made a precipitate retreat, leaving the horses be-
hind him. He soon after came to Bath, and married
a woman in Holloway, notwithstanding he had a
'wife and five children in Oxford, and has been lurk-
ing about the neighbourhood from that time to the
period of his apprehension. During his confinement
in Bath Prison, it appears, he has been industriously
employed ; for on Tuesday evening, the gaoler dis-
' covered that the door of his cell was nearly cut
through, which he had effected by means of a com-
mon pocket knife ; and he was thus happily prevent-
ed again escaping from the hands of justice.


PDLICE.

Yesterday W. and Elizabeth if,
their son, not seven years old, and _
underwent their last examination at H;
Office, on suspicion of breaking up the
garret wherein they lodged, and letting
by means of ropes, into a lower room,
ler's Arms, on Saffron-hill, and steal
wearing apparel belonging to the lam
were hauled up by ropes. Quegly
the boy sent to the work-house, and his
committed.

Yesterday, Cane, known by
Polly Cane, who stands charged with stea
from a. Gentleman belonging to the Mi
and also with extorting from him divers
ney, under a threat of charring him wL
propensities, as fully detailed in a I .rmer paper,
brought up to Marlborough-street Office for re-exa-
mination, when he pretended to have known the pro-
secutor (whose character places him beyond all sus-
picion) three months ; and, on being fully committedi
exclaimed, that he should die innocent.

RECORDER'S R aro Rt—Yeeterday the R ItCORDEit
ra tde a Report to his MAJESTY of the following cons
victs capitally convicted at the last Session, viz. J.
Beding, for burglary ; Ann R ley, for stealinz geed:
in a shop ; Frances Matteson, W. Biggs, and G. Bar-
ber, for stealing goods in dwelling-houses ; J. Green,
for shooting at Jane Woodford, with intent to murder
her; W. Smith, for stealing a sheep; J. Sissm. for a
highway robbery ;W. Roberts, for house breaking ; ,
anti E. Tippets, for uttering counterfeit money ;
when his MAJESTY was pleased to respite them all
during pleasure.
Francis Vallaly, dint Mid ael Brannion, /UR been
committed to Lancaster gaol, under Lord Eilenbrs-
r.sugir's Act, to take his tri tl at the ensuing Ass:zes,
for an-attempt to shoot James Turner, a blacksmith,
underthe following circumstances : - It appears that
on Thursday se'nnight, about ten o'clock in the even-
ing, Turner having hears a considerable oproar in
the neighbourhood, went to the bottom of Park-lane,
to ascertain the cauce of it, where he saw Vallaly, one
of the impress service, conducting him.elt in a veer
outrageous manner. Turner civilly recommended
him to go home, and conduct hirinelf more peaceably;
upon which Vallaly very delib rately threatened to
shoot him, and absolutely discharged a pistol at him.
Turner, in endeaw,uring to prevent him putting his
threat into exezittion, received the content, if tire pistol
in his hand. Vallaly was taken en board a ves,ei tor
Newry, in which he in, ended to have made his estarc

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Elizateth Qutz!y,
HOMO G,u'Llen
the hearth of t!,e
ng the boy down,
in the Distil.
realing linen and
landlord, which
• u•ss di.charged,
his parents fully
iy the name of
stealing a watch
Medical Board,
vers sums of mo-
n with unnatural
firmer paper, was