The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-11-02 00:00:00

01.6 IMILHE

The Sessions commenced yesterday before the
Right Hos. Lord Itt.Lameostoecin, Baron Taws e.
son, and Mr. Justice-titwaaxCE.
Thomas thatfthries and James Bishop), alias
Hem beo, weft indicted fur feloniously and bur.
glarionsly entering the house of Mr. John Stock-
dale, bookseller, Piccadilly, and ideating therein
two carpets.
It appeared from the lesiimoity of Mr. Stuck_
dale, and °thee persona, that the prisoners were
seen opening the door of, and entering a house in
Piccadilly, in which Mr. Stockdale had formerly
dwelt, but which was then uninhabited. They
were lotiowed in • few minutes by Mr. Stockdale,
his porter, and others, and were pursued upstairs;
but tieing alarmed by the sound of approaching
steps, they ensieusiouroll to make their escape from
the windows of Ahil floor. The prisoner Bi-
I shop was caught as he dropped from the window,
and Humphries was fated while hanging from the
lamp.iron. On searching their persons there were
found in their pockets several skeleton aid pick.
lock keys, and a bottle of pho.pliorais and
matches. On examining the rooms up stairs, it
svas discovered that the prisoners had removed two
carpets froth tt chair on whit* they had been dc.
I posited, apparently for the purpose of carrying
them oaf, had they nut been disturbed in the fact.
They were bath found gelity of the larceny,
but acquitted of the burglary in the dwelling.
house, on the ground of Mr. Steekdale not having
lived in the dwelling-house broken open, for a
considerable time previous to the occurrence.
Joseph Thyssen was capitally indicted Tor bur.
gliirionaly breaking into a part of the duelling.
house if Robert Shediten, Esq. in Gower.strcet,
Bedford-square, and stealing therein various aid.
dolor wearing apparel, &c. on the night of the
18th of October la t.

It was stated in t vidence, that on the day pre-
ceding the robbLiy, there had been a lir;e wash
at. Mr. Shedtkles, and the servants having
ed their day's work, left the partly dry
and partly wet in the laundry. moreing
it was discovered that thieve.; had Lint into the
wasti.house, hum whence they had tiken a vast
quantity of wet and dry lineo, silk g,,w0., and
other things. Notice of the fart was rainieL:ratcly
given at the Public Office, llow-giteet,
describing the articles stoleii, iiitrroiation ‘‘as
given that a person was apprelienclA d4rinz the
night by the patrole, with such (flings in hid pus.
session. Another man escaped.
I'hece circumstances being satisfactorily proved,
the Jury found the prisoner ptiltv.—Dttath.
Mar' Barber indicted fur a burglary in
the house of Air. Thomas Briggs, tallow-chand.
ler, at Acton, on the 21 of October, and steal-
ing therein four silvt.r tea.ipuons, a silver pep-
per.buy, a silver table-spoon, and a 21. Bank
note.

After an investigation of considerable length,
the Jury acquitted the prisoner.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

Wednesday, November 1.

Tho proceedings of the Court this !lily were very
uninteresting, the attention of the Jury being oc-
cupied, for the most part, in the trial of petty
assaults and indictments. The (tidy ca c worthy
of notice, was that of a miscreant named
Mostar Stubbs, who was indicted for an as.
milt, with intent to perpetrate an abominable
crime on the pencil§ of a fine youth filmed Wil-
liam Henry Lawrence, the sun of a respectable
inhabitant of llommerton.

The evidence, as laid before the Jury, exhibit-
ed another instance of mural turpitude, we lament
to say, but too common in the records of this
Court. The prisoner is an old man, fast approach.
lag to GO, and the father of several married
children, by trade a tailor, and residing in Church.
street, Hackney. Mr. Lawrence, the Prosecu.
tor, stated, that between eight and nine o'clock
in the evening of the 2lst of September last, be
was returning from his father's house in Hounds.
ditch, aeons Hackney-fields, to his father's
country residence at Honinserton, when he was
assailed is a manner by the Prisoner, and spoke
to by him in langssage, which left him no room
to doubt his diabolical intentions.- With the in.
dignity which became a manly mind, be instantly
knucked the abooninabfe wretch due n. and at_
taunted to take him into custody. lie succeeded,
however, in gaining his fret, and ran towlrils the
high road for Imstion. • Th. Prnseenter followed
him, but the ground being icry slippery,. he full,
and the Prisoner made -his escape. In pursuing
his road homewards, he recollected having seen
the Prisoner in the window of a house, in Church.
street, Hackney, and on his way he made a point
of calling there for the purpose of identifying his
person.

As the Prisoner was not at home, he waited fur
him about' 0 minutes, till his at rival, when he in-
stantly charged him with the offence imputed to
him in the indictment. At first the Prisoner de-
nied having ever seen the Prosecutor, but after.
ward+ said that he was drunk, and that he might
have jostled against him. Ile charged the Prose.
moor with making the first asssult, and said he
could indict him at the Sessions. The Prosecutor
then went home and told his father what hid hap.
pencil, and the next morning the Prisoner was
taken Into custody.

Mr. GLECO, with great eloquence, addressed
the Jury tin Wulf of the Prisoner; but the Nets of
the cam being perfectly cle4r, and the testimony
in support of them unimpeachable, the Jury feuusi
the Prisoner Guilty; and the Court senteneril bier
to two years imprisonment in the Mouse of Coe-
rection.

Yesterday the-Grand Jury fogad a ttrva.•
against Sarah and Wi/hum Atarkoraggh,
starving and ill-treating the chilli of the lamer, as
formerly stated is the examiaatinks at Mirlbo.

reegh-street.