Star.
London, England, 1829-02-24 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, Fu. SS.

OLD COURT.
The Court was occupied a great part of the morning
with the trial of James Wa►d, for stealing country bank
cotes and a draft, to the value of 851: from a South-
ampton mail. The prisoner, in his defence, called his
nephew, a yopth cf about 14, named Mason, who swore
that he found 'the pocket-hook which contained the
notes ma she Wincbrster-read, and gays it to hi. suck. This wit.
nem was cross examined at some lentil, with a view to impeach
his credibility, sa be denied any knowkdge of the notes bents Um
Magistrate.
Mr. CIA!

the Learned Coeneel

_,BILIOU submitted that _ _ for the pro-
secution had sot shown that the prisoner had the means of lading
an owner, and therefore it was a legal finding.
Mr. Gensler, in reply, said that it bad been proved that a mad
bag was 14)4.
Mr. Won VAIIIIIIAM said that was a question for the Jury to
decide. He agreed with the Learned Counsel who took the ob.
potion, that if the person had no means wheriby to tram out the
Geroge, it was a legal boding.
Mr. Justice easataa having summed up—
The Jury. at half-past two o'clock, found the prismser
Hata Hamer was indicted for the whim! murder of Margaret
Howse, aged 13, and How ileister, the younger, daughter of the
aforessined, was indicted as an accessary before the feet.
In this case, on the prisoners being placed at the bar,
Mr. Justice GAtILIC said, that there were circumstances coo.
mimed with thii ease, which rendered It Inodepediest to put slam
upon their trials at 'baptism Smoking ; they would theretote stand
commuted until the neat, when OM? would he tried.
James Castles& and Bsi r 1 Snail were indicted fur breaking ism
the warehouse of the Bull and Mouth Coachmllice, and r.esliog
therefrom a quantity of stamps et the value of LOOM The prisoners
wets also charged with receiving the same, knowing them to haw,
been stolen.
The evidence adduced was the sense In substance as that wVich
we have already detailed from time to time is ear Pollee Reports,
which prevents ear now going into a recapitalatitth of it.
The Rasmus= called on the prisoners lot their defeat.—Gala-
win said he would leave the miter in the headset his Couosel.

Sewell Framed deft he was ill;lent, and 400 males tress tows
when the•rebbery was coandued. lie was too poor, harms, to
brag forward witnesses front a resale pan of the nusatry.
Two witnesses, a surgeon and a cal merchant, pre the pelages:
Gallswia a good character.
The Learned Swaim= commeoced wainades up the evidence
at halt-past eleven, end coododed u kaftan 00f, what the Jury
hound Galatea gaitsof rewrivise the stamps, knowing then to
have been stain, sad acqukted &wit
The trial occupied frost five o'clock yateeday swig to Man
minutes to two o'clock this amok*

ECARTIL—The system of gaming la the French
capital. wadi* has oceasioned the ruin of so many WO* Goode-
men, is, we understand, about to be unveiled, in a 1101 Pei aonesoced ,
under the above yide. The scenes which the writs, intends W
disclose are almost incredible, and it will be seen that 'ma
Ladies of rank and beauty. are pronto's' agents in the snares
prepared for the English in those brilliant sense of dissipsdois
the Parisian Sales'.