Old Bailey, New Court, Fr...
Gteorge Bint was chargea witlh stealing a sovereign ffom Charlotte 'Wood, widow. The prosecutrix keens a shoe-shop at Hounslow, and on the daystated, the prisoner, who was a neighbour of hers, went into her shop, andl tunder pretence of examining a mackerel on the counter, he took up a sovereign as if In joke. The prosecutrix said, " You are tond of sovereigns, Blnt ;" to which he answered, " Rather so," and went away with the sovereign. On his going out, the prosecutrix asked him to return the sovereign ; he said he was conaing back to dinner, and would bring it with him. He did not return to dinner, end therefore, at six o'clock, the prosecutnrix called upon him for it, when he assured her he would restore it to lier in half an hour. Ie did not do so, however, and the prosectutrix finally had him talken into cutstody, he having spent the money, and being unable to repay it. The REcoRDngt said, that it was clearly a'felony, and thejitry, therefore, found him guitty, but recommended him to mercy, The REconnEn observed, that it was a dirty trick, and a dis. honest trick; btit still it was not a case that calledl for any seve- ritv and tberefore the recommendation of the jury should be at- tended to. Amelid ,avaoe was charged witli stealing a frock and pinafbre from the person of Caroline WVinch, a chil1 4 years of age. The child was found in a court in the Temple cr'ing, and strip. petl of the artices in question. She said a lady, who had given her apenny, desired her to wait for her there. The child's pareats lived in Roxe.street, dCvent-garden ; andit ias while passing through Drury-lane with her mother that sbh vas seduced awvay. The pri- soner was detected in Drury.lane with the stolen articles in her pus. session, afterbavingoffered to pawn tlem. Shesaid shc had bought thenm a week before for 4s 1in her defence, she said she 1ad found them in a court near Drury-lahe. The Jury found the prisoner Gui)llu. The REconiE;n observed, that this wvas a shoeking effence. and unless he learned somethlinlg in favour of the prisoner, she should be a !nt out of the country. The prisoner was a decenrltookag woman,and wept very mnuch. OLI) BAILEY, NEW COURT. FnMAY, JULY 16.