Star. — 1826-09-18 (London, England)

OLD BAILEY.  Saturday, William Thomas was indicted for stealing in the dwelling.house of William Young Knight, 18 silver forks and six silver spoons, value 201. The pri loner formerly lived as servant in the prosecutor's family; after being dismissed from that situation, he called at the prosecutor's house, and during the temporary absence of the servant, contrived to steal the property in question. He afterwards offered it for sale to a Jew, in Holywell-street, in exchange for a pair of trousers, which led to his detention, and subsequently the robbery was discovered. The prisoner, when app prehended, confessed his guilt. Several witnesses were examined, who confirmed the above statement. Va.dic t —Unary. John Lee, Matthew Smith, Henry &whitener, Joseph Sewell, and James Sanders, were indicted for the wilful murder of Henry Lavey, on the 80th of July, in the parish of St. John, Hackney. William Dove, a lad about 16, stated, that he knew the deceased, as well as all the prisoners. On the 80th of July he saw lee and the deceased together ; Sanders was also present. The deceased struck Lee ; a scuffle ensued, and they were parted. Layey challenged Lee to fight on the following Sunday morning; they met accordingly at Shoreditch Church, and afterwards went to a field in Hackney-road, accompanied by the other prisoners. Lee and the deceased then stripped, and fought for upwards of an hour. The deceased appeared to have the best of it. At the close, Lee accidentally fell, with his elbow against the deceased's throat, which rendered him insensible. Witness and some other boys conveyed him to a surgeon, who bled him, but he continued insensible, and was taken to the'LOndon Hospital, where fit expired the same afternoon. The fight was a fair one. All the prisoners took an active part in it. Henry Brown, Thomas Blake, and several other witnesses gave the same account of the transaction.  Several witneues were called to the character of the prisoners. The Learned Jodie then summed up the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict of " Not Guilty." Eliza Edwards, aged 20, was put to the bar, on an indictment, charging her with stealing, on the Sd of June, on the King's highway, in the parish of St. Martinin-the-Selds, a silk handkerchief, from the person of W. C. Bolton, Esq. late of Furnival's Inn, Holborn.  . _ The prosecutor stated, that, on the day in question, he was passing along Vine-street, when the prisons.' came up and pushed bins aside; she then got before him, and seized his handkerchief, with which she ran off, and entered a house of ill fame.  Prisoner—You went home with me, you knew you did ; and as you had no money, you gave me the handkerchief for Si. which you said you would call and leave. The Jury found the prisoner—Guilty. Samuel Merritt was indicted for stealing a horse, the property of Joseph Hoggett. The prosecutor stated, that he resided at Laytonstone. On the night of the 22d of April, he turned the horse in question into a place called the Wanstead Flats. Ow the following morning it was gone. After making inquiries, he traced it, about a month after, to the possession of a man named Bevan.  John Bevan stated, that he knew the prisoner, and bearing that he bad a horse for sale, which was then standing at a livery stable in Old-street, he west there, and saw the prisoner. Five pounds *as the price asked for it. Witness took the horse, and gave 21. 10s. in part payment. About six weeks after, the horse was owned by the prosecutor, and witness gave it up to him. Several other witnesses were afterwards examined, who proved, that the horse had been seen by them In the passed* of the primmer. Verdict, Guilty—Dam A poor wretch, of the name of William Thompson,' aged 62, was charged with stealing from the shop of Mr. Walker, the pawnbroker, a silk handkerchief. It seems, the prisoner went deliberately up to the prosecutor's door, and took the article in question, though young Mr. Walker's eyes were on him all the while.— His defence was, he was in a state of absolute starvation, which appeared to be true. Guilty—fioed Is. (which one of the Jtsy paid), and the prisoner wlss discharged.