The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-10-10 00:00:00

SURILEY-SESSiONS -oer• 9.
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PULIGE, Ocz. S.

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Alexander Robinson. and William Dither 'ere
itnNoted fur the *steaiing eight the property' of;
Mr. Nu Wass, ofjkielson't Tattier' New ingtoo,.on
the list of SepttimPet,ll6l:.
Mr. Nuttran stated, that on going into his yard
on that morning tnentlonedinibeintlictment, hO dis.
covered tioWthe ga.t. of ib e yard . had been • broken
open, mut the dour of a shed in which cheipits in
, question were awn. air h ken -tiff the hinges, and
the pigs gone. Mr. Nattrass immediately, Rent to
Leadenhall-market, where he thought it probable
his sucklings were gone before him ; and soon, titter
his arrival in the market he saw a butcher's boy
with several pigs in a tray ; he enquired of the boy
where his master had 'bought the pigs, but the 'boy
was not abk to inform him ; ho, however, con.
ducted him to his master, Mr. Glover; and imeon..
sequence of what he learned. from him, the witness
took the steps necessary. fur apprehending the•Pri.
fitters. •

'Mr. Glover said, that on the list of September
last, she Prisoners cam, to him in Leadeoiralt.
market, and asked him if he would btty eight suck,
141 Pigvof -them, at lOs. each, which were at .the
king's .Arvint ; Mr. Glover
said ho would-come user totite inn in the course of
half unitour, arid the Pvisoneis went away. Soon
after-they, were gone,. fan Natteass calkd on shim
awl stated his loss., and it was agreed that he and
the: witness should gu to ttlivlsin together. At the
gale of the lon, however, they separated, Mr:
.Nuttrast went to procure a constable, and the wit-
tiest into. the Inn, where hu found the Prisoners;
who shewed him the pigs .in a cart, with Robin-
sun's name Open it, which was standing, in the yartl ;
aeon after Mr. Nuttrass came with Goff the officer,
;and imtnedlately on seeing the pigs knew them to be
•his property. Robinson then denied that the cart
was his, • bat afterwards, when before the Magis-
itralus, at Union.hall, heacknowledged it was Ma
‘arty and said-he bought the pigs. •
Robinson, in his• defence, mid, he bought the
;pigs at Rumford market, of a peraati ..he did not
know.

Baker said he knew nothing about the pigs) he
sow Rubinson 9n the Inorning of. the list or Sep.
teuilwr, in Whitechavel.ntarket, who told him he
was going into the Boroogh; and be got op t° ride
with, him ; it was by accident he, was present when
Robinson offered the pigs fur sale to (illoser.
The Prisoners were found guilty, and sentenced,
to be transported for seven pow:. •

Phinea, iCtilari-of *respectable appear.
ance„ rather stricken in years, was charged 'by*his
employer, as A psom, meted., in
iteaiing eight ye % of jeaq prirsitely in
his shrill. • ' • '• *. •

The Prisoner had been but eleven days in his
seri'ice'; and somilittsplelan4liatelltg evident tiat'llei
bad stolen the aboveattentlotted artiest whetilt wits
missed, his lodgings weld settrbhed, 'where-Mit 601
the article missing,' botietertl other.; tOtisitting of
pieces of velveteen,' loStiao, &C. were' found; had
! all of which, the Proietotor had nd doubt aerobia,
and taiten'clantlettinely from his'shep; '
The Priseuer was'aminitted fur trial.
' GufttillAtt.:
Thomas and Wifteairilleill, the one carter to
soapboiler Int charttliirliAlt..Cdward, of clippie-
/gate, and the ethic -V labisitrer:l4 -the. East ludic
House, were brought up fur examination 4 tht
f.:lrriver Chivied' steallak; the. latter 'with 're.
esiring, -ktiewihe ii" to bcwteylcn, aqatutity of soap,
the property' or bfr: Onward; • • ' '
The Prosecittoi ittiteiri- that' he•had received .fre.
quent intimatitms febdisfridnds send yeigtflitittri that
his Porter, who stied to' attend' ifs delivering cart,
was robbing him,. and bad been seen at several
places disposing of goods from his cart. Nut being
of a suspicions -turn 'ef mind, :Mr. Coward rather
imagined for some timd that thesis intimations were
groundless. Bat haring vteeived• several' others,
and amongst them some' ationyttiouti-etters to the
like effect, he began to there 'was some
foundation, and *ideed tri Leadbeter and- Curt.
Wright, two of the City•Ofteers ; who, on recent.'
ing the necessary instructions,- proceeded to watch
the Prisoner, •Thomats, who went with the cart to
deliver soap in Holborn, tie fileaday evening. lie
returned thence homeward; and in Chiswell.etreet,
the Officers saw the Prisoner'stop at a house there,
and stoop several times into his cart; but they .dosild
not see what he took out, as it was to the' itusk 'of
the evening. At length they saw hint go
.in't- they
followed him up stairs into a room, where the 7
found him with the other Prisoner, ante beret
Soap, which he had just laid down on a disk in the
room, and which Mr. Coward proved to be his
property.
• The Prisoner, William, totally dented any know-
ledge of the soap. Said he was •a 'labourer in the
ludia-lfouse, and his brother only just came to see
him.

Mr. Coward now said, that he had reason to be.
neve the Prisoner Thomas had robbed him fur a eon+
siderable time, and to a great extent ; and that he
missed on Monday •teu pouilds'from ono parcel of
soap, which was brought in for a particular ctw.
tomer but two days before. • = '

Both Prisoners-were!fully committed forttial.
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A hackney-coachman, of- thu name of Thantite,
was charged by a Mn. Sliverthorne, with afloat)
and extortion, on Saturday night.. The Complain.
ant, with her son and daughter, had taken the
coach from the door of thu Theatre, without any
previons agreement, and on the arrival of -Mrs: S.
at Maddox.streel,• thu Defendant demanded. Ibtr
shillings ;• the Complainant. paid him half..e.'crowni'
and refusing the •ismaindcr, the coachmasidrove her
into Maty.le.bot►e.street. Inebriation was eleted-
as an trans% but the Defendant) was land 40s: tad;
Gusts.

Only two Officers, Hamilton and Adkins, have
started for tho Governorship of Coltiti.ftelds
Prison, tied the Governor will be named at the en.
sologiAliddleser Sessions. I.t is whispered that' a
primenial
,Magistrate, laid), a. tradesman In St.
Jahn.sttect, will have the refusal of the dituationi