The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-05-18 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

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The sittings at the Old Bailey were resnmed this morninl,
before Mr. Justice Bel per, DILI'OI3 GARSOII, and several
Aldermen.

James Carets was indicted for breaking into the house of
Mr. Wie. Cole, and stealing therefroo, tiro hats, end other
articles.

The wife of the prosecutor :tate.t. she was obliged to go
out, leavinlT no person in the room which she and her husband
occupied. Upon her return, she found the door forced pro.
and the hats mentioned in the indictment. and other articles.
missing.—Four duplicates were handed up to u hoe's, which
she identified as her property.
The officer who apprehended the prisoner proved that the
duplicates were found in his (prisoner's) possession. He
also found money, amountirg to Y. 0,.
The prisoner, hi defence, put hi a written paper, which
was read by the Clerk of the Cenrt. It stated that be had
reeently arrived from Yorkshire, in search of employment,
and had fcr.nd the duplicates pear Sedler's Wells. He Led
no friends or relations in town who could give him a character.
The Jury without hesliatien acquitted the prisoner.
Themes Cruder was charged 'vi'h 'telling, on ti.e 4th of
May, nine sheep, the properly of -- Spencer.

The proseentor stated that he is a butcher. reriding a
Hampton. On the 3d of Slay, he had teen his sheep, and en
the 4th, they were niissinr. The prisoner had lived in VA
service in February last. •
--- Passenger dePibsed, that as the Mb el Ma v he sin-
the prisoner standing at the gate vi Mr. Speocer'i field, in
which were then some sheep.
col. a butcher in Cterkenwell, stated. that the pr:-
goner called upon and dined with hint on the 4th of
Prisoner then said that a friend of his was going to rend Lliu
some sheep from the country to make the tenet of. Tile next
morning, at 3 o'clock, the prisoner called again n ith nine sheep.
The sheep were killed. and part were sent to Neweate ma--
let, the rest remainixg in the witness's shop. Witness laid
the prisoner IS!.
Defeo, with whom the prisoner loliged, stated, that
preriona to his (the prisoner's) apprehension, Le was fre-
quently absent floor home. On the afternoon of the 4th or
May, prisoner desired witness to take care of 191., which he
said be had received in Newpate-market fbr meat.

The defence set up by the prisoner was, tbtt be bad been
applied to by a stratmer to kill end dispose of a RV sheep.
Ile met this person at lit•de-perk, and after a keg cirevit
(which he deseribed minutely) they led the sheep to the mar-
►et. Ile called no witnesses ►u substantiate his statement.
After the etidence was summed up by Ramon limettow„
and whilst the Jury were consuiting, the prisoner ulmerttst
to the Court, that he could have produced the Landlord of the
Rodney public-house, where he said he had stopped with
the stranger who entrusted Lim with the sheep.

Baron GIAItiOW observed, that if the prisoner h.i not
Veen prepared for trial, he sbct.iti have mentioned it when
first brought up.

One of the Juryseen.—My LorJ, he was only committed
yesterday ; how could he be prepared I
Mr. Justice BATLIV.—Was that circumstance stated be-
fore the Judges were in Court?

J C PIT le A N.—No, he Slid so when be was first brought up.
Baron Osanow.—l can only say that if inch an obserra-
don was made It did not reach the ears of the Cot:rt. lt is a
rule In this Court, that when soy person Lrcualst up states.
that from the absence of witnemes he Is nut prepared fur
trial, the induhvedee of a Airther delay is granted him.—
flaring made this observation, I shah adi no more. no
verdict Is for ynar consideration, and if under any memo-
simpers you entertain stroug doubts, you will Live WO pri-
soner the advantage of them.
The Jury, after a short deliberative, found the primer
Guilty, hot strongly recommended hint to mercy.
Baron than Row said, that he shnnid take care to give all
possible effect to tuts recommendation.

A General Meeting of Sbip-owners was I eld on Tun-
Jay, at the City of London Tavern, at winch it was
unanimously resolved, " That a Petition be presented to
Parliament, earnestly entreating that no tormures mar
be adopted calculate) to prejudice the interests or British
shipping; whir)) could not fail to b. the imaspoismaca of
any alteration in the duties ilia timber, that should plat
the importers from the 'knish Coionies slime a less fa-
vourable footing than under the lairs at preseat exist-
ing." A lung discussion took place, in Mr. Baring
and Mr. If arryatr, M.P., were the principal speakers.
In the Estimate fur the Miscellaneous Services kr that
year, the sum for printing., by the noose of Common%
amounts to 62,6411/. Bs. 4d.

No. 3,J13, drown this morning, lay Its, a prise of
.C1:1,000 'I hree per Celia. (.4m-us:a, was Clated dad sold
by ti SLAM) and t 0.111, t'eatrartor?, Royal ifielleage
2s, Cortthill ; and 324, o:toed-street, London; telso
also shared and sold Ste tf the csplt.sl rites draws
the first day, Aril 27.
This sioralai, May Is, No 1.1,313, draoris a prise
of £lO,llOO Three per C..st. l'onsols. was shaved sad
sold by Messrs. J. and J. Nivel.. ht, I 3rir terllttsuate -
(Aces, Igo. 37. Conlin!: 11, tlolhora ; sd, bat
market; sad 141. I tsf ,rd -street ; who also shere4 nod
sold No. 9,214, a prise of .C 20,900, and 131,715. a
prise of .f 520 Consol-, dorm the .irs: 'lay, April 27,