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4e/Ore 11yir. a-ergiant ARABIN. Thwmas Puttock Was indicted for stealing 31b. of coffee, the property of the WYest tndia Company. The prisoner pleaded "guilty," and theCompany,through their counsel,recommendedhim to mercy on account of his good character for 20 years, during which he had been in their service. John Simmnons, a bov about 10 years of age, was charged with stealing a watch-seal and key, the Property of - Loden. The pri- soner had been in the prosecutor's service for six weeks, during which period he purloined and pawned several articles of his pro. perty. It appeared that he had been led into these crimes by asso- ciattng with other boys of bad character. The Jury found him Guiiltyv, and the Court observed that it would be unsafe to let him looseupon sodety again. Before the CoMMoifoN SERGEANT. George Brittle was indicted for ruarrying Christiana Massey in the year 1821, his former wife, Sarah Harding. being still alive. Elizabeth Saunderson was present at St. John's church, Hackney, when the prisoner was married to Christian Massey. On cross- examination, she said she did not know where Chlristiana Mlassey was now but she made no complaint against her husband. Another witness proved the prisoner's marriage, in 1810, with Sarah Harding, who afterwards deserted him, anel lived with other men. ln his defence, the priso.ier said, that for some time after his mar- riage with Sarah Harding there could not he a better wife. He loved her-he protested he loved her-to distracdon. But she turned out a base and abandoned character, and had children by othermen, whom she went tolive with. Several witnesses gave him a good character for attention to his wife and child, which child belonged to his former wife. The Jury found him Guilty, but strongly recommended hih to mercy. rhe COMMON SERGEANT fined the prisoner a shilling, and discharged him. He was sorry, he said, that the charee had been brought forward at all: if the woman herself did not coimplain, he saw no reasoR why any one else should. Mfr. ALLEY said that the prosecution arose out of the prisonier's omission to Pay 3s. Gil. a week to the parish far a bastard child of the irst wife's. One of the Worship-street officers aiked for his expenses. The Couirto SERGEANT inquired who had brought forward the prosecution ? The officer said he came forward bv order of the magistrate. and had paid 8s. out of his own pocket. The Coir(se SEItGEANT said he should learn more of the case. NEW COURT, OLD BAILEY, TjiUlSDAY,JULY 15.