Star.
London, England, 1816-01-19 00:00:00

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Jack Amity, John Winter, and George Culler, dri-
ver of the hackney coach Nu. SS% who (in company
with Jack the Baker, convicted last Sessions) broke
into the warehouse of—Messrs:Winchester and Son,
in Villiers-street, Strand, in November last, and took
from them a large quantity of paper, were tried for
the offence on Tuesday, when all three were fully
convicted.
Wednesday evening, IF Creed was indicted for as-
saulting W. Comm on the highway, and taking from
his person a watch, faur Bank notes for £1 each, and
a quantity of silver.
The prosecutor, who is a seaman lately &charged
from the St. Domingo, of 74 guns, deposed, that in
the evening of the 4th instant, he went to the house'
of a Mrs. Bryant, in Milford-lane, Shad well, where
he had some tea. In return he requested her to pro-
cure a gallon of ale, .for the payment of which he
gave her a £5 note, and the patties sat drinking
until eleven o'clock. The prosecutor 'being then de-
sirous to go home, G. Bryant accompanied him into
Ratcliffe-highway, and proposed to him to have some
refreshment. They accordingly retired into the Bunch
of Grapes public house,
.Clarence-lane, where they
met the prisoner Creed, and one Moreland. Bryant
called for a pot of beer, which.helianded to the prisoner.
The latter then presented it to the prosecutor, saying,
$$ Shipinate, I think I know you ; what ship do you
belong to?" Prosecutor replied, that at present he
belonged to no ship, but that lie hid lately been dis-
charged from the Domingo, of 74. guns. Prisoner
then said, 44 That vessel I know well, for my cousin
is en board, and his name is Jack Gibton." Prose-1
eutor replied, that he had a messmate on board of the
name of Gibton, but it was Will and not Jack. The
poor fellow, however, he added, upon their voyage
home, having one night heOn ordered aloft to reef
top sails, fell overboard and was lost. The prisoner
expressed much distress at the account, and said that
it the prosecutor would take the trouble to call upon
the aunt of the deceased, he would be well received,
and he would accompany him. It being now nearly
twelve o'clock the landlord requested them to depart.
They had nos proccesled far before they got into a
dark lane, when they threw the prosecutor down, and
Bryant and Moreland held him by the arms and legs,
while the prisoner rifled his pockets of the property
enumerated in the indictment. After having taken
the property, they left him in a state of exhaustion,
and effected their escape.
J. Battle deposed, that about three weeks since, he
purchased of the prisoner, whom he lie had known
for some time, a watch, which he afterwards learned
by advertisement, had been stolen from the prose-
cutor, of which he gave information to Partridge, an
Officer.

G. Partridge deposed, that he took the prisoner
into custody. The witness asked him how he came
by the watch ? when he replied," Tf that is what you
want to know, I can swear I won it at skittles twelve
months since." IVitness tatniesjiately gave informa-
tion to the prosecutor, when his person and the watch
were fully identified.
The Jury, after a few moments deliberation, found
him Guilty—lleath.

The bill of indictment against the servant girl,
committed to prison a short time ago, upon a charge
of wilfully setting fire to her master's hone. in Crown-
s;reet. Finubury-aiturey LAs been tissowu Lem by die
Grand Jury.