The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-07-03 00:00:00

WEST-WASTER SESSIONS.

Yesterday was the day for appointing a new Chair.
man for the entitling year, and it:. Bench enteilmeasly
re-00401 It. liat►o, E.g. the present Chairman.
Aloe-But Bell, indicted for stealing a brass candle.
stick, satire huh from the Antelope poblic-hease,
White Hart-yard, was found Guilty, bet, in cnossi-
deratinn of her hosing ala childree, senteored to
seven days Imprisonment.
W. Quinn, a emotions character, for attempting
to pick pockets, was sentenced to all months impel.
sohmeni in the House of Correction.

Bobril Welkin/ow, almost IR, was found guilty of
a fraud. H• had been an apprentice In Messrs
F,soes and Son, carriers, Stanhope.street. Clare.
market ; absconded sic weeks ago, and during that
period w►nt about to take up goods in th►ir name,
which be ted to his own use. On the 26'h a.
M. he applied to Wm. Cooper. foremon to Messrs
hit, end Stubbs, congers. St. Martio's.lane, saying
he bad been sent by Mr. Page. foreman in the hoes*
I of E'SPIL and Son. for twojopentietl looker middlings,
Wee M. 10t., whith be sold the same dad• to Mr.
Smith, ceacb-mske►, Swallow-street, for 31. 141.
He had been tried on Thursday fora similiar create,
but had been acquitted.—Traulpotlation for anew
year,. •

J. Price, fer stiropting to pick pockets, sod B.
Sturges, for picking the pocket of some person ■o-
known, It the Drswine-rooot, 4th Jona, were old
s►n►enced So gig months iosprisooosent.

J. Frost, for picking the pocket of Mr. Moms
Dsllimore. in Caihsrine.streo on the /mooing of
the 22r1 of Jew., was seoteoceti to three months in.
prisoutneut.

Mr. BoLLAND contended spinal the appeal, anti
said that the haeldings biting bees separated be a
poblle street, lb. tern depertateurne could nor • cos.
sidered es salted. He cited several oases is sappurt
of this pesi•ton.
The COURT was of °piston, that the rite was
properly wad.. If persons were to in on coet•ect.
and bosses togoobor, es the Appellant bad den., then
would be ■s such thing as checking the practice or
waking a reviler rate.
The eppeal was therefore dismissed, sad the rats
cpolituearl.

PO LIG E.
-.....ap.-

GUlLDBALL.—Yetterdey, W,Uiaw Ilill, a boy
abet 12 years of age, we. charged before Mr. Alder.
men C. SMITH, with the following 'venire rob.
bevy :—Mr. S. J. Porker stated, that be belonged to
the home of Messrs. Simper), sod Co. of St. Paal'e
Cbareb•yard. A few weeks since, being in Covent.
garden, he se* the Prisoner, whose appearance Ili
interested Mei, that upon learning he was eat of ems
playment, hewed. him an offer. The lad gratefully
accepted the eagagement, and nett thy produced hie
mother, who with prayers and thankfulness gave her
child the best of characters. 11. was in consequence
Intrusted with thedelivery-of severs' valuable parcels ;
.Mr. Parker, however, usually at compenying him
On Tuesday morning he received a large parcel, con.
Wising ~..lira, games, late.atring, satin, ihc.
amounting to nearly 701. ich be was to deliver at
the West end of the town Mr. Father sot eel with
his from the shop, and continued nearly close at his
AIN omit he reached Clifford's Isinopessage, Fleet.
street. Here, upon a sodden, the Prisoner darted
tram his Tito, and notwithstanding that be made this
mot elosepososaio, the Poisoner eventually escaped
through some of the courts in that neighbonarhood.—
Ati account of the robbery was issuserliton4 given at
Btw.street by Mr. Parker, together with as secants
description of the Prisoner's person.
Lewis, an officer, in consequence. was on the alert,
and on Thursday eftersoon he fell In with the Poi.
110flef, in St. Giles's, in company with fire Nell.
known thieves. Ile took the former into custody,
and found upon him a fee shillings, but there was us
trace whatever of the stolen properly.
The Poisoner in hit defence did olt deny that he
had carrie•' off the parcel, bet said that it was for a.
necessary purpose. He had in fact, ocras;on to slop is
Clif•rd's Inn passage, and to lay down the l steel,
when a sailer-dresaeol fellow came op, omitted it, end
fled; upon a mere close ezamination, louvrev-r, he
prevaricated with an attempt at ingenuity far beyond
his years. It appeared, movreuver, that he had now opert
him an entity new soil of dress, which he alleged was
given him gratuitously, by a Gentleman be set is the
street.

The MAersTaATI said he bed es doribt that the
Prisoner .at tie .4tei of tone snots stature snit deli.
berate thieves than himself, and he trusted slat It.
might be brought to ■ s►nte of bit coudition by so;i-
tarp eenboement. Ife ordered him. therefore, to be
remanded for a seek, to be coubood aloe', cud fed
epos broad and wiener.