The Sun. — 1826-10-26 (London, England)

SESSIONS.--(THIS  Sarah Brunswick and 'lank, Lawrence were indicted for stealing a silver watch and metal key, value 305., the property of James Wilson. The prosecutor stated, that on the night of the !bib lie was passing diioltet the Mint between twelve and one o'clock, and saw the prikiiter isarah Brunswick standing at her door; by her invitation he neenmpanied her to her bed-room. On entering he put his watch into his hat. There was no light in the room, and he heard her fumbling in his hat: He got up, and saw a man at the door. He miseed hif Witithi and began to call out. The man seized and threw him dnwti soetal times, He opened the window and cried out " murder t" lie was certain that it was the prisoner Lawrence, as he did 10/ leave the room till a light was brought. Witness continued calling till a watchman came. •  Cross-eiatnilled by Mr. TiIF,sSIGEIL—Had drank a rit of porter or so; had ndt made it palatable with gin; did not like gin; was an advocate for genuine beer; meant by a pot or so, that it might hare been a little more; called out of the window a great number of curious things, and amongst the rest, that he bad been robbed of 18 swotreigns ; did not recollect having been ever possessed of no much in his whole life ; said so in order to procure help. William Jones, the watchman, stated that he was called by Wilson, whom he found standing at the street-door. The latter gave charge of the two pnsoners and three other girls ; he was quite drunk ; witness searched them, but did not find the watch.  The night-constable swore that the prosecutor was beyond being sober-sensible, he was quite drunk. The CHAIRMAN in summing up remarked, that the prosecutor was beyond all doubt intoxicated, and as no watch had been found, it was very probable that it had never been lost. . The Jury, after some consideration, found both the prisoners—Not Guilty. John Hall, aged 17, Geo. Tani, 14, and James Holdbrook, 14, were indicted for stealing on the 6th of October, six Instal watch keys, and others articles, value 3s. the property of Johannah Kevannaugh, at Bermondsey. The prosecutrix stated, that an officer came to her house and asked her if she had lost any thing. She then missed the above articles.  Sarah Kevannaugh, the daughter of the last witness, stated, that on the above day the prisoner Hall came into • the shop, and asked for a half-pennyworth of Indian ink. She recollects seeing the other prisoners standing outside. Smith, the Officer, apprehended the prisoners together, at Rotherhithe, and found the stolen property upon them,' which they said Hall had found in a bag. The prisoners, who were very diminutive for their age, preserved the greatest indifference. They severally stated that Hall had found it, and divided the contents between the others. In this story they seemed to have been well trained, as they all repeated it without the.difference of a word.  The Jury found them all Guilty, and the prosecutriz, who gleamed very reluctant to punish them, ctunestly recommended them to mercy on account of their extreme youth. The CHAIRMAN inquired' and found that they were well-known thieves, and had each been in 13rixton. He then told them, that if they had no natural protectors, it was high time to provide them with some. He sentenced Tent and Holdbrook to seven years' transportation, and Hall to six months' hard labour at Brixton, and to be once privately whipped.