The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-04-01 00:00:00

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The Judges hafting opened the Commission miter. t .el_
i sie SouFITOR-GENERAL baid;be had a short Mo.
day evening, they look their seats at ten o'clock this 'to , 1
wn to submit to Ole Gerrit, .but. he, should postpone
moruiag, Mr. Baron Graham in the Nisi Prius Court,
it till his Learned Friend Sir Samuel Romilly came in.
end Mr. Baron Wood on the Crown side. In Nisi The Loan r.
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11ANCELL01.—I hope it is not Groot!
Prius, several cases of ejectment were disposed of.—
the Opera-house. • ,
They contained no circumstance of generkl interest.
The Soractroa•GknErto L.—lt is, my Lord ;but It
CROWN SIDE. is only respecting the drawing tip of an order for dear
Lewis Lyon, a watch-maker by trade, was in. Treasurer
.passing his accounts, and which order'
dieted for feloniously stealing, on the Ist of Sept. your Lordship formerly granted.
last, at Clapham, three dozen silver table•forks, m. 1 ueLOUD CHANCELLOR.—Since it is so, you may
' 'fifteen silver tablespoons, end otker articles of plate, as well amuse us, Mr. Solicitor, with the Opera-house,
of the value of -501. and upwards, in the dwellings as there is no other motion at present likely to be
. house of George !libber!, Esq.• • • ,t made.
It appeared in evidence that the Prosecutor, a The SOLICITOR-GENERAL then proceeded.--lie
• wealthy merchant, residing on Clapham Common, oliserved, that it was a Petition from Mr. James
bad a favourite party to dine with him on the Ist of Bromley, that the Register might he directed to
Sept. The holler hid laid the cloth, and displayed drew up the order, by which he (Mr. Bromley), as
the plate in question upon the aide-baud and table, 'Treasurer of the Opera.house, might be allowed to
preparatory to dinner at six o'clock. About twenty pass his accounts, and be discharged from his ree
minutes before six o'clock, the butler missed the plate encniZanceq.
.The order, if he was not mistaken;
in question, having seen it at five o'clock. A hue was formerly drawn up by his Lordship himself, but i
and cry was raised, but no account could be had of some objections had been made by. the Defendairei,
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the missing property. Neat day, however, the Psis late Solicitor.
goner went to a pawnbroker's shop, kept by a Mr. The Lout) CHANCELLOR.— What is the matter,
Price, in Whitechapel, and enquired of the shnprean Mr. Mills?
if he was willing to buy some plate, and what he Mr. Mitts —When We went, my Lord, to Mr.
would give an ounce. Ile did not then produce any Raynsford, the Register, for the order, Mr. Duthie,
plate; but the shopman told him that his master was lately Solicitor to the Defendant, objected to the
net at home, and therefore he could not speak with word beneficial being in the order, and wished the
any certainty upon the subject ; that, however, the word necessary to be substituted in its room. Mr.
usual price for old plate was then -is. 10d. an ounce, Duthie being no longer Solicitor for the Defendant,
and desired him to call again-. In about an hour the I understand, my Lord, the present Solicitor denies
Prisoner paid another visit to the shop, and then that such an order WAS ever made.
tendered a considerable quantity of plate, consisting The LORD CIikaCCLIOR Take the order, an-
of spoons and forks, some of which were broken. less Sir S. lintnilly, on coming into Court shows
others bent, and others as if they had been exposed cause to the contrary.
to the operation of fire. The shopman said his Sir Samuel Romilly then came in. . • ,
master was mot yet come home, but if the Prisoner The LOUD CHANCELLOR.—I am glad to see ynu
would leave the plate and call again, he should have Sir Samuel as we have had another touch at the
an answer. He laid the plate Own, and seemed es- Opera-house again.
timely anxious to have some money en account ; Sir SAHVEL 11.0 MILLY said, the application .was
bat the shopman said he could not deal with him, made to the Court as a mere matter of course, for,,
but must call again. Accordingly the Prisoner went the, purpose of more money tieing allowed' to Mr. 1
away, leaving the silver, and he afterwards called Waters, as Manager of the Theatre, than lied been
three or four times, and the last time, Mr. Price granted him by the Master. That money was claim.
being at home, he asked the Prisoner how he became ed on account of the dressingsrmarns and and other
possessed of it, but he could give no satisfactory ac. things having cost a very great rum. If such. an order
count. He at first said he bad bought it, but he did was made, why did the other side not take it ? At,
not know•of whom. Mr. Price suspecting that it all events this application bliould have Leen made on
was stolen, sent for a constable to Lambeth-street, original grounds, and not as a mere minter of course.'
and the Prisoner was apprehended. The LORD CHANCCLLOR.—Tbe other side declare
Upon being again asked how he got the silver, be that such an order is in the Register's book.
said he found it. but he refused to tell where. The Tbe SOLICITOK-GENERAL said, his Lordship hod
neat day he was further pressed, and he said hefound removed Mr. Bromley from his office, but lie had not
it on Mitcham Common, covered with grass. The been able to take up his recognizances, his accountr
Prosecutor's butler swore to the identity of the plate, not having yet been passed. Ile understood ail
knowing it by Mr. Hibbert's crest. - Lordship had not only peened the order but hid
The Prisoner said, in his defence, that he was as afterwards correctsd Red revised it.
limner,' tas a child unborn. Be called no witnesses. The LORD CUANCELLOR.-1 think I did.
Mr. Baron Wool, charged thelury, that the Psi. S;r S. Romltcy said, that it occurred to him there
stirrer's recent possession of stolen goods after the deal of difference between the words be-
WAS a great _ •
roiwbery was strong evidence of guilt ; but the toes- ne.fictal and necessary. lie contended that the word
lion of guilt or innocence was for their peculiar cons necessary should he inserted.
sideratioq.—The Jury found the Prisoner—Guilty, The LORD CUANCELLOW—I am sere it is quite
Death. impossible, even in the Opera.house me, to recol-
lect all that passes, hit I think the word beneficial
Joseph Charrington, charged with having stolen a
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gold watch and gold chain, and gold seal, from Ann was inserted. At all events take the order aud let
Gardner, 57, Ellint-row, Prospect-place, South es go net of the Opera.house, for this day at lust.
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work, was next tried. He is a very tall young man, Motion granted.
and of ate appearance far superior to what.auch a
charge should lead one to expoct.
The Counsel for the prosecution slated,:that the
theft had been remmitted in these audsciouscircum-
sauces:—Ann Gardner hail been a little acquainted
with the P.isoner's mother. The Prisoner had on
the Gth of January called on her with his mother's
compliments. She asked him to come in and to take
some refreshment which he did. lie saw the watch
suspended above the mantle-piece, and admired the
flatness of the dial-plate, took it down, and dill not
restore it again to its place. Soon afterwards he went
out as if to walk in the garden, but the moment he got
out he ran off, carrying the watch with him. 'Ann
Gardner gave evidence to this effect. On her cross-
examination she said, that the room she occupied was
in the house of Charlotte Lee. She was a single
woman. No person was in the room when the Pri-
soner was in. She was brushing and dusting the
choirs. The Prisoner had taken no leave when he
went away. There was only one child in the house,
and it was Charlotte Lee's. A shilling too had been
i token by the Prisoner from the mantle-piece. The
:seal of the !Itch had three parts, two topazes,
and a comeliest. Her name was Ann Gard-
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Smith. She had lived with Smith for ten or
twelve years, bat was not married to him. She did not
live with him now. She could not tell how often
she had seen the. Prisoner before; never above five or
siz times. She went twice with his mother to White
Hart-yard, in Drury-lane, to a place which the Pri•
soner called his house. She had sent for no drink
there. She never was in treaty for a liquor-shop for
him. The woman, supposed to be the Prisoner's
wife,
.o.ew lived with Smith. Sthith was a lamp con-
tractor. The witness repelled with much indignation
the idea that Smith had left her. She had left Smith.
She had never drank in the Prisoner's company, and
had never advanced money to redeem the watch from
pawn. When they were returning from the Pri-
soner's house, his mother complained of cold, and
she treated her with a pint of gin-hot, price 9J. The
mother brought some of it to her son.
Richard Hinson, a Sheriff's Officer, called to
;trove that Elliott.row is in the parish of St. George
the Martyr, said that he had known the Prisoner
since he came of age, when he had considerable pre.
petty. He hart occasion to call upon him profession-
ally, and had found, him a man of honour, that is,
when be promised to appear he kept his word.
John Smith (not a relation of Miu Gareiner's
friend) proved that the Prisoner had given the watch
to one Cannon to be pawned. Cannon Weight
beck Rss. The Prisoner wonld, not take it, but
calledsfor the duplicate. • thig4 Cannon went out,
and came iit soon afterwards..weiltiendly terms.—
Cannon afterwards said to witness,!! -II his eyes,
,if lie sends more to me for the watch I shall tell from
whom he stole it."
The Prisoner said, in his defence, that be bad
taken it fur a lark) that is, in a flulic.—Guilty.