master; and HANNAH LEE for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen, against the Statute, &c.

GEORGE BARRETT GOODing. I live in Queen-street, Soho, and am a licensed victualler. Murphy lived with me about a fortnight, and left me the day after Christmas day-in consequence of something the policeman said, I searched about, and missed this pair of sheets-there is my name in full on them-these are the sheets which I missed-I do not know Lee at all.

SAMUEL BOWLES. I am a police-constable. I had information, and went to Hannah Lee's last Thursday morning, the 31st of December, at No. 4, Cowheel-alley, Whitecross-street-I found her at home--I told her I had got information that she had a pair of sheets which did not belong to her she said she had none but her own-I said, "Have you any persons lodging here?"-she said, "No one but my children"-I said, "Had you not a young woman lodging here, who lived in Soho?"-she denied it at last, a little boy said, "There was Biddy Murphy"—I then went to the prosecutor-I went and took Murphy, who acknowledged to me that she had taken a pair of sheets from the prosecutor-I took her to Lee's-she begged her to give them up-Lee said, "I have not got them; I put them down the gully-hole"-Murphy begged her to give them up -at last she said, "Stop, I will give them to you," and pulled them from the coal-hole, under some shavings and wood.

Lee's Defence. I stand in the street, and do not go home till very late-and one night this young woman was there-she brought the sheets with some dirty clothes-she told me they were her own-she then got a place in the Old Bailey-I came with her, and brought her box-I did not do any thing with the sheets-I left them there--I denied this to the policeman, but they were safe--I did not know but that they were her own-I have two children without a father.

MURPHY-GUILTY. Aged 22.
LEE-GUILTY.+ Aged 48.

Transported for Seven Years.

382. MARIA WOOD and ELIZABETH BLAKE were indicted for stealing, on the 12th of December, 1 watch, value 2l.; 1 watch-key, value 3s.; 1 watch-chain, value 1s.; 1 pair of shoes, value 5s.; 1 hat, value 2s.; 1 handkerchief, value 6d. ; 1 half-sovereign; 1 half-crown; and 5 shillings; the goods and monies of William Brittle, from his person.

WILLIAM BRITTLE. I am a slop-cutter, and live in Manchester-street, Waterloo-town, Bethnal-green-I am married. On the 12th of December I found myself in Wentworth-street-I was in a state of intoxication-I cannot say what time it was-it was after seven o'clock at night-I cannot say how I got into a house in Wentworth-street, but I recollect being in a house, and the two prisoners were there-Blake called a woman, named Simpson, and asked me to give them some money, to get something to eat and drink-Simpson was to get it-Blake called her "mother"-I gave her some coppers out of my pocket-when she was gone, I fell asleep, and when I awoke there was no light in the room-my hat was off my headI could not find it--on looking across the room, I saw there was a bedstead, and heard persons talking below stairs-I threw myself on the foot of the bedstead, thinking some persons would come up, and this Hannah Simpson came up stairs-I jumped up and caught her hand, and she was taken up—she said, if I came on the Monday evening, she would point out the person who robbed me I got up, and got home as well as I

could-I know I had two half-sovereigns in my right-hand waistcoat pocket, and a half-crown, and some other money, and my watch-I had lost it all--I had been with several friends at the Bell-tavern, Aldgate, and had dined there.

WILLIAM ROWLAND. I am an officer. On the 14th of December I was on duty in Wentworth-street-I overheard Simpson charging Blake with having robbed the man-Simpson said she had been charged with it, and suffered for it, and she was determined she would tell of Blake-Wood was not there at that time-I went to a house, where my brother officer took Wood-she voluntarily admitted to me, that she had taken the watch out of the man's fob, and given it to a man named Jack-and she said so before the magistrate-Blake said, she had nothing to do with robbing the man; she only had half-a-crown of the money.

Cross-examined by MR. DUNBAR. Q. Were you present at the examination? A. Yes; I saw the clerk writing-I did not state what they had admitted to me.

MAURICE MOLOY. I am an officer. I took Wood-she was pointed out to me by Blake-I took her before the magistrates-she made no confession to me but what she made at the office-I do not know whether the magistrate took down what she said. NOT GUILTY.

383. ANN GORMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of December, 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of Henry Seward.

HENRY SEWARD. I am porter at the London Hotel, Albemarle-street -the prisoner was the chambermaid. On the 29th of December I missed a handkerchief-I cannot say whether it was in the kitchen or my bedroom—I said I had lost one I found it at the pawnbroker's-the prisoner had lived there a fortnight nearly-I had been there longer-this is my bandkerchief—I did not give it her.

Prisoner. I picked it up outside the door, and pledged it—if you had mentioned it to me, I would have given it up to you.

Witness. I asked her about it, as well as the rest-when I was going to the justice's room, the prisoner said, "Do not say any thing about the

handkerchief.”

JOHN ROBINSON JACKSON. I am a pawnbroker. I have the handkerchief pledged by the prisoner on the 29th of December, in the name of Ann

Gorman.

JAMES BOUNDY. I was called to take the prisoner, who at once admitted she had taken the handkerchief, and pawned it.

Prisoner's Defence. I was very much distressed, and did pledge the handkerchief, not knowing it was any one's-I found it outside the door.

NOT GUILTY.

384. WILLIAM BERKELY was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of January, 1 coat, value 21.; 1 pair of trowsers, value 17.; 2 waistcoats, value 10s.; 1 shirt, value 2s.; 2 handkerchiefs, value 2s.; and 1 halfpenny; the goods of James Shrimpton: and I violin, value 25s.; 1 violin bow, value 5s.; and 1 bag, value 6d. ; the goods of Charles GarWood: and 1 gun, value 11., the goods of Arthur Eden.

JAMES SHRIMPTON. I am under gardener to Mr. Eden, of Bowlinggreen House, Putney-heath. On the 5th of January, I had my coat, trowsers, waistcoat, shirt, and handkerchief, and halfpenny, in the garden-house,

where I sleep-I saw them safe at one o'clock in the day-there was a violin there, which belonged to Mr. Charles Garwood, and the gun belonged to my master, Arthur Eden-I had information, and went to the room a little after two o'clock-it was then broken open, and the things gone-I got information, and traced the prisoner seven miles, to Brentford, at halfpast four o'clock-I was present when he was taken by the constable-I saw the bundle on him-this is my property.

Prisoner.

No.

Q. Did you know John Collins living at Fulham? A.

JAMES GILLIES. I am one of Mr. Eden's carmen. About two o'clock yesterday, I saw the prisoner concealed in the furze bushes, not above two hundred yards from the garden-I went and spoke to him-I had seen him there on Monday-I suspected him, went back, and found this musket and violin concealed in the place where he had been sitting-he had a whip in his hand.

Prisoner. Q. Do you know John Collins? A. No-I do not board in my master's house-I believe I was sitting at dinner from one to two o'clock-I live at Roehampton-you said you had taken a drop of drink, and wanted to take a nap.

JEREMIAH JORDAN. I went to Brentford, and met the prisoner there, carrying a bundle under his arm-I searched him, and found a halfpenny and this silver ring-my brother officer took the bundle from him.

JAMES SHRIMPTON. This is my halfpenny, and was in my left hand trowsers pocket.

JOSEPH GOMM. I am a police-constable. I was with Jordan-I took this bundle from the prisoner-these are the contents of it.

Prisoner's Defence. The person I spoke about is a gardener-I met him at Roehampton-he said he had been to Brighton, and was going to Fulham to work in the nurseries—he was short of money, and asked me to buy these things-I was short of money myself-he wanted me to lend him some-I said I could not, as I had to go to Reading, in Berkshire-he wanted 30s. for these things-I said, "You have owed me 5s. for some time" -I gave him a sovereign, but he pressed me, and I let him have 5s. more— we had two or three pots of beer together-the halfpenny must have come in change I asked Collins where he lodged-he said at a greengrocers at Fulham, near the church-I had no suspicion that any thing was wrongI called on a person at Mortlake who detained me, or I should not have been two or three hours in going to Brentford, if I had known that any thing was wrong-I only came into prison since six o'clock this evening -I knew Collins to be a respectable young man.

GUILTY. Aged 27.-Transported for Seven Years.

OLD COURT.- Thursday, January 7th, 1836.

First Jury, before Mr. Justice Coleridge.

385. JOHN DYSON was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of December, 2200 numbers of a printed pamphlet, called the "Weekly Visitor," value 31. 6s., the goods of John Davis, his master; and JAMES PAUL for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen, against the Statute, &c.; and that he had before been convicted of felony; to which DYSON pleaded GUILTY.

MESSES. PHILLIPS, CLARKSON, and PAYNE, conducted the prosecution. WILLIAM BRITTAIN. I am a bookseller, and live in Queen's Headpassage, Paternoster-row. I am in the habit of purchasing books of the Religious Tract Society-I have purchased the Weekly Visitor for the last three years-it is published to the trade on Monday morning, and to the public on Tuesday-it always bears the date of Tuesday, and is a weekly publication-for three months previous to the 19th of December, I had found that the trade were being supplied with it on the Saturday afternoon; and on Saturday, the 19th of December, about seven o'clock in the evening, I went to the shop of the prisoner Paul, in Paternoster-row-I think it is No. 52— it is within two doors of the Religious Tract Society Depository—I asked there for two dozen copies of the Weekly Visitor, and paid 9d. for them-Mr. Paul served me with them-I received twenty-seven for the two dozenI was in the habit of receiving twenty-six from the Society before thisconsequence of suspicion, I had seen Mr. Theobald, on Monday, the 14th of December—on making this purchase at Paul's shop, I had been passing the window, and saw a person being supplied with the Weekly Visitor; and when I got in I saw him supplied with very nearly four hundred copies the pile from which they were supplied was under the counter-the four hundred were on the counter, and the fresh hundred was broken to supply me, and put under the counter again-they were all tied up in bundles in hundreds-I before observed them supplied to people as quick as possible, and put out of the way when strangers were in the shop -they were always kept with the face down-I had observed that for some weeks before, when I had been there for other publications-I have seen the same persons supplied with them frequently-I know several persons who deal in the same pamphlet as well as myself when I went, on the 19th of December, I told Paul I always made it a point to leave the City on Saturday evening, and did not come till late on Monday, and ished them in my shop ready for my boy to supply them on Monday morning-that was my reason for going for them-I paid Paul himself

for them.

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Q. When, on other occasions, you have seen them sold, was it before or on the day of publication? A. Before-on the Saturday afternoon, and it was consequence of my losing the sale of them, through their being supplied before that I went to Mr. Theobald's, at the Depository, to ask if I could have the same favour allowed me when I bought the twenty-seven I took them to the Tract Society to show them I could get them, and produced them to Mr. Theobald-the prisoner never gave me any reason why he could supply them on Saturday.

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Cross-examined by MR. DOANE. Q. I suppose it is a desirable thing any body in the trade to get them on Saturday? A. Yes; I was very glad to get them on that day for my own convenience-it was very widely known in the trade that the prisoner was selling them on the Saturday-I do not think he would sell them to strangers-it was well known to the trade-I gave 9d. for the two dozen-that is the usual price to the trade, 4d. a dozen-I do not sell them retail-if I sold them by the dozen I should get nothing, but if I sold them in odd numbers I should get the thirteenth book-I should gain three farthings out of the two dozen. COURT. Q. But in this case you would have got one number out of the two dozen, if you sold them wholesale? A. Yes.

MR. DOANE.

Q. Do you sell any weekly publication yourself? A. Every description-it is very seldom the case that twenty-seven are allow

ed to two dozen-I have done it occasionally to oblige a person, but it is at a very trifling profit-I have sold Chambers' Journal at twenty-seven to two dozen, because we are allowed a discount of five per cent. on that; and that is not allowed on this work, unless we take a certain quantity— if 5l. worth of the Weekly Visitor is taken, five per cent. would be allowed, I have sold Paul twenty-seven of Chambers' Journal to the two dozen, and the Penny and Saturday Magazines-when I went on the 19th of December, I went into Paul's shop-there was only one other person in the shop -I knew that person, and he knew me I observed nothing extraordinary in the mode of doing business.

MR. CLARKSON. Q. I thought you had observed always a disposition to get rid of the Weekly Visitor as soon as possible when it was sold? A. Yes I observed nothing unusual in this transaction to what there generally had been-he always got them out of sight as quickly as possible -the boy had a bag on the counter, and put them into the bag as quick as possible I did not ask this of Paul as a favour-I never purchased twenty-seven Weekly Visitors to two dozen of any body except Paul-I have bought them of the Tract Society, and got twenty-six-there is a discount of five per cent, if we lay out 51.-there is a discount of 107. on the Weekly Visitor.

COURT. Q. How much must you take to get ten per cent.? A. 5l. worth of the Weekly Visitor-I have known Paul in the trade about twelve months-he lived within a few doors of the Tract Society all that time.

JAMES PATTEN. I am a bookseller, and live in High-street, St. Giles's. I have been in the habit of selling the Weekly Visitor-I obtained the copies I sold, in the first instance from the office where they were published-I have obtained them from Paul for nearly twelve months-his shop is within a door or two of the Religious Tract Society-he allowed me twenty-seven to the two dozen-he observed that I could have them on the Saturday afternoon-the publication day at the office is Monday morning to the trade, and Tuesday to the public; as I was not very par ticular to time, I did not always get them from Paul till Monday, but mostly I got them on Saturday night-about three weeks ago I sent for them, and did not get them on Saturday-I went to Paul, and asked him the reason I did not have the number I should have on Saturday—he stated there had been some piece of work about publishing the Visitor before the time-it was owing to one Brittain going to the Society, and showing them that he could have them on Saturday night, but he considered it would be all blown over in a few weeks time.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you sell the Penny Magazine? A. Yes, a great many-I have sold twenty-seven of them to the two dozen.

JOHN DAVIS. I am superintendent of the Religious Tract Society. I have the charge of the Society's stock-John Dyson was a servant of mine-he was in the warehouse department-the country departmenthe had no authority to make any sales or make out any bills of parcels whatever-I cannot say that I know his handwriting-I have seen him write frequently-I should say that these bills of parcels are in his handwritingit was reported in the house that some publications were lost, and on inquiry it was found to be so-money paid on account of the Society, would reach my hand every night from the parties in the shop, who bring their cash books to me- I have not received money for any of the articles mentioned in these bills of parcels to my knowledge.