The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-04-16 00:00:00

COURT OF CHANCERY, Aiim 111.

TIUXIIALL ORIDOR DATTERSIA 1111HDOS.
The Loan CIIANCILLOR reffised to interfere in this
ease, and applauded the decision of the Vice-Chancel-
lor, which ordered the issue to be tried at law, in order
to ascertain whether the Vauxhall Trustees could
avail themselves of the illegality of a compromise
With those of Batteries to indemnify them for any
they might sustain by the erection of the Vaux-
hall bridge, and which compromise induced them to
withdraw their opposition to the Bill. His Lordship
observed, that be saw no reason why the action at
• law should be stayed, and he therefore dismissed the
implication with cost+.

OLD BAILEY, APRIL 14.
Thews Johnson and Wslitern Walker were indicted
for feloniously stealing in the dwelling-house of William
Walker, Bank notes to the value of &W. and a bill of
oschauge for 2001. the property of Edmund and George
Robson.
Mr. ALLEY stated the cue for the prosecution.
Mr. George Robson, lives at Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
and carries on the business of an ironmonger, in partner-
ship with his brother. The money in question was sent
dip to London by the Edinburgh mail, and directed to
Wm. Walker, the elder, residing in Hackney-road.
William Walker, the father of the prisoner Walker,
was employed by the prosecutor; to paybillsin London;
withe 24th be went to the coach-office and obtained
tote parcel in question; he took it house into a back
storm to count it, and found it all right, be then depo-
sited it in a chest in the middle-room; Johnson and his
.on was passing backwards and forwards, filling a water-
hdtt; they soon after went away, and about II o'clock
the Clerk came for the money ; he went to the chest for
it and found it was taken away ; he afterwards comma-
pleated the loss by letter to the prosecutors. •
Ann Walker, wife to the last witness, saw her hus-
band count the notes; on discovering the loss, she coin-
nunicated it to her son, and took him with her to the
rironer Johnson; they said they were very sorry for
1!% Johnson and his son then went to her house.
The shopinau to Edmond Sinclair, shoemaker, in
White•street; recollects seeing both the prisoners at his
r'atter's shop; Walker purchased a pair of shoes which
Johnson paid fur; Johnson bail been there a week be-
fore and purchased a pair of shoes.
-George Iltithven, is an officer, and took the prisoners
into cnstody, on the Slat March.
Walker when called on for his defence, declared him-
+elf to he perfectly innocent.—Johnson said he was iu-
nocent. —Verdict -Not Guilty.
• Surge Srcauxn.—John Child was indicted for
stealing a sheep, value 205., the property of William
J
Bototev.
ohnul tiottomley manages the business of his brother's
farm, situated near Enfield. The field from which the
sheep was stolen was about 240 yards from the adjoining
comity (Middlesex ;) there were 55 sheep in the field ea
the 10th of March; he missed one on the 1 ith ; they
were marked with red ocre on the face; they searched
the ditches, and found the skin and head ; in conse-
etience of it having rained the proceeding night, he was
enabled to trace the footsteps. from Ball Cross to Cattle
Gate, and across sever al fields to the hack of some cottages,
in one of which the prisoner lived, he took up one of the
footsteps impressed on the grass, and compared it with
tat shoe of the prisoner, it was found to lit it exactly;
prisoner was not at home ; he found half a sheep in a
closet under the stairs covered over with fire wood ; he I
conpar sparest the joints with the other part and found them I
correspond.
Jessop, servant to Mr. Bottomley, accompanied
tie-last witness, and saw the footsteps compared with
the prisoner's shoe.
Ed. Sheering, went with the two last witnesses, and
corroborated their evidence.
-John Neate, an officer, searched the prisoner's house
in company with Mr. Bottomley, and found the half
cheep in the closet as before stated ; it appeared to have
broil recently killed.
The skin was produced and sworn to by Mr. Bottom-
ss also the turf and shoe.
• Prisoner, in his defence, said, that he went out on the
Sinday morning to take a walk and saw the mutton in
a ditch, when lie took it home.
Mr. Jostice 164112 K summed up, and the Jury returned
a ?redid of Guilty.
• 'l'. Lee was indicted for breaking into the house of
bits. Ann Jaqnes and stealing a quantity of wearing
claret, the property of Elizabeth Knight and Mary
Felton. On the evening of the sth of March. there
was a fire in the neighbourhood of Pollard's Row,
}karat Green, where Mrs. Jaques resides; she and her
ste-ant ran up stairs to look at it, when they heard the
trap-door dap slap down. The nest honse was uninhabited,
:,t.l when they heard the noise of theiloor, they went out
exrlaimed, that there we; .• thieves in the house; they
ti returned sip stairs, went out at the trap-door and
rot the clothes lying on the tiles. Two men ii ere
wf.rerwards .ern coming out of the empty house, one of
wl:Jin was the prisoner, who was taken, the other
.--aped. Several skeleton and picklock keys, and a
Ltosphorous box were found upon him, and a dark lan-
tt.oto lighted was found ou the roof of Mrs. Jaques's
Thomas Srarey was indicted for burglary, in the
owstling-himse of William Taylor, and stealing a ham,
.x silver tea spoons, &c. William Taylor, residing in
ToVenham-enurt-roail, stated, that about six in the
r.;:teing of the 2lst of February, he discovered that his
hen broken into, the bar window was open,
taco ..1 Anil a piece of the frame broke, and
articles stated in the indictment taken away—Not
(JON-,
fAairron was indicted foe breaking and en-
trileg dicelling-house of Mr. Hatton and stealing.
therein wc:iring apparel to the value of 255.
Samuel Hatton hires at Stains, has a small cottage
there ; he went to work at four in the morning of the
Ileth March, and returned a little after two to dinner, he
rites !he prisoner with a bundle under his arm, who tried
Isekille it ; he then crossed the road, threw the bundle
down and ran away; he stooped to pick it up, and dis-
Gairereil the articles to belong to himself; lie gave the
thrm, and the prisoner was secured.
Zhu liatton left the house about twelve, and returned
at two, snit found a pane of glass broken, and the sash
tia.nwn up. The articles were identitied by the pro-
w;
fie..,; Puoica and Aiwa Pickering, were indicted
•,-I art. and sir sling a quantity of books, value KM
upward:, the property of John.Alloway.
*Jobe Alloway is a bookseller in Ratlibone-place.
At'ont half-past six on the evening of the jth March, he
pr.:rived his shop window broken and a great numberef
6-... idea taken away. lie saw them next slay at Bow-street.
Davies sate the prisoner, Davies, in Oxford-street,
:rime books under his arm, and suspecting all was
r•.;! right, watched him to the house of a man named
•:iterirtn • as sonn as the prisoner went in, Ackerman
eerie out; ;net then fixed, another officer who was in coop
7.a7:,y with ititness, rushed past him, and went in and
fc-eti the two prisoners in the shop. Ackerman then
said; sake these fellows away and the books ; they were
tizOntaecured.--Ouilty—Death.
About 5 o'clock the Grand Jury came i nto Court, when
Justifre pAilllt said, the counter was much obliged
them for dirk aerVices. and ifs there was no other be-
.^.oasa for ronebleratioa they were noir discharged.
--•••*Agoisenved and retired.

urine.
To follow the details as presented to the Court,
would be so appalling to humanity, and so disgrace•
ful to our comma, that we cannot feel ourselves jus-
tified in giving them publicity. The Jury without a
moment's hesitation, pronounced a verdict of--Guilty
--Sentence it postponed.