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London, England, 1811-11-06 00:00:00

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• Yesterday, J.Tilfbit: awl William Barn, both abot:tt
• 17, were indicted ter breaking into- the hon se of Cileb.
a.,idlste.iiing a time-piece, a pair (t'gnld.enr-
rinzs, three table-spoons, and ;Cco. in Bank-notes.
`On the sth of Octrsher, Mr. and. Mrs. Blunt left their

honsein Oxford.merket ab'sut nine o'clnok, end re-
turned at 12, when they discovered that it had been
broken opeii, add the eiii-ve article:. stolen. Appti-
c 'firm waimmeliiately Made at 13oweoreet, and the
, officer, whe was bent to-inseect the premises, ,eliseo-
ee-ied that the rObiesry muse have beet committed by
some one acqueinted with them. Burn; a reletioh of
' Mrs. 13ktnt, was particularly busy in explaining how
t'he thieves must have entered ; so Mud. so, that his
mafater ezeited a itispieine in the offi:er's breast that
be was the robber; and on threetening to take him
into custody, he confessed that he knew who haddone
it t that they were two soldiett in the West London
Militia. He theft took the officer to several houses,
' under pretence of finding them, but without effect.
At length he took him to a house in the • neighbour-
heed of Oslord-street, ...where lir gave the officer two
aes, and three ael times. Ileetfterwarchetook him to
.I:ibbit's lodgings, in Fleet-414.e who produced the
time-piece frombis 'room. Verdict, Guilty—Death.
J. 'las% seiseindiCted for ste:iling front the house
'ofJ. )1 tsles a roll of kersejniere, vaTuetel2. Cave,
ail (-Meer of Bow-street; venting .ont of &menet-
. house, in. the Afternoon oldie 115th tilt. s ter the p: i-
goner and another, whom he knew, walking together.
Whr-n they came to
.Mr. Bayles' door, No. 215.
Strand. Alders-ran in, and presently after came out
with .i toll .of cloth in his hair; 'witness pursue! hint,
- on which be dropped theclotle brit was taken in Es
ser.streete Verdict, Giiihy-e•Diatia. .• •
It illi,iat White-was iedicted for beingeat large be-'
foie the expiratirin of the periodimeevhich he had
• bete ordered to be transported, having -Teen found
guilty of stealing a brass cock; A.:C;iii! .si'--=The un-
fortunate man put in a written defenat in which
he stated, that ie copse qu ence ol Ititteaki behaviour
on board the hulk, he had been, allowed a little, :
shop, in which he worked; and that for the last two
years he had 'peen as' comfortable a's iny Man could
well be under similar circumstances. • That some•
months ago he was anticipating. With delight .the pee
rod of his liberatiton, which would:retore him to Ins
wife and t oly), whom he tenderly loved, wheilie,
was hitormedllitt a man, Whottele ii.ofelwa'tir cone
'laved as his bosom friend, had, seduced liii wife; '
Aire she had bad one Child.. by 'him: during her has-
bend's confinement, and that she we's far adeeneed in
pregnancy by him again Tbesq most mortifying re-
• ports we confirmed Lo him by his son, 3 child about
teti, years of age, Who was allowed occasionally to vi-
sit him. Rage, jealousy, and revenge, now took poi-
:cation of his mind, and in a tuomeet,of frenzy he
deorniined, it pilisible, to make his escape, which he
soon effected,and was taken in a week atter. Litriberick
. said, that on board the hulk. he bore the very best of
characiers, and the Court and Jury seemed feelingly
touched with 'the poor fellow's unhappy tinitetiou.--
The Ream:Den reetettedmuCh that he shoidd have
been brought before that Court, instead of taking him
back to the hnik. However, die Jury could not set
aside the I lee; the facts were proved, and it was their
' duty to, fled him guilty.; but lie assured them the
Pishill'es circumstances should pot be fotgotten,—.l
Nerdiet---6urlty Death. , The poer fellow was mach
e._agitated at the latter part of his trial.
:diffukarviro wretched old woman, aged 64, was
• captiaily convicted of egivately stealing two pieces of
printed handkerchiefs, in the soup of a Mr. StePhens,
of 1-ligh-streii, Sheelwell.
./ iViThsm Fatah' ivied capitally indictrel for stealing
a qu.rietizy of weeting•apperel, in the dwelling-house
of
..Mr. Cittisens, Of Clement% Inn, the property of
William Sands,•on the 2Sth of October. It. appeared
-.. in evidelice, thatelte prisoner went to the chambers of
Mr. C. at half-past eight in the morning hetore stated,
and asked-fniehat Gentleman ; but being -told by the
servant that he was not at honie,..he.tepreesed some
surprise, as Mr. C. had promised to meet him at that
• hear. He left some papers which lie desired the ser-
rant to put into Mr. C.'s hands.. • He called again in
. a short time, and- repeated IA Visit at' one o'clock.
Not then finding Mr. Cousins, be.aiked for his pipets,
which. were returned to him. He said he would stay
a little, and the servant allowed him to wait in the
chambers, while she went, about. other business.- In
about a quarter-of an hour she beard him walk out,
and sew him croes•the Innewith a large bundle under
• his arm. She immediately followed, And cried " Stop
thief I" %file:vire was taken.- On teehigiseareited, terol
. shim, four cravats,. two 'touts, edit a -pair of leather 1
breeches, belonging to Mr. Sands, who lived in those ,
clutinbers, were found upon him. .
The prisoner, in palliation of hiSlioffence, said he
bad_beett a Captain% Clerk in the Navy with Captnin.
MiNemareeend having expended . all his money, he
had not the means of proceeding to Join his ship be-
fore she sailed on foreign service. Being a strenger
in London, destitute•ot support, and reduced to the
net/test distress, he wit untiirtnnately tetnptietl to the.
. act he had committed. He was, he
,said, th; son of I
A respectable clergyman in the country, and he threw
himself on the mercy of the Court and Jury.
. Me. Sends, the prosecutor, said ite knew the prim-
, :ter to be the son of a most respectable clergyman,
end to have beeurgenteelly educated ; buteetnibrtie-
newly, not bred to ant regular besiness or profession;
and: be felt every wish to recommend 'him to mercy.
~The Jury found the prisoner guilty of stealing only
to. the value of S9s. ; and the Recoanest promised to
, pay due attention to the prosecutor's recommendation.
Mary Mshonty was also tapitelly eotteicted, for
stealing two pieces 'of bandkertitiefs, value 40s. and
upwards, the property of David ,Stephens, in his.
- el welling.house.
• - FLEET NOTES.—Richard Denton was pat to the bar,
,itoeicted tinder the ISth of Geo. S. for having in his
poeseesion a certain engreved plate, forahe purpose
of inuking promissory notes teresirmble the Bank of
Englend notes.---Tbe City OCricers proved finclerg.a
1 plate in the room where the prisoner lased in..the
Vieet -Prism, whirl) was prodnced, as wes also a bun-
k . elle of notes struck off from the plate. Roundi sort
i• of :dated, itittni Corner of the wee, svgs. -wilt*, in
very small lesser, ihe 'appropriate mama. !" We live
by :heft, Acidic by the halter:"
Mr. Ateetv, for the prisoner, addressed the Jury:
the, Lc-every, after hearing the evidence on both
sidtm. Aimi ;le comments of the Ritentusa in sum-
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